2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2011.

In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams edit

Seeds edit

Other Nations edit

^[1]

Draw edit

Second-round play-offs

First-round play-offs

First round

Second round

1

Israel

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

bye

1

Israel

3

Poland

2

Poland

Espoo, Finland (indoor hard)

bye

Poland

2

Finland

3

Italy

Arzachena, Italy (clay)

bye

3

Italy

5

Ljubljana, Slovenia (indoor clay)

Finland

Slovenia

0

Finland

2

Slovenia

3

Kharkiv, Ukraine (indoor hard)

Ukraine

2

Potchefstroom, South Africa (hard)

Netherlands

3

Ukraine

Netherlands

1

bye

4

South Africa

3

bye

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

4

South Africa

Ukraine

1

Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)

Slovakia

4

Portugal

4

Bern, Switzerland (indoor hard)

Slovakia

1

Slovakia

Portugal

0

bye

2

Switzerland

5

bye

2

Switzerland

Poland and Ukraine relegated to Group II in 2012.
Israel, Italy, South Africa, and Switzerland advance to World Group play-off.

First Round Matches edit

Slovenia vs. Finland edit

Slovenia
3

Sportno Rekeacijski Center Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia^[2]
4–6 March 2011
clay (indoors)

Finland
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Grega Žemlja Jarkko Nieminen	6 3	3 6	4 6	3 6
2	Blaž Kavčič Harri Heliövaara	4 6	6 2	6 3	6 4
3	Luka Gregorc / Grega Žemlja Harri Heliövaara / Jarkko Nieminen	6⁵ 7⁷	6 4	6 4	7 5
4	Blaž Kavčič Jarkko Nieminen	3 6	4 6	6 4	4 6
5	Grega Žemlja Micke Kontinen	2 6	6 3	6 3	6 3

Ukraine vs. Netherlands edit

Ukraine
2

Palace of Sports Lokomotiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine^[3]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (indoors)

Netherlands
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Sergiy Stakhovsky Robin Haase	6 1	6 4	6² 7⁷	4 6	6 2
2	Illya Marchenko Thiemo de Bakker	6³ 7⁷	6⁶ 7⁸	4 6
3	Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky Robin Haase / Thiemo de Bakker	6⁶ 7⁸	7⁷ 6⁵	4 6	6⁹ 7¹¹
4	Sergiy Stakhovsky Jesse Huta Galung	6 1	6 4	3 6	6⁴ 7⁷	6 4
5	Illya Marchenko Robin Haase	7 6	6 1	6³ 7⁷	4 6	2 6

Portugal vs. Slovak Republic edit

Portugal
4

Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal^[4]
4–6 March 2011
clay

Slovakia
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Frederico Gil Lukáš Lacko	6 2	6 2	6 1
2	Rui Machado Martin Kližan	6 4	6 4	1 6	2 6	6 4
3	Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek	3 6	4 6	6 1	1 6
4	Rui Machado Lukáš Lacko	6 4	3 6	6 4	6 0
5	João Sousa Martin Kližan	6 2	4 1				retired

Second Round Matches edit

Israel vs. Poland edit

Israel
3

Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel^[5]
4–6 March 2011
hard (outdoor)

Poland
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Dudi Sela Marcin Gawron	6 1	6 3	6 4
2	Amir Weintraub Jerzy Janowicz	4 6	6 4	6 2	6⁴ 7⁷	6 3
3	Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski	4 6	6 4	6 3	6 1
4	Dudi Sela Jerzy Janowicz	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6
5	Amir Weintraub Marcin Gawron						w/o

Italy vs. Slovenia edit

Italy
5

Circolo Tennistico Corracilvuna, Arzachena, Italy^[6]
8–10 July 2011
clay (outdoor)

Slovenia
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Fabio Fognini Grega Žemlja	1 6	6 4	6 4	6 4
2	Potito Starace Blaž Kavčič	3 6	6 3	6 2	6 4
3	Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja	7⁷ 6³	7⁷ 6⁴	6 2
4	Fabio Fognini Aljaž Bedene	6 2	2 2			retired
5	Simone Bolelli Grega Žemlja	7 5	6 3

South Africa vs. Netherlands edit

South Africa
3

Fanie Du Toit Sports Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa^[7]
8–10 July 2011
hard (outdoor)

Netherlands
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Rik de Voest Robin Haase	7⁷ 6⁵	3 6	0 6	4 6
2	Kevin Anderson Thomas Schoorel	6⁵ 7⁷	6 4	7⁷ 6⁴	6 1
3	Kevin Anderson / Rik de Voest Robin Haase / Jesse Huta Galung	6⁴ 7⁷	6 2	6 4	6 4
4	Kevin Anderson Robin Haase	6 3	3 6	6 2	6 2
5	Rik de Voest Thomas Schoorel					not played

Portugal vs. Switzerland edit

Portugal
0

Postfinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland^[8]
8–10 July 2011
hard (indoor)

Switzerland
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Frederico Gil Stanislas Wawrinka	5 7	3 6	4 6
2	Rui Machado Roger Federer	7 5	3 6	4 6	2 6
3	Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka	3 6	4 6	4 6
4	João Sousa Marco Chiudinelli	3 6	4 6
5	Leonardo Tavares Stanislas Wawrinka	6¹ 7⁷	0 6

Second-round play-offs edit

Poland vs. Finland edit

Poland
2

Barona Areena, Espoo, Finland^[9]
16–18 September 2011
hard (indoors)

Finland
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Jerzy Janowicz Henri Kontinen	4 6	3 6	7¹² 6¹⁰	3 6
2	Grzegorz Panfil Jarkko Nieminen	4 6	4 6	4 6
3	Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen	6¹ 7⁷	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6
4	Jerzy Janowicz Harri Heliövaara	6 3	6 4
5	Grzegorz Panfil Henri Kontinen	7 6	6 4

Ukraine vs. Slovak Republic edit

Davis Cup advertisement in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Ukraine
1

Národné tenisové centrum, Bratislava, Slovakia^[10]
16–18 September 2011
hard (indoor)

Slovakia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Illya Marchenko Martin Kližan	7⁷ 6⁴	3 6	1 6	3 6
2	Sergiy Stakhovsky Pavol Červenák	7 5	6 2	6 1
3	Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky Filip Polášek / Igor Zelenay	5 7	7⁷ 6³	2 6	7⁷ 6³	4 6
4	Sergiy Stakhovsky Martin Kližan	4 6	6 3	6³ 7⁷	2 6
5	Artem Smirnov Pavol Červenák	4 6	4 6

References edit

^ "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
^ "Slovenia v Finland". daviscup.com.
^ "Ukraine v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
^ "Portugal v Slovak Republic". daviscup.com.
^ "Israel v Poland". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
^ "South Africa v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
^ "Portugal v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
^ "Finland v Poland". daviscup.com.
^ "Slovak Rep. v Ukraine". daviscup.com.

External links edit

Draw Results

[1] "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.

[2] "Slovenia v Finland". daviscup.com.

[3] "Ukraine v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

[4] "Portugal v Slovak Republic". daviscup.com.

[5] "Israel v Poland". daviscup.com.

[6] "Italy v Slovenia". daviscup.com.

[7] "South Africa v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

[8] "Portugal v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[9] "Finland v Poland". daviscup.com.

[10] "Slovak Rep. v Ukraine". daviscup.com.

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