1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone

Main articles: 1986 Davis Cup and 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 9 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws. ^[1] Zimbabwe and Nigeria were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws. ^{[2] [3]}

Participating nations

•   Algeria
•   Ivory Coast
•   Kenya
•   Libya
•   Morocco
•   Nigeria
•   Senegal
•   Tunisia
•   Zimbabwe

Draw

	First round 17–19 January				Second Round 7–9 March				Third Round 3–6 April
	Zimbabwe
					Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
	bye
					Zimbabwe	5
					Libya	0
	bye
									Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
	Libya
									Zimbabwe	4
									Morocco	1
	Morocco
					Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
	bye
					Morocco	3
					Kenya	2
	bye
	Kenya
	Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
	Nigeria	5
					Dakar, Senegal (hard)
	Tunisia	0
					Nigeria	4
					Senegal	1
	bye
									Algiers, Algeria (clay)
	Senegal
									Nigeria	3
									Algeria	2
	Ivory Coast
					Algiers, Algeria (clay)
	bye
					Ivory Coast	0
					Algeria	5
	bye
	Algeria

First round

Tunisia vs. Nigeria

Tunisia 0	Club Tennis de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia [4] 17–19 January 1986 Clay		Nigeria 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jilani Bouhafa Nduka Odizor 4 6 1 6 2 6       2 Karim Fliss Tony Mmoh 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Jilani Bouhafa  /  Karim Fliss Tony Mmoh  /  Nduka Odizor 1 6 1 6 1 6       4 Elias Bramly Nduka Odizor 3 6 2 6         5 Jilani Bouhafa Tony Mmoh 0 6 0 6

Second round

Zimbabwe vs. Libya

Zimbabwe 5	Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe [5] 7–9 March 1986 Hard		Libya 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Lourenco Abdel-Monem Bornaz 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Haroon Ismail Saad El Ragig 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 Greig Rodger  /  Clive Wilson Abdel-Monem Bornaz  /  Abdul-Hakim Jteli 6 2 6 0 6 0       4 Orlando Lourenco Saad El Ragig 6 0 6 0 6 0       5 Haroon Ismail Abdel-Monem Bornaz 6 1 6 0 6 2

Morocco vs. Kenya

Morocco 3	Casablanca, Morocco [6] 7–9 March 1986 Hard		Kenya 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arafat Chekrouni Eno Polo 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Houcine Saber Paul Wekesa 6 1 1 6 5 7 2 6     3 Mohammed Dlimi  /  Houcine Saber Selim Rana  /  Paul Wekesa 7 5 6 2 4 6 7 9 6 3   4 Arafat Chekrouni Paul Wekesa 6 4 6 2 5 7 0 6 3 6   5 Mohammed Dlimi Eno Polo 6 4 6 4 6 4

Senegal vs. Nigeria

Senegal 1	Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal [7] 7–9 March 1986 Hard		Nigeria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yahiya Doumbia David Imonitie 6 4 6 4 8 6       2 Thierno Ly Nduka Odizor 2 6 3 6 4 6       3 Yahiya Doumbia  /  Thierno Ly Sadiq Abdullahi  /  Nduka Odizor 6 4 7 9 5 7 3 6     4 Yahiya Doumbia Nduka Odizor 1 6 9 7 2 6 4 6     5 Thierno Ly Sadiq Abdullahi 4 6 1 6

Algeria vs. Ivory Coast

Algeria 5	Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria [8] 7–9 March 1986 Clay		Ivory Coast 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Reda Galou Clément N'Goran 8 6 6 8 8 10 6 3 6 2   2 Djamel Boudjemline Philippe Koffi 6 0 6 0 6 2       3 Djamel Boudjemline  /  Reda Galou Jean-Amihiaka Koffi  /  Clément N'Goran 6 2 7 9 6 4 6 3     4 Djamel Boudjemline Clément N'Goran 6 3 4 6 6 3       5 Reda Galou Philippe Koffi 5 7 6 1 6 4

Third round

Zimbabwe vs. Morocco

Zimbabwe 4	Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe [3] 4–6 April 1986 Hard		Morocco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Lourenco Arafat Chekrouni 2 6 1 6 4 6       2 Haroon Ismail Abdel Nadini 7 5 6 1 6 2       3 Haroon Ismail  /  Orlando Lourenco Arafat Chekrouni  /  Mohammed Dlimi 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Haroon Ismail Arafat Chekrouni 11 9 4 1         retired 5 Orlando Lourenco Abdel Nadini 6 3 6 4

Algeria vs. Nigeria

Algeria 2	Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria [2] 3–5 April 1986 Clay		Nigeria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Djamel Boudjemline Tony Mmoh 5 7 2 6 2 6       2 Moncef Zehar David Imonitie 6 4 6 3 4 6 0 6 6 3   3 Yassine Amier  /  Abdel-Halim Azzi David Imonitie  /  Tony Mmoh 1 6 6 8 1 6       4 Djamel Boudjemline David Imonitie 6 1 6 1 4 6 6 3     5 Moncef Zehar Tony Mmoh 1 6 2 6 1 6

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "Algeria v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
3. "Zimbabwe v Morocco". daviscup.com.
4. "Tunisia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
5. "Zimbabwe v Libya". daviscup.com.
6. "Morocco v Kenya". daviscup.com.
7. "Senegal v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
8. "Algeria v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website