1987 Davis Cup Africa Zone

Main articles: 1987 Davis Cup and 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 11 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws. ^[1] Zimbabwe and Senegal were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws. ^{[2] [3]}

Participating nations

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

Draw

	First round 30 January–1 February				Second Round 13–22 March				Third Round 3–5 April
	Nigeria
					Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
	bye
					Nigeria	3
	Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
					Ivory Coast	2
	Tunisia	0
									Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
	Ivory Coast	5
									Nigeria	2
									Zimbabwe	3
	Zimbabwe
					Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
	bye
					Zimbabwe	5
					Kenya	0
	Kenya	w/o
	Djibouti
	Dakar, Senegal (hard)
	Morocco	2
					Dakar, Senegal (hard)
	Senegal	3
					Senegal	4
					Algeria	1
	bye
									Dakar, Senegal (hard)
	Algeria
									Senegal	3
									Egypt	2
	Libya
	bye
					Libya
					Egypt	w/o
	bye
	Egypt

First round

Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia

Ivory Coast 5	Abidjan, Ivory Coast [4] 30 January–1 February 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Tunisia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Clément N'Goran Abdel-Majid Soudani 6 2 6 0 7 5       2 Antoine Beugré Hassan Soudani 10 8 6 2 6 1       3 Jean-Amihiaka Koffi  /  Clément N'Goran Abdel-Majid Soudani  /  Hassan Soudani 6 2 6 4 1 6 7 5     4 Clément N'Goran Elias Bramly 6 1 6 3         5 Antoine Beugré Adel Brahim 6 3 6 2

Senegal vs. Morocco

Senegal 3	Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal [5] 30 January–1 February 1987 Hard		Morocco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Abou Berthé Mohammed Dlimi 3 6 6 4 2 6 4 6     2 Yahiya Doumbia Abdel Nadini 7 9 6 8 6 3 6 3 6 3   3 Yahiya Doumbia  /  Thierno Ly Arafat Chekrouni  /  Mohammed Dlimi 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Abou Berthé Abdel Nadini 2 6 5 7 6 3 6 3 2 6   5 Yahiya Doumbia Mohammed Dlimi 3 6 4 6 6 3 8 6 6 4

Second round

Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria

Ivory Coast 2	Abidjan, Ivory Coast [6] 13–15 March 1987 Carpet (indoors)		Nigeria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Clément N'Goran Rotimi Akinloye 6 8 6 3 6 4 6 1     2 Antoine Beugré Tony Mmoh 1 6 3 6 4 6       3 Jean-Amihiaka Koffi  /  Clément N'Goran John Atiomo  /  Tony Mmoh 9 7 6 1 2 6 7 9 13 15   4 Clément N'Goran Tony Mmoh 3 6 6 3 5 7 2 6     5 Antoine Beugré Rotimi Akinloye 6 2 4 6 6 4

Kenya vs. Zimbabwe

Kenya 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [7] 13–15 March 1987 Clay		Zimbabwe 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Wekesa Byron Black 3 6 4 6 2 6       2 Eno Polo Greig Rodger 2 6 5 7 7 5 4 6     3 Kush Bhardwaj  /  Selim Rana Byron Black  /  Haroon Ismail 3 6 4 6 3 6       4 Eno Polo Byron Black 3 6 1 6         5 Kush Bhardwaj Greig Rodger 7 9 2 6

Senegal vs. Algeria

Senegal 4	Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal [8] 20–22 March 1987 Hard		Algeria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierno Ly Yassine Amier 5 7 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 4   2 Yahiya Doumbia Djamel Boudjemline 6 4 6 0 6 2       3 Yahiya Doumbia  /  Thierno Ly Yassine Amier  /  Djamel Boudjemline 6 3 6 2 8 6       4 Yahiya Doumbia Yassine Amier 8 6 6 2         5 Thierno Ly Djamel Boudjemline 3 6 7 9

Third round

Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria

Zimbabwe 3	City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe [3] 3–5 April 1987 Hard (indoors)		Nigeria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Byron Black Tony Mmoh 4 6 1 6 6 4 6 0 4 2   retired 2 Greig Rodger Nduka Odizor 6 8 6 2 1 6 2 6     3 Byron Black  /  Greig Rodger Sadiq Abdullahi  /  Nduka Odizor 8 6 6 1 3 6 6 3     4 Greig Rodger Sadiq Abdullahi 3 6 4 6 4 6       5 Byron Black Nduka Odizor 5 7 6 4 6 3 6 1

Senegal vs. Egypt

Senegal 3	Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal [2] 3–5 April 1987 Hard		Egypt 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Miloud Doumbia Khaled Baligh 10 12 9 7 6 4 0 6 6 8   2 Yahiya Doumbia Hisham Nasser 6 3 6 0 6 0       3 Abou Berthé  /  Yahiya Doumbia Khaled Baligh  /  Hisham Nasser 6 3 5 7 6 4 6 3     4 Miloud Doumbia Hisham Nasser 5 7 2 6 2 6       5 Yahiya Doumbia Khaled Baligh 6 3 6 4 6 4

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. "Senegal v Egypt". daviscup.com.
3. "Zimbabwe v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
4. "Ivory Coast v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
5. "Senegal v Morocco". daviscup.com.
6. "Ivory Coast v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
7. "Kenya v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
8. "Senegal v Algeria". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website