1992 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1992.

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In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1993. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

First RoundSecond Round
Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS
Porto, Portugal (clay)
bye
Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS 3
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
bye
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3
Holbæk, Denmark (clay)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5
bye
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
bye
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5
Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4
bye
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Relegation Play-off
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4

Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1993. [2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Athens, Greece (clay)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1
Galway, Ireland (carpet) Athens, Greece (clay)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0
Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor carpet)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 5
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (clay)
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 2
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4
Accra, Ghana (hard) Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4
Lomé, Togo (hard)
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 2
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus w/o
Nicosia, Cyprus (clay)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria w/o Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5

Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1993. All other teams remained in Group III.

Participating countries

Draw

  • Venue: Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
  • Date: 29 April–3 May
 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg RSAFlag of Senegal.svg SENFlag of Algeria.svg ALGFlag of Cameroon.svg CMRFlag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg TUNFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CGORR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 3–03–03–03–03–05–015–0 (100%)30–1 (97%)1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0–32–13–03–03–04–111–4 (73%)24–8 (75%)2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0–31–22–02–13–03–28–6 (57%)16–15 (52%)3
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–30–30–22–12–12–34–10 (29%)9–22 (29%)4
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 0–30–31–21–23–01–45–10 (33%)11–20 (35%)5
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0–30–30–31–20–30–51–14 (7%)4–28 (13%)6

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References

  1. "1992 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "1992 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.