1993 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 1993.

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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 1994. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

First RoundSecond Round
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
bye
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
bye
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
Waregem, Belgium (clay)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5
bye
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
bye
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2
Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4
Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3
bye
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Relegation Play-off
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3

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 1994. [3]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1
Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 4
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 5
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 5
Athens, Greece (clay)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5
Carthage, Tunisia (clay) Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 0
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 4
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1
Dublin, Ireland (carpet)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
Accra, Ghana (hard) Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
Lagos, Nigeria (hard) Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 4
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 0
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4

Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1994. All other teams remained in Group III.

Participating countries

Draw

Group A

  • Venue: Lusaka Tennis Club, Lusaka, Zambia
  • Date: 28 April–2 March
 Flag of Latvia.svg LATFlag of Slovenia.svg SLOFlag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg ZAMFlag of Turkey.svg TURFlag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg SMRFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CGORR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia [lower-alpha 2] 2–13–03–03–03–05–014–1 (93%)29–4 (88%)1
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia [lower-alpha 1] 1–23–03–02–13–04–112–3 (80%)26–9 (74%)2
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 0–30–32–13–03–03–28–7 (53%)18–15 (55%)3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0–30–31–23–03–02–37–8 (47%)15–18 (45%)4
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 0–31–20–30–33–01–44–11 (27%)11–24 (31%)5
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0–30–30–30–30–30–50–15 (0%)1–30 (3%)6

Group B

 Flag of Ukraine.svg UKRFlag of Estonia.svg ESTFlag of Malta.svg MLTFlag of Togo.svg TOGFlag of Benin.svg BENFlag of Djibouti.svg DJIRR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine [lower-alpha 2] 3–03–03–03–03–05–015–0 (100%)30–3 (91%)1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia [lower-alpha 2] 0–32–13–03–03–04–111–4 (73%)23–11 (68%)2
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0–31–22–13–03–03–29–6 (60%)21–15 (58%)3
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0–30–31–23–03–02–37–8 (47%)18–18 (50%)4
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0–30–30–30–33–01–43–12 (20%)9–24 (27%)5
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0–30–30–30–30–30–50–15 (0%)0–30 (0%)6

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 As the stronger tennis nation that began Davis Cup play immediately after the breakup of Yugoslavia, and due to the ongoing sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia took Yugoslavia's spot in Group I and Slovenia began as a new nation in Group III. Yugoslavia continued to hold their historical records when they resumed play in 1995, which were subsequently passed onto Serbia. [2]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Russia took over the place in the World Group gained by the CIS in the 1992 Davis Cup, and assumed all historical records held by the Soviet Union. [4] Former Soviet states and newly independent countries Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine would all begin as new nations in Group III.

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References

  1. "1993 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. "Serbia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.
  3. "1993 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Russia Davis Cup profile". daviscup.com.