1996 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 1996.

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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 1997. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
bye
byeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
bye
byeFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
bye
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor carpet)
bye
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0
byeFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1
byeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
bye
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

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 1997. [2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (ind. carpet)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1
Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) Accra, Ghana (hard)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5
Accra, Ghana (hard)
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5
Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5
Skopje, Macedonia (clay) Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 0
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4
Poznań, Poland (clay)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria w/o Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 4
Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Budva, Yugoslavia (clay)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 1
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5

Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system from 1997, the bottom teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV. All other teams remained in Group III.

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Lithuania.svg LTUFlag of Senegal.svg SENFlag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg SMRFlag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg ETHFlag of Azerbaijan.svg AZEFlag of Iceland.svg ISLFlag of Sudan.svg SUDRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3–03–03–03–03–03–06–018–0 (100%)36–3 (92%)1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0–32–12–13–03–03–05–113–5 (72%)28–13 (68%)2
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 0–31–23–03–03–03–04–213–5 (72%)27–12 (69%)3
Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg  Ethiopia 0–31–20–33–02–12–13–38–10 (44%)18–23 (44%)4
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0–30–30–30–32–12–12–14–14 (22%)12–30 (29%)5
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0–30–30–31–21–23–01–55–13 (28%)13–26 (33%)6
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0–30–30–31–21–20–30–62–16 (11%)6–33 (15%)7

Group B

 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg GEOFlag of Turkey.svg TURFlag of Armenia.svg ARMFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg BIHFlag of Liechtenstein.svg LIEFlag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg TUNFlag of Benin.svg BENRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 2–12–12–12–12–13–06–013–5 (72%)28–11 (72%)1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–22–12–13–03–03–05–114–4 (78%)28–9 (76%)2
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1–21–22–13–03–02–14–212–6 (67%)27–16 (63%)3
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–21–21–22–12–13–03–310–8 (56%)22–20 (52%)4
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 1–20–30–31–23–02–12–47–11 (39%)16–24 (40%)5
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1–20–30–31–20–32–11–54–14 (22%)13–30 (30%)6
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0–30–31–20–31–21–20–63–15 (17%)7–31 (18%)7

Zone B

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Ireland.svg IRLFlag of Cameroon.svg CMRFlag of Estonia.svg ESTFlag of Moldova.svg MDAFlag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg CYPFlag of Zambia.svg ZAMFlag of Djibouti.svg DJIRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2–13–03–03–03–03–06–017–1 (94%)32–4 (89%)1
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–22–12–12–13–03–05–113–5 (72%)26–12 (68%)2
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0–31–22–13–03–03–04–212–6 (67%)25–15 (63%)3
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0–31–21–22–12–13–03–39–9 (50%)21–19 (53%)4
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0–31–20–31–23–03–04–28–10 (44%)19–18 (51%)5
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–30–30–31–20–33–05–14–14 (22%)9–28 (24%)6
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0–30–30–30–30–30–36–00–18 (0%)0–36 (0%)7

Group B

 Flag of Greece.svg GREFlag of Bulgaria.svg BULFlag of Monaco.svg MONFlag of Kenya.svg KENFlag of Botswana.svg BOTFlag of Togo.svg TOGFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CGORR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3–01–23–03–03–03–05–116–2 (89%)33–7 (83%)1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0–33–03–03–03–03–05–115–3 (83%)30–10 (75%)2
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2–10–32–13–03–03–05–113–5 (72%)27–14 (66%)3
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0–30–31–23–03–03–03–310–8 (56%)25–18 (58%)4
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0–30–30–30–33–03–02–46–12 (33%)14–25 (36%)5
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0–30–30–30–30–33–01–53–15 (17%)10–29 (26%)6
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0–30–30–30–30–30–30–60–18 (0%)0–36 (0%)7

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References

  1. ↑ "1996 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "1996 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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