2003 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three Zones of Davis Cup competition in 2003.

Contents

Group I

 Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September
First Round Play-offs
11–13 July
First Round
7–9 February
Second Round
4–6 April
                   
 
  1 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  
   bye   Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg    1 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
  bye   Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
  Asker, Norway (clay)   bye 
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 5 
  Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0  
  4 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  
  Asker, Norway (clay)  bye   St. Anton, Austria (carpet)
4 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4   4 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2
  Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1  Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)  Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3
  Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5
   Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0 
  Minsk, Belarus (carpet)
   Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3 
  Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)  Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2   Minsk, Belarus (carpet)
  Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5    Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 4
 3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0  3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1
  bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)  3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  
 3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3 
  Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2  
   bye 
   Flag of Italy.svg  Italy    Marrakech, Morocco (clay)
 bye    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
  Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   2 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3
  bye
  2 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway and Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
relegated to Group II in 2004.
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, Flag of Austria.svg  Austria, Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus, and Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

 Play-offs
11–13 July
First Round
4–6 April
Second Round
11–13 July
Third Round
19–21 September
                   
  Maia, Portugal (clay)
  S Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4 
  Gdynia, Poland (clay)  Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1   Durban, South Africa (hard)
 Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 0   S Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0 
 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5  Polokwane, South Africa (hard) S Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 
 S Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3
   Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2   Brøndby, Denmark (carpet)
  S Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3
  Accra, Ghana (hard)  S Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
  S Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 4 
  Tunis, Tunisia (clay)  Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1   Hornbaek, Denmark (hard)
 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1   S Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1
 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4  Hillerod, Denmark (hard) S Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4 
 S Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4
   Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1 
  Sofia, Bulgaria (carpet)
   Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3 
  Kakhovka, Ukraine (clay) S Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2   Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)
 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3    Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1 
 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2  Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor carpet)  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 4 
  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 4
  S Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1   Athens, Greece (clay)
   Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 2
  Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)  S Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3
   Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1 
  Andorra La Vella, Andorra (carpet) S Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4   Athens, Greece (clay)
 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3   S Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0
 Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2  Andorra La Vella, Andorra (indoor carpet) S Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5 
  Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1
  S Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4 
Monaco, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Andorra
relegated to Group III in 2004.
South Africa and Greece
promoted to Group I in 2004.

Group III

Venue I

Participating Teams

Venue II

Participating Teams

Group IV

Venue I

Participating Teams

Venue II

Participating Teams

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