2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

Contents

In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Oujda, Morocco (clay)
bye
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5
byeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco (clay)
bye
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Torre del Greco, Italy (clay)
bye
bye3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1
Eastbourne, UK (grass) Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 4
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 3
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 24Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2
bye
Odesa, Ukraine (clay)
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1
bye2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4
bye
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

First Round Matches

Luxembourg vs. Portugal

Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg
4
National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg [1]
10–12 February 2006
Hard (indoor)
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
1
12345
1 Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Laurent Bram
Rui Machado
5
7
4
6
2
6
   
2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Gilles Müller
Frederico Gil
6
2
6
1
6
4
   
3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Gilles Müller  /  Mike Scheidweiler
Frederico Gil  /  Leonardo Tavares
4
6
6
3
7
5
6
1
  
4 Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Gilles Müller
Rui Machado
77
63
77
62
6
1
   
5 Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Gilles Kremer
Gonçalo Nicau
68
710
6
4
6
4
   

Israel vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
1
Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel [2]
10–12 February 2006
Hard
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Serbia and Montenegro
4
12345
1 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Dudi Sela
Janko Tipsarević
63
77
6
2
0
6
4
6
  
2 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Noam Okun
Novak Djokovic
62
77
66
78
2
6
   
3 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Jonathan Erlich  /  Andy Ram
Ilija Bozoljac  /  Janko Tipsarević
6
3
6
2
6
4
   
4 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Dudi Sela
Novak Djokovic
1
6
2
6
63
77
   
5 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Noam Okun
Janko Tipsarević
610
712
4
6
    

Second Round Matches

Morocco vs. Czech Republic

Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
0
Oujda, Morocco [3]
7–9 April 2006
Clay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
5
12345
1 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Mounir El Aarej
Tomáš Zíb
6
2
1
6
5
7
4
6
  
2 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Mehdi Tahiri
Tomáš Berdych
3
6
1
6
2
6
   
3 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Talal Ouahabi  /  Mehdi Ziadi
Tomáš Berdych  /  Lukáš Dlouhý
3
6
2
6
3
6
   
4 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Mehdi Ziadi
Lukáš Dlouhý
2
6
1
6
    
5 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Mehdi Tahiri
Tomáš Zíb
4
6
5
7
    

Italy vs. Luxembourg

Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
5
Sporting Club Oplonti, Torre del Greco, Italy [4]
7–9 April 2006
Clay
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg
0
12345
1 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Filippo Volandri
Gilles Kremer
6
2
6
1
6
2
   
2 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Andreas Seppi
Laurent Bram
6
2
6
1
6
3
   
3 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Daniele Bracciali  /  Giorgio Galimberti
Laurent Bram  /  Gilles Kremer
6
3
6
2
6
4
   
4 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Filippo Volandri
Laurent Bram
6
3
6
1
    
5 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Giorgio Galimberti
Gilles Kremer
6
1
6
3
    

Great Britain vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
2
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain [5]
7–9 April 2006
Carpet (indoor)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Serbia and Montenegro
3
12345
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Greg Rusedski
Janko Tipsarević
6
3
62
77
7
5
7
5
  
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Arvind Parmar
Novak Djokovic
3
6
2
6
5
7
   
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Andy Murray  /  Greg Rusedski
Ilija Bozoljac  /  Nenad Zimonjić
3
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
  
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Greg Rusedski
Novak Djokovic
3
6
6
4
3
6
66
78
  
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Arvind Parmar
Ilija Bozoljac
7
5
6
4
    

Ukraine vs. Belgium

Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
1
International Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine [6]
7–9 April 2006
Carpet (indoor)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
4
12345
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Orest Tereshchuk
Olivier Rochus
3
6
1
6
2
6
   
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Kristof Vliegen
3
6
3
6
65
77
   
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Sergei Bubka  /  Sergiy Stakhovsky
Olivier Rochus  /  Kristof Vliegen
63
77
3
6
2
6
   
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Gilles Elseneer
3
6
62
77
    
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Sergei Bubka
Stefan Wauters
77
65
3
6
710
68
   

First Round Play-offs Matches

Israel vs. Great Britain

Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
3
International Lawn Tennis Centre, Eastbourne, Great Britain
21–23 July 2006
grass (outdoor)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
2
12345
1 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Noam Okun
Alex Bogdanović
6
4
7
5
6
2
   
2 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Andy Ram
Andy Murray
6
2
6
4
5
7
2
6
3
6
 
3 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Jonathan Erlich  /  Andy Ram
Jamie Delgado  /  Andy Murray
3
6
6
3
5
7
6
3
6
4
 
4 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Noam Okun
Jamie Delgado
6
3
6
4
65
77
2
6
6
3
 
5 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Dekel Valtzer
Alan Mackin
2
6
1
6
    

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Morocco vs. Portugal

Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
2
Royale Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco [7]
22–24 September 2006
Clay
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
3
12345
1 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Rabie Chaki
Gonçalo Nicau
4
6
6
3
1
6
6
3
12
10
 
2 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Mehdi Tahiri
Frederico Gil
2
6
4
6
2
6
   
3 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Mounir El Aarej  /  Mehdi Ziadi
Frederico Gil  /  Gonçalo Nicau
1
6
3
6
1
6
   
4 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Rabie Chaki
Frederico Gil
6
1
5
7
1
6
65
77
  
5 Flag of Morocco.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Mehdi Tahiri
Pedro Sousa
77
62
4
6
6
2
   

Great Britain vs. Ukraine

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
3
Lawn Tennis Club, Odesa, Ukraine
22–24 September 2006
Clay
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
2
12345
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Greg Rusedski
Sergiy Stakhovsky
1
6
6
3
5
7
6
4
9
7
 
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Andy Murray
Oleksandr Dolgopolov
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Jamie Delgado  /  Andy Murray
Sergiy Stakhovsky  /  Orest Tereshchuck
3
6
3
6
3
6
   
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Andy Murray
Sergiy Stakhovsky
6
3
6
2
7
5
   
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Jamie Baker
Sergei Bubka
3
6
66
78
    

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References

  1. "Luxembourg v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  2. "Israel v Serbia and Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  3. "Morocco v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  4. "Italy v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  5. "Great Britain v Serbia and Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  6. "Ukraine v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. "Morocco v Portugal". daviscup.com.

Main Draw