2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Countries participating in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.

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

Participating teams

•   Algeria
•   Bulgaria
•   Cyprus
•   Denmark
•   Egypt
•   Finland
•   Georgia
•   Hungary
•   Ireland
•   Latvia
•   Lithuania
•   Moldova
•   Monaco
•   Montenegro
•   Portugal
•   Slovenia

Draw

Play-offs

First round

Second round

Third round

Vilnius, Lithuania

Georgia

2

Cairo, Egypt

Otočec, Slovenia

Lithuania

3

Georgia

0

Lithuania

0

Otočec, Slovenia

Egypt

5

Slovenia

5

Slovenia

5

Jūrmala, Latvia

Egypt

0

Slovenia

2

Jūrmala, Latvia

Latvia

3

Latvia

5

Gödöllő, Hungary

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Moldova

0

Moldova

2

Latvia

4

Győr, Hungary

Hungary

3

Bulgaria

1

Hungary

2

Bulgaria

3

Kolding, Denmark

Denmark

2

Lyngby, Denmark

Naantali, Finland

Finland

3

Denmark

3

Finland

3

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco

Montenegro

2

Monaco

2

Montenegro

0

Salo, Finland

Monaco

5

Finland

3

Algiers, Algeria

Cyprus

2

Ireland

4

Oran, Algeria

Nicosia, Cyprus

Algeria

1

Algeria

0

Ireland

2

Nicosia, Cyprus

Portugal

5

Cyprus

3

Cyprus

3

Portugal

2

•   Georgia,   Moldova,   Montenegro, and   Algeria relegated to Group III in 2010.
•   Latvia and   Finland promoted to Group I in 2010

First round matches

Georgia vs. Lithuania

Georgia 2	SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania 6–8 March 2009 hard (indoors)		Lithuania 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Khrikadze Ričardas Berankis 1 6 3 6 1 6       2 Lado Chikhladze Gvidas Sabeckis 6 4 6 1 6 2       3 Lado Chikhladze  /  Irakli Labadze Daniel Lencina-Ribes  /  Gvidas Sabeckis 77 63 6 1 6 2       4 Lado Chikhladze Ričardas Berankis 3 6 4 6 1 6       5 Irakli Labadze Dovydas Šakinis 1 6 2 6 4 6

Slovenia vs. Egypt

Slovenia 5	Tk Krka Otocec, Otočec, Slovenia 6–8 March 2009 carpet (indoors)		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Grega Žemlja Sherif Sabry 7 5 78 66 6 2       2 Blaž Kavčič Karim Maamoun 6 0 6 2 6 2       3 Andrej Kračman  /  Grega Žemlja Karim Maamoun  /  Sherif Sabry 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Andrej Kračman Mohamed Safwat 77 64 6 3         5 Blaž Kavčič Mahmoud Ezz 3 6 77 65 6 4

Latvia vs. Moldova

Latvia 5	Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 6–8 March 2009 carpet (indoors)		Moldova 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andis Juška Andrei Gorban 6 4 77 64 6 1       2 Deniss Pavlovs Andrei Ciumac 710 68 6 1 6 4       3 Andis Juška  /  Deniss Pavlovs Radu Albot  /  Andrei Ciumac 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Kārlis Lejnieks Radu Albot 78 66 6 3         5 Adrians Zguns Maxim Dubarenco 6 2 3 6 6 2

Hungary vs. Bulgaria

Hungary 2	Egyetemi Sportcsarnok, Győr, Hungary 6–8 March 2009 Carpet (Indoor)		Bulgaria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Attila Balázs Todor Enev 2 6 6 4 4 6 4 6     2 Ádám Kellner Grigor Dimitrov 65 77 4 6 77 65 65 77     3 Kornél Bardóczky  /  Robert Varga Grigor Dimitrov  /  Todor Enev 1 6 6 2 3 6 6 2 6 2   4 Attila Balázs Grigor Dimitrov 62 77 6 3 3 6 6 3 0 6   5 Ádám Kellner Tihomir Grozdanov 4 6 6 2 77 63

Denmark vs. Finland

Denmark 2	Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark 6–8 March 2009 carpet (indoors)		Finland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Pedersen Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 1 6 3 6       2 Frederik Nielsen Timo Nieminen 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 3     3 Frederik Nielsen  /  Rasmus Nørby Henri Kontinen  /  Jarkko Nieminen 4 6 4 6 5 7       4 Frederik Nielsen Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 3 6 6 3 7 5 1 6   5 Martin Pedersen Henri Kontinen 6 4 6 4

Montenegro vs. Monaco

Montenegro 0	Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin, Monaco 6–8 March 2009 clay (outdoors)		Monaco 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Goran Tošić Jean-René Lisnard 5 7 5 7 6 4 3 6     2 Daniel Danilović Benjamin Balleret 3 6 3 6 3 6       3 Daniel Danilović  /  Goran Tošić Guillaume Couillard  /  Jean-René Lisnard 1 6 77 64 3 6 65 77     4 Nemanja Kontic Guillaume Couillard 2 6 1 6         5 Goran Tošić Benjamin Balleret 5 7 4 6

Ireland vs. Algeria

Ireland 4	Office du Complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf, Algiers, Algeria 6–8 March 2009 clay (outdoors)		Algeria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kevin Brown Eddy Chala 64 77 7 5 4 6 4 6     2 Conor Niland Slimane Saoudi 6 3 6 1 6 2       3 James McGee  /  Colin O'Brien Abdelhak Hameurlaine  /  Slimane Saoudi 7 5 3 6 64 77 6 2 6 4   4 Conor Niland Eddy Chala 713 611 6 2 6 1       5 Colin O'Brien Ouassel Hared 6 4 6 4

Cyprus vs. Portugal

Cyprus 3	National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus 6–8 March 2009 hard (outdoors)		Portugal 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Photos Kallias Frederico Gil 0 6 2 6 1 6       2 Marcos Baghdatis Rui Machado 6 3 7 5 6 4       3 Marcos Baghdatis  /  Photos Kallias Frederico Gil  /  Leonardo Tavares 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 1   4 Marcos Baghdatis Frederico Gil 6 2 7 5 6 2       5 Philippos Tsangaridis João Sousa 3 6 1 6

Play-offs

Georgia vs. Egypt

Georgia 0	El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 10–12 July 2009 clay (outdoors)		Egypt 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Khrikadze Karim Maamoun 0 6 0 5       retired   2 Nodar Itonishvili Sherif Sabry 2 6 4 6 0 6       3 Nodar Itonishvili  /  George Khrikadze Karim Maamoun  /  Sherif Sabry 0 6 2 6 1 6       4 Nodar Itonishvili Mohamed Mamoun 1 6 3 6         5 Alexander Tavkhelidze Omar Hedayet 6 1 2 6 2 6

Moldova vs. Hungary

Moldova 2	Gödöllő Kiskastély, Gödöllő, Hungary 10–12 July 2009 clay (outdoors)		Hungary 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Radu Albot Attila Balázs 1 6 4 6 6 4 4 6     2 Andrei Gorban Dénes Lukács 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 1     3 Andrei Ciumac  /  Radu Albot Róbert Varga  /  Attila Balázs 3 6 6 4 6 4 5 7 4 6   4 Andrei Gorban Attila Balázs 4 6 0 6 4 6       5 Radu Albot Dénes Lukács 6 3 6 2

Denmark vs. Montenegro

Denmark 3	Lyngby Tennisklub, Lyngby, Denmark 10–12 July 2009 clay (outdoors)		Montenegro 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frederik Nielsen Goran Tošić 7 5 4 6 65 77 4 6     2 Martin Pedersen Daniel Danilović 77 65 6 4 6 1       3 Frederik Nielsen  /  Martin Pedersen Daniel Danilović  /  Goran Tošić 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Frederik Nielsen Daniel Danilović 3 6 6 1 6 2 6 4     5 Martin Pedersen Goran Tošić 6 4 6 3 6 2

Algeria vs. Portugal

Algeria 0	Office des parc Omnisport Wilaya d'Oran, Oran, Algeria 10–12 July 2009 clay (outdoors)		Portugal 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Valentin Rahmine Rui Machado 0 6 0 6 0 6       2 Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine Frederico Gil 1 6 2 6 4 6       3 Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine  /  Valentin Rahmine Frederico Gil  /  Leonardo Tavares 1 6 2 6 3 6       4 Valentin Rahmine Leonardo Tavares 1 6 0 6         5 Sid-Ali Akkal João Sousa 3 6 0 6

Second round matches

Lithuania vs. Slovenia

Lithuania 0	TK Krka Otočec, Otočec, Slovenia 10–12 July 2009 clay (outdoors)		Slovenia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ričardas Berankis Grega Žemlja 1 6 4 6 3 6       2 Gvidas Sabeckis Blaž Kavčič 2 6 3 6 1 6       3 Ričardas Berankis  /  Vadim Pinko Grega Žemlja  /  Andrej Kračman 63 77 3 6 3 6       4 Ričardas Berankis Janez Semrajc 3 6 5 7         5 Dovydas Šakinis Grega Žemlja 4 6 6 2 1 6

Latvia vs. Bulgaria

Latvia 4	TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10–12 July 2009 clay (outdoors)		Bulgaria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andis Juška Tihomir Grozdanov 65 77 6 2 6 3 6 4     2 Ernests Gulbis Todor Enev 7 5 6 2 6 2       3 Ernests Gulbis  /  Deniss Pavlovs Todor Enev  /  Ivaylo Traykov 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Adrians Zguns Tihomir Grozdanov 4 6 3 6         5 Andis Juška Valentin Dimov 6 4 6 4

Finland vs. Monaco

Finland 3	Kirkkopuiston tenniskentat, Naantali, Finland 10–12 July 2009 clay (outdoors)		Monaco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Timo Nieminen Benjamin Balleret 6 1 6 4 1 6 4 6 4 6   2 Henri Kontinen Guillaume Couillard 4 6 4 6 77 64 77 65 6 2   3 Harri Heliövaara  /  Henri Kontinen Guillaume Couillard  /  Benjamin Balleret 3 6 67 79 3 6       4 Henri Laaksonen Clément Morel 7 5 6 2 64 77 2 6 6 3   5 Henri Kontinen Benjamin Balleret 6 3 6 4 6 1

Ireland vs. Cyprus

Ireland 2	National Tennis Center, Nicosia, Cyprus 10–12 July 2009 hard (outdoors)		Cyprus 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Louk Sorensen Marcos Baghdatis 77 65 4 6 6 3 5 7 4 6   2 Conor Niland Photos Kallias 5 7 6 3 5 0       retired 3 James McGee  /  Colin O'Brien Marcos Baghdatis  /  Photos Kallias 2 6 7 5 2 6 2 6     4 Conor Niland Marcos Baghdatis 6 4 3 6 1 6 3 6     5 Colin O'Brien Demetrios Leontis 77 62 6 3

Third round matches

Slovenia vs. Latvia

Slovenia 2	Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 18–20 September 2009 carpet (indoors)		Latvia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Grega Žemlja Andis Juška 6 1 6 1 6 4       2 Luka Gregorc Ernests Gulbis 6 4 77 63 4 6 4 6 6 8   3 Luka Gregorc  /  Grega Žemlja Ernests Gulbis  /  Deniss Pavlovs 65 77 6 4 6 2 2 6 6 4   4 Grega Žemlja Ernests Gulbis 2 6 6 3 3 6 5 7     5 Blaž Kavčič Andis Juška 3 6 4 6 2 6

Finland vs. Cyprus

Finland 3	Salohalli, Salo, Finland 18–20 September 2009 hard (indoors)		Cyprus 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jarkko Nieminen Photos Kallias 6 2 6 1 6 0       2 Henri Kontinen Marcos Baghdatis 3 6 3 6 2 6       3 Henri Kontinen  /  Jarkko Nieminen Marcos Baghdatis  /  Photos Kallias 65 77 1 6 6 2 6 3 7 5   4 Jarkko Nieminen Marcos Baghdatis 5 7 3 6 6 3 4 6     5 Henri Kontinen Photos Kallias 6 0 7 5 6 0

External links

• Davis Cup draw details