2011 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2011.

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In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group.

The Division III tournament was held in the Week commencing 4 July 2011 at the Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt playing on outdoor clay courts. [1]

Participating teams

Format

It was held on 4–9 July 2011 at the Smash Tennis Academy in Cairo, Egypt on outdoor clay courts.

The ten nations were split into two pools and played in a round robin format. The group winners played one playoff game against each other to decide which team will be promoted.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWLMFMAPts
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4401204
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 431753
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 422752
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 413481
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 4040120

Madagascar vs. Benin

Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [2]
4 July 2011
clay
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
1
123
1 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Lofo Ramiaramanan
Christophe Pognon
6
4
6
4
  
2 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Antso Rakotondramanga
Alexis Klegou
3
6
2
6
  
3 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Antso Rakotondramanga  /  Lofo Ramiaramanan
Alexis Klegou  /  Christophe Pognon
6
4
6
4
  

Egypt vs. Benin

Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [3]
5 July 2011
clay
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
0
123
1 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Sherif Sabry
Maglorie Yakpa
6
1
6
1
  
2 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Mohamed Safwat
Alexis Klegou
7
5
6
2
  
3 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun  /  Sherif Sabry
Alexis Clegou  /  Tunde Segodo
77
64
6
2
  

Egypt vs. Nigeria

Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [4]
6 July 2011
clay
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
0
123
1 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Sherif Sabry
Lawal Shehu
6
3
6
2
  
2 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Mohamed Safwat
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
6
2
6
4
  
3 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Sherif Sabry  /  Mohamed Safwat
Abdul-Mumin Babalola  /  Lawal Shehu
6
2
77
61
  

Madagascar vs. Nigeria

Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [5]
7 July 2011
clay
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
1
123
1 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Sunday Emmanuel
7
5
6
4
  
2 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Antso Rakotondramanga
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
5
7
5
7
  
3 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Antso Rakotondramanga  /  Lofo Ramiaramanan
Abdul-Mumin Babalola  /  Lawal Shehu
3
6
6
4
6
3
 

Egypt vs. Madagascar

Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [6]
8 July 2011
clay
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
0
123
1 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Sherif Sabry
Jacob Rasolondrazana
6
3
6
4
  
2 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Mohamed Safwat
Lofo Ramiaramanan
6
4
4
6
6
1
 
3 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun  /  Mohamed Safwat
Antso Rakotondramanga  /  Jacob Rasolondrazana
6
3
6
3
  

Benin vs. Nigeria

Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [7]
8 July 2011
clay
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
0
123
1 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Christophe Pognon
Sunday Emmanuel
5
7
5
7
  
2 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Alexis Klegou
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
6
2
1
6
2
6
 
3 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Tunde Segodo  /  Maglorie Yakpa
Abdul-Mumin Babalola  /  Sunday Emmanuel
1
6
0
6
  

Group B

TeamPldWLMFMAPts
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 440934
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 431933
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 422662
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 413661
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4040120

Algeria vs. Kenya

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [8]
4 July 2011
clay
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
0
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Sid Ali Akili
Dennis Ochieng
6
1
6
1
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
0
6
1
  
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Mohamed Amine Kerroum  /  Mohamed-Rebha Ouahab
Gilbert Kibet  /  Ismael Changawa Ruwa
6
2
6
2
  

Zimbabwe vs. Cote d'Ivoire

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [9]
4 July 2011
clay
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
1
123
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Mark Fynn
Valentin Sanon
7
5
6
0
  
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Takanyi Garanganga
Terence Nugent
5
7
4
6
  
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Mark Fynn  /  Takanyi Garanganga
Terence Nugent  /  Aboubacar Sigue
1
6
6
3
77
65
 

Algeria vs. Cote d'Ivoire

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [10]
5 July 2011
clay
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
1
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Sid Ali Akili
Aboubacar Sigue
7
5
68
710
6
4
 
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Terence Nugent
6
4
3
6
2
6
 
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Abdelhak Hameurlaine  /  Mohamed-Redha Ouahab
Terence Nugent  /  Aboubacar Sigue
66
78
6
1
6
3
 

Ghana vs. Kenya

Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [11]
5 July 2011
clay
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
0
123
1 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Raymond Hayford
Dennis Ochieng
6
1
6
1
  
2 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Emmanuel Mensah
Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
1
6
0
  
3 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Robert Mensah Kpodo  /  Emmanuel Mensah
Gilbert Kibet  /  Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
2
6
1
  

Algeria vs. Ghana

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [12]
6 July 2011
clay
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
1
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Sid Ali Akili
Raymond Hayford
7
5
6
1
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Emmanuel Mensah
6
4
6
1
  
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Mohamed Amine Kerroum  /  Mohamed-Redha Ouahab
Robert Mensah Kpodo  /  Emmanuel Mensah
5
7
1
6
  

Zimbabwe vs. Kenya

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [13]
6 July 2011
clay
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
0
123
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Benjamin Lock
Gilbert Kibet
6
1
6
1
  
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Takanyi Garanganga
Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
1
6
3
  
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Mark Fynn  /  Benjamin Lock
Dennis Ochieng  /  Ismael Changawa Ruwa
6
0
6
1
  

Zimbabwe vs. Ghana

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [14]
7 July 2011
clay
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
0
123
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Mark Fynn
Raymond Hayford
6
0
6
1
  
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Takanyi Garanganga
Emmanuel Mensah
6
3
6
4
  
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Mark Fynn  /  Benjamin Lock
Robert Mensah Kpodo  /  Emmanuel Mensah
6
2
7
5
  

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Kenya

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [15]
7 July 2011
clay
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
0
123
1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Aboubacar Sigue
Gilbert Kibet
6
0
4
6
6
0
 
2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Terence Nugent
Dennis Ochieng
6
2
6
3
  
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba  /  Aboubacar Sigue
Francis Thuku Mwangi  /  Ismael Changawa Ruwa
6
1
4
6
7
5
 

Algeria vs. Zimbabwe

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [16]
8 July 2011
clay
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
1
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Sid Ali Akili
Mark Fynn
6
4
6
4
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Takanyi Garanganga
6
4
6
4
  
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Mohamed Amine Kerroum  /  Mohamed-Redha Ouahab
Mark Fynn  /  Benjamin Lock
2
6
3
6
  

Ghana vs. Cote d'Ivoire

Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [17]
8 July 2011
clay
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
1
123
1 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Raymond Hayford
Aboubacar Sigue
7
5
3
6
65
77
 
2 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Emmanuel Mensah
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
6
2
69
711
6
3
 
3 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Robert Mensah Kpodo  /  Emmanuel Mensah
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba  /  Aboubacar Sigue
6
1
6
4
  

Playoffs

1st to 4th Playoff

Zimbabwe vs. Egypt

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
0
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [18]
9 July 2011
clay
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
2
123
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Egypt.svg
Benjamin Lock
Sherif Sabry
0
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Egypt.svg
Takanyi Garanganga
Mohamed Safwat
2
6
5
7
  
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flag of Egypt.svg
Mark Fynn  /  Takanyi Garanganga
Sherif Sabry  /  Mohamed Safwat
   not
played

Madagascar vs. Algeria

Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [19]
9 July 2011
clay
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
1
123
1 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Sid Ali Akili
3
6
7
5
6
2
 
2 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Lofo Ramiaramanan
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
6
3
3
6
0
6
 
3 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Antso Rakotondramanga  /  Lofo Ramiaramanan
Abdelhak Hameurlaine  /  Mohamed-Rebha Ouahab
6
1
6
1
  

5th to 6th Playoff

Ghana vs. Benin

Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
0
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [20]
9 July 2011
clay
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
3
123
1 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Raymond Hayford
Tunde Segodo
4
6
5
7
  
2 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Emmanuel Mensah
Alexis Klegou
2
6
6
4
1
6
 
3 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Japheth Anwasiba Bagerbaseh  /  Robert Mensah Kpodo
Tunde Segodo  /  Magloire Yakpa
3
6
2
6
  

7th to 8th Playoff

Nigeria vs. Cote d'Ivoire

Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [21]
9 July 2011
clay
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
1
123
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Henry Atseye
Aboubacar Sigue
6
4
1
6
4
6
 
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Lawal Shehu
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
6
4
6
1
  
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Henry Atseye  /  Lawal Shehu
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba  /  Aboubacar Sigue
6
1
6
4
  

9th to 10th play-off

Rwanda vs. Kenya

This match was scratched and Kenya were awarded ninth place as Rwanda withdrew from the tournament.

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