2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Last updated January 19, 2025

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018.

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. 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 European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2019.

Participating nations

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

Draw


Relegation Play-offs			First Round			Second Round			Third Round

			Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)^[1]

			1	Romania	4
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)^[2]						Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)^[3]
				Luxembourg	1
	Luxembourg	5				1	Romania	5
			Marrakech, Morocco (clay)^[4]
8	Georgia	0					Morocco	0
			8	Georgia	1
									Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)^[5]
				Morocco	3
									1	Romania	2
			Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)^[6]
										Poland	3
			4	Slovenia	2
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)^[7]						Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)^[8]
				Poland	3
4	Slovenia	3				Poland		4
			Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)^[9]
5	Turkey	2				Zimbabwe		1
			5	Turkey	1

				Zimbabwe	3

			Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)^[10]

				Egypt	4
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)^[11]						Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)^[12]
			6	Norway	0
6	Norway	3					Egypt	3
			Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)^[13]
	Ireland	1				3	Denmark	1
				Ireland	1
									Cairo, Egypt (clay)^[14]
			3	Denmark	4
										Egypt	2
			Tunis, Tunisia (hard)^[15]
									7	Finland	3
				Tunisia	2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)^[16]						Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)^[17]
			7	Finland	3
Tunisia		2				7	Finland	3
			Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)^[18]
Estonia		3				2	Lithuania	2
				Estonia	1

			2	Lithuania	3

Georgia, Turkey, Ireland, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2019.
Poland and Finland promoted to Group I in 2019.

First round

Romania vs. Luxembourg

Romania
4

Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania ^[1]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)

Luxembourg
1

		1	2	3
1	Nicolae Frunză Ugo Nastasi	6⁵ 7⁷	6 1	3 6
2	Marius Copil Christophe Tholl	6 3	6 2
3	Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Raphaël Calzi / Robi Tholl	6 0	6 1
4	Marius Copil Ugo Nastasi	6 1	6 1
5	Bogdan Borza Christophe Tholl	6 3	6 2

Morocco vs. Georgia

Morocco
3

Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco ^[4]
3–4 February
Clay

Georgia
1

		1	2	3
1	Lamine Ouahab George Tsivadze	6 3	6 3
2	Amine Ahouda Nikoloz Basilashvili	3 6	6 3	6 3
3	Amine Ahouda / Lamine Ouahab Nikoloz Basilashvili / Aleksandre Metreveli	6⁴ 7⁷	6 4	2 6
4	Lamine Ouahab Nikoloz Basilashvili	6 1	6 3
5	Amine Ahouda George Tsivadze				not played

Slovenia vs. Poland

Slovenia
2

Lukna Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia ^[6]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)

Poland
3

		1	2	3
1	Aljaž Bedene Hubert Hurkacz	6 4	7 5
2	Blaž Rola Kamil Majchrzak	4 6	2 6
3	Aljaž Bedene / Blaž Rola Mateusz Kowalczyk / Marcin Matkowski	7 5	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6
4	Aljaž Bedene Kamil Majchrzak	6 3	6 4
5	Tom Kočevar-Dešman Hubert Hurkacz	3 6	2 6

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey

Zimbabwe
3

Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe ^[9]
3–4 February
Hard

Turkey
1

		1	2	3
1	Benjamin Lock Altuğ Çelikbilek	6 4	1 6	6 3
2	Takanyi Garanganga Cem İlkel	6 4	7 5
3	Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel	7 5	6 3
4	Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda Sarp Ağabigün	5 7	4 6
5	Takanyi Garanganga Altuğ Çelikbilek				not played

Egypt vs. Norway

Egypt
4

Soho Square, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt ^[10]
3–4 February
Hard

Norway
0

		1	2
1	Mohamed Safwat Simen Sunde Bratholm	6 4	6 1
2	Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Viktor Durasovic	6 0	6 4
3	Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat Simen Sunde Bratholm / Viktor Durasovic	6 4	6 4
4	Youssef Hossam Peter August Anker	6 4	6 0
5	Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Simen Sunde Bratholm			not played

Denmark vs. Ireland

Denmark
4

Birkerød Idrætscenter, Birkerød, Denmark ^[13]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)

Ireland
1

		1	2	3
1	Frederik Nielsen Simon Carr	6 3	7⁷ 6²
2	Søren Hess-Olesen Peter Bothwell	7 5	1 6	3 6
3	Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Samuel Bothwell / Osgar O'Hoisin	6 4	6 4
4	Frederik Nielsen Peter Bothwell	6 1	6 1
5	Søren Hess-Olesen Simon Carr	2 6	6 2	[10] [8]

Tunisia vs. Finland

Tunisia
2

Tennis Courts Cite Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia ^[15]
3–4 February
Hard

Finland
3

		1	2	3
1	Malek Jaziri Harri Heliövaara	6 2	7 5
2	Aziz Dougaz Emil Ruusuvuori	4 6	1 6
3	Anis Ghorbel / Skander Mansouri Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen	4 6	7 5	2 6
4	Malek Jaziri Emil Ruusuvuori	6 0	6 4
5	Moez Echargui Harri Heliövaara	6 3	4 6	4 6

Lithuania vs. Estonia

Lithuania
3

Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania ^[18]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)

Estonia
1

		1	2	3
1	Laurynas Grigelis Jürgen Zopp	7 5	6 2
2	Ričardas Berankis Kenneth Raisma	7 5	7⁷ 6³
3	Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Kenneth Raisma / Mattias Siimar	2 6	6 4	7⁷ 6⁴
4	Ainius Sabaliauskas Jürgen Zopp	0 6	1 6
5	Laurynas Grigelis Kenneth Raisma				not played

Second round

Romania vs. Morocco

Romania
5

BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ^[3]
7–8 April
Hard (indoor)

Morocco
0

		1	2
1	Marius Copil Amine Ahouda	6 0	6 1
2	Adrian Ungur Lamine Ouahab	6 0	7⁷ 6³
3	Marius Copil / Florin Mergea Yassine Idmbarek / Lamine Ouahab	6 2	6 1
4	Dragoș Dima Soufiane El Mesbahi	6 0	6 4
5	Edris Fetisleam Yassir Kilani	6 2	6 0

Poland vs. Zimbabwe

Poland
4

Hala Stulecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland ^[8]
7–8 April
Hard (indoor)

Zimbabwe
1

		1	2
1	Kamil Majchrzak Takanyi Garanganga	6 2	6 2
2	Michał Przysiężny Benjamin Lock	5 7	5 7
3	Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock	6 3	6 3
4	Kamil Majchrzak Benjamin Lock	6 3	6 2
5	Daniel Michalski Mark Chigaazira	6 3	6 4

Denmark vs. Egypt

Denmark
1

Gentoftehallen, Gentofte, Denmark ^[12]
7–8 April
Hard (indoor)

Egypt
3

		1	2	3
1	Frederik Nielsen Karim-Mohamed Maamoun	6 3	3 6	6⁶ 7⁸
2	Christoffer Konigsfeldt Youssef Hossam	4 6	4 6
3	Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Youssef Hossam / Sherif Sabry	6 3	5 7	4 6
4	Holger Rune Youssef Hossam	6 2	7¹⁶ 6¹⁴
5	Christoffer Konigsfeldt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun				not played

Finland vs. Lithuania

Finland
3

Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland ^[17]
7–8 April
Hard (indoor)

Lithuania
2

		1	2	3
1	Harri Heliövaara Laurynas Grigelis	6 3	1 6	6 3
2	Emil Ruusuvuori Ričardas Berankis	2 6	7⁸ 6⁶	3 6
3	Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius	6 4	7⁷ 6²
4	Harri Heliövaara Ričardas Berankis	2 6	3 6
5	Emil Ruusuvuori Laurynas Grigelis	7 5	6 2

Play-offs

Luxembourg vs. Georgia

Luxembourg
5

Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg ^[2]
7–8 April
Hard (indoor)

Georgia
0

		1	2	3
1	Gilles Müller Zura Tkemaladze	6 3	6 2
2	Ugo Nastasi George Tsivadze	3 6	7 5	6 4
3	Gilles Müller / Ugo Nastasi Aleksandre Metreveli / George Tsivadze	6 3	6 1
4	Alex Knaff Vazha Shubladze	6 1	6 2
5	Christophe Tholl Zura Tkemaladze	6 4	6 4

Slovenia vs. Turkey

Slovenia
3

ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia ^[7]
7–8 April
Clay

Turkey
2

		1	2	3
1	Mike Urbanija Cem İlkel	2 6	1 6
2	Aljaž Bedene Altuğ Çelikbilek	6 4	6 2
3	Aljaž Bedene / Tom Kočevar-Dešman Cem İlkel / Anıl Yüksel	3 6	6 3	3 6
4	Aljaž Bedene Cem İlkel	7⁷ 6⁴	6 2
5	Nik Razboršek Altuğ Çelikbilek	7 5	6 3

Norway vs. Ireland

Norway
3

Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway ^[11]
7–8 April
Hard (indoor)

Ireland
1

		1	2	3
1	Viktor Durasovic Peter Bothwell	6 3	2 6	3 6
2	Casper Ruud Simon Carr	6 2	6 1
3	Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud Peter Bothwell / Simon Carr	6 2	6 2
4	Casper Ruud Peter Bothwell	6 3	7 5
5	Viktor Durasovic Simon Carr				not played

Estonia vs. Tunisia

Estonia
3

Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia ^[16]
7–8 April
Hard (indoor)

Tunisia
2

		1	2	3
1	Kenneth Raisma Malek Jaziri	4 6	6⁹ 7¹¹
2	Jürgen Zopp Moez Echargui	6 1	6 1
3	Kenneth Raisma / Jürgen Zopp Moez Echargui / Malek Jaziri	6 3	6 4
4	Jürgen Zopp Malek Jaziri	6 1	6 4
5	Kristjan Tamm Aziz Ouakaa	4 6	7 5	[7] [10]

Third round

Romania vs. Poland

Romania
2

Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ^[5]
15–16 September
Clay (i)

Poland
3

		1	2	3
1	Marius Copil Kamil Majchrzak	6 2	6 4
2	Adrian Ungur Hubert Hurkacz	6³ 7⁷	5 7
3	Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski	7 5	4 6	6 3
4	Marius Copil Hubert Hurkacz	3 6	4 6
5	Adrian Ungur Kamil Majchrzak	3 6	2 6

Egypt vs. Finland

Egypt
2

Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt ^[14]
14–15 September
Clay

Finland
3

		1	2	3
1	Mohamed Safwat Emil Ruusuvuori	6 4	7⁹ 6⁷
2	Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Harri Heliövaara	3 6	2 6
3	Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat Henri Kontinen / Patrik Niklas-Salminen	3 6	4 6
4	Mohamed Safwat Harri Heliövaara	6 2	6 4
5	Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Emil Ruusuvuori	1 6	6 3	1 6

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References

1 2 "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.
1 2 "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.

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[ROU_vs_LUX-1] 1 2 "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.

[LUX_vs_GEO-2] 1 2 "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.

[ROU_vs_MAR-3] 1 2 "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.

[MAR_vs_GEO-4] 1 2 "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.

[ROU_vs_POL-5] 1 2 "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.

[SLO_vs_POL-6] 1 2 "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.

[SLO_vs_TUR-7] 1 2 "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.

[POL_vs_ZIM-8] 1 2 "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.

[ZIM_vs_TUR-9] 1 2 "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.

[EGY_vs_NOR-10] 1 2 "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.

[NOR_vs_IRL-11] 1 2 "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.

[DEN_vs_EGY-12] 1 2 "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.

[DEN_vs_IRL-13] 1 2 "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.

[EGY_vs_FIN-14] 1 2 "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.

[TUN_vs_FIN-15] 1 2 "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.

[EST_vs_TUN-16] 1 2 "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.

[FIN_vs_LTU-17] 1 2 "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.

[LTU_vs_EST-18] 1 2 "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.

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2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Contents

Participating nations

Draw

First round

Romania vs. Luxembourg

Morocco vs. Georgia

Slovenia vs. Poland

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey

Egypt vs. Norway

Denmark vs. Ireland

Tunisia vs. Finland

Lithuania vs. Estonia

Second round

Romania vs. Morocco

Poland vs. Zimbabwe

Denmark vs. Egypt

Finland vs. Lithuania

Play-offs

Luxembourg vs. Georgia

Slovenia vs. Turkey

Norway vs. Ireland

Estonia vs. Tunisia

Third round

Romania vs. Poland

Egypt vs. Finland

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