2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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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:   Romania   Lithuania   Denmark   Slovenia   Turkey   Norway   Finland   Georgia

Remaining nations:   Egypt   Estonia   Ireland   Luxembourg   Morocco   Poland   Tunisia   Zimbabwe

Draw

	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 3 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 (i)		Morocco 0
1 2 3 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 (i)		Zimbabwe 1
1 2 3 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 (i)		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 Vitus Nødskov 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 (i)		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 (i)		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 (i)		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 (i)		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

References

1. "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.
2. "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
3. "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.
4. "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
5. "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.
6. "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.
7. "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
8. "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.
9. "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
10. "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.
11. "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
12. "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.
13. "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
14. "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.
15. "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.
16. "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.
17. "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.
18. "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.

External links

• Official Website