2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

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The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Nairobi, Kenya, from 11 to 14 September 2019.

Contents

Participating nations

Draw

Date: 11–14 September

Location: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis.

Seeding

PotNationRank1Seed
1
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 701
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 762
2
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 803
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 814
3
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 885
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 906
4
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1057
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1118

Round Robin

Pool A

 TUNMOZNAMNGRRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3–03–03–03–018–1 (95%)114–55 (67%)1
7Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0–32–12–12–19–10 (47%)77–89 (46%)2
4Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0–31–22–11–26–12 (33%)76–97 (44%)3
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–31–21–20–34–14 (22%)71–97 (42%)4

Pool B

 KENMADALGBENRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–12–12–13–014–8 (64%)118–111 (52%)1
8Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1–23–02–12–113–8 (62%)106–93 (53%)2
6Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–20–32–11–26–15 (29%)96–118 (45%)3
3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–21–21–20–39–11 (45%)103–101 (50%)4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings

Playoffs

The winners of the 1st vs 2nd playoffs are promoted to Group II, the losers of the 3rd vs 4th playoff are relegated in group IV

A TeamScoreB Team
1A vs 2BFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2–0Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
2A vs 1BFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0–2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
3A vs 4BFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
4A vs 3BFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0–3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin

Round Robin

Pool A

Tunisia vs. Mozambique

Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [1]
11 September
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
0
123
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Aziz Ouakaa
Bruno Nhavene
6
1
3
6
6
2
 
2 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Skander Mansouri
Franco Mata
6
1
6
2
  
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Aziz Dougaz  /  Malek Jaziri
Jaime Sigauque  /  Ataide Mussagy Suca
6
1
6
1
  

Namibia vs. Nigeria

Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [2]
11 September
Clay
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
1
123
1 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk
Emmanuel Idoko
4
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Jean Erasmus
Emmanuel Audu
6
2
6
4
  
3 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Jean Erasmus  /  Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk
Paul Etim  /  Emmanuel Idoko
6
4
6
4
  

Tunisia vs. Nigeria

Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [3]
12 September
Clay
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
0
123
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Aziz Ouakaa
Emmanuel Idoko
6
4
6
4
  
2 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Skander Mansouri
Emmanuel Audu
6
3
6
2
  
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Aziz Dougaz  /  Malek Jaziri
Emmanuel Audu  /  Emmanuel Idoko
6
2
77
62
  

Namibia vs. Mozambique

Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [4]
12 September
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
2
123
1 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk
Bruno Nhavene
4
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Jean Erasmus
Franco Mata
78
66
6
3
  
3 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Jean Erasmus  /  Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk
Franco Mata  /  Bruno Nhavene
4
6
3
6
  

Tunisia vs. Namibia

Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [5]
13 September
Clay
Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
0
123
1 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Aziz Ouakaa
Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk
6
2
77
61
  
2 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Aziz Dougaz
Jean Erasmus
6
3
77
65
  
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg
Flag of Namibia.svg
Skander Mansouri  /  Aziz Ouakaa
Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk  /  Connor Henry van Schalkwyk
6
2
6
1
  

Nigeria vs. Mozambique

Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [6]
13 September
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
2
123
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Emmanuel Idoko
Bruno Nhavene
1
6
4
6
  
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Emmanuel Audu
Franco Mata
5
7
2
6
  
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Paul Etim  /  Emmanuel Idoko
Jaime Sigauque  /  Ataide Mussagy Suca
6
2
6
3
  

Pool B

Kenya vs. Madagascar

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [7]
11 September
Clay
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
1
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Kevin Cheruiyot
Lucas Andriamasilalao
6
4
6
3
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy
6
1
2
6
77
61
 
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Albert Njogu  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Antso Rakotondramanga  /  Toky Ranaivo
6
4
3
6
66
78
 

Benin vs. Algeria

Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [8]
11 September
Clay
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2
123
1 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Delmas N'tcha
Youcef Rihane
4
6
5
7
  
2 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Alexis Klégou
Nazim Makhlouf
6
1
6
4
  
3 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Alexis Klégou  /  Delmas N'tcha
Nazim Makhlouf  /  Youcef Rihane
66
78
7
5
4
6
 

Kenya vs. Algeria

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [9]
12 September
Clay
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
1
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Kevin Cheruiyot
Youcef Rihane
77
65
3
6
3
6
 
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Nazim Makhlouf
6
4
7
5
  
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Nazim Makhlouf  /  Youcef Rihane
6
4
64
77
6
4
 

Benin vs. Madagascar

Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [10]
12 September
Clay
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
2
123
1 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Sylvestre Monnou
Lucas Andriamasilalao
3
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Alexis Klégou
Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy
6
1
6
4
  
3 Flag of Benin.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Alexis Klégou  /  Arnaud Sewanou
Antso Rakotondramanga  /  Toky Ranaivo
3
6
6
3
64
77
 

Kenya vs. Benin

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [11]
13 September
Clay
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
1
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Albert Njogu
Delmas N'tcha
3
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Kevin Cheruiyot
Sylvestre Monnou
6
3
77
63
  
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Alexis Klégou  /  Arnaud Sewanou
7
5
710
68
  

Algeria vs. Madagascar

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
0
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [12]
13 September
Clay
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
3
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Mohamed Hassan
Lucas Andriamasilalao
3
6
4
6
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Nazim Makhlouf
Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy
4
6
3
6
  
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Samir Hamza Reguig  /  Mohamed Hassan
Antso Rakotondramanga  /  Toky Ranaivo
2
6
2
6
  

Playoffs

1st to 2nd playoff

Madagascar vs. Tunisia

Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
0
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [13]
14 September
Clay
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
2
123
1 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Toky Ranaivo
Aziz Ouakaa
4
6
5
7
  
2 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy
Skander Mansouri
1
6
4
6
  
3 Flag of Madagascar.svg
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Antso Rakotondramanga  /  Toky Ranaivo
Aziz Dougaz  /  Malek Jaziri
   not
played

3rd to 4th playoff

Mozambique vs. Kenya

Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
0
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [14]
14 September
Clay
Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2
123
1 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Bruno Nhavene
Ibrahim Kibet Yego
66
78
4
6
  
2 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Franco Mata
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
1
6
1
6
  
3 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Kenya.svg
Franco Mata  /  Bruno Nhavene
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
   not
played

5th to 6th playoff

Algeria vs. Nigeria

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [15]
14 September
Clay
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
0
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Samir Hamza Reguig
Paul Etim
6
4
7
5
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Youcef Rihane
Emmanuel Idoko
6
1
6
4
  
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nazim Makhlouf  /  Youcef Rihane
Emmanuel Audu  /  Emmanuel Idoko
   not
played

7th to 8th playoff

Namibia vs. Benin

Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia
0
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [16]
14 September
Clay
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
3
123
1 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk
Delmas N'tcha
2
6
61
77
  
2 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Jean Erasmus
Alexis Klégou
1
6
2
6
  
3 Flag of Namibia.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Riaan de Wit  /  Connor Henry van Schalkwyk
Sylvestre Monnou  /  Arnaud Sewanou
5
7
6
4
[2]
[10]
 

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