2019 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 2019 Davis Cup.

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In the Europe/Africa Zone there are three different tiers, called groups. The winners of the Group I ties in September will earn a place in the 2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers, while the remaining nations in Groups I and II will be allocated a place within their region depending on their position in the Nations Ranking. [1]

Participating nations

Results summary

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [1] Zenica Arena Zenica Hard (i)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [2]3–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Stockholm Kungliga tennishallen Hard (i)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2–3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria [3] Espoo Espoo Metro Areena Hard (i)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [4]3–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Budapest Sport 11 Sports, Leisure and Event CenterClay
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland [5] Bratislava AXA Aréna NTC Clay
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3–2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal [6] Minsk Republic Olympic Tennis CenterHard (i)

Results

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Czech Republic

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina [2]
14–15 September 2019
Hard (i)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
3
123
1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Mirza Bašić
Jonáš Forejtek
5
7
4
6
  
2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Tomislav Brkić
Jiří Veselý
2
6
64
77
  
3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Mirza Bašić  /  Tomislav Brkić
Jiří Lehečka  /  Jiří Veselý
77
62
6
3
  
4 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Mirza Bašić
Jiří Veselý
79
67
6
3
  
5 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Tomislav Brkić
Jonáš Forejtek
1
6
79
67
1
6
 

Sweden vs. Israel

Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
3
Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden [3]
13–14 September 2019
Hard (i)
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
1
123
1 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Israel.svg
Mikael Ymer
Edan Leshem
6
3
7
5
  
2 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Israel.svg
Markus Eriksson
Dudi Sela
78
66
6
0
  
3 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Israel.svg
Markus Eriksson  /  André Göransson
Daniel Cukierman  /  Jonathan Erlich
0
6
2
6
  
4 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Israel.svg
Mikael Ymer
Daniel Cukierman
6
4
6
3
  
5 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Israel.svg
Markus Eriksson
Edan Leshem
   not
played

Finland vs. Austria

Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
2
Espoo Metro Areena, Espoo, Finland [4]
13–14 September 2019
Hard (i)
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
3
123
1 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Patrik Niklas-Salminen
Dominic Thiem
3
6
4
6
  
2 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Emil Ruusuvuori
Sebastian Ofner
6
3
6
4
  
3 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Henri Kontinen  /  Emil Ruusuvuori
Oliver Marach  /  Jürgen Melzer
65
77
2
6
  
4 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Emil Ruusuvuori
Dominic Thiem
6
3
6
2
  
5 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Harri Heliövaara
Dennis Novak
6
3
3
6
65
77
 

Hungary vs. Ukraine

Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
3
Sport 11 Sports, Leisure and Event Center, Budapest, Hungary [5]
14–16 September 2019
Clay
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
2
123
1 Flag of Hungary.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Attila Balázs
Sergiy Stakhovsky
4
6
3
6
  
2 Flag of Hungary.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Márton Fucsovics
Illya Marchenko
6
3
6
2
  
3 Flag of Hungary.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Attila Balázs  /  Márton Fucsovics
Denys Molchanov  /  Sergiy Stakhovsky
77
61
3
6
6
3
 
4 Flag of Hungary.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Márton Fucsovics
Sergiy Stakhovsky
7
5
3
6
63
77
 
5 Flag of Hungary.svg
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Attila Balázs
Illya Marchenko
6
4
7
5
  

Slovakia vs. Switzerland

Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
3
AXA Aréna NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia [6]
13–14 September 2019
Clay
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
1
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Martin Kližan
Sandro Ehrat
2
6
67
79
  
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Andrej Martin
Henri Laaksonen
6
2
4
6
7
5
 
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Filip Polášek  /  Igor Zelenay
Jérôme Kym  /  Henri Laaksonen
6
3
6
3
  
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Norbert Gombos
Henri Laaksonen
6
1
6
1
  
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Andrej Martin
Sandro Ehrat
   not
played

Belarus vs. Portugal

Flag of Belarus.svg
Belarus
3
Republic Olympic Tennis Center, Minsk, Belarus [7]
13–14 September 2019
Hard (i)
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
2
123
1 Flag of Belarus.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Ilya Ivashka
João Sousa
6
4
1
6
2
6
 
2 Flag of Belarus.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Egor Gerasimov
João Domingues
6
2
6
3
  
3 Flag of Belarus.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Ilya Ivashka  /  Andrei Vasilevski
João Sousa  /  Pedro Sousa
3
6
66
78
  
4 Flag of Belarus.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Egor Gerasimov
João Sousa
77
63
6
4
  
5 Flag of Belarus.svg
Flag of Portugal.svg
Ilya Ivashka
Pedro Sousa
6
4
77
64
  

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References

  1. "DRAW DATE CONFIRMED FOR GROUPS I AND II". Daviscup.com.
  2. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Czech Republic". Daviscup.com.
  3. "Sweden v Israel". Daviscup.com.
  4. "Finland v Austria". Daviscup.com.
  5. "Hungary v Ukraine". Daviscup.com.
  6. "Slovakia v Switzerland". Daviscup.com.
  7. "Belarus v Portugal". Daviscup.com.