1995 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1995.

Main article: 1995 Davis Cup

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.

Group I
Main article: 1995 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-off were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1996.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
21–24 September		 First Round
31 March–2 April
                   
  Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
      Morocco 4
  Estoril, Portugal (clay)     Romania 1
  Romania 3    
  Portugal 2   Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
    Portugal 2
      Hungary 3
  Portorož, Slovenia (clay)
      Slovenia 0
  Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)     Zimbabwe 5
  Slovenia 0    
  Israel 5   Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
    Norway 4
      Israel 1

Group II
Main article: 1995 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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 teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1996.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
14–16 July		 First Round
28–30 April		 Second Round
14–16 July		 Third Round
22–24 September
                                     
  Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor carpet)
      Luxembourg 4  
  Vilnius, Lithuania (clay)     Lithuania 1     Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)
  Lithuania 1         Luxembourg 4  
  Poland 4   Lagos, Nigeria (hard)     Nigeria 1  
    Nigeria 3
      Poland 2     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
      Luxembourg 1
  Accra, Ghana (hard)       Finland 4
      Ghana 3  
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Ireland 2     Tampere, Finland (clay)
  Ireland 2         Ghana 0
  Ivory Coast 3   Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Finland 5  
    Ivory Coast 2
      Finland 3  
  Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
      Ukraine 3  
  Minsk, Belarus (carpet)     Belarus 2     Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)
  Belarus 5         Ukraine 3  
  Estonia 0   Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)     Latvia 2  
    Estonia 2
      Latvia 3     Cairo, Egypt (clay)
      Ukraine 4
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)       Egypt 1
      Egypt 4  
  Eastbourne, United Kingdom (grass)     Monaco 1     Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Monaco 0         Egypt 3
  Great Britain 5   Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)     Slovakia 2  
    Slovakia 5
      Great Britain 0  
 Lithuania,  Ireland,  Estonia, and  Monaco
relegated to Group III in 1996.		  Finland and  Ukraine
promoted to Group I in 1996.

Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1996. All other teams remained in Group III.

Participating nations

Zone A
Main article: 1995 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   MKD  BUL  GEO  TUN  CMR RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Macedonia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 10–2 (83%) 21–7 (75%) 1
 Bulgaria 1–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 9–2 (82%) 18–7 (72%) 2
 Georgia 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 7–4 (64%) 16–9 (64%) 3
 Tunisia 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–9 (18%) 6–19 (24%) 4
 Cameroon 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–11 (0%) 3–22 (12%) 5

Group B

   FRY  GRE  SMR  MDA  TOG  BEN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Yugoslavia 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 14–1 (93%) 29–3 (91%) 1
 Greece 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–1 12–3 (80%) 24–9 (73%) 2
 San Marino 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–2 8–7 (53%) 17–15 (53%) 3
 Moldova 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 6–9 (40%) 15–19 (44%) 4
 Togo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–4 3–12 (20%) 8–25 (24%) 5
 Benin 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–5 2–13 (13%) 6–28 (18%) 6

Zone B
Main article: 1995 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   MLT  CYP  KEN  CGO  ETH RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Malta 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 9–3 (75%) 19–9 (68%) 1
 Cyprus 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 9–3 (75%) 19–7 (73%) 2
 Kenya 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 (50%) 15–14 (52%) 3
 Congo 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 4–8 (33%) 9–18 (33%) 4
 Ethiopia 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–4 2–10 (17%) 7–21 (25%) 5

Group B

   ALG  TUR  ZAM  SEN  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Algeria 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 11–1 (92%) 22–3 (88%) 1
 Turkey 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 7–5 (58%) 14–10 (58%) 2
 Zambia 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 (50%) 12–13 (48%) 3
 Senegal 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 6–6 (50%) 14–12 (54%) 4
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 (0%) 0–24 (0%) 5

References
  1. "1995 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1995 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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