2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2001.

Main article: 2001 Davis Cup

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I
Further information: 2001 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-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2002.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
21–23 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
9–11 February		 Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
 
      Great Britain  
     bye     Solihull, England (indoor carpet)
   bye         Great Britain 5
    Ukraine   Maia, Portugal (clay)     Portugal 0
    Ukraine 2
  Wels, Austria (indoor hard)       Portugal 3  
    Ukraine 1  
    Austria 4    
      Austria  
     bye     Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet)
  Austria         Austria 1
   bye       Croatia 4
   bye
      Croatia  
 
      Belarus  
     bye     Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
   bye         Belarus 3
    Zimbabwe       Zimbabwe 2
   bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)       Zimbabwe  
    Zimbabwe 3  
    Slovenia 2     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
      Slovenia 2  
      Finland 3     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
  Slovenia         Finland 2
   bye       Italy 3
   bye
      Italy  
 Ukraine and  Slovenia
relegated to Group II in 2002.		  Great Britain,  Croatia,  Belarus, and  Italy
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Further information: 2001 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 2002.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
20–22 July		 First Round
27–39 April		 Second Round
20–22 July		 Third Round
21–23 September
                                     
  Szeged, Hungary (clay)
      Hungary 5  
  Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)     Monaco 0     Skagen, Denmark (hard)
  Monaco 1         Hungary 2  
  Ireland 4   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Denmark 3  
    Ireland 2
      Denmark 3     Athens, Greece (clay)
      Denmark 2
  Istanbul, Turkey (hard)       Greece 3
      Greece 5  
  Chișinău, Moldova (clay)     Turkey 0     Athens, Greece (clay)
  Turkey 2         Greece 5
  Moldova 3   Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet)     Armenia 0  
    Armenia 3
      Moldova 2  
  Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
      Norway 3  
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Estonia 2     Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
  Estonia 2         Norway 2  
  Ivory Coast 3   Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet)     Luxembourg 3  
    Luxembourg 3
      Ivory Coast 2     Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
      Luxembourg 1
  Bytom, Poland (clay)       Israel 4
      Poland 2  
  Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)     Israel 3     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Poland 2         Israel 3
  Yugoslavia 3   Nelspruit, South Africa (hard)     South Africa 2  
    Yugoslavia 0
      South Africa 5  
 Monaco,  Turkey,  Estonia, and  Poland
relegated to Group III in 2002.		  Greece and  Israel
promoted to Group I in 2002.

Group III

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2002, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2002.

Participating nations

Zone A
Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   LAT  MAD  GEO  KEN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Latvia 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 8–1 (89%) 26–5 (84%) 1
 Madagascar 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 17–14 (55%) 2
 Georgia 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 12–17 (41%) 3
 Kenya 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–8 (11%) 5–24 (17%) 4

Group B

   GHA  LTU  ISL  BOT RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Ghana 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–3 (67%) 21–13 (62%) 1
 Lithuania 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 20–12 (63%) 2
 Iceland 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 13–21 (38%) 3
 Botswana 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (33%) 11–19 (37%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Latvia 2  
    B2   Lithuania 1    
B2   Lithuania 2       A1   Latvia 3
A2   Madagascar 1     B1   Ghana 0
  A2   Madagascar 0
    B1   Ghana 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Georgia 1  
    B4   Botswana 2    
A3   Georgia 3       B4   Botswana 2
A4   Kenya 0     B3   Iceland 1
  A4   Kenya 1
    B3   Iceland 2  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Latvia
2  Ghana
3  Lithuania
4  Madagascar
5  Botswana
6  Iceland
7  Georgia
8  Kenya

Zone B
Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   BUL  MKD  NAM  TOG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 27–6 (82%) 1
 Macedonia 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 21–14 (60%) 2
 Namibia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 9–21 (30%) 3
 Togo 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 7–23 (23%) 4

Group B

   EGY  BIH  MRI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Egypt 2–1 3–0 2–0 5–1 (83%) 16–5 (76%) 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–2 (67%) 13–9 (59%) 2
 Mauritius 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 (0%) 3–18 (14%) 3

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Bulgaria 3  
    B2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 0    
B2   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2       A1   Bulgaria 2
A2   Macedonia 1     B1   Egypt 1
  A2   Macedonia 1
    B1   Egypt 2  

Relegation play-offs

   MRI  NAM  TOG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
B3  Mauritius 3–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 (83%) 14–4 (78%) 1
A3  Namibia 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 2
A4  Togo 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–4 (33%) 7–13 (35%) 3

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Bulgaria
2  Egypt
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4  Macedonia
5  Mauritius
6  Namibia
7  Togo
  •  Bulgaria and  Egypt promoted to Group II in 2002.
  •  Togo relegated to Group IV in 2002.

Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2002. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Zone A
Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   CYP  ALG  BEN  RWA  LES  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Cyprus 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 14–1 (93%) 43–13 (77%) 1
 Algeria 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–1 11–4 (73%) 40–16 (71%) 2
 Benin 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 9–6 (60%) 32–20 (62%) 3
 Rwanda 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–3 5–10 (33%) 18–33 (35%) 4
 Lesotho 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–4 5–10 (33%) 17–32 (35%) 5
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 6–42 (13%) 6

Group B

   TUN  AZE  SMR  BUR  GAB  UGA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Tunisia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 13–2 (87%) 44–13 (77%) 1
 Azerbaijan 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–1 10–5 (67%) 36–24 (60%) 2
 San Marino 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 10–5 (67%) 37–21 (64%) 3
 Burkina Faso 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 7–8 (47%) 25–29 (46%) 4
 Gabon 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–4 4–11 (27%) 16–37 (30%) 5
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 9–43 (17%) 6

Zone B
Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   AND  ANG  MLT  ETH  LBA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Andorra 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 9–2 (82%) 19–4 (83%) 1
 Angola 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 8–2 (80%) 16–6 (73%) 2
 Malta 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 7–4 (64%) 14–10 (58%) 3
 Ethiopia 0–3 0–2 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–8 (20%) 5–15 (25%) 4
 Libya 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–10 (0%) 1–20 (5%) 5

Group B

   ZAM  MLI  SEN  DJI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Zambia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–5 (75%) 1
 Mali 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 15–4 (79%) 2
 Senegal 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–11 (42%) 3
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4

References
  1. "2001 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "2001 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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