2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

Main article: 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
22–24 September		 First Round Play-offs
21–23 July		 First Round
10–12 February		 Second Round
7–9 April
                                     
 
    S   Czech Republic  
     bye     Oujda, Morocco (clay)
    Morocco       S   Czech Republic 5
   bye       Morocco 0
    Morocco
  Marrakech, Morocco (clay)      bye  
    Morocco 2  
    Portugal 3    
    S   Italy  
     bye     Torre del Greco, Italy (clay)
 bye       S   Italy 5
    Portugal   Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)     Luxembourg 0
    Portugal 1
      Luxembourg 4  
  Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
      Israel 1  
  Eastbourne, UK (grass)     Serbia and Montenegro 4     Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet)
    Israel 3         Serbia and Montenegro 3
  S   Great Britain 2     S   Great Britain 2
   bye
  Odessa, Ukraine (clay)     S   Great Britain  
  S   Great Britain 3  
    Ukraine 2    
     bye  
      Ukraine     Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
  Ukraine         Ukraine 1
   bye     S   Belgium 4
   bye
    S   Belgium  
Morocco and Ukraine
relegated to Group II in 2007.		 Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Belgium
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Luxembourg vs. Portugal

Luxembourg
4		 National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[1]
10 – 12 February 2006
Hard (indoor)
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Laurent Bram
Rui Machado		 5
7 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2
Gilles Müller
Frederico Gil		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler
Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares		 4
6 		6
3		 7
5		 6
1		    
4
Gilles Müller
Rui Machado		 77
63		 77
62		 6
1		      
5
Gilles Kremer
Gonçalo Nicau		 68
710		 6
4		 6
4		      

Israel vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Israel
1		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[2]
10 – 12 February 2006
Hard
Serbia and Montenegro
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dudi Sela
Janko Tipsarević		 63
77		 6
2		 0
6 		4
6 		   
2
Noam Okun
Novak Djokovic		 62
77		 66
78		 2
6 		     
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Ilija Bozoljac / Janko Tipsarević		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Dudi Sela
Novak Djokovic		 1
6 		2
6 		63
77		      
5
Noam Okun
Janko Tipsarević		 610
712		 4
6 		       

Second Round Matches

Morocco vs. Czech Republic

Morocco
0		 Oujda, Morocco[3]
7 – 9 April 2006
Clay
Czech Republic
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mounir El Aarej
Tomáš Zíb		 6
2		 1
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2
Mehdi Tahiri
Tomáš Berdych		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3
Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi
Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Dlouhý		 3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4
Mehdi Ziadi
Lukáš Dlouhý		 2
6 		1
6 		       
5
Mehdi Tahiri
Tomáš Zíb		 4
6 		5
7 		       

Italy vs. Luxembourg

Italy
5		 Sporting Club Oplonti, Torre del Greco, Italy[4]
7 – 9 April 2006
Clay
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Filippo Volandri
Gilles Kremer		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Andreas Seppi
Laurent Bram		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti
Laurent Bram / Gilles Kremer		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
4
Filippo Volandri
Laurent Bram		 6
3		 6
1		        
5
Giorgio Galimberti
Gilles Kremer		 6
1		 6
3		        

Great Britain vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Great Britain
2		 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[5]
7 – 9 April 2006
Carpet (indoor)
Serbia and Montenegro
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Greg Rusedski
Janko Tipsarević		 6
3		 62
77		 7
5		 7
5		    
2
Arvind Parmar
Novak Djokovic		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3
Andy Murray / Greg Rusedski
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
4
Greg Rusedski
Novak Djokovic		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		66
78		    
5
Arvind Parmar
Ilija Bozoljac		 7
5		 6
4		        

Ukraine vs. Belgium

Ukraine
1		 International Tennis Club, Kiev, Ukraine[6]
7 – 9 April 2006
Carpet (indoor)
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orest Tereshchuk
Olivier Rochus		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Kristof Vliegen		 3
6 		3
6 		65
77		      
3
Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen		 63
77		 3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Gilles Elseneer		 3
6 		62
77		        
5
Sergei Bubka
Stefan Wauters		 77
65		 3
6 		710
68		      

First Round Play-offs Matches

Israel vs. Great Britain

Israel
3		 International Lawn Tennis Centre, Eastbourne, Great Britain
21–23 July 2006
grass (outdoor)
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Noam Okun
Alex Bogdanović		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      
2
Andy Ram
Andy Murray		 6
2		 6
4		 5
7		 2
6		 3
6 		 
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Jamie Delgado / Andy Murray		 3
6		 6
3		 5
7		 6
3		 6
4		  
4
Noam Okun
Jamie Delgado		 6
3		 6
4		 65
77		 2
6		 6
3		  
5
Dekel Valtzer
Alan Mackin		 2
6		 1
6		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Morocco vs. Portugal

Morocco
2		 Royale Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[7]
22 – 24 September 2006
Clay
Portugal
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rabie Chaki
Gonçalo Nicau		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		6
3		 12
10		  
2
Mehdi Tahiri
Frederico Gil		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3
Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Ziadi
Frederico Gil / Gonçalo Nicau		 1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Rabie Chaki
Frederico Gil		 6
1		 5
7 		1
6 		65
77		    
5
Mehdi Tahiri
Pedro Sousa		 77
62		 4
6 		6
2		      

Great Britain vs. Ukraine

Great Britain
3		 Lawn Tennis Club, Odessa, Ukraine
22 – 24 September 2006
Clay
Ukraine
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Greg Rusedski
Sergiy Stakhovsky		 1
6		 6
3		 5
7		 6
4		 9
7		  
2
Andy Murray
Oleksandr Dolgopolov		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Jamie Delgado / Andy Murray
Sergiy Stakhovsky / Orest Tereshchuck		 3
6		 3
6		 3
6		      
4
Andy Murray
Sergiy Stakhovsky		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
5
Jamie Baker
Sergei Bubka		 3
6		 66
78		        

References
  1. "Luxembourg v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  2. "Israel v Serbia and Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  3. "Morocco v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  4. "Italy v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  5. "Great Britain v Serbia and Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  6. "Ukraine v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  7. "Morocco v Portugal". daviscup.com.

Main Draw

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