2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

Group I

  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September
First Round Play-offs
18–20 July
First Round
8–10 February
Second Round
11–13 April
                                     
 
    1   Croatia  
     bye     Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard)
    Italy       1   Croatia 3
   bye       Italy 2
    Italy
  Montecatini, Italy (clay)      bye  
    Italy 3  
    Latvia 2    
    4   Netherlands  
     bye     Skopje, Macedonia (clay)
 bye       4   Netherlands 4
    Latvia   Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay)     Macedonia 1
    Latvia 1
      Macedonia 4  
  Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard)
       Switzerland 4  
  Minsk, Belarus (hard)     Poland 1     Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
    Poland 4          Switzerland 4
  3   Belarus 1     3   Belarus 1
   bye
  Minsk, Belarus (hard)     3   Belarus  
  3   Belarus 3  
    Georgia 0    
     bye  
      Georgia     Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)
  Georgia         Georgia 1
   bye     2   Slovakia 4
   bye
    2   Slovakia  
Latvia and Georgia
relegated to Group II in 2009.
Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

  Play-offs
18–20 July
First Round
11–13 April
Second Round
18–20 July
Third Round
19–21 September
                                     
  Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
    1   Luxembourg 0  
  Hanko, Finland (clay)     Denmark 5     Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
1   Luxembourg 2         Denmark 0  
7   Finland 3   Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)     South Africa 5  
  7   Finland 1
      South Africa 4     Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
      South Africa 3
  Algiers, Algeria (clay)     5   Monaco 2
    3   Hungary 2  
  Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)     Algeria 3     Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
3   Hungary 5         Algeria 0
  Greece 0   Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)   5   Monaco 5  
  5   Monaco 3
      Greece 2  
  Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard)
      Egypt 0  
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)   6   Ukraine 5     Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  Egypt 3       6   Ukraine 3  
4   Morocco 2   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Ireland 2  
    Ireland 3
    4   Morocco 2     Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)
    6   Ukraine 5
  Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)     2   Portugal 0
      Cyprus 3  
  Tunis, Tunisia (clay)   8   Slovenia 2     Porto, Portugal (clay)
8   Slovenia 4         Cyprus 0
  Tunisia 1   Estoril, Portugal (clay)   2   Portugal 5  
    Tunisia 1
    2   Portugal 4  
Luxembourg, Greece, Morocco, and Tunisia
relegated to Group III in 2009.
South Africa and Ukraine
promoted to Group I in 2009.

Group III

Venue 1

Venue 1 BUL MNE TUR MAD CIV ZIM
1  Bulgaria (5-0) 3-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 3-0
2  Montenegro (4-1) 0-3 2-1 2-1 3-0 3-0
3  Turkey (3-2) 0-3 1-2 3-0 3-0 3-0
4  Madagascar (2-3) 1-2 1-2 0-3 3-0 3-0
5  Ivory Coast (1-4) 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-1
6  Zimbabwe (0-5) 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-2
  • Bulgaria and Montenegro promoted to Group II in 2009.
  • Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Venue 2

  • Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (clay)
  • Date: 7–11 May
Pool A MDA NOR ARM AND
1  Moldova (3-0) 2-1 3-0 3-0
2  Norway (2-1) 1-2 3-0 3-0
3  Armenia (1-2) 0-3 0-3 2-1
4  Andorra (0-3) 0-3 0-3 1-2
Pool B BIH LTU EST GHA
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-1, 7R) 1-2 3-0 3-0
2  Lithuania (2-1, 6R) 2-1 1-2 3-0
3  Estonia (2-1, 5R) 0-3 2-1 3-0
4  Ghana (0-3) 0-3 0-3 0-3

Scores in italics carried over from pools.

1st-4th Play-off MDA LTU NOR BIH
1  Moldova (3-0) 3-0 2-1 3-0
2  Lithuania (2-1) 0-3 2-1 2-1
3  Norway (1-2) 1-2 1-2 2-1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0-3) 0-3 1-2 1-2
5th-8th Play-off EST AND ARM GHA
1  Estonia (3-0) 3-0 3-0 3-0
2  Andorra (1-2, 4R) 0-3 1-2 3-0
3  Armenia (1-2, 3R) 0-3 2-1 1-2
4  Ghana (1-2, 2R) 0-3 0-3 2-1

Note: Tie between Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Estonia (Pool B) broken on number of rubbers won. Tie between Andorra, Armenia, and Ghana (6th-8th) broken on number of rubbers won.

  • Moldova and Lithuania promoted to Group II for 2009.
  • Armenia and Ghana relegated to Group IV for 2009.

Group IV

ISL NAM SMR RWA
1  Iceland (3-0) 3-0 2-1 3-0
2  Namibia (2-1) 0-3 2-1 3-0
3  San Marino (1-2) 1-2 1-2 3-0
4  Rwanda (0-3) 0-3 0-3 0-3
  • Iceland, Namibia, San Marino, and Rwanda promoted to Group III for 2009.

See also

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