2017 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

The Europe Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Sozopol, Bulgaria, in April 2017. The two winning groups advanced to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

Main article: 2017 Davis Cup

Participating nations

Inactive nation

Draw

Date: 5–8 April 2017

Location: Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of three teams (Pool A) and three pools of four teams (Pools B, C and D). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  1.  Bulgaria (50)
  2.  Moldova (61)
  3.  Luxembourg (67)
  4.  Ireland (79)
  1.  Macedonia (88)
  2.  Montenegro (92)
  3.  Greece (97)
  4.  Liechtenstein (102*)
  1.  Malta (102*)
  2.  Andorra (113)
  3.  San Marino (114)
  4.  Iceland (116)
  5.  Armenia (119)
  6.  Albania (125)
  7.  Kosovo (128)

* Tie broken by drawing of lot.

Pool A
  BUL GRE ARM RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
50  Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 2–0 12–1 (92%) 79–36 (69%) 1
97  Greece 0–3 3–0 1–1 7–7 (50%) 64–53 (55%) 2
119  Armenia 0–3 0–3 0–2 1–12 (8%) 23–77 (23%) 3

Pool B
  MKD MDA MLT ISL RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
88  Macedonia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 16–4 (80%) 111–70 (61%) 1
61  Moldova 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 9–11 (45%) 76–90 (46%) 2
102  Malta 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 8–12 (40%) 77–94 (45%) 3
116  Iceland 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 7–13 (35%) 77–87 (47%) 4

Pool C
  LUX LIE ALB SMR RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
67  Luxembourg 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 18–1 (95%) 115–41 (74%) 1
102  Liechtenstein 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 11–9 (55%) 88–84 (51%) 2
125  Albania 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–16 (16%) 59–106 (36%) 3
114  San Marino 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 7–15 (32%) 86–117 (42%) 4

Pool D
  IRL MNE AND KOS RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
79  Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 17–2 (89%) 110–35 (76%) 1
92  Montenegro 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 12–5 (71%) 90–71 (56%) 2
113  Andorra 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 8–11 (42%) 75–86 (47%) 3
128  Kosovo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–18 (5%) 28–111 (20%) 4

Playoffs
PlacingA TeamScoreD Team
Promotional Bulgaria1–2 Ireland
5th–8th Greece1–2 Montenegro
9th–12th Armenia2–1 Andorra
13th–15thN/A Kosovo
PlacingB TeamScoreC Team
Promotional Macedonia1–2 Luxembourg
5th–8th Moldova2–1 Liechtenstein
9th–12th Malta2–1 Albania
13th–15th Iceland2–0 San Marino

 Ireland and  Luxembourg promoted to Group II in 2018.

Round robin

Bulgaria vs. Armenia

Bulgaria
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[1]
6 April 2017
Hard
Armenia
0
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Mikayel Khachatryan		 6
3		 77
60		    
2
Aleksandar Lazov
Mikayel Avetisyan		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Alexandar Lazarov
Mikayel Khachatryan / Sedrak Khachatryan		 6
1		 6
2		    

Greece vs. Armenia

Greece
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[2]
6–7 April 2017
Hard
Armenia
0
1 2 3
1
Charalampos Kapogiannis
Mikayel Khachatryan		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Ioannis Stergiou
Mikayel Avetisyan		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Stamatios Kapiris / Petros Tsitsipas
Mikayel Avetisyan / Sedrak Khachatryan		 4
6 		6
3		 6
1		  

Bulgaria vs. Greece

Bulgaria
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[3]
7 April 2017
Hard
Greece
0
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Charalampos Kapogiannis		 66
78		 6
2		 6
4		  
2
Aleksandar Lazov
Ioannis Stergiou		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Alexandar Lazarov
Stamatios Kapiris / Petros Tsitsipas		 6
0		 6
4		    

Moldova vs. Iceland

Moldova
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[4]
6 April 2017
Hard
Iceland
2
1 2 3
1
Dmitrii Baskov
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius		 3
6 		3
6 		   
2
Andrei Șoltoianu
Birkir Gunnarsson		 6
4		 3
6 		65
77		  
3
Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Ciumac
Vladimir Ristic / Egill Sigurðsson		 6
1		 6
3		    

Macedonia vs. Malta

North Macedonia
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[5]
6–7 April 2017
Hard
Malta
1
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Grabul
Omar Sudzuka		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Tomislav Jotovski
Matthew Asciak		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		 
3
Shendrit Deari / Dimitar Grabul
Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka		 7
5		 7
5		    

Moldova vs. Malta

Moldova
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[6]
7 April 2017
Hard
Malta
1
1 2 3
1
Andrei Șoltoianu
Matthew Asciak		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2
Maxim Bulat
Denzil Agius		 6
0		 6
4		    
3
Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Ciumac
Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka		 6
1		 6
1		    

Macedonia vs. Iceland

North Macedonia
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[7]
7 April 2017
Hard
Iceland
0
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Grabul
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Tomislav Jotovski
Birkir Gunnarsson		 6
0		 6
1		    
3
Shendrit Deari / Gorazd Srbljak
Vladimir Ristic / Egill Sigurðsson		 6
4		 6
2		    

Moldova vs. Macedonia

Moldova
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[8]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
North Macedonia
2
1 2 3
1
Maxim Bulat
Dimitar Grabul		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2
Andrei Ciumac
Tomislav Jotovski		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Șoltoianu
Shendrit Deari / Gorazd Srbljak		 5
7 		77
64		 4
1		  
retired

Iceland vs. Malta

Iceland
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[9]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Malta
2
1 2 3
1
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius
Omar Sudzuka		 6
1		 6
0		    
2
Birkir Gunnarsson
Matthew Asciak		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson
Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka		 64
77		 6
2		 4
6 		 

Luxembourg vs. San Marino

Luxembourg
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[10]
6 April 2017
Hard
San Marino
0
1 2 3
1
Ugo Nastasi
Pietro Grassi		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
Christophe Tholl
Marco de Rossi		 6
2		 77
62		    
3
Tom Diederich / Ugo Nastasi
Marco de Rossi / Pietro Grassi		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		  

Liechtenstein vs. Albania

Liechtenstein
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[11]
6 April 2017
Hard
Albania
0
1 2 3
1
Timo Kranz
Arber Sulstarova		 6
3		 6
2		    
2
Vital Flurin Leuch
Elbi Mjeshtri		 77
65		 6
1		    
3
Robin Forster / Vital Flurin Leuch
Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja		 6
3		 6
2		    

Luxembourg vs. Albania

Luxembourg
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[12]
7 April 2017
Hard
Albania
0
1 2 3
1
Ugo Nastasi
Genajd Shypheja		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Alex Knaff
Arber Sulstarova		 6
2		 6
0		    
3
Tom Diederich / Alex Knaff
Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja		 6
4		 6
0		    

Liechtenstein vs. San Marino

Liechtenstein
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[13]
7 April 2017
Hard
San Marino
1
1 2 3
1
Timo Kranz
Pietro Grassi		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Vital Flurin Leuch
Marco de Rossi		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		 
3
Robin Forster / Timo Kranz
Marco de Rossi / Pietro Grassi		 6
1		 4
6 		712
610		  

Luxembourg vs. Liechtenstein

Luxembourg
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[14]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Liechtenstein
0
1 2 3
1
Ugo Nastasi
Timo Kranz		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Christophe Tholl
Vital Flurin Leuch		 77
65		 6
3		    
3
Tom Diederich / Alex Knaff
Robin Forster / Serafin Zund		 6
0		 6
3		    

San Marino vs. Albania

San Marino
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[15]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Albania
2
1 2 3
1
Antoine Barbieri
Mario Zili		 1
6 		5
7 		   
2
Marco de Rossi
Elbi Mjeshtri		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Antoine Barbieri / Pietro Grassi
Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja		 6
4		 3
6 		64
77		  

Ireland vs. Andorra

Ireland
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[16]
6 April 2017
Hard
Andorra
0
1 2 3
1
Sam Barry
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
James McGee
Laurent Recouderc		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Sam Barry / David O'Hare
Èric Cervós Noguer / Laurent Recouderc		 6
3		 6
0		    

Montenegro vs. Kosovo

Montenegro
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[17]
6 April 2017
Hard
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1
Rrezart Cungu
Granit Bajraliu		 6
1		 6
0		    
2
Ljubomir Čelebić
Hyda Banjska		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Mario Aleksić / Pavle Rogan
Burim Bytyqi / Meldin Mustafi		 6
1		 6
0		    

Ireland vs. Kosovo

Ireland
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[18]
6–7 April 2017
Hard
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1
Peter Bothwell
Granit Bajraliu		 6
0		 6
2		    
2
James McGee
Hyda Banjska		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Peter Bothwell / David O'Hare
Granit Bajraliu / Meldin Mustafi		 6
2		 6
2		    

Montenegro vs. Andorra

Montenegro
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[19]
6–7 April 2017
Hard
Andorra
1
1 2 3
1
Rrezart Cungu
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Ljubomir Čelebić
Laurent Recouderc		 77
63		 6
4		    
3
Mario Aleksić / Pavle Rogan
Èric Cervós Noguer / Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier		 5
7 		2
6 		   

Ireland vs. Montenegro

Ireland
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[20]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Montenegro
1
1 2 3
1
Sam Barry
Rrezart Cungu		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
James McGee
Ljubomir Čelebić		 5
7 		6
2		 3
6 		 
3
Sam Barry / David O'Hare
Ljubomir Čelebić / Rrezart Cungu		 6
2		 6
4		    

Andorra vs. Kosovo

Andorra
3		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[21]
7–8 April 2017
Hard
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Burim Bytyqi		 6
1		 6
3		    
2
Laurent Recouderc
Granit Bajraliu		 6
0		 6
1		    
3
Èric Cervós Noguer / Laurent Recouderc
Granit Bajraliu / Hyda Banjska		 3
6 		6
4		 6
3		  

Playoffs

Bulgaria vs. Ireland

Bulgaria
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[22]
8 April 2017
Hard
Ireland
2
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Sam Barry		 4
6 		6
3		 78
66		  
2
Aleksandar Lazov
James McGee		 2
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
3
Dimitar Kuzmanov / Aleksandar Lazov
Sam Barry / David O'Hare		 1
6 		66
78		    

Macedonia vs. Luxembourg

North Macedonia
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[23]
8 April 2017
Hard
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1
Dimitar Grabul
Ugo Nastasi		 4
6 		3
6 		   
2
Tomislav Jotovski
Christophe Tholl		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
Dimitar Grabul / Tomislav Jotovski
Alex Knaff / Ugo Nastasi		 5
7 		6
4		 2
6 		 

Greece vs. Montenegro

Greece
1		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[24]
8 April 2017
Hard
Montenegro
2
1 2 3
1
Charalampos Kapogiannis
Pavle Rogan		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Ioannis Stergiou
Rrezart Cungu		 5
7 		0
6 		   
3
Charalampos Kapogiannis / Petros Tsitsipas
Ljubomir Čelebić / Rrezart Cungu		 5
7 		2
6 		   

Moldova vs. Liechtenstein

Moldova
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[25]
8 April 2017
Hard
Liechtenstein
1
1 2 3
1
Dmitrii Baskov
Timo Kranz		 6
4		 6
1		    
2
Maxim Bulat
Vital Flurin Leuch		 6
0		 1
6 		2
6 		 
3
Dmitrii Baskov / Andrei Șoltoianu
Robin Forster / Vital Flurin Leuch		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		  

Armenia vs. Andorra

Armenia
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[26]
8 April 2017
Hard
Andorra
1
1 2 3
1
Mikayel Khachatryan
Èric Cervós Noguer		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Sedrak Khachatryan
Laurent Recouderc		 2
6 		0
6 		   
3
Mikayel Avetisyan / Mikayel Khachatryan
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Laurent Recouderc		 6
2		 6
3		    

Malta vs. Albania

Malta
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[27]
8 April 2017
Hard
Albania
1
1 2 3
1
Omar Sudzuka
Mario Zili		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
Denzil Agius
Elbi Mjeshtri		 2
6		 3
6 		   
3
Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka
Genajd Shypheja / Arber Sulstarova		 6
0		 6
1		    

Iceland vs. San Marino

Iceland
2		 Holiday Village Santa Marina, Sozopol, Bulgaria[28]
8 April 2017
Hard
San Marino
0
1 2 3
1
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius
Pietro Grassi		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Birkir Gunnarsson
Marco de Rossi		 2
1		      
retired
3
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson
Marco de Rossi / Pietro Grassi		       not
played

References
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  2. "Greece v Armenia". daviscup.com.
  3. "Bulgaria v Greece". daviscup.com.
  4. "Moldova v Iceland". daviscup.com.
  5. "Macedonia v Malta". daviscup.com.
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  9. "Iceland v Malta". daviscup.com.
  10. "Luxembourg v San Marino". daviscup.com.
  11. "Liechtenstein v Albania". daviscup.com.
  12. "Luxembourg v Albania". daviscup.com.
  13. "Liechtenstein v San Marino". daviscup.com.
  14. "Luxembourg v Liechtenstein". daviscup.com.
  15. "San Marino v Albania". daviscup.com.
  16. "Ireland v Andorra". daviscup.com.
  17. "Montenegro v Kosovo". daviscup.com.
  18. "Ireland v Kosovo". daviscup.com.
  19. "Montenegro v Andorra". daviscup.com.
  20. "Ireland v Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  21. "Andorra v Kosovo". daviscup.com.
  22. "Bulgaria v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  23. "Macedonia v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
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  25. "Moldova v Liechtenstein". daviscup.com.
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