1994 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1994.

Main article: 1994 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: 1994 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-off, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-off were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1995.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Preliminary Round
4–6 February
       
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
    Zimbabwe 4
    Luxembourg 1
  First Round
25–27 March
       
  Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
    South Africa 5
    Romania 0
  Porto, Portugal (clay)
    Portugal 4
    Great Britain 1
  Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay)
    Croatia 3
    Norway 2
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
    Zimbabwe 2
     Switzerland 3
  Relegation Play-off
15–17 July
       
  Manchester, United Kingdom (grass)
    Romania 3
    Great Britain 2

Group II
Main article: 1994 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 1995.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
15–18 July		 First Round
29 April–1 May		 Second Round
15–17 July		 Third Round
23–26 September
                                     
  Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
      Kenya 1  
  Dublin, Ireland (carpet)     Latvia 3     Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)
  Kenya 1         Latvia 3  
  Ireland 4   Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)     Ukraine 2  
    Ukraine 5
      Ireland 0     Jūrmala, Latvia (hard)
      Latvia 1
  Casablanca, Morocco (clay)       Morocco 4
      Morocco 5  
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)     Egypt 0     Warsaw, Poland (clay)
  Egypt 3         Morocco 5
  Bulgaria 2   Sopot, Poland (indoor carpet)     Poland 0  
    Poland 4
      Bulgaria 1  
  Accra, Ghana (hard)
      Ghana 3  
  Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)     Monaco 2     Accra, Ghana (hard)
  Monaco 4         Ghana 3  
  Senegal 1   Lagos, Nigeria (hard)     Nigeria 2  
    Nigeria 5
      Senegal 0     Accra, Ghana (hard)
      Ghana 2
  Maribor, Slovenia (clay)       Slovenia 3
      Slovenia 3  
  Athens, Greece (clay)     Greece 2     Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay)
  Greece 1         Slovenia 3
  Estonia 4   Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)     Finland 2  
    Estonia 1
      Finland 4  
 Kenya,  Bulgaria,  Senegal, and  Greece
relegated to Group III in 1995.		  Morocco and  Slovenia
promoted to Group I in 1995.

Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1995. All other teams remained in Group III.

Participating nations

Zone A
Main article: 1994 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   CIV  GEO  SMR  ZAM  DJI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Ivory Coast 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 (100%) 24–1 (96%) 1
 Georgia 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 8–4 (67%) 15–9 (63%) 2
 San Marino 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 (50%) 14–12 (54%) 3
 Zambia 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–3 4–8 (33%) 7–16 (30%) 4
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 (0%) 1–23 (4%) 5

Group B

   BLR  CMR  ALG  BEN  TOG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Belarus 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 10–2 (83%) 20–5 (80%) 1
 Cameroon 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 7–5 (58%) 16–12 (57%) 2
 Algeria 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 8–4 (67%) 17–11 (61%) 3
 Benin 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 3–9 (25%) 7–19 (27%) 4
 Togo 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 2–10 (17%) 7–20 (26%) 5

Zone B
Main article: 1994 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   SVK  MLT  TUR  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Slovakia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–0 (100%) 1
 Malta 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–9 (53%) 2
 Turkey 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 9–10 (47%) 3
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4

Group B

   LTU  TUN  CYP  CGO RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Lithuania 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–4 (80%) 1
 Tunisia 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 2
 Cyprus 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 5–4 (56%) 11–9 (55%) 3
 Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 1–18 (5%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Slovakia 3  
    B2   Tunisia 0    
B2   Tunisia 2       A1   Slovakia 3
A2   Malta 1     B1   Lithuania 0
  B1   Lithuania 2
    A2   Malta 1  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Turkey 3  
    B4   Congo 0    
B4   Congo 1       A3   Turkey 2
A4   Sudan 2     B3   Cyprus 1
  B3   Cyprus 3
    A4   Sudan 0  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Slovakia
2  Lithuania
3  Tunisia
4  Malta
5  Turkey
6  Cyprus
7  Sudan
8  Congo
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References
  1. "1994 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1994 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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