1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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. 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 1997.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
9–12 February		 Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
 
      Morocco  
     bye     Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
   bye         Morocco 4
    Zimbabwe       Zimbabwe 1
   bye
  Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)       Zimbabwe  
    Zimbabwe 4  
    Finland 1    
      Romania  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 bye         Romania 3
    Finland       Finland 2
   bye
      Finland  
 
      Ukraine  
     bye     Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor carpet)
    Ukraine         Ukraine 0
   bye       Croatia 5
   bye
  Kiev, Ukraine (clay)       Croatia  
    Ukraine 4  
    Norway 1     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
      Norway 2  
      Israel 3     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
  Norway         Israel 1
   bye       Spain 4
   bye
      Spain  
 Finland and  Norway
relegated to Group II in 1997.		  Morocco,  Romania,  Croatia, and  Spain
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

First round

Israel vs. Norway

Israel
3		 Canada Centre, Ramat HaSharon, Israel [2]
9–12 February 1996
Hard
Norway
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Noam Behr
Christian Ruud		 65
77		 2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Eyal Ran
Helge Koll-Frafjord		 6
1		 6
2		 6
4		      
3
Eyal Erlich / Eyal Ran
Helge Koll-Frafjord / Christian Ruud		 3
6 		65
77		 7
5		 6
3		 6
4		  
4
Eyal Ran
Christian Ruud		 5
7 		77
65		 77
64		 3
6 		1
6 		 
5
Eyal Erlich
Helge Koll-Frafjord		 6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 77
64		    

Second round

Morocco vs. Zimbabwe

Morocco
4		 Complexe Al Amal, Casablanca, Morocco [3]
5–7 April 1996
Clay
Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Karim Alami
Wayne Black		 5
7 		6
3		 5
7 		6
1		 2
6 		 
2
Hicham Arazi
Byron Black		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi
Byron Black / Wayne Black		 6
1		 3
6 		77
65		 64
77		 6
3		  
4
Karim Alami
Malcolm Birch		 6
3		 6
0		 6
1		      
5
Hicham Arazi
Wayne Black		 6
3		 77
65		        

Finland vs. Romania

Finland
2		 Talin Tenniskeskus, Helsinki, Finland [4]
5–7 April 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Romania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tuomas Ketola
Andrei Pavel		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2
Kim Tiilikainen
Adrian Voinea		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
George Cosac / Dinu Pescariu		 2
6 		4
6 		63
77		      
4
Tuomas Ketola
George Cosac		 6
3		 77
61		        
5
Ville Liukko
Andrei Pavel		 6
3		 6
3		        

Croatia vs. Ukraine

Croatia
5		 Športska dvorana, Dubrovnik, Croatia [5]
5–7 April 1996
Carpet (indoors)
Ukraine
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Goran Ivanišević
Andrei Rybalko		 6
0		 77
65		 64
77		 6
3		    
2
Saša Hiršzon
Dimitri Poliakov		 6
2		 6
0		 6
3		      
3
Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević
Dimitri Poliakov / Andrei Rybalko		 77
62		 6
3		 6
2		      
4
Igor Šarić
Victor Trotsko		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Goran Orešić
Sergei Yaroshenko		 6
1		 712
610		        

Israel vs. Spain

Israel
1		 Canada Centre, Ramat HaSharon, Israel [6]
5–7 April 1996
Hard
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Eyal Ran
Carlos Costa		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		0
2		   retired
 
2
Eyal Erlich
Albert Costa		 2
6 		6
3		 2
6 		2
6 		   
3
Noam Behr / Eyal Erlich
Àlex Corretja / Emilio Sánchez		 7
5		 4
6 		4
6 		77
61		 6
3		  
4
Noam Behr
Albert Costa		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5
Eyal Erlich
Carlos Costa		 61
77		 1
6 		       

Second round relegation play-offs

Zimbabwe vs. Finland

Zimbabwe
4		 City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe [7]
20–22 September 1996
Hard
Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wayne Black
Kim Tiilikainen		 6
4		 7
5		 63
77		 6
3		    
2
Byron Black
Ville Liukko		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3
Byron Black / Wayne Black
Ville Liukko / Kim Tiilikainen		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
4
Byron Black
Tapio Nurminen		 67
79		 6
4		 6
3		      
5
Genius Chidzikwe
Ville Liukko		 1
6 		61
77		        

Ukraine vs. Norway

Ukraine
4		 Nauka Sports Club, Kiev, Ukraine [8]
20–22 September 1996
Clay
Norway
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andriy Medvedev
Jan Frode Andersen		 6
2		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Andrei Rybalko
Christian Ruud		 79
67		 6
4		 6
4		      
3
Andriy Medvedev / Dimitri Poliakov
Helge Koll-Frafjord / Christian Ruud		 6
0		 0
6 		6
0		 6
1		    
4
Andriy Medvedev
Christian Ruud		 6
2		 6
1		        
5
Denis Yakimenko
Jan Frode Andersen		 62
77		 4
6 		       
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References
  1. "1996 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Israel v Norway". daviscup.com.
  3. "Morocco v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  4. "Finland v Romania". daviscup.com.
  5. "Croatia v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
  6. "Israel v Spain". daviscup.com.
  7. "Zimbabwe v Finland". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ukraine v Norway". daviscup.com.
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