2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 2018 Davis Cup.

Main article: 2018 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. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties 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 2019.

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
19–20 October / 26–27 October		 First Round Play-offs
14–15 September		 First Round
2–3 February		 Second Round
6–7 April
                                     
 
    1   Czech Republic  
     bye     Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[1]
   bye       1   Czech Republic 3
    South Africa   Centurion, South Africa (hard)[2]     Israel 1
    South Africa 2
  Lisbon, Portugal (clay)[3]       Israel 3  
    South Africa 0  
  4   Portugal 4    
    4   Portugal  
  Bucha, Ukraine (hard)[4]    bye     Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)[5]
4   Portugal 1       4   Portugal 2
    Ukraine 3   Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard)[6]     Sweden 3
    Ukraine 2
      Sweden 3  
 
      Bosnia and Herzegovina  
     bye     Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[7]
   bye         Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
  3   Slovakia     3   Slovakia 2
   bye
  Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)[8]     3   Slovakia  
  3   Slovakia 3  
    Belarus 1     Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay)[9]
      Austria 5  
  Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[10]     Belarus 0     Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[11]
  Belarus 2         Austria 3
  2   Russia 3     2   Russia 1
   bye
    2   Russia  
 South Africa and  Belarus
relegated to Group II in 2019.		  Czech Republic,  Sweden,  Bosnia and Herzegovina, and  Austria
advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

South Africa vs. Israel

South Africa
2		 Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa, South Africa[2]
2–3 February
Hard (i)
Israel
3
1 2 3
1
Lloyd HARRIS
Edan LESHEM		 7
5		 6
4		    
2
Nicolaas SCHOLTZ
Dudi SELA		 1
6 		7
6		 5
7 		 
3
Raven KLAASEN  / Ruan ROELOFSE
Jonathan ERLICH  / Dudi SELA		 5
7 		6
4		 6
4		  
4
Lloyd HARRIS
Dudi SELA		 6
7 		1
6 		   
5
Nicolaas SCHOLTZ
Edan LESHEM		 3
6		 5
7		    

Ukraine vs. Sweden

Ukraine
2		 Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipro, Ukraine[6]
2–3 February
Hard (i)
Sweden
3
1 2 3
1
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Mikael Ymer		 66
78		 2
6		    
2
Artem Smirnov
Elias Ymer		 2
6		 3
6		    
3
Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Markus Eriksson / Andreas Siljeström		 77
64		 4
6 		6
2		  
4
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Elias Ymer		 6
4		 6
4		    
5
Artem Smirnov
Mikael Ymer		 4
6		 2
6		    

Austria vs. Belarus

Austria
5		 VAZ St. Pölten, Sankt Pölten, Austria[9]
2–3 February
Clay (i)
Belarus
0
1 2 3
1
Gerald Melzer
Ilya Ivashka		 2
6		 7
5		 6
4		  
2
Dominic Thiem
Dzmitry Zhyrmont		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Oliver Marach / Philipp Oswald
Ilya Ivashka / Andrei Vasilevski		 6
3		 77
65		    
4
Dominic Thiem
Ilya Ivashka		 6
4		 77
65		    
5
Dennis Novak
Yaraslav Shyla		 77
61		 6
0		    

Second round

Czech Republic vs. Israel

Czech Republic
3		 RT Torax Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic[1]
6–7 April
Clay (i)
Israel
1
1 2 3
1
Jiří Vesely
Edan Leshem		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Adam Pavlásek
Dudi Sela		 3
6 		6
3		 6
1		  
3
Adam Pavlásek / Jiří Veselý
Jonathan Erlich / Yshai Oliel		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		  
4
Václav Šafránek
Yshai Oliel		 5
7 		3
6 		   
5
Adam Pavlásek
Edan Leshem		       not
played

Sweden vs. Portugal

Sweden
3		 Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[5]
6–7 April
Hard (i)
Portugal
2
1 2 3
1
Mikael Ymer
João Sousa		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2
Elias Ymer
Gastão Elias		 713
611		 6
4		    
3
Markus Eriksson / Robert Lindstedt
Gastão Elias / João Sousa		 78
66		 6
2		    
4
Elias Ymer
João Sousa		 4
6 		4
6 		   
5
Mikael Ymer
Gastão Elias		 6
3		 6
4		    

Slovakia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovakia
2		 Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[7]
6–7 April
Clay (i)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
1 2 3
1
Norbert Gombos
Damir Džumhur		 4
6 		1
6 		   
2
Martin Kližan
Mirza Bašić		 77
65		 6
1		    
3
Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić		 2
6 		4
6 		   
4
Martin Kližan
Damir Džumhur		 6
3		 77
63		    
5
Jozef Kovalík
Mirza Bašić		 60
77		 6
2		 3
6 		 

Russia vs. Austria

Russia
1		 Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia[11]
6–7 April
Hard (i)
Austria
3
1 2 3
1
Andrey Rublev
Dennis Novak		 65
77		 4
6 		   
2
Daniil Medvedev
Sebastian Ofner		 6
1		 6
2		    
3
Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Oswald		 3
6 		63
77		    
4
Evgeny Donskoy
Jürgen Melzer		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
5
Daniil Medvedev
Dennis Novak		       not
played

First round play-offs

Ukraine vs. Portugal

Ukraine
3		 Campa Tennis Club, Bucha, Ukraine[4]
14–15 September
Hard
Portugal
1
1 2 3
1
Illya Marchenko
João Sousa		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		 
2
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Pedro Sousa		 6
3		 6
2		    
3
Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Gastão Elias / João Sousa		 6
4		 3
6 		77
65		  
4
Sergiy Stakhovsky
João Sousa		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		  
5
Illya Marchenko
Pedro Sousa		       not
played

Russia vs. Belarus

Russia
3		 Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia[10]
14–15 September
Hard (i)
Belarus
2
1 2 3
1
Karen Khachanov
Egor Gerasimov		 77
64		 6
3		    
2
Daniil Medvedev
Ilya Ivashka		 62
77		 4
6 		   
3
Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev
Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski		 5
7 		3
6 		   
4
Karen Khachanov
Ilya Ivashka		 6
2		 6
4		    
5
Daniil Medvedev
Egor Gerasimov		 77
64		 3
6 		6
3		  

2nd round play-offs

Portugal vs. South Africa

Portugal
4		 Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal[3]
19–20 October 2018
Clay
South Africa
0
1 2 3
1
Pedro Sousa
Lloyd Harris		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
João Sousa
Nicolaas Scholtz		 6
3		 6
2		    
3
Gastão Elias / João Sousa
Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse		 6
4		 64
77		 6
2		  
4
João Domingues
Philip Henning		 6
4		 6
0		    
5
Pedro Sousa
Nicolaas Scholtz		       not
played

Slovakia vs. Belarus

Slovakia
3		 Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[8]
26–27 October 2018
Clay (i)
Belarus
1
1 2 3
1
Martin Kližan
Alexander Zgirovsky		 6
1		 6
4		    
2
Norbert Gombos
Egor Gerasimov		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		 
3
Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek
Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski		 65
77		 6
4		 6
3		  
4
Martin Kližan
Egor Gerasimov		 6
4		 6
3		    
5
Norbert Gombos
Alexander Zgirovsky		       not
played
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References
  1. "Czech Republic v Israel". DavisCup.com.
  2. "South Africa v Israel". DavisCup.com.
  3. "Portugal v South Africa". DavisCup.com.
  4. "Portugal v Ukraine". DavisCup.com.
  5. "Sweden v Portugal". DavisCup.com.
  6. "Ukraine v Sweden". DavisCup.com.
  7. "Slovakia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". DavisCup.com.
  8. "Slovakia v Belarus". DavisCup.com.
  9. "Austria v Belarus". DavisCup.com.
  10. "Belarus v Russia". DavisCup.com.
  11. "Russia v Austria". DavisCup.com.
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