2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

•  Belgium
•  Germany
•  Great Britain
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Luxembourg
•  Morocco
•  Serbia and Montenegro
•  South Africa
•  Zimbabwe

Draw

Second Round Play-offs 23–25 September

First Round Play-offs 15–17 July

First Round 4–6 March

Second Round 4–6 March/28–30 April (ITA-MAR) 29 April–1 May (BEL-SCG)

S

Great Britain

bye

Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)

Israel

S

Great Britain

3

bye

Israel

2

Israel

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

bye

Israel

4

Zimbabwe

1

S

Belgium

bye

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)

bye

S

Belgium

3

Zimbabwe

Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)

Serbia and Montenegro

2

Serbia and Montenegro

5

Zimbabwe

0

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Italy

5

Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Luxembourg

0

Rome, Italy (clay)

Luxembourg

3

Italy

4

S

Morocco

2

S

Morocco

1

bye

Khemisset, Morocco (clay)

S

Morocco

S

Morocco

4

South Africa

1

bye

South Africa

Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)

South Africa

South Africa

2

bye

S

Germany

3

bye

S

Germany

Zimbabwe and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2006.

Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe

Serbia and Montenegro 5	Novosadski Sajam Hala, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro[1] 4 – 6 March 2005 Clay (indoor)		Zimbabwe 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Genius Chidzikwe 6 4 6 0 6 4       2 Janko Tipsarević Gwinyai Tongoona 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Tongoona 7^7 6^3 6 0 6 3       4 Janko Tipsarević Zibusiso Ncube 6 0 6 2         5 Novak Djokovic Pfungwa Mahefu 6 1 6 2

Italy vs. Luxembourg

Italy 5	Centre National Sportif et Culturel D'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg[2] 4 – 6 March 2005 Hard (indoor)		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniele Bracciali Gilles Müller 7^7 6^4 6^4 7^7 6 4 6 4     2 Potito Starace Mike Scheidweiler 6 3 6 1 6 2       3 Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 6 4 6 4 6^6 7^8 7 5     4 Potito Starace Gilles Kremer 6 4 6 2         5 Andreas Seppi Laurent Bram 7^7 6^4 6 3

Second Round Matches

Great Britain vs. Israel

Great Britain 3	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[3] 4 – 6 March 2005 Hard		Israel 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Harel Levy 6 4 6 3 6 0       2 Alex Bogdanović Noam Okun 6^3 7^7 2 6 2 6       3 Andy Murray / David Sherwood Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 6 4 7^7 6^5 2 6 7^7 6^5     4 Greg Rusedski Noam Okun 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 David Sherwood Harel Levy 7^7 6^1 4 6 3 6

Belgium vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Belgium 3	Tennis Club Gemax, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro[4] 29 April – 1 May 2005 Clay		Serbia and Montenegro 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Christophe Rochus Janko Tipsarević 6 2 6 4 5 7 4 6 1 6   2 Olivier Rochus Novak Djokovic 1 6 7 5 6^3 7^7 6 1 6 3   3 Dick Norman / Kristof Vliegen Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 4     4 Olivier Rochus Janko Tipsarević 7^10 6^8 6 3 6^3 7^7 2 6 4 6   5 Kristof Vliegen Novak Djokovic 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 2

Italy vs. Morocco

Italy 4	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[5] 28 – 30 April 2005 Clay		Morocco 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Potito Starace Mounir El Aarej 6 0 3 6 7 5 6 0     2 Filippo Volandri Younes El Aynaoui 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti Younes El Aynaoui / Mehdi Tahiri 7 5 6 1 6 2       4 Filippo Volandri Mounir El Aarej 3 6 6 1 1 6       5 Potito Starace Mehdi Tahiri 6 1 3 6 6 4

South Africa vs. Germany

South Africa 2	Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Doornfontein, South Africa[6] 4 – 6 March 2005 Hard (indoor)		Germany 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wesley Moodie Nicolas Kiefer 6 4 7^7 6^3 6^4 7^7 3 6 2 6   2 Wayne Ferreira Tommy Haas 3 6 0 6 6^3 7^7       3 Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie Nicolas Kiefer / Rainer Schüttler 6 3 7^7 6^4 7 5       4 Wesley Moodie Tommy Haas 6^5 7^7 6 2 4 6 6 3 10 8   5 Wayne Ferreira Rainer Schüttler 1 6 2 6 4 6

First Round Play-offs Matches

Luxembourg vs. Morocco

Luxembourg 3	National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[7] 15 – 17 July 2005 Hard (indoor)		Morocco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Mehdi Tahiri 7^11 6^9 4 6 6^1 7^7 7^7 6^2 4 6   2 Gilles Kremer Mounir El Aarej 6 3 7 5 6 4       3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Tahiri 6 0 6 4 5 7 7^7 6^2     4 Gilles Müller Mounir El Aarej 6 3 6 4 6^4 7^7 6 3     5 Laurent Bram Mehdi Tahiri 5 7 4 6

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Israel vs. Zimbabwe

Israel 4	Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[8] 23 – 25 September 2005 Hard (indoor)		Zimbabwe 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Wayne Black 1 6 6^4 7^7 7^7 6^2 3 6     2 Noam Okun Genius Chidzikwe 6 2 7^7 6^3 6 3       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Wayne Black / Gwinyai Tongoona 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Dudi Sela Genius Chidzikwe 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Noam Okun Stefan D'Almeida 6 0 6 2

Morocco vs. South Africa

Morocco 4	Club Olympic de Tennis Khemisset, Khemisset, Morocco[9] 23 – 25 September 2005 Clay		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mounir El Aarej Justin Bower 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 8 6   2 Mehdi Tahiri Rik De Voest 2 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 2   3 Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi Jeff Coetzee / Chris Haggard 6^4 7^7 7^7 6^2 6 4 3 6 5 7   4 Mounir El Aarej Rik De Voest 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Mehdi Tahiri Justin Bower 7 5 7^7 6^2

References

1. "Serbia and Montenegro v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
2. "Luxembourg v Italy". daviscup.com.
3. "Israel v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
4. "Serbia and Montenegro v Belgium". daviscup.com.
5. "Italy v Morocco". daviscup.com.
6. "South Africa v Germany". daviscup.com.
7. "Luxembourg v Morocco". daviscup.com.
8. "Zimbabwe v Israel". daviscup.com.
9. "Morocco v South Africa". daviscup.com.

Main Draw