2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2001.

Main article: 2001 Davis Cup

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I
Further information: 2001 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-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 2002.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Great Britain
Solihull, England (indoor carpet)
bye
bye Great Britain5
Maia, Portugal (clay)
 Ukraine Portugal0
 Ukraine2
Wels, Austria (indoor hard)
 Portugal3
 Ukraine1
 Austria4
 Austria
Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet)
bye
 Austria Austria1
bye Croatia4
bye
 Croatia
 Belarus
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
bye
bye Belarus3
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe2
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Zimbabwe
 Zimbabwe3
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Slovenia2
 Slovenia2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
 Finland3
 Slovenia Finland2
bye Italy3
bye
 Italy

Group II
Further information: 2001 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 2002.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Szeged, Hungary (clay)
 Hungary5
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)Skagen, Denmark (hard)
 Monaco0
 Monaco1 Hungary2
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
 Ireland4 Denmark3
 Ireland2
Athens, Greece (clay)
 Denmark3
 Denmark2
Istanbul, Turkey (hard)
 Greece3
 Greece5
Chișinău, Moldova (clay)Athens, Greece (clay)
 Turkey0
 Turkey2 Greece5
Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet)
 Moldova3 Armenia0
 Armenia3
 Moldova2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
 Norway3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
 Estonia2
 Estonia2 Norway2
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet)
 Ivory Coast3 Luxembourg3
 Luxembourg3
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)
 Ivory Coast2
 Luxembourg1
Bytom, Poland (clay)
 Israel4
 Poland2
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
 Israel3
 Poland2 Israel3
Nelspruit, South Africa (hard)
 Yugoslavia3 South Africa2
 Yugoslavia0
 South Africa5

Group III

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2002, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2002.

Participating nations

Zone A
Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   LAT  MAD  GEO  KEN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Latvia 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 8–1 (89%) 26–5 (84%) 1
 Madagascar 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 17–14 (55%) 2
 Georgia 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 12–17 (41%) 3
 Kenya 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–8 (11%) 5–24 (17%) 4

Group B

   GHA  LTU  ISL  BOT RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Ghana 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–3 (67%) 21–13 (62%) 1
 Lithuania 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 20–12 (63%) 2
 Iceland 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 13–21 (38%) 3
 Botswana 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (33%) 11–19 (37%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Latvia2
B2 Lithuania1
B2 Lithuania2A1 Latvia3
A2 Madagascar1B1 Ghana0
A2 Madagascar0
B1 Ghana3
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3 Georgia1
B4 Botswana2
A3 Georgia3B4 Botswana2
A4 Kenya0B3 Iceland1
A4 Kenya1
B3 Iceland2

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Latvia
2  Ghana
3  Lithuania
4  Madagascar
5  Botswana
6  Iceland
7  Georgia
8  Kenya

Zone B
Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   BUL  MKD  NAM  TOG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 27–6 (82%) 1
 Macedonia 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 21–14 (60%) 2
 Namibia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 9–21 (30%) 3
 Togo 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 7–23 (23%) 4

Group B

   EGY  BIH  MRI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Egypt 2–1 3–0 2–0 5–1 (83%) 16–5 (76%) 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 3–0 1–1 4–2 (67%) 13–9 (59%) 2
 Mauritius 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 (0%) 3–18 (14%) 3
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Bulgaria3
B2 Bosnia and Herzegovina0
B2 Bosnia and Herzegovina2A1 Bulgaria2
A2 Macedonia1B1 Egypt1
A2 Macedonia1
B1 Egypt2

Relegation play-offs

   MRI  NAM  TOG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
B3  Mauritius 3–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 (83%) 14–4 (78%) 1
A3  Namibia 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 (33%) 6–10 (38%) 2
A4  Togo 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–4 (33%) 7–13 (35%) 3

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Bulgaria
2  Egypt
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4  Macedonia
5  Mauritius
6  Namibia
7  Togo
  •  Bulgaria and  Egypt promoted to Group II in 2002.
  •  Togo relegated to Group IV in 2002.

Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2002. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Zone A
Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   CYP  ALG  BEN  RWA  LES  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Cyprus 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 14–1 (93%) 43–13 (77%) 1
 Algeria 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–1 11–4 (73%) 40–16 (71%) 2
 Benin 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 9–6 (60%) 32–20 (62%) 3
 Rwanda 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–3 5–10 (33%) 18–33 (35%) 4
 Lesotho 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–4 5–10 (33%) 17–32 (35%) 5
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 6–42 (13%) 6

Group B

   TUN  AZE  SMR  BUR  GAB  UGA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Tunisia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 13–2 (87%) 44–13 (77%) 1
 Azerbaijan 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–1 10–5 (67%) 36–24 (60%) 2
 San Marino 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 10–5 (67%) 37–21 (64%) 3
 Burkina Faso 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–3 7–8 (47%) 25–29 (46%) 4
 Gabon 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–4 4–11 (27%) 16–37 (30%) 5
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–14 (7%) 9–43 (17%) 6

Zone B
Further information: 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   AND  ANG  MLT  ETH  LBA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Andorra 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 9–2 (82%) 19–4 (83%) 1
 Angola 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 8–2 (80%) 16–6 (73%) 2
 Malta 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 7–4 (64%) 14–10 (58%) 3
 Ethiopia 0–3 0–2 0–3 2–0 1–3 2–8 (20%) 5–15 (25%) 4
 Libya 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–10 (0%) 1–20 (5%) 5

Group B

   ZAM  MLI  SEN  DJI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Zambia 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–5 (75%) 1
 Mali 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 15–4 (79%) 2
 Senegal 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–11 (42%) 3
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4

References
  1. "2001 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "2001 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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