2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.

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

Contents

Participating teams

Draw

  2nd round play-offs
18–20 September		 1st round play-offs
10–12 July		 1st round
6–8 March		 2nd round
6–8 March
                                     
 
      Slovakia  
     bye     Cagliari, Italy (clay)
    Slovakia         Slovakia 1
   bye       Italy 4
    Italy
  Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)      bye  
    Slovakia 5  
    Macedonia 0    
      Belarus  
  Minsk, Belarus (hard)    bye     Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
  Belarus 4         Belarus 0
    Macedonia 1   Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)     South Africa 5
    South Africa 5
      Macedonia 0  
 
     bye  
      Ukraine     Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard)
   bye         Ukraine 4
    Great Britain       Great Britain 1
   bye
  Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard)       Great Britain  
    Great Britain 2  
    Poland 3    
     bye  
      Poland     Liège, Belgium (clay)
  Poland         Poland 1
   bye       Belgium 4
   bye
      Belgium  
 Macedonia and  Great Britain
relegated to Group II in 2010.		  Italy,  South Africa,  Ukraine, and  Belgium
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

South Africa vs. Macedonia


South Africa
5		 Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa
6–8 March 2009
hard (outdoor)
Macedonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Izak van der Merwe
Predrag Rusevski		 2
6		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Rik de Voest
Lazar Magdincev		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest
Lazar Magdincev / Predrag Rusevski		 6
1		 77
61		 6
2		      
4
Raven Klaasen
Ilija Martinoski		 6
2		 6
2		        
5
Izak van der Merwe
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
4		 6
0		        

Second Round Matches

Slovakia vs. Italy


Slovakia
1		 Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
6–8 March 2009
clay (outdoor)
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dominik Hrbatý
Potito Starace		 1
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
2
Lukáš Lacko
Fabio Fognini		 6
1		 3
6		 2
6		 6
1		 1
6		  
3
Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek
Flavio Cipolla / Potito Starace		 7
5		 4
6		 6
0		 2
6		 9
7		  
4
Dominik Hrbatý
Fabio Fognini		 61
77		 1
6		 3
6		      
5
Lukáš Lacko
Flavio Cipolla		 2
6		 5
7		        

Belarus vs. South Africa


Belarus
0		 Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
8–10 May 2009
hard (outdoor)
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Uladzimir Ignatik
Izak van der Merwe		 4
6		 3
4		       retired
 
2
Andrei Karatchenia
Rik de Voest		 1
6		 4
6		 1
6		      
3
Siarhei Betau / Max Mirnyi
Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest		 3
6		 4
6		 65
77		      
4
Siarhei Betau
Raven Klaasen		 1
6		 4
6		        
5
Andrei Karatchenia
Izak van der Merwe		 1
6		 3
6		        

Ukraine vs. Great Britain


Ukraine
4		 Braehead Arena, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain
6–8 March 2009
hard (indoor)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Illya Marchenko
Josh Goodall		 77
62		 77
65		 77
65		      
2
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Chris Eaton		 6
3		 3
6		 6
3		 6
4		    
3
Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins		 6
4		 3
6		 6
3		 5
7		 6
4		  
4
Ivan Sergeyev
Josh Goodall		 77
63		 6
3		        
5
Illya Marchenko
Chris Eaton		 3
6		 6
4		 65
77		      

Poland vs. Belgium


Poland
1		 Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium
6–8 March 2009
clay (indoor)
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michał Przysiężny
Kristof Vliegen		 6
1		 3
6		 4
6		 6
1		 3
6		  
2
Jerzy Janowicz
Xavier Malisse		 6
7		 3
6		 3
6		      
3
Marcin Matkowski / Grzegorz Panfil
Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus		 3
6		 61
77		 3
6		      
4
Jerzy Janowicz
Kristof Vliegen		 6
2		 6
4		        
5
Grzegorz Panfil
Xavier Malisse		 3
6		 2
6		        

First Round Play-offs Matches

Belarus vs. Macedonia


Belarus
4		 Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus
10–12 July 2009
hard (outdoor)
Macedonia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Vasilevski
Dimitar Grabuloski		 7
5		 77
62		 3
6		 65
77		 3
6		  
2
Uladzimir Ignatik
Lazar Magdincev		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      
3
Alexander Bury / Max Mirnyi
Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdincev		 6
1		 77
62		 6
1		      
4
Uladzimir Ignatik
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
5
Andrei Vasilevski
Lazar Magdincev		 6
4		 6
2		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Slovakia vs. Macedonia


Slovakia
5		 Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia
18–20 September 2009
Hard (Indoor)
Macedonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dominik Hrbatý
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2
Lukáš Lacko
Lazar Magdincev		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
3
Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek
Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdincev		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Lukáš Lacko
Shendrit Deari		 6
3		 6
0		        
5
Dominik Hrbatý
Tomislav Jotovski		 6
0		 6
0		        

Great Britain vs. Poland


Great Britain
2		 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
18–20 September 2009
Hard (Indoor)
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andy Murray
Michał Przysiężny		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Daniel Evans
Jerzy Janowicz		 3
6		 3
6		 65
77		      
3
Ross Hutchins / Andy Murray
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski		 5
7		 6
3		 3
6		 2
6		    
4
Andy Murray
Jerzy Janowicz		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
5
Daniel Evans
Michał Przysiężny		 2
6		 1
6		 5
7		      

External links

2009 Europe/Africa Zone I teams

 Belarus ·  Belgium ·  Great Britain ·  Italy ·  Macedonia ·  Poland ·  Slovakia ·  South Africa ·  Ukraine
2009 Europe/Africa Zone II teams

 Algeria ·  Bulgaria ·  Cyprus ·  Denmark ·  Egypt ·  Finland ·  Georgia ·  Hungary ·  Ireland ·  Latvia ·  Lithuania ·  Moldova ·  Monaco ·  Montenegro ·  Portugal
2009 Europe/Africa Zone III teams

 Andorra ·  Bosnia and Herzegovina ·  Botswana ·  Estonia ·  Greece ·  Iceland ·  Luxembourg ·  Madagascar ·  Morocco ·  Namibia ·  Nigeria ·  Norway ·  Rwanda ·  San Marino ·  Tunisia ·  Turkey
2009 Europe/Africa Zone IV teams

 Armenia ·  Cameroon ·  Côte d'Ivoire ·  Ghana ·  Zimbabwe