2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.

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

Participating teams

Seeds:

  1.  South Africa
  2.  Denmark
  3.  Finland
  4.  Moldova
  5.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  6.  Belarus
  7.  Luxembourg
  8.  Lithuania

Remaining nations:

Draw

  Play-offs
4–6 April		 1st round
31 January–2 February		 2nd round
4–6 April		 3rd round
12–14 September
                                     
  Centurion, South Africa (hard)
    1   South Africa 3  
  Oslo, Norway (hard, indoor)     Monaco 2     Centurion, South Africa (hard)
  Monaco 5       1   South Africa 2  
  Norway 0   Oslo, Norway (hard, indoor)   8   Lithuania 3  
  8   Lithuania 5
      Norway 0     Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (hard, indoor)
    8   Lithuania 3
  Helsinki, Finland (hard, indoor)     5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
    3   Finland 3  
  Athens, Greece (clay)     Bulgaria 2     Helsinki, Finland (hard, indoor)
  Bulgaria 4       3   Finland 2
  Greece 1   Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (carpet, indoor)   5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3  
  5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
      Greece 1  
  Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)
      Ireland 1  
  Dublin, Ireland (hard, indoor)   6   Belarus 4     Chișinău, Moldova (hard, indoor)
  Ireland 3       6   Belarus 1  
  Egypt 2   Chișinău, Moldova (hard, indoor)   4   Moldova 4  
    Egypt 1
    4   Moldova 4     Kolding, Denmark (carpet, indoor)
    4   Moldova 2
  Rabat, Morocco (clay)     2   Denmark 3
      Morocco 2  
  Casablanca, Morocco (clay)   7   Luxembourg 3     Hillerød, Denmark (hard, indoor)
  Morocco 4       7   Luxembourg 0
  Cyprus 1   Copenhagen, Denmark (hard, indoor)   2   Denmark 5  
    Cyprus 1
    2   Denmark 4  
 Norway,  Greece,  Egypt, and  Cyprus
relegated to Group III in 2015.		  Lithuania and  Denmark
promoted to Group I in 2015.

First round

South Africa vs. Monaco


South Africa
3		 Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa[1]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard
Monaco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Monaco		 Rik de Voest
Romain Arneodo		 5
7 		6
3		 5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		 
2 South Africa
Monaco		 Nikala Scholtz
Benjamin Balleret		 7
5		 77
64		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
3 South Africa
Monaco		 Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse
Guillaume Couillard / Thomas Oger		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		  
4 South Africa
Monaco		 Rik de Voest
Benjamin Balleret		 77
62		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 South Africa
Monaco		 Nikala Scholtz
Romain Arneodo		 5
7		         retired
 

Norway vs. Lithuania


Norway
0		 Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway[2]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (imdoor)
Lithuania
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Lithuania		 Joachim Bjerke
Laurynas Grigelis		 77
64		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Norway
Lithuania		 Viktor Durasovic
Ričardas Berankis		 5
7 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 Norway
Lithuania		 Stian Boretti / Viktor Durasovic
Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis		 1
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 Norway
Lithuania		 Joachim Bjerke
Lukas Mugevičius		 1
3		         retired
 
5 Norway
Lithuania		 Viktor Durasovic
Mantas Bugailiskis		 64
77		 6
4		 3
6 		     

Finland vs. Bulgaria


Finland
3		 Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[3]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (indoor)
Bulgaria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Bulgaria		 Jarkko Nieminen
Alexander Lazov		 6
3		 6
0		 6
3		      
2 Finland
Bulgaria		 Micke Kontinen
Dimitar Kutrovsky		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Finland
Bulgaria		 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen
Tihomir Grozdanov / Dimitar Kutrovsky		 6
3		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		    
4 Finland
Bulgaria		 Jarkko Nieminen
Dimitar Kutrovsky		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
5 Finland
Bulgaria		 Herkko Pöllänen
Tihomir Grozdanov		 77
63		 2
6 		3
6 		     

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Greece


Bosnia and Herzegovina
3		 Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina[4]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Carpet (indoor)
Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece		 Mirza Bašić
Alexandros Jakupovic		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece		 Damir Džumhur
Markos Kalovelonis		 64
77		 61
77		 6
3		 2
6 		   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece		 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
Alexandros Jakupovic / Markos Kalovelonis		 5
7 		6
0		 6
4		 7
5		    
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece		 Damir Džumhur
Alexandros Jakupovic		 4
6 		3
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
4		  
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece		 Mirza Bašić
Markos Kalovelonis		           not
played

Belarus vs. Ireland


Belarus
4		 Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus[5]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (indoor)
Ireland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belarus
Republic of Ireland		 Dzmitry Zhyrmont
Daniel Glancy		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
2 Belarus
Republic of Ireland		 Egor Gerasimov
John Morrissey		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Belarus
Republic of Ireland		 Max Mirnyi / Alexander Bury
James Cluskey / David O'Hare		 63
77		 78
66		 5
7 		710
68		 6
2		  
4 Belarus
Republic of Ireland		 Egor Gerasimov
Daniel Glancy		 6
3		 6
3		        
5 Belarus
Republic of Ireland		 Dzmitry Zhyrmont
John Morrissey		            
w/o

Moldova vs. Egypt


Moldova
4		 Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chisinau, Moldova[6]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (indoor)
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Moldova
Egypt		 Maxim Dubarenco
Mohamed Safwat		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Moldova
Egypt		 Radu Albot
Karim Hossam		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		 3
0		    
retired
3 Moldova
Egypt		 Radu Albot / Maxim Dubarenco
Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat		 6
3		 6
4		 6
0		      
4 Moldova
Egypt		 Radu Albot
Mohamed Safwat		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
5 Moldova
Egypt		 Maxim Dubarenco
Sherif Sabry		 66
78		 6
4		 6
4		      

Morocco vs. Luxembourg


Morocco
2		 Club Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, Rabat, Morocco[7]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Clay
Luxembourg
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Morocco
Luxembourg		 Yassine Idmbarek
Gilles Müller		 1
6 		60
77		 4
6 		     
2 Morocco
Luxembourg		 Hicham Khaddari
Ugo Nastasi		 6
3		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		    
3 Morocco
Luxembourg		 Yassine Idmbarek / Younes Rachidi
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Morocco
Luxembourg		 Hicham Khaddari
Gilles Müller		 4
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 Morocco
Luxembourg		 Younes Rachidi
Christophe Tholl		 6
2		 7
5		        

Denmark vs. Cyprus


Denmark
4		 Hørsholm-Rungsted Tennisklub, Copenhagen, Denmark[8]
31 January – 2 February 2014
Hard (indoor)
Cyprus
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Cyprus		 Martin Pedersen
Sergis Kyratzis		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Denmark
Cyprus		 Frederik Nielsen
Petros Chrysochos		 2
6 		6
1		 6
0		 77
64		    
3 Denmark
Cyprus		 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen
Christos Hadjigeorgiou / Photos Photiades		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
4 Denmark
Cyprus		 Mikael Torpegaard
Sergis Kyratzis		 6
0		 6
4		        
5 Denmark
Cyprus		 Martin Pedersen
Petros Chrysochos		 3
6 		4
6 		       

Second round

South Africa vs. Lithuania


South Africa
2		 Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa[9]
4–6 April 2014
Hard
Lithuania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Lithuania		 Jean Andersen
Ričardas Berankis		 3
6 		62
77		 3
6 		     
2 South Africa
Lithuania		 Rik de Voest
Laurynas Grigelis		 77
65		 77
63		 2
6 		77
64		    
3 South Africa
Lithuania		 Jean Andersen / Raven Klaasen
Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 77
65		    
4 South Africa
Lithuania		 Rik de Voest
Ričardas Berankis		 2
6 		4
6 		7
5		 5
7 		   
5 South Africa
Lithuania		 Ruan Roelofse
Laurynas Grigelis		 65
77		 6
3		 63
77		 4
6 		   

Finland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina


Finland
2		 Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[10]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (indoor)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Bosnia and Herzegovina		 Juho Paukku
Damir Džumhur		 3
6 		64
77		 4
6 		     
2 Finland
Bosnia and Herzegovina		 Jarkko Nieminen
Mirza Bašić		 6
3		 63
77		 6
3		 3
6 		6
8 		 
3 Finland
Bosnia and Herzegovina		 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić		 6
3		 77
64		 6
2		      
4 Finland
Bosnia and Herzegovina		 Jarkko Nieminen
Damir Džumhur		 7
5		 77
61		 6
1		      
5 Finland
Bosnia and Herzegovina		 Juho Paukku
Mirza Bašić		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		 

Moldova vs. Belarus


Moldova
4		 Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chisinau, Moldova[11]
4–6 April 2014
Clay
Belarus
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Moldova
Belarus		 Radu Albot
Dzmitry Zhyrmont		 6
2		 6
2		 2
6 		6
2		    
2 Moldova
Belarus		 Maxim Dubarenco
Uladzimir Ignatik		 7
5		 77
65		 6
3		      
3 Moldova
Belarus		 Andrei Ciumac / Andrei Gorban
Egor Gerasimov / Max Mirnyi		 3
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
4 Moldova
Belarus		 Radu Albot
Egor Gerasimov		 3
6 		1
6 		6
3		 6
1		 6
2		  
5 Moldova
Belarus		 Maxim Dubarenco
Dzmitry Zhyrmont		 77
63		 77
62		        

Denmark vs. Luxembourg


Denmark
5		 Hillerød Tennis Klub, Hillerød, Denmark[12]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (indoor)
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Luxembourg		 Martin Pedersen
Ugo Nastasi		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
2 Denmark
Luxembourg		 Frederik Nielsen
Mike Scheidweiller		 6
3		 6
4		 5
7 		65
77		 6
1		  
3 Denmark
Luxembourg		 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen
Gilles Kremer / Mike Scheidweiller		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		6
4		 6
2		  
4 Denmark
Luxembourg		 Frederik Nielsen
Ugo Nastasi		 6
4		 3
6 		6
2		      
5 Denmark
Luxembourg		 Mikael Torpegaard
Christophe Tholl		 6
2		 6
3		        

Play-offs

Norway vs. Monaco


Norway
0		 Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway[13]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (indoor)
Monaco
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Monaco		 Viktor Durasovic
Benjamin Balleret		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Norway
Monaco		 Joachim Bjerke
Romain Arneodo		 67
79		 3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Norway
Monaco		 Stian Boretti / Erling Tveit
Guillaume Couillard / Thomas Oger		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Norway
Monaco		 Joachim Bjerke
Benjamin Balleret		 64
77		 4
6 		       
5 Norway
Monaco		 Viktor Durasovic
Romain Arneodo		 1
6 		2
6 		       

Greece vs. Bulgaria


Greece
1		 Ilioupoli Tennis Club, Athens, Greece[14]
4–6 April 2014
Clay
Bulgaria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Bulgaria		 Markos Kalovelonis
Grigor Dimitrov		 3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
2 Greece
Bulgaria		 Theodoros Angelinos
Dimitar Kutrovsky		 4
6 		3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		   
3 Greece
Bulgaria		 Alexandros Jakupovic / Markos Kalovelonis
Grigor Dimitrov / Dimitar Kutrovsky		 64
77		 2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Greece
Bulgaria		 Alexandros Jakupovic
Dinko Halachev		 77
62		 6
1		        
5 Greece
Bulgaria		 Charalampos Kapogiannis
Dimitar Kutrovsky		 7
5		 0
6 		1
6 		     

Ireland vs. Egypt


Ireland
3		 Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[15]
4–6 April 2014
Hard (indoor)
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Egypt		 James McGee
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun		 6
0		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Republic of Ireland
Egypt		 Sam Barry
Mohamed Safwat		 6
3		 5
7 		5
7 		65
77		    
3 Republic of Ireland
Egypt		 Sam Barry / James Cluskey
Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat		 6
2		 77
65		 6
2		      
4 Republic of Ireland
Egypt		 James McGee
Mohamed Safwat		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
5 Republic of Ireland
Egypt		 Daniel Glancy
Mazen Osama		 64
77		 65
77		        

Morocco vs. Cyprus


Morocco
4		 Complexe Sportif Al Amal, Casablanca, Morocco[16]
4–6 April 2014
Clay
Cyprus
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Morocco
Cyprus		 Hicham Khaddari
Sergis Kyratzis		 6
2		 2
6 		1
6 		5
7 		   
2 Morocco
Cyprus		 Lamine Ouahab
Petros Chrysochos		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3 Morocco
Cyprus		 Lamine Ouahab / Mehdi Ziadi
Petros Chrysochos / Rares Cuzdriorean		 78
66		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		  
4 Morocco
Cyprus		 Lamine Ouahab
Sergis Kyratzis		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
5 Morocco
Cyprus		 Ayoub Chakrouni
Constantinos Ioannides		 6
3		 6
2		        

Third Round

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lithuania


Bosnia and Herzegovina
2		 Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina[17]
12–14 September 2014
Hard (indoor)
Lithuania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania		 Mirza Bašić
Ričardas Berankis		 7
5		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania		 Damir Džumhur
Laurynas Grigelis		 65
77		 6
1		 6
1		 1
0		    
retired
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania		 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis		 3
6 		3
6 		64
77		      
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania		 Damir Džumhur
Ričardas Berankis		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania		 Nerman Fatić
Lukas Mugevičius		 66
78		 6
3		 6
4		      

Denmark vs. Moldova


Denmark
3		 Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark[18]
12–14 September 2014
Carpet (indoor)
Moldova
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Moldova		 Martin Pedersen
Radu Albot		 5
7 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Denmark
Moldova		 Frederik Nielsen
Maxim Dubarenco		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Denmark
Moldova		 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen
Radu Albot / Maxim Dubarenco		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Denmark
Moldova		 Frederik Nielsen
Radu Albot		 5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 Denmark
Moldova		 Martin Pedersen
Maxim Dubarenco		 3
6 		77
61		 6
4		 3
6 		7
5		  

References

  1. ↑ "South Africa v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  2. ↑ "Norway v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Finland v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Greece". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Belarus v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Moldova v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Morocco v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Denmark v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "South Africa v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Finland v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
  11. ↑ "Moldova v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  12. ↑ "Denmark v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  13. ↑ "Norway v Monaco". daviscup.com.
  14. ↑ "Greece v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  15. ↑ "Ireland v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  16. ↑ "Morocco v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
  17. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
  18. ↑ "Denmark v Moldova". daviscup.com.

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