2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2011.

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.  Israel
  2.   Switzerland
  3.  Italy
  4.  South Africa

Other Nations

[1]

Draw

  2nd round play-offs
16–18 September		 1st round play-offs
 1st round
4–6 March		 2nd round
8–10 July
                                     
 
    1   Israel  
     bye     4–6 March
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
   bye       1   Israel 3
    Poland       Poland 2
    Poland
  Espoo, Finland (indoor hard)      bye  
    Poland 2  
    Finland 3    
    3   Italy  
     bye     Arzachena, Italy (clay)
 bye       3   Italy 5
    Finland   Ljubljana, Slovenia (indoor clay)     Slovenia 0
    Finland 2
      Slovenia 3  
  Kharkiv, Ukraine (indoor hard)
      Ukraine 2  
      Netherlands 3     Potchefstroom, South Africa (hard)
    Ukraine         Netherlands 1
   bye     4   South Africa 3
   bye
      4   South Africa  
    Ukraine 1  
    Slovakia 4     Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)
      Portugal 4  
      Slovakia 1     Bern, Switzerland (indoor hard)
  Slovakia         Portugal 0
   bye     2    Switzerland 5
   bye
    2    Switzerland  
 Poland and  Ukraine
relegated to Group II in 2012.		  Israel,  Italy,  South Africa, and   Switzerland
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Slovenia vs. Finland


Slovenia
3		 Sportno Rekeacijski Center Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia[2]
4–6 March 2011
clay (indoors)
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovenia
Finland		 Grega Žemlja
Jarkko Nieminen		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2 Slovenia
Finland		 Blaž Kavčič
Harri Heliövaara		 4
6 		6
2		 6
3		 6
4		    
3 Slovenia
Finland		 Luka Gregorc / Grega Žemlja
Harri Heliövaara / Jarkko Nieminen		 65
77		 6
4		 6
4		 7
5		    
4 Slovenia
Finland		 Blaž Kavčič
Jarkko Nieminen		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
5 Slovenia
Finland		 Grega Žemlja
Micke Kontinen		 2
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    

Ukraine vs. Netherlands


Ukraine
2		 Palace of Sports Lokomotiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine[3]
4–6 March 2011
Hard (indoors)
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ukraine
Netherlands		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Robin Haase		 6
1		 6
4		 62
77		 4
6 		6
2		  
2 Ukraine
Netherlands		 Illya Marchenko
Thiemo de Bakker		 63
77		 66
78		 4
6 		     
3 Ukraine
Netherlands		 Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Robin Haase / Thiemo de Bakker		 66
78		 77
65		 4
6 		69
711		    
4 Ukraine
Netherlands		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Jesse Huta Galung		 6
1		 6
4		 3
6 		64
77		 6
4		  
5 Ukraine
Netherlands		 Illya Marchenko
Robin Haase		 7
6		 6
1		 63
77		 4
6 		2
6 		 

Portugal vs. Slovak Republic


Portugal
4		 Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal[4]
4–6 March 2011
clay
Slovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Slovakia		 Frederico Gil
Lukáš Lacko		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
2 Portugal
Slovakia		 Rui Machado
Martin Kližan		 6
4		 6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		6
4		  
3 Portugal
Slovakia		 Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares
Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek		 3
6 		4
6 		6
1		 1
6 		   
4 Portugal
Slovakia		 Rui Machado
Lukáš Lacko		 6
4		 3
6 		6
4		 6
0		    
5 Portugal
Slovakia		 João Sousa
Martin Kližan		 6
2		 4
1		        
retired

Second Round Matches

Israel vs. Poland


Israel
3		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[5]
4–6 March 2011
hard (outdoor)
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Poland		 Dudi Sela
Marcin Gawron		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
2 Israel
Poland		 Amir Weintraub
Jerzy Janowicz		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 64
77		 6
3		  
3 Israel
Poland		 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
1		    
4 Israel
Poland		 Dudi Sela
Jerzy Janowicz		 65
77		 4
6 		       
5 Israel
Poland		 Amir Weintraub
Marcin Gawron		            
w/o

Italy vs. Slovenia


Italy
5		 Circolo Tennistico Corracilvuna, Arzachena, Italy[6]
8–10 July 2011
clay (outdoor)
Slovenia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Slovenia		 Fabio Fognini
Grega Žemlja		 1
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 Italy
Slovenia		 Potito Starace
Blaž Kavčič		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3 Italy
Slovenia		 Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace
Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja		 77
63		 77
64		 6
2		      
4 Italy
Slovenia		 Fabio Fognini
Aljaž Bedene		 6
2		 2
2		        
retired
5 Italy
Slovenia		 Simone Bolelli
Grega Žemlja		 7
5		 6
3		        

South Africa vs. Netherlands


South Africa
3		 Fanie Du Toit Sports Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa[7]
8–10 July 2011
hard (outdoor)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Netherlands		 Rik de Voest
Robin Haase		 77
65		 3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
2 South Africa
Netherlands		 Kevin Anderson
Thomas Schoorel		 65
77		 6
4		 77
64		 6
1		    
3 South Africa
Netherlands		 Kevin Anderson / Rik de Voest
Robin Haase / Jesse Huta Galung		 64
77		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		    
4 South Africa
Netherlands		 Kevin Anderson
Robin Haase		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		 6
2		    
5 South Africa
Netherlands		 Rik de Voest
Thomas Schoorel		           not
played

Portugal vs. Switzerland


Portugal
0		 Postfinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland[8]
8–10 July 2011
hard (indoor)
Switzerland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Switzerland		 Frederico Gil
Stanislas Wawrinka		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 Portugal
Switzerland		 Rui Machado
Roger Federer		 7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3 Portugal
Switzerland		 Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares
Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Portugal
Switzerland		 João Sousa
Marco Chiudinelli		 3
6 		4
6 		       
5 Portugal
Switzerland		 Leonardo Tavares
Stanislas Wawrinka		 61
77		 0
6 		       

Second Round Play-offs

Poland vs. Finland


Poland
2		 Barona Areena, Espoo, Finland[9]
16–18 September 2011
hard (indoors)
Finland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Finland		 Jerzy Janowicz
Henri Kontinen		 4
6 		3
6 		712
610		 3
6 		   
2 Poland
Finland		 Grzegorz Panfil
Jarkko Nieminen		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Poland
Finland		 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen		 61
77		 65
77		 4
6 		     
4 Poland
Finland		 Jerzy Janowicz
Harri Heliövaara		 6
3		 6
4		        
5 Poland
Finland		 Grzegorz Panfil
Henri Kontinen		 7
6		 6
4		        

Ukraine vs. Slovak Republic

Davis Cup advertisement in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Ukraine
1		 Národné tenisové centrum, Bratislava, Slovakia[10]
16–18 September 2011
hard (indoor)
Slovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ukraine
Slovakia		 Illya Marchenko
Martin Kližan		 77
64		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2 Ukraine
Slovakia		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Pavol Červenák		 7
5		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 Ukraine
Slovakia		 Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Filip Polášek / Igor Zelenay		 5
7 		77
63		 2
6 		77
63		 4
6 		 
4 Ukraine
Slovakia		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Martin Kližan		 4
6 		6
3		 63
77		 2
6 		   
5 Ukraine
Slovakia		 Artem Smirnov
Pavol Červenák		 4
6 		4
6 		       

References

  1. ↑ "Draw made for 2011 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Slovenia v Finland". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Ukraine v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Portugal v Slovak Republic". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Israel v Poland". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Italy v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "South Africa v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Portugal v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Finland v Poland". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Slovak Rep. v Ukraine". daviscup.com.

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