2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2012.

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

Draw

Seeds:

  1.  Israel
  2.  South Africa
  3.  Belgium
  4.  Romania

Remaining Nations:

Draw

  2nd round play-offs
14–16 Sep / 19–21 Oct		 1st round play-offs
14–16 September		 1st round
10–12 February		 2nd round
6–8 April
                                     
 
    1   Israel  
     bye     Israel
   bye       1   Israel 3
    Portugal       Portugal 2
    Portugal
  Slovak Republic      bye  
    Portugal 1  
    Slovakia 3    
    3   Belgium  
     bye     Great Britain
 bye       3   Belgium 4
    Slovakia   Great Britain     Great Britain 1
    Great Britain 3
      Slovakia 2  
  Netherlands
      Finland 0  
  Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor)     Netherlands 5     Netherlands
    Finland 2         Netherlands 5
  4   Romania 3     4   Romania 0
   bye
  Finland     4   Romania  
    Finland 1  
    Denmark 4     Slovenia
      Denmark 0  
      Slovenia 5     South Africa
  Denmark         Slovenia 1
   bye     2   South Africa 4
   bye
    2   South Africa  
 Portugal and  Finland
relegated to Group II in 2013.		  Israel,  Belgium,  Netherlands, and  South Africa
advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

Great Britain vs. Slovakia


Great Britain
3		 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[1]
10–12 February 2012
hard (indoor)
Slovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Slovakia		 Daniel Evans
Lukáš Lacko		 6
3		 7
5		 7
5		      
2 United Kingdom
Slovakia		 James Ward
Martin Kližan		 2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		64
77		    
3 United Kingdom
Slovakia		 Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins
Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek		 6
3		 77
64		 0
6 		6
3		    
4 United Kingdom
Slovakia		 James Ward
Lukáš Lacko		 69
711		 1
6 		3
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Slovakia		 Daniel Evans
Martin Kližan		 6
1		 6
1		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		  

Finland vs. Netherlands


Finland
0		 Maaspoort Sports end Events, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[2]
10–12 February 2012
hard (indoor)
Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Netherlands		 Juho Paukku
Robin Haase		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
2 Finland
Netherlands		 Timo Nieminen
Thiemo de Bakker		 1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
3 Finland
Netherlands		 Harri Heliövaara / Jarkko Nieminen
Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer		 2
6 		64
77		 2
6 		     
4 Finland
Netherlands		 Harri Heliövaara
Jesse Huta Galung		 2
6 		4
6 		       
5 Finland
Netherlands		 Juho Paukku
Thiemo de Bakker		 6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		     

Denmark vs. Slovenia


Denmark
0		 Rdeca Dvorana SRZ, Velenje, Slovenia[3]
10–12 February 2012
hard (indoor)
Slovenia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Slovenia		 Kristian Pless
Grega Žemlja		 0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Denmark
Slovenia		 Frederik Nielsen
Blaž Kavčič		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Denmark
Slovenia		 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen
Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja		 4
6 		77
65		 4
6 		5
7 		   
4 Denmark
Slovenia		 Thomas Kromann
Aljaž Bedene		 3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		     
5 Denmark
Slovenia		 Kristian Pless
Janez Semrajc		 65
77 		3
6 		       

Second round

Israel vs. Portugal


Israel
3		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[4]
6–8 April 2012
hard (outdoor)
Portugal
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Portugal		 Dudi Sela
Frederico Gil		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 Israel
Portugal		 Amir Weintraub
Rui Machado		 5
7 		6
3		 6
1		 7
5		    
3 Israel
Portugal		 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Gastão Elias / João Sousa		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Israel
Portugal		 Andy Ram
João Sousa		 5
7 		0
6 		       
5 Israel
Portugal		 Amir Weintraub
Frederico Gil		 6
3		 3
6 		63
77		      

Belgium vs. Great Britain


Great Britain
1		 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[5]
6–8 April 2012
hard (indoor)
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Joshua Goodall
Steve Darcis		 77
62		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Dan Evans
Olivier Rochus		 6
3		 4
6 		67
79		 4
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins
Ruben Bemelmans / David Goffin		 4
6 		7
5		 6
3		 6
4		    
4 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Joshua Goodall
David Goffin		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
Belgium		 Dan Evans
Ruben Bemelmans		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Netherlands vs. Romania


Netherlands
5		 Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, Netherlands[6]
6–8 April 2012
hard (indoor)
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Romania		 Thomas Schoorel
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 Netherlands
Romania		 Robin Haase
Andrei Dăescu		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 Netherlands
Romania		 Jean-Julien Rojer / Igor Sijsling
Andrei Dăescu / Florin Mergea		 6
3		 77
63		 63
77		 3
6		 9
7		  
4 Netherlands
Romania		 Robin Haase
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu		 7
5		 6
2		        
5 Netherlands
Romania		 Thomas Schoorel
Darius Florin Brăguși		 6
2		 6
2		        

Slovenia vs. South Africa


South Africa
4		 Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa[7]
6–8 April 2012
hard (outdoor)
Slovenia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Slovenia		 Ruan Roelofse
Blaž Kavčič		 77
64		 1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2 South Africa
Slovenia		 Izak van der Merwe
Grega Žemlja		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
3 South Africa
Slovenia		 Raven Klaasen / Izak van der Merwe
Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja		 65
77		 77
64		 6
1		 6
4		    
4 South Africa
Slovenia		 Izak van der Merwe
Blaž Kavčič		 77
64		 6
4		 6
4		      
5 South Africa
Slovenia		 Ruan Roelofse
Nik Razboršek		 4
6 		6
3		 77
62		      

First Round Play-off

Romania vs. Finland


Romania
3		 Sala Sporturilor Horia Demian, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[8]
14–16 September 2012
hard (indoor)
Finland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Finland		 Victor Crivoi
Jarkko Nieminen		 5
7 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Romania
Finland		 Marius Copil
Harri Heliövaara		 3
6 		6
4		 6
2		 6
4		    
3 Romania
Finland		 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Jarkko Nieminen / Harri Heliövaara		 6
4		 77
64		 6
1		      
4 Romania
Finland		 Marius Copil
Jarkko Nieminen		 3
6 		5
7 		6
1		 64
77		    
5 Romania
Finland		 Victor Crivoi
Harri Heliövaara		 4
6 		77
65		 62
77		 6
3		 7
5		  

Second Round Play-off

Portugal vs. Slovak Republic


Slovakia
3		 Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[9]
14–16 September 2012
hard (indoor)
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Portugal		 Martin Kližan
Gastão Elias		 3
6 		6
2		 77
64		 6
2		    
2 Slovakia
Portugal		 Lukáš Lacko
João Sousa		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Slovakia
Portugal		 Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek
Gastão Elias / Pedro Sousa		 7
5		 4
6 		77
65		 6
3		    
4 Slovakia
Portugal		 Martin Kližan
João Sousa		 6
2		 7
5		 69
711		 6
1		    
5 Slovakia
Portugal		 Lukáš Lacko
Gastão Elias		           not
played

Finland vs. Denmark


Finland
1		 Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[10]
19–21 October 2012
hard (indoor)
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Denmark		 Juho Paukku
Frederik Nielsen		 4
6 		712
610		 77
64		 77
65		    
2 Finland
Denmark		 Timo Nieminen
Martin Pedersen		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Finland
Denmark		 Timo Nieminen / Juho Paukku
Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Finland
Denmark		 Timo Nieminen
Frederik Nielsen		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 1
6 		 
5 Finland
Denmark		 Herkko Pollanen
Christoffer Konigsfeldt		 3
6 		67
79		        

References

  1. ↑ "Great Britain v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  2. ↑ "Finland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Denmark v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Israel v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Belgium v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Netherlands v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Slovenia v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Romania v Finland". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Slovak Republic v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Finland v Denmark". daviscup.com.

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