2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.

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

Participating teams

Draw

  2nd round play-offs
21–23 September		 1st round play-offs
20–22 July		 1st round
9–11 February		 2nd round
6–8 April
                                     
 
    S   Slovakia  
     bye     Skopje, Macedonia (clay)
   bye       S   Slovakia 5
    Macedonia       Macedonia 0
    Macedonia
  Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (ind. hard)      bye  
    Macedonia 3  
    Luxembourg 2    
    S   Italy  
  Alghero, Italy (hard)    bye     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
S   Italy 4       S   Italy 2
    Luxembourg 1   Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)     Israel 3
    Israel 5
      Luxembourg 0  
  Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)
      Georgia 3  
      Portugal 2     Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)
    Portugal         Georgia 0
   bye     S   Serbia 5
   bye
  Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard)     S   Serbia  
    Portugal 0  
  S   Netherlands 5    
     bye  
      Great Britain     Birmingham, England (indoor hard)
 bye         Great Britain 4
  S   Netherlands     S   Netherlands 1
   bye
    S   Netherlands  
Luxembourg and Portugal
relegated to Group II in 2008.		 Slovakia, Israel, Serbia, and Great Britain
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Israel vs. Luxembourg


Israel
5		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[1]
9 – 11 February 2007
Hard
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Luxembourg		 Noam Okun
Gilles Kremer		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      
2 Israel
Luxembourg		 Dudi Sela
Gilles Müller		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 77
61		    
3 Israel
Luxembourg		 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Laurent Bram / Mike Scheidweiler		 77
65		 6
0		 6
3		      
4 Israel
Luxembourg		 Andy Ram
Laurent Bram		 6
2		 5
7 		6
4		      
5 Israel
Luxembourg		 Dudi Sela
Gilles Kremer		 6
4		 7
5		        

Georgia vs. Portugal


Georgia
3		 Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia[2]
9 – 11 February 2007
Carpet (indoor)
Portugal
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Georgia (country)
Portugal		 Irakli Labadze
Rui Machado		 7
5		 6
3		 77
63		      
2 Georgia (country)
Portugal		 Lado Chikhladze
Frederico Gil		 6
3		 77
62		 63
77		 6
4		    
3 Georgia (country)
Portugal		 Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze
Gastão Elias / Frederico Gil		 78
66		 67
79		 77
64		 5
7 		6
3		  
4 Georgia (country)
Portugal		 George Chantouria
Pedro Sousa		 2
6 		4
6 		       
5 Georgia (country)
Portugal		 George Khrikadze
Gastão Elias		 3
6 		65
77		        

Second Round Matches

Slovakia vs. Macedonia


Slovakia
5		 Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, Macedonia
6–8 April 2007
clay (outdoor)
Macedonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Republic of Macedonia		 Michal Mertiňák
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
3		 6
2		 4
6		 6
4		    
2 Slovakia
Republic of Macedonia		 Dominik Hrbatý
Predrag Rusevski		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 Slovakia
Republic of Macedonia		 Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák
Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
4 Slovakia
Republic of Macedonia		 Pavol Červenák
Ilija Martinoski		 6
3		 6
4		        
5 Slovakia
Republic of Macedonia		 Ivo Klec
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
2		 6
3		        

Israel vs. Italy


Israel
3		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[3]
6 – 8 April 2007
Hard
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Italy		 Dudi Sela
Andreas Seppi		 6
3		 7
5		 1
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
2 Israel
Italy		 Noam Okun
Simone Bolelli		 7
5		 7
5		 6
4		      
3 Israel
Italy		 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace		 6
3		 77
64		 77
65		      
4 Israel
Italy		 Noam Okun
Andreas Seppi		 64
77		 61
77		        
5 Israel
Italy		 Dudi Sela
Simone Bolelli		 5
7 		3
6 		       

Serbia vs. Georgia


Serbia
5		 Sportski Centar Kovilovo, Belgrade, Serbia[4]
6 – 8 April 2007
Clay (indoor)
Georgia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia
Georgia (country)		 Novak Djokovic
George Chantouria		 6
1		 5
0		        
retired
2 Serbia
Georgia (country)		 Janko Tipsarević
Lado Chikhladze		 6
4		 6
4		 7
5		      
3 Serbia
Georgia (country)		 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Lado Chikhladze / George Khrikadze		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Serbia
Georgia (country)		 Ilija Bozoljac
Lado Chikhladze		 4
6 		6
3		 78
66		      
5 Serbia
Georgia (country)		 Janko Tipsarević
George Khrikadze		 6
0		 6
1		        

Great Britain vs. Netherlands


Great Britain
4		 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, Great Britain
6–8 April 2007
hard (indoor)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Netherlands		 Andy Murray
Raemon Sluiter		 6
3		 7
5		 6
2		      
2 United Kingdom
Netherlands		 Tim Henman
Robin Haase		 77
64		 6
3		 77
64		      
3 United Kingdom
Netherlands		 Jamie Murray / Greg Rusedski
Robin Haase / Rogier Wassen		 6
1		 3
6		 6
3		 77
65		    
4 United Kingdom
Netherlands		 Jamie Murray
Robin Haase		 6
4		 60
77		 2
6		      
5 United Kingdom
Netherlands		 Tim Henman
Igor Sijsling		 6
2		 6
3		        

First Round Play-offs Matches

Italy vs. Luxembourg


Italy
4		 Tennis Club Alghero, Alghero, Italy[5]
20 – 22 July 2007
Hard
Luxembourg
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Luxembourg		 Potito Starace
Laurent Bram		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
2 Italy
Luxembourg		 Andreas Seppi
Gilles Müller		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
3 Italy
Luxembourg		 Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 3
6 		6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
4 Italy
Luxembourg		 Daniele Bracciali
Gilles Kremer		 3
6 		        retired
 
5 Italy
Luxembourg		 Federico Luzzi
Laurent Bram		 6
4		 6
4		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Macedonia vs. Luxembourg


Macedonia
3		 National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
21 – 23 September 2007
Hard (indoor)
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Macedonia
Luxembourg		 Lazar Magdinčev
Gilles Müller		 2
6		 77
64		 6
3		 1
6		 6
3		  
2 Republic of Macedonia
Luxembourg		 Predrag Rusevski
Gilles Kremer		 6
4		 3
6		 6
3		 5
7		 6
4		  
3 Republic of Macedonia
Luxembourg		 Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 77
64		 4
6		 7
5		 2
6		 3
6 		 
4 Republic of Macedonia
Luxembourg		 Ilija Martinoski
Gilles Müller		 3
6		 4
6		 3
6		      
5 Republic of Macedonia
Luxembourg		 Lazar Magdinčev
Gilles Kremer		 6
1		 6
3		 61
77		 63
77		 6
4		  

Netherlands vs. Portugal


Netherlands
5		 Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands[6]
21 – 23 September 2007
Hard (indoor)
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Portugal		 Raemon Sluiter
Frederico Gil		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
2 Netherlands
Portugal		 Robin Haase
Gastão Elias		 6
1		 6
1		 2
6 		5
7 		6
2		  
3 Netherlands
Portugal		 Jesse Huta Galung / Peter Wessels
Gastão Elias / Frederico Gil		 6
2		 65
77		 77
65		 6
3		    
4 Netherlands
Portugal		 Robin Haase
Frederico Gil		 6
3		 6
4		        
5 Netherlands
Portugal		 Jesse Huta Galung
Rui Machado		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		      

References

  1. ↑ "Israel v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  2. ↑ "Georgia v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Israel v Italy". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Serbia v Georgia". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Italy v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
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