2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

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

Participating teams

•  Belgium
•  Czech Republic
•  Great Britain
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Luxembourg
•  Morocco
•  Portugal
•  Serbia and Montenegro
•  Ukraine

Draw

2nd round play-offs 22–24 September

1st round play-offs 21–23 July

1st round 10–12 February

2nd round 7–9 April

S

Czech Republic

bye

Oujda, Morocco (clay)

Morocco

S

Czech Republic

5

bye

Morocco

0

Morocco

Marrakech, Morocco (clay)

bye

Morocco

2

Portugal

3

S

Italy

bye

Torre del Greco, Italy (clay)

bye

S

Italy

5

Portugal

Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Luxembourg

0

Portugal

1

Luxembourg

4

Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)

Israel

1

Eastbourne, UK (grass)

Serbia and Montenegro

4

Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet)

Israel

3

Serbia and Montenegro

3

S

Great Britain

2

S

Great Britain

2

bye

Odessa, Ukraine (clay)

S

Great Britain

S

Great Britain

3

Ukraine

2

bye

Ukraine

Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet)

Ukraine

Ukraine

1

bye

S

Belgium

4

bye

S

Belgium

Morocco and Ukraine relegated to Group II in 2007.

Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Belgium advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Luxembourg vs. Portugal

Luxembourg 4	National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[1] 10 – 12 February 2006 Hard (indoor)		Portugal 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Laurent Bram Rui Machado 5 7 4 6 2 6       2 Gilles Müller Frederico Gil 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares 4 6 6 3 7 5 6 1     4 Gilles Müller Rui Machado 7^7 6^3 7^7 6^2 6 1       5 Gilles Kremer Gonçalo Nicau 6^8 7^10 6 4 6 4

Israel vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Israel 1	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[2] 10 – 12 February 2006 Hard		Serbia and Montenegro 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Janko Tipsarević 6^3 7^7 6 2 0 6 4 6     2 Noam Okun Novak Djokovic 6^2 7^7 6^6 7^8 2 6       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Ilija Bozoljac / Janko Tipsarević 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Dudi Sela Novak Djokovic 1 6 2 6 6^3 7^7       5 Noam Okun Janko Tipsarević 6^10 7^12 4 6

Second Round Matches

Morocco vs. Czech Republic

Morocco 0	Oujda, Morocco[3] 7 – 9 April 2006 Clay		Czech Republic 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mounir El Aarej Tomáš Zíb 6 2 1 6 5 7 4 6     2 Mehdi Tahiri Tomáš Berdych 3 6 1 6 2 6       3 Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Dlouhý 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Mehdi Ziadi Lukáš Dlouhý 2 6 1 6         5 Mehdi Tahiri Tomáš Zíb 4 6 5 7

Italy vs. Luxembourg

Italy 5	Sporting Club Oplonti, Torre del Greco, Italy[4] 7 – 9 April 2006 Clay		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Filippo Volandri Gilles Kremer 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Andreas Seppi Laurent Bram 6 2 6 1 6 3       3 Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti Laurent Bram / Gilles Kremer 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Filippo Volandri Laurent Bram 6 3 6 1         5 Giorgio Galimberti Gilles Kremer 6 1 6 3

Great Britain vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Great Britain 2	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[5] 7 – 9 April 2006 Carpet (indoor)		Serbia and Montenegro 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Janko Tipsarević 6 3 6^2 7^7 7 5 7 5     2 Arvind Parmar Novak Djokovic 3 6 2 6 5 7       3 Andy Murray / Greg Rusedski Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6     4 Greg Rusedski Novak Djokovic 3 6 6 4 3 6 6^6 7^8     5 Arvind Parmar Ilija Bozoljac 7 5 6 4

Ukraine vs. Belgium

Ukraine 1	International Tennis Club, Kiev, Ukraine[6] 7 – 9 April 2006 Carpet (indoor)		Belgium 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orest Tereshchuk Olivier Rochus 3 6 1 6 2 6       2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Kristof Vliegen 3 6 3 6 6^5 7^7       3 Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen 6^3 7^7 3 6 2 6       4 Sergiy Stakhovsky Gilles Elseneer 3 6 6^2 7^7         5 Sergei Bubka Stefan Wauters 7^7 6^5 3 6 7^10 6^8

First Round Play-offs Matches

Israel vs. Great Britain

Israel 3	International Lawn Tennis Centre, Eastbourne, Great Britain 21–23 July 2006 grass (outdoor)		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Noam Okun Alex Bogdanović 6 4 7 5 6 2       2 Andy Ram Andy Murray 6 2 6 4 5 7 2 6 3 6   3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Jamie Delgado / Andy Murray 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 3 6 4   4 Noam Okun Jamie Delgado 6 3 6 4 6^5 7^7 2 6 6 3   5 Dekel Valtzer Alan Mackin 2 6 1 6

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Morocco vs. Portugal

Morocco 2	Royale Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[7] 22 – 24 September 2006 Clay		Portugal 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rabie Chaki Gonçalo Nicau 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 3 12 10   2 Mehdi Tahiri Frederico Gil 2 6 4 6 2 6       3 Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Ziadi Frederico Gil / Gonçalo Nicau 1 6 3 6 1 6       4 Rabie Chaki Frederico Gil 6 1 5 7 1 6 6^5 7^7     5 Mehdi Tahiri Pedro Sousa 7^7 6^2 4 6 6 2

Great Britain vs. Ukraine

Great Britain 3	Lawn Tennis Club, Odessa, Ukraine 22 – 24 September 2006 Clay		Ukraine 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Sergiy Stakhovsky 1 6 6 3 5 7 6 4 9 7   2 Andy Murray Oleksandr Dolgopolov 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Jamie Delgado / Andy Murray Sergiy Stakhovsky / Orest Tereshchuck 3 6 3 6 3 6       4 Andy Murray Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 3 6 2 7 5       5 Jamie Baker Sergei Bubka 3 6 6^6 7^8

References

1. "Luxembourg v Portugal". daviscup.com.
2. "Israel v Serbia and Montenegro". daviscup.com.
3. "Morocco v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
4. "Italy v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
5. "Great Britain v Serbia and Montenegro". daviscup.com.
6. "Ukraine v Belgium". daviscup.com.
7. "Morocco v Portugal". daviscup.com.

Main Draw