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

•  Georgia
•  Great Britain
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Luxembourg
•  Macedonia
•  Netherlands
•  Portugal
•  Serbia
•  Slovakia

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 Noam Okun Gilles Kremer 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Dudi Sela Gilles Müller 4 6 6 4 6 2 7^7 6^1     3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Laurent Bram / Mike Scheidweiler 7^7 6^5 6 0 6 3       4 Andy Ram Laurent Bram 6 2 5 7 6 4       5 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 Irakli Labadze Rui Machado 7 5 6 3 7^7 6^3       2 Lado Chikhladze Frederico Gil 6 3 7^7 6^2 6^3 7^7 6 4     3 Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze Gastão Elias / Frederico Gil 7^8 6^6 6^7 7^9 7^7 6^4 5 7 6 3   4 George Chantouria Pedro Sousa 2 6 4 6         5 George Khrikadze Gastão Elias 3 6 6^5 7^7

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 Michal Mertiňák Lazar Magdinčev 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 4     2 Dominik Hrbatý Predrag Rusevski 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski 6 2 6 1 6 2       4 Pavol Červenák Ilija Martinoski 6 3 6 4         5 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 Dudi Sela Andreas Seppi 6 3 7 5 1 6 3 6 6 3   2 Noam Okun Simone Bolelli 7 5 7 5 6 4       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace 6 3 7^7 6^4 7^7 6^5       4 Noam Okun Andreas Seppi 6^4 7^7 6^1 7^7         5 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 Novak Djokovic George Chantouria 6 1 5 0         retired 2 Janko Tipsarević Lado Chikhladze 6 4 6 4 7 5       3 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić Lado Chikhladze / George Khrikadze 7 5 6 4 6 3       4 Ilija Bozoljac Lado Chikhladze 4 6 6 3 7^8 6^6       5 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 Andy Murray Raemon Sluiter 6 3 7 5 6 2       2 Tim Henman Robin Haase 7^7 6^4 6 3 7^7 6^4       3 Jamie Murray / Greg Rusedski Robin Haase / Rogier Wassen 6 1 3 6 6 3 7^7 6^5     4 Jamie Murray Robin Haase 6 4 6^0 7^7 2 6       5 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 Potito Starace Laurent Bram 6 1 6 3 6 4       2 Andreas Seppi Gilles Müller 6 1 6 1 6 4       3 Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 3 6 6 1 4 6 6 4 6 3   4 Daniele Bracciali Gilles Kremer 3 6         retired   5 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 Lazar Magdinčev Gilles Müller 2 6 7^7 6^4 6 3 1 6 6 3   2 Predrag Rusevski Gilles Kremer 6 4 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 4   3 Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 7^7 6^4 4 6 7 5 2 6 3 6   4 Ilija Martinoski Gilles Müller 3 6 4 6 3 6       5 Lazar Magdinčev Gilles Kremer 6 1 6 3 6^1 7^7 6^3 7^7 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 Raemon Sluiter Frederico Gil 6 2 6 1 6 3       2 Robin Haase Gastão Elias 6 1 6 1 2 6 5 7 6 2   3 Jesse Huta Galung / Peter Wessels Gastão Elias / Frederico Gil 6 2 6^5 7^7 7^7 6^5 6 3     4 Robin Haase Frederico Gil 6 3 6 4         5 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.