2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Countries participating in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.

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

•  Belarus
•  Belgium
•  Great Britain
•  Italy
•  Macedonia
•  Poland
•  Slovakia
•  South Africa
•  Ukraine

Draw

2nd round play-offs 18–20 September

1st round play-offs 10–12 July

1st round 6–8 March

2nd round 6–8 March

Slovakia

bye

Cagliari, Italy (clay)

Slovakia

Slovakia

1

bye

Italy

4

Italy

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

bye

Slovakia

5

Macedonia

0

Belarus

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

bye

Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)

Belarus

4

Belarus

0

Macedonia

1

Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)

South Africa

5

South Africa

5

Macedonia

0

bye

Ukraine

Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard)

bye

Ukraine

4

Great Britain

Great Britain

1

bye

Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard)

Great Britain

Great Britain

2

Poland

3

bye

Poland

Liège, Belgium (clay)

Poland

Poland

1

bye

Belgium

4

bye

Belgium

Macedonia and  Great Britain relegated to Group II in 2010.

Italy,  South Africa,  Ukraine, and  Belgium advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

South Africa vs. Macedonia

South Africa 5	Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa 6–8 March 2009 hard (outdoor)		Macedonia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Izak van der Merwe Predrag Rusevski 2 6 6 2 6 2 6 4     2 Rik de Voest Lazar Magdincev 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest Lazar Magdincev / Predrag Rusevski 6 1 7^7 6^1 6 2       4 Raven Klaasen Ilija Martinoski 6 2 6 2         5 Izak van der Merwe Dimitar Grabuloski 6 4 6 0

Second Round Matches

Slovakia vs. Italy

Slovakia 1	Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 6–8 March 2009 clay (outdoor)		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominik Hrbatý Potito Starace 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 Lukáš Lacko Fabio Fognini 6 1 3 6 2 6 6 1 1 6   3 Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek Flavio Cipolla / Potito Starace 7 5 4 6 6 0 2 6 9 7   4 Dominik Hrbatý Fabio Fognini 6^1 7^7 1 6 3 6       5 Lukáš Lacko Flavio Cipolla 2 6 5 7

Belarus vs. South Africa

Belarus 0	Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 8–10 May 2009 hard (outdoor)		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Uladzimir Ignatik Izak van der Merwe 4 6 3 4       retired   2 Andrei Karatchenia Rik de Voest 1 6 4 6 1 6       3 Siarhei Betau / Max Mirnyi Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest 3 6 4 6 6^5 7^7       4 Siarhei Betau Raven Klaasen 1 6 4 6         5 Andrei Karatchenia Izak van der Merwe 1 6 3 6

Ukraine vs. Great Britain

Ukraine 4	Braehead Arena, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain 6–8 March 2009 hard (indoor)		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Illya Marchenko Josh Goodall 7^7 6^2 7^7 6^5 7^7 6^5       2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Chris Eaton 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 4     3 Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins 6 4 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 4   4 Ivan Sergeyev Josh Goodall 7^7 6^3 6 3         5 Illya Marchenko Chris Eaton 3 6 6 4 6^5 7^7

Poland vs. Belgium

Poland 1	Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium 6–8 March 2009 clay (indoor)		Belgium 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Kristof Vliegen 6 1 3 6 4 6 6 1 3 6   2 Jerzy Janowicz Xavier Malisse 6 7 3 6 3 6       3 Marcin Matkowski / Grzegorz Panfil Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus 3 6 6^1 7^7 3 6       4 Jerzy Janowicz Kristof Vliegen 6 2 6 4         5 Grzegorz Panfil Xavier Malisse 3 6 2 6

First Round Play-offs Matches

Belarus vs. Macedonia

Belarus 4	Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 10–12 July 2009 hard (outdoor)		Macedonia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Vasilevski Dimitar Grabuloski 7 5 7^7 6^2 3 6 6^5 7^7 3 6   2 Uladzimir Ignatik Lazar Magdincev 6 2 7 5 6 3       3 Alexander Bury / Max Mirnyi Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdincev 6 1 7^7 6^2 6 1       4 Uladzimir Ignatik Dimitar Grabuloski 6 3 6 1 6 4       5 Andrei Vasilevski Lazar Magdincev 6 4 6 2

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Slovakia vs. Macedonia

Slovakia 5	Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 18–20 September 2009 Hard (Indoor)		Macedonia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominik Hrbatý Dimitar Grabuloski 6 2 6 4 6 4       2 Lukáš Lacko Lazar Magdincev 6 1 6 1 6 3       3 Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdincev 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Lukáš Lacko Shendrit Deari 6 3 6 0         5 Dominik Hrbatý Tomislav Jotovski 6 0 6 0

Great Britain vs. Poland

Great Britain 2	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, Great Britain 18–20 September 2009 Hard (Indoor)		Poland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Michał Przysiężny 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Daniel Evans Jerzy Janowicz 3 6 3 6 6^5 7^7       3 Ross Hutchins / Andy Murray Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 5 7 6 3 3 6 2 6     4 Andy Murray Jerzy Janowicz 6 3 6 4 6 3       5 Daniel Evans Michał Przysiężny 2 6 1 6 5 7

External links

• Davis Cup draw details