2013 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2013.

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

Participating teams

Seeds:  Finland  Portugal  Latvia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Belarus  Hungary  Estonia  Cyprus

Remaining nations:  Benin  Bulgaria  Ireland  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Moldova  Monaco  Tunisia

Draw

	Play-offs 5–7 April					1st round 1–3 February					2nd round 5–7 April					3rd round 13–15 September
						Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)
						1	Finland	3
	Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)						Bulgaria	2			Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
		Bulgaria	3								1	Finland	3
	7	Estonia	0			Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)						Ireland	2
						7	Estonia	2
							Ireland	3								Riga, Latvia (indoor hard)
																1	Finland	2
						El Menzah, Tunisia (hard)										3	Latvia	3
						3	Latvia	3
	Tunis, Tunisia (clay)						Tunisia	0			Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)
		Tunisia	2								3	Latvia	3
	5	Belarus	3			Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)						Monaco	2
						5	Belarus	1
							Monaco	3
						Chișinău, Moldova (indoor hard)
							Moldova	3
	Budapest, Hungary (hard)					6	Hungary	2			Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina (clay)
	6	Hungary	1									Moldova	3
		Luxembourg	4			Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (indoor hard)					4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
							Luxembourg	1
						4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4								Chișinău, Moldova (indoor hard)
																	Moldova	2
						Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)										2	Portugal	3
							Lithuania	4
	Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)					8	Cyprus	1			Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
	8	Cyprus	3									Lithuania	0
		Benin	2			Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay)					2	Portugal	5
							Benin	0
						2	Portugal	5
Estonia,  Tunisia,  Hungary, and  Benin relegated to Group III in 2014.										Latvia and  Portugal promoted to Group I in 2014.

First round

Bulgaria vs. Finland

Bulgaria 2	Tennis Hall "Sofia", Sofia, Bulgaria[1] 1–3 February 2013 hard (indoor)		Finland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Grigor Dimitrov Juho Paukku 6 1 6 1 6 0       2 Alexander Lazov Micke Kontinen 6^4 7 3 6 4 6       3 Grigor Dimitrov / Dimitar Kuzmanov Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen 5 7 1 6 6 4 6 2 4 6   4 Grigor Dimitrov Micke Kontinen 6 0 6 3 6 1       5 Alexander Lazov Harri Heliovaara 6 4 6^4 7^7 4 6 3 6

Ireland vs. Estonia

Ireland 3	David Lloyd Riverview, Dublin, Ireland[2] 1–3 February 2013 hard (indoor)		Estonia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 James McGee Jaan Kononov 6 0 6 1 6 3       2 Sam Barry Vladimir Ivanov 6 3 2 6 3 6 6^3 7^7     3 Sam Barry / James McGee Vladimir Ivanov / Marek Marksoo 6 4 6 3 3 6 3 6 9 7   4 James McGee Vladimir Ivanov 4 6 3 6 6 1 6 4 1 6   5 Sam Barry Marek Marksoo 6 2 6 1 6 3

Tunisia vs. Latvia

Tunisia 0	Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia[3] 1–3 February 2013 hard (outdoor)		Latvia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mohamed Haythem Abid Andis Juska 6^7 7^9 3 6 0 6       2 Slim Hamza Ernests Gulbis 1 6 2 6 0 6       3 Mohamed Haythem Abid / Slim Hamza Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juska 6^6 7^8 6 2 3 6 4 6     4 Mohamed Haythem Abid Ernests Gulbis           not played 5 Slim Hamza Andis Juska           not played

Monaco vs. Belarus

Monaco 3	Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco[4] 1–3 February 2013 clay (outdoor)		Belarus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Benjamin Balleret Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6^6 7^8 6 1 6 3 6 3     2 Jean-René Lisnard Uladzimir Ignatik 4 6 4 6 0 6       3 Benjamin Balleret / Guillaume Couillard Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski 7^7 6^3 4 6 4 6 7^7 6^5 6 2   4 Benjamin Balleret Uladzimir Ignatik 6 3 3 6 7^11 6^9 6 4     5 Jean-René Lisnard Dzmitry Zhyrmont           not played

Moldova vs. Hungary

Moldova 3	Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chișinău, Moldova[5] 1–3 February 2013 hard (indoor)		Hungary 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Maxim Dubarenco Márton Fucsovics 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 4     2 Radu Albot Viktor Filipenkó 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Andrei Ciumac / Radu Albot Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry 3 6 2 6 2 6       4 Radu Albot Márton Fucsovics 6 1 4 6 1 6 1 6     5 Maxim Dubarenco Viktor Filipenkó 4 6 6 3 6 4 7^7 6^4

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Luxembourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina 4	Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina[6] 1–3 February 2013 hard (indoor)		Luxembourg 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Damir Džumhur Mike Scheidweiler 6 4 6 4 6 0       2 Aldin Šetkić Ugo Nastasi 6 4 6 0 6 3       3 Damir Džumhur / Tomislav Brkić Mike Scheidweiler / Laurent Bram 6 1 6 3 6 3       4 Nerman Fatic Ugo Nastasi 6 4 4 6 1 6       5 Aldin Šetkić Laurent Bram 6 3 6 1

Lithuania vs. Cyprus

Lithuania 4	Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai, Lithuania[7] 1–3 February 2013 hard (indoor)		Cyprus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dovydas Šakinis Rareș Cuzdriorean 6 2 6 2 1 6 6 3     2 Ričardas Berankis Petros Chrysochos 6 1 6 4 6 0       3 Ričardas Berankis / Lukas Mugevičius Petros Chrysochos / Rareș Cuzdriorean 5 7 6 3 6 3 4 6 4 6   4 Ričardas Berankis Soteris Hadjistyllis 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Lukas Mugevičius Christos Hadjigeorgiu 6 3 6 3

Portugal vs. Benin

Portugal 5	Club Internacional de Football, Lisbon, Portugal[8] 1–3 February 2013 clay (indoor)		Benin 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Loic Didavi 6 1 6 3 6 0       2 Pedro Sousa Alexis Klegou 4 6 6 1 6 4 6 2     3 João Sousa / Pedro Sousa Loic Didavi / Alexis Klegou 6 2 6 1 6 1       4 Rui Machado Alexis Klegou 2 6 6 2 6 0       5 André Gaspar Murta Tunde Segodo 6 1 6 2

Second round

Ireland vs. Finland

Ireland 2	Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[9] 5–7 April 2013 hard (indoor)		Finland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 James McGee Harri Heliövaara 6 4 4 6 6^1 7^7 7^7 6^4 4 6   2 Colin O'Brien Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 2 6 0 6       3 Sam Barry / Colin O'Brien Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen 2 6 1 6 4 6       4 Daniel Glancy Micke Kontinen 6 2 2 6 6 2       5 Colin O'Brien Harri Heliövaara           w/o

Monaco vs. Latvia

Monaco 2	Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco[10] 5–7 April 2013 clay (outdoor)		Latvia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean-René Lisnard Ernests Gulbis 2 6 3 6 3 6       2 Benjamin Balleret Andis Juška 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 3     3 Benjamin Balleret / Guillaume Couillard Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juška 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Benjamin Balleret Ernests Gulbis 2 6 0 6 1 6       5 Jean-René Lisnard Andis Juška 6 2 4 6 1 6 0 3   retired

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Moldova

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1	Teniski Klub Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina[11] 5–7 April 2013 clay (outdoor)		Moldova 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomislav Brkić Radu Albot 3 6 6^3 7^7 3 6       2 Damir Džumhur Maxim Dubarenco 6 3 2 6 5 7 6 3 6 4   3 Damir Džumhur / Ismar Gorčić Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac 5 7 4 6 3 6       4 Damir Džumhur Radu Albot 7^7 6^4 6 4 4 6 3 6 3 6   5 Tomislav Brkić Maxim Dubarenco           not played

Portugal vs. Lithuania

Portugal 5	Club Internacional de Football, Lisbon, Portugal[12] 5–7 April 2013 clay (outdoor)		Lithuania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gastão Elias Lukas Mugevičius 6 0 6 1 6 2       2 Pedro Sousa Dovydas Šakinis 6 2 6 4 6 0       3 Gastão Elias / Rui Machado Mantas Bugailiškis / Lukas Mugevičius 6 3 6 0 6 2       4 Frederico Gil Kasparas Žemaitėlis 6 1 6 3         5 Rui Machado Lukas Mugevičius 6 2 6 0

Play-offs

Bulgaria vs. Estonia

Bulgaria 3	TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[13] 5–7 April 2013 clay (outdoor)		Estonia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tihomir Grozdanov Vladimir Ivanov 6 4 6 1 6 3       2 Dimitar Kuzmanov Markus Kerner 6 2 6 1 6 2       3 Tihomir Grozdanov / Alexander Lazov Mikk Irdoja / Vladimir Ivanov 4 6 6^4 7^7 7^7 6^2 6 4 6 3   4 Dimitar Kuzmanov Vladimir Ivanov           not played 5 Tihomir Grozdanov Markus Kerner           not played

Tunisia vs. Belarus

Tunisia 2	Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia[14] 5–7 April 2013 clay (outdoor)		Belarus 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mohamed Haythem Abid Uladzimir Ignatik 3 6 3 6 5 7       2 Malek Jaziri Egor Gerasimov 7 5 3 6 6 0 6 3     3 Mohamed Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri Alexander Bury / Max Mirnyi 3 6 1 6 5 7       4 Malek Jaziri Uladzimir Ignatik 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 Mohamed Haythem Abid Egor Gerasimov 7^7 6^5 4 6 1 6 7 5 4 6

Hungary vs. Luxembourg

Hungary 1	Budapesti Elektromos Sportegyesület Sportcsarnoka, Budapest, Hungary[15] 5–7 April 2013 hard (indoor)		Luxembourg 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Attila Balázs Ugo Nastasi 6 4 7^7 6^3 6 1       2 Márton Fucsovics Gilles Müller 3 6 4 6 0 6       3 Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 6 4 2 6 3 6 0 6     4 Attila Balázs Gilles Müller 7^7 6^1 2 6 3 6 6 4 7 9   5 Viktor Filipenko Gilles Kremer 7^9 6^7 4 6 6^5 7^7

Cyprus vs. Benin

Cyprus 3	National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus[16] 5–7 April 2013 hard (outdoor)		Benin 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcos Baghdatis Jean Segodo 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Petros Chrysochos Alexis Klegou 6 4 1 6 4 6 2 6     3 Marcos Baghdatis / Rares Cuzdriorean Alexis Klegou / Magloire Yakpa 6 2 7 5 6 1       4 Rares Cuzdriorean Alexis Klegou 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     5 Petros Chrysochos Magloire Yakpa 6 1 6 1 6 0

Third Round

Latvia vs. Finland

Latvia 3	Olympic Sport Centre, Riga, Latvia[17] 13–15 September 2013 hard (indoor)		Finland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikelis Libietis Micke Kontinen 4 6 6 4 3 6 4 6     2 Ernests Gulbis Herkko Pollanen 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Ernests Gulbis / Mikelis Libietis Henri Kontinen / Micke Kontinen 6 2 7^7 6^2 6 3       4 Ernests Gulbis Juho Paukku 6 2 6 4 6 4       5 Martins Podzus Herkko Pollanen 4 6 4 6

Moldova vs. Portugal

Moldova 2	Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chișinău, Moldova[18] 13–15 September 2013 hard (indoor)		Portugal 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Radu Albot Gastão Elias 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 4     2 Maxim Dubarenco João Sousa 7^7 6^4 6^4 7^7 1 6 3 6     3 Roman Borvanov / Andrei Ciumac Gastão Elias / João Sousa 3 6 4 6 3 6       4 Radu Albot João Sousa 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 11 9   5 Maxim Dubarenco Rui Machado 5 7 1 6 3 6

References

1. "Finland v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
2. "Estonia v Ireland". daviscup.com.
3. "Tunisia v Latvia". daviscup.com.
4. "Monaco v Belarus". daviscup.com.
5. "Moldova v Hungary". daviscup.com.
6. "Luxembourg v Bosnia/Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
7. "Lithuania v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
8. "Portugal v Benin". daviscup.com.
9. "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
10. "Monaco v Latvia". daviscup.com.
11. "Bosnia/Herzegovina v Moldova". daviscup.com.
12. "Portugal v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
13. "Bulgaria v Estonia". daviscup.com.
14. "Tunisia v Belarus". daviscup.com.
15. "Hungary v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
16. "Cyprus v Benin". daviscup.com.
17. "Latvia v Finland". daviscup.com.
18. "Moldova v Portugal". daviscup.com.

External links

• Draw Results