2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2014.

In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group. Winners in Group I advance to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lose their respective ties will compete in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lose their play-offs will be relegated to the Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.

Participating teams

Seeds:  Croatia  Austria  Israel  Sweden

Remaining nations:  Latvia  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Russia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Ukraine

Draw

All seeded teams get a bye into the second round.

2nd round play-offs 12–14 September / 24–26 October

1st round play-offs 12–14 September

1st round 31 January–2 February

2nd round 4–6 April

1

Croatia

bye

Warsaw, Poland (hard, indoor)

bye

1

Croatia

3

Russia

Moscow, Russia (hard, indoor)

Poland

1

Russia

2

Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)

Poland

3

Russia

4

Portugal

1

3

Israel

bye

Portoroz, Slovenia (clay)

bye

3

Israel

3

Portugal

Kranj, Slovenia (hard, indoor)

Slovenia

1

Portugal

2

Slovenia

3

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (hard, indoor)

Ukraine

3

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Romania

1

Malmö, Sweden (hard, indoor)

Romania

3

Ukraine

4

4

Sweden

1

4

Sweden

1

bye

Jönköping, Sweden (indoor hard)

4

Sweden

4

Sweden

3

Latvia

2

Bratislava, Slovak Republic (hard, indoor)

Slovakia

5

Valmiera, Latvia (indoor hard)

Latvia

0

Bratislava, Slovakia (hard, indoor)

Latvia

1

Slovakia

4

2

Austria

4

2

Austria

1

bye

2

Austria

Portugal and  Latvia relegated to Group II in 2015.

Croatia,  Israel,  Ukraine, and  Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

Russia vs. Poland

Russia 2	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[1] 31 January - 2 February 2014 hard (indoor)		Poland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karen Khachanov Jerzy Janowicz 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Dmitry Tursunov Michał Przysiężny 6 3 3 6 7^7 6^3 6 2     3 Konstantin Kravchuk / Karen Khachanov Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 6 2 4 6 1 6 0 6     4 Dmitry Tursunov Jerzy Janowicz 3 6 5 7 6^3 7^7       5 Teymuraz Gabashvili Michał Przysiężny 7 5 7 5

Portugal vs. Slovenia

Slovenia 3	Tennis Club Triglav Kranj, Kranj, Slovenia[2] 31 January - 2 February 2014 hard (indoor)		Portugal 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Janež Semrajč João Sousa 1 6 4 6 6 4 0 6     2 Blaž Kavčič Gastão Elias 7^16 6^14 6 1 6 4       3 Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja Gastão Elias / João Sousa 6 3 7 5 7^7 6^5       4 Blaž Kavčič João Sousa 7 5 7 5 6 2       5 Mike Urbanija Frederico Silva 6 4 3 4       retired

Ukraine vs. Romania

Ukraine 3	Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine[3] 31 January - 2 February 2014 hard (indoor)		Romania 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sergiy Stakhovsky Adrian Ungur 6 3 6 1 6 3       2 Illya Marchenko Victor Hănescu 4 6 2 6 6 3 7^8 6^6 6 4   3 Sergei Bubka / Denys Molchanov Marius Copil / Horia Tecău 7 5 3 6 4 6 4 6     4 Sergiy Stakhovsky Victor Hănescu 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 3     5 Illya Marchenko Adrian Ungur           not played

Slovakia vs. Latvia

Slovakia 5	Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[4] 31 January - 2 February 2014 hard (indoor)		Latvia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lukáš Lacko Martins Podzus 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 1     2 Martin Kližan Andis Juška 6 4 6^4 7^7 6 3 4 6 8 6   3 Andrej Martin / Michal Mertiňák Andis Juška / Janis Podzus 7 5 6 1 3 6 6 3     4 Andrej Martin Janis Podzus 6 4 6^5 7^7 6 3       5 Martin Kližan Arturs Lazdins 6 3 6 3

Second round

Poland vs. Croatia

Poland 1	Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland[5] 4 April - 6 April 2014 hard, indoor		Croatia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Marin Čilić 1 6 4 6 4 6       2 Jerzy Janowicz Borna Ćorić 6 2 2 6 5 7 7 5 4 6   3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski Marin Draganja / Mate Pavić 6^1 7^7 7^7 6^4 4 6 7^7 6^2 6 4   4 Jerzy Janowicz Marin Čilić 6 2 7^7 6^5 4 6 1 6 3 6   5 Michał Przysiężny Borna Ćorić           not played

Slovenia vs. Israel

Slovenia 1	SRC Marina, Portoroz, Slovenia[6] 4 April - 6 April 2014 clay		Israel 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Blaž Kavčič Amir Weintraub 6 4 5 7 3 6 6 3 4 6   2 Blaž Rola Dudi Sela 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Blaž Rola / Grega Žemlja Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 6^7 7^9 6 4 6^5 7^7 3 6     4 Grega Žemlja Dudi Sela 2 6 7^7 6^5 0 6 2 6     5 Blaž Rola Amir Weintraub           not played

Sweden vs. Ukraine

Sweden 1	Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[7] 4 April - 6 April 2014 hard, indoor		Ukraine 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Brunström Sergiy Stakhovsky 4 6 4 6 7 5 6 3 11 13   2 Markus Eriksson Artem Smirnov 4 6 1 6 2 6       3 Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt Sergei Bubka / Denys Molchanov 7^7 6^4 6^6 7^8 3 6 6 4 10 8   4 Markus Eriksson Sergiy Stakhovsky 6^5 7^7 6^4 7^7 4 6       5 Robert Lindstedt Sergei Bubka 7 5 6^3 7^7       retired

Slovakia vs. Austria

Slovakia 4	Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia[8] 4 April - 6 April 2014 hard, indoor		Austria 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Norbert Gomboš Dominic Thiem 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4     2 Lukáš Lacko Andreas Haider-Maurer 7^7 6^3 4 6 4 6 6 2 6 3   3 Martin Kližan / Michal Mertiňák Dominic Thiem / Alexander Peya 6^4 7^7 3 6 7^7 6^5 6 4 6 4   4 Norbert Gomboš Andreas Haider-Maurer 6^5 7^7 5 7         5 Lukáš Lacko Gerald Melzer 4 6 6 3 6 2

First round play-offs

Romania vs. Sweden

Romania 3	Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania 12 September - 14 September 2014 clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrian Ungur Christian Lindell 5 7 6^2 7^7 4 6       2 Marius Copil Elias Ymer 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Isak Arvidsson / Johan Brunström 7^7 6^2 7^7 6^5 6 3       4 Adrian Ungur Elias Ymer 3 6 6 4 7^7 6^4 6 3     5 Marius Copil Christian Lindell           not played

Latvia vs. Austria

Latvia 1	Vidzemes Olimpiskaos Centrs, Valmiera, Latvia 12 September - 14 September 2014 hard, indoor		Austria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andis Juška Martin Fischer 3 6 3 6 2 6       2 Janis Podzus Jürgen Melzer 3 6 1 6 4 6       3 Ernests Gulbis / Miķelis Lībietis Philipp Oswald / Alexander Peya 7 5 7^7 6^3 6 4       4 Miķelis Lībietis Jürgen Melzer 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 Janis Podzus Martin Fischer 6^6 7^8 3 6

Second round play-offs

Russia vs. Portugal

Russia 4	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[9] 12 September - 14 September 2014 hard (RuKortHard), indoor		Portugal 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Kuznetsov Gastão Elias 6 2 6 4 6 4       2 Evgeny Donskoy João Sousa 7^9 6^7 6 4 3 6 6 1     3 Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Rublev Gastão Elias / João Sousa 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Konstantin Kravchuk Rui Machado 7^7 6^4 4 6 1 6       5 Andrey Rublev Frederico Ferreira Silva 6 4 6 4

Sweden vs. Latvia

Sweden 3	Racketcentrum, Jonkoping, Sweden 24 October - 26 October 2014 hard, indoor		Latvia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Elias Ymer Martins Podzus 6^3 7^7 5 7 7^7 6^5 6 3 7 9   2 Christian Lindell Janis Podzus 7^7 6^5 4 6 7^7 6^3 7^9 6^7     3 Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt Mikelis Libietis / Janis Podzus 6 4 6 2 3 6 4 6 6 3   4 Christian Lindell Martins Podzus 4 6 7^7 6^3 4 6 2 6     5 Elias Ymer Janis Podzus 7 5 6^7 7^9 6 3 6 4

References

1. "Russia v Poland". daviscup.com.
2. "Slovenia v Portugal". daviscup.com.
3. "Ukraine v Romania". daviscup.com.
4. "Slovakia v Latvia". daviscup.com.
5. "Poland v Croatia". daviscup.com.
6. "Slovenia v Israel". daviscup.com.
7. "Sweden v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
8. "Slovakia v Austria". daviscup.com.
9. "Russia v Portugal". daviscup.com.