2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Main articles: 2014 Davis Cup and 2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of 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.

Participating teams

Seeds:

1. South Africa
2. Denmark
3. Finland
4. Moldova
5. Bosnia and Herzegovina
6. Belarus
7. Luxembourg
8. Lithuania

Remaining nations:

• Bulgaria
• Cyprus
• Egypt
• Greece
• Ireland
• Monaco
• Morocco
• Norway

Draw

	Play-offs					First round					Second round					Third round
						Centurion, South Africa (hard)
						1	South Africa	3
	Oslo, Norway (hard, indoor)										Centurion, South Africa (hard)
							Monaco	2
	Monaco		5								1	South Africa	2
						Oslo, Norway (hard, indoor)
	Norway		0								8	Lithuania	3
						8	Lithuania	5
																Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herz. (hard, indoor)
							Norway	0
																8	Lithuania	3
						Helsinki, Finland (hard, indoor)
																5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
						3	Finland	3
	Athens, Greece (clay)										Helsinki, Finland (hard, indoor)
							Bulgaria	2
	Bulgaria		4								3	Finland	2
						Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herz. (carpet, indoor)
	Greece		1								5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
						5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
							Greece	1
						Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)
							Ireland	1
	Dublin, Ireland (hard, indoor)										Chișinău, Moldova (hard, indoor)
						6	Belarus	4
	Ireland		3								6	Belarus	1
						Chișinău, Moldova (hard, indoor)
	Egypt		2								4	Moldova	4
							Egypt	1
																Kolding, Denmark (carpet, indoor)
						4	Moldova	4
																4	Moldova	2
						Rabat, Morocco (clay)
																2	Denmark	3
							Morocco	2
	Casablanca, Morocco (clay)										Hillerød, Denmark (hard, indoor)
						7	Luxembourg	3
	Morocco		4								7	Luxembourg	0
						Copenhagen, Denmark (hard, indoor)
	Cyprus		1								2	Denmark	5
							Cyprus	1
						2	Denmark	4

• Norway, Greece, Egypt, and Cyprus relegated to Group III in 2015.
• Lithuania and Denmark promoted to Group I in 2015.

First round

South Africa vs. Monaco

South Africa 3	Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard		Monaco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rik de Voest Romain Arneodo 5 7 6 3 5 7 7 5 4 6   2 Nikala Scholtz Benjamin Balleret 7 5 77 64 3 6 3 6 6 3   3 Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse Guillaume Couillard / Thomas Oger 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 3   4 Rik de Voest Benjamin Balleret 77 62 6 2 6 3       5 Nikala Scholtz Romain Arneodo 5 7         retired

Norway vs. Lithuania

Norway 0	Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (indoor)		Lithuania 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joachim Bjerke Laurynas Grigelis 77 64 3 6 3 6 2 6     2 Viktor Durasovic Ričardas Berankis 5 7 3 6 2 6       3 Stian Boretti / Viktor Durasovic Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis 1 6 4 6 5 7       4 Joachim Bjerke Lukas Mugevičius 1 3         retired   5 Viktor Durasovic Mantas Bugailiskis 64 77 6 4 3 6

Finland vs. Bulgaria

Finland 3	Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (indoor)		Bulgaria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jarkko Nieminen Alexandar Lazov 6 3 6 0 6 3       2 Micke Kontinen Dimitar Kutrovsky 4 6 2 6 1 6       3 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen Tihomir Grozdanov / Dimitar Kutrovsky 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 2     4 Jarkko Nieminen Dimitar Kutrovsky 4 6 6 1 2 6 6 4 6 3   5 Herkko Pöllänen Tihomir Grozdanov 77 63 2 6 3 6

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Greece

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3	Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 January – 2 February 2014 Carpet (indoor)		Greece 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mirza Bašić Alexandros Jakupovic 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Damir Džumhur Markos Kalovelonis 64 77 61 77 6 3 2 6     3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Alexandros Jakupovic / Markos Kalovelonis 5 7 6 0 6 4 7 5     4 Damir Džumhur Alexandros Jakupovic 4 6 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 4   5 Mirza Bašić Markos Kalovelonis           not played

Belarus vs. Ireland

Belarus 4	Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (indoor)		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dzmitry Zhyrmont Daniel Glancy 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Egor Gerasimov John Morrissey 6 4 6 1 6 2       3 Max Mirnyi / Aliaksandr Bury James Cluskey / David O'Hare 63 77 78 66 5 7 710 68 6 2   4 Egor Gerasimov Daniel Glancy 6 3 6 3         5 Dzmitry Zhyrmont John Morrissey             w/o

Moldova vs. Egypt

Moldova 4	Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chişinău, Moldova 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (indoor)		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Maxim Dubarenco Mohamed Safwat 2 6 2 6 2 6       2 Radu Albot Karim Hossam 6 2 3 6 6 3 3 0     retired 3 Radu Albot / Maxim Dubarenco Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat 6 3 6 4 6 0       4 Radu Albot Mohamed Safwat 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 4     5 Maxim Dubarenco Sherif Sabry 66 78 6 4 6 4

Morocco vs. Luxembourg

Morocco 2	Club Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, Rabat, Morocco 31 January – 2 February 2014 Clay		Luxembourg 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yassine Idmbarek Gilles Müller 1 6 60 77 4 6       2 Hicham Khaddari Ugo Nastasi 6 3 1 6 6 4 6 2     3 Yassine Idmbarek / Younès Rachidi Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 4 6 4 6 2 6       4 Hicham Khaddari Gilles Müller 4 6 2 6 3 6       5 Younès Rachidi Christophe Tholl 6 2 7 5

Denmark vs. Cyprus

Denmark 4	Hørsholm-Rungsted Tennisklub, Copenhagen, Denmark 31 January – 2 February 2014 Hard (indoor)		Cyprus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Pedersen Sergis Kyratzis 6 2 6 3 6 2       2 Frederik Nielsen Petros Chrysochos 2 6 6 1 6 0 77 64     3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Christos Hadjigeorgiou / Photos Photiades 6 2 6 1 6 1       4 Mikael Torpegaard Sergis Kyratzis 6 0 6 4         5 Martin Pedersen Petros Chrysochos 3 6 4 6

Second round

South Africa vs. Lithuania

South Africa 2	Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 4–6 April 2014 Hard		Lithuania 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean Andersen Ričardas Berankis 3 6 62 77 3 6       2 Rik de Voest Laurynas Grigelis 77 65 77 63 2 6 77 64     3 Jean Andersen / Raven Klaasen Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis 3 6 6 3 6 3 77 65     4 Rik de Voest Ričardas Berankis 2 6 4 6 7 5 5 7     5 Ruan Roelofse Laurynas Grigelis 65 77 6 3 63 77 4 6

Finland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Finland 2	Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 4–6 April 2014 Hard (indoor)		Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juho Paukku Damir Džumhur 3 6 64 77 4 6       2 Jarkko Nieminen Mirza Bašić 6 3 63 77 6 3 3 6 6 8   3 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić 6 3 77 64 6 2       4 Jarkko Nieminen Damir Džumhur 7 5 77 61 6 1       5 Juho Paukku Mirza Bašić 6 3 6 4 3 6 5 7 4 6

Moldova vs. Belarus

Moldova 4	Manejul de Atletica Usoara, Chişinău, Moldova 4–6 April 2014 Clay		Belarus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Radu Albot Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6 2 6 2 2 6 6 2     2 Maxim Dubarenco Uladzimir Ignatik 7 5 77 65 6 3       3 Andrei Ciumac / Andrei Gorban Egor Gerasimov / Max Mirnyi 3 6 2 6 0 6       4 Radu Albot Egor Gerasimov 3 6 1 6 6 3 6 1 6 2   5 Maxim Dubarenco Dzmitry Zhyrmont 77 63 77 62

Denmark vs. Luxembourg

Denmark 5	Hillerød Tennis Klub, Hillerød, Denmark 4–6 April 2014 Hard (indoor)		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Pedersen Ugo Nastasi 6 4 6 4 6 1       2 Frederik Nielsen Mike Scheidweiller 6 3 6 4 5 7 65 77 6 1   3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Gilles Kremer / Mike Scheidweiller 4 6 6 4 5 7 6 4 6 2   4 Frederik Nielsen Ugo Nastasi 6 4 3 6 6 2       5 Mikael Torpegaard Christophe Tholl 6 2 6 3

Play-offs

Norway vs. Monaco

Norway 0	Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway 4–6 April 2014 Hard (indoor)		Monaco 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Viktor Durasovic Benjamin Balleret 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 Joachim Bjerke Romain Arneodo 67 79 3 6 3 6       3 Stian Boretti / Erling Tveit Guillaume Couillard / Thomas Oger 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Joachim Bjerke Benjamin Balleret 64 77 4 6         5 Viktor Durasovic Romain Arneodo 1 6 2 6

Greece vs. Bulgaria

Greece 1	Ilioupoli Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 4–6 April 2014 Clay		Bulgaria 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Markos Kalovelonis Grigor Dimitrov 3 6 3 6 0 6       2 Theodoros Angelinos Dimitar Kutrovsky 4 6 3 6 6 1 3 6     3 Alexandros Jakupovic / Markos Kalovelonis Grigor Dimitrov / Dimitar Kutrovsky 64 77 2 6 4 6       4 Alexandros Jakupovic Dinko Halachev 77 62 6 1         5 Charalampos Kapogiannis Dimitar Kutrovsky 7 5 0 6 1 6

Ireland vs. Egypt

Ireland 3	Castleknock Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 4–6 April 2014 Hard (indoor)		Egypt 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 James McGee Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 Sam Barry Mohamed Safwat 6 3 5 7 5 7 65 77     3 Sam Barry / James Cluskey Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat 6 2 77 65 6 2       4 James McGee Mohamed Safwat 7 5 6 4 6 3       5 Daniel Glancy Mazen Osama 64 77 65 77

Morocco vs. Cyprus

Morocco 4	Complexe Sportif Al Amal, Casablanca, Morocco 4–6 April 2014 Clay		Cyprus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hicham Khaddari Sergis Kyratzis 6 2 2 6 1 6 5 7     2 Lamine Ouahab Petros Chrysochos 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Lamine Ouahab / Mehdi Ziadi Petros Chrysochos / Rareș Cuzdriorean 78 66 6 1 3 6 4 6 6 4   4 Lamine Ouahab Sergis Kyratzis 6 0 6 0 6 0       5 Ayoub Chakrouni Constantinos Ioannides 6 3 6 2

Third round

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lithuania

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2	Mojmilo Sports Hall, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 12–14 September 2014 Hard (indoor)		Lithuania 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mirza Bašić Ričardas Berankis 7 5 6 3 4 6 4 6 4 6   2 Damir Džumhur Laurynas Grigelis 65 77 6 1 6 1 1 0     retired 3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis 3 6 3 6 64 77       4 Damir Džumhur Ričardas Berankis 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Nerman Fatić Lukas Mugevičius 66 78 6 3 6 4

Denmark vs. Moldova

Denmark 3	Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark 12–14 September 2014 Carpet (indoor)		Moldova 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Pedersen Radu Albot 5 7 3 6 2 6       2 Frederik Nielsen Maxim Dubarenco 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Radu Albot / Maxim Dubarenco 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Frederik Nielsen Radu Albot 5 7 3 6 3 6       5 Martin Pedersen Maxim Dubarenco 3 6 77 61 6 4 3 6 7 5

External links

• Draw results