2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three groups of Davis Cup competition in 2005.[1]

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
S  Great Britain
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
bye
 IsraelS  Great Britain3
bye  Israel2
 Israel
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
bye
 Israel4
 Zimbabwe1
S  Belgium
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)
bye
byeS  Belgium3
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)
 Zimbabwe  Serbia and Montenegro2
 Serbia and Montenegro5
 Zimbabwe0
Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard)
 Italy5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)Rome, Italy (clay)
 Luxembourg0
 Luxembourg3  Italy4
S  Morocco2S  Morocco1
bye
Khemisset, Morocco (clay)
S  Morocco
S  Morocco4
 South Africa1
bye
Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)
 South Africa
 South Africa  South Africa2
byeS  Germany3
bye
S  Germany
  • Zimbabwe and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Ghana0
Accra, Ghana (hard)Helsinki, Finland (clay)
S  Finland5
 Ghana2S  Finland2
Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet)
 Georgia3S  Bulgaria3
S  Bulgaria4
Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Georgia1
S  Bulgaria1
Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard)
S  Ukraine4
S  Hungary4
Oslo, Norway (clay)Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Monaco1
 Monaco1S  Hungary2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Norway4S  Ukraine3
S  Ukraine4
 Norway1
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
 Estonia1
Gdynia, Poland (clay)Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
S  Portugal4
 Estonia0S  Portugal3
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
S  Poland5  Algeria2
 Algeria3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
S  Poland2
S  Portugal4
Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)
S  Slovenia1
 Ivory Coast0
Athens, Greece (clay)Kranj, Slovenia (clay)
S  Slovenia5
 Ivory Coast0S  Slovenia5
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
S  Greece5  Latvia0
 Latvia4
S  Greece1
  • Georgia, Monaco, Estonia, and Côte d'Ivoire relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • Ukraine and Portugal promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Venue 1

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Date: 27 April – 1 May

Pool AMKDDENNAMKEN
1  Macedonia (3–0)3–03–03–0
2  Denmark (2–1)0–33–03–0
3  Namibia (1–2)0–30–32–1
4  Kenya (0–3)0–30–31–2
Pool BEGYBIHLTUMAD
1  Egypt (3–0)3–02–13–0
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1)0–32–12–1
3  Lithuania (1–2)1–21–23–0
4  Madagascar (0–2)0–31–20–3

(scores in italics carried over)

1st–4th Play-offMKDEGYDENBIH
1  Macedonia (3–0)2–13–03–0
2  Egypt (2–1)1–22–03–0
3  Denmark (1–2)0–30–22–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3)0–30–31–2
5th–8th Play-offLTUNAMMADKEN
1  Lithuania (3–0)2–13–03–0
2  Namibia (2–1)1–22–12–1
3  Madagascar (1–2)0–31–23–0
4  Kenya (0–3)0–31–20–3
  • FYR Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Venue 2

Venue: Fitzwilliam Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland (grass)
Date: 13–17 July

Pool AIRLARMNGRISL
1  Ireland (3–0)3–03–03–0
2  Armenia (2–1)0–32–12–1
3  Nigeria (1–2)0–31–23–0
4  Iceland (0–3)0–31–20–3
Pool BCYPTUNTURSMR
1  Cyprus (3–0)3–02–13–0
2  Tunisia (2–1)0–32–13–0
3  Turkey (1–2)1–21–23–0
4  San Marino (0–3)0–30–30–3

(scores in italics carried over)

1st–4th Play-offCYPIRLARMTUN
1  Cyprus (3–0)2–12–12–1
2  Ireland (2–1)1–23–03–0
3  Armenia (1–2)1–20–32–1
4  Tunisia (0–3)1–20–31–2
5th–8th Play-offNGRTURISLSMR
1  Nigeria (3–0)2–13–03–0
2  Turkey (2–1)1–22–13–0
3  Iceland (1–2)0–31–22–1
4  San Marino (0–3)0–30–31–2
  • Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay)
Date: Week of 28 February

Pool AMDABOTBENMLTDJI
1  Moldova (4–0)2–13–03–03–0
2  Botswana (3–1)1–22–13–03–0
3  Benin (2–2)0–31–23–03–0
4  Malta (1–3)0–30–30–33–0
5  Djibouti (0–4)0–30–30–30–3
Pool BANDRWAAZESENUGAMRI
1  Andorra (5–0)2–13–03–03–03–0
2  Rwanda (3–2)1–21–22–12–13–0
3  Azerbaijan (3–2)0–32–11–22–13–0
4  Senegal (3–2)0–31–22–12–12–1
5  Uganda (1–4)0–31–21–21–22–1
6  Mauritius (0–5)0–30–30–31–21–2
  • Moldova, Andorra, Botswana and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.

See also

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