2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2019.

Participating nations

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Draw

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Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard)[5]
1  Romania4
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)[1]Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)[13]
  Luxembourg1
  Luxembourg51  Romania5
Marrakech, Morocco (clay)[6]
8  Georgia0  Morocco0
8  Georgia1
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay)[17]
  Morocco3
1  Romania2
Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard)[7]
  Poland3
4  Slovenia2
Portorož, Slovenia (clay)[2]Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)[14]
  Poland3
4  Slovenia3  Poland4
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)[8]
5  Turkey2  Zimbabwe1
5  Turkey1
  Zimbabwe3
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard)[9]
  Egypt4
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)[3]Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard)[15]
6  Norway0
6  Norway3  Egypt3
Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard)[10]
  Ireland13  Denmark1
  Ireland1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)[18]
3  Denmark4
  Egypt2
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)[11]
7  Finland3
  Tunisia2
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)[4]Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)[16]
7  Finland3
  Tunisia27  Finland3
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)[12]
  Estonia32  Lithuania2
  Estonia1
2  Lithuania3

First round

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Romania vs. Luxembourg

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Romania
4
Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania[5]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)
 
Luxembourg
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Nicolae Frunză
Ugo Nastasi
65
77
6
1
3
6
 
2  
 
Marius Copil
Christophe Tholl
6
3
6
2
   
3  
 
Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Raphaël Calzi / Robi Tholl
6
0
6
1
   
4  
 
Marius Copil
Ugo Nastasi
6
1
6
1
   
5  
 
Bogdan Borza
Christophe Tholl
6
3
6
2
   

Morocco vs. Georgia

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Morocco
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco[6]
3–4 February
Clay
 
Georgia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Lamine Ouahab
George Tsivadze
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Amine Ahouda
Nikoloz Basilashvili
3
6
6
3
6
3
 
3  
 
Amine Ahouda / Lamine Ouahab
Nikoloz Basilashvili / Aleksandre Metreveli
64
77
6
4
2
6
 
4  
 
Lamine Ouahab
Nikoloz Basilashvili
6
1
6
3
   
5  
 
Amine Ahouda
George Tsivadze
      not
played

Slovenia vs. Poland

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Slovenia
2
Lukna Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia[7]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)
 
Poland
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Aljaž Bedene
Hubert Hurkacz
6
4
7
5
   
2  
 
Blaž Rola
Kamil Majchrzak
4
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Aljaž Bedene / Blaž Rola
Mateusz Kowalczyk / Marcin Matkowski
7
5
65
77
4
6
 
4  
 
Aljaž Bedene
Kamil Majchrzak
6
3
6
4
   
5  
 
Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Hubert Hurkacz
3
6
2
6
   

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey

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Zimbabwe
3
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe[8]
3–4 February
Hard
 
Turkey
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Benjamin Lock
Altuğ Çelikbilek
6
4
1
6
6
3
 
2  
 
Takanyi Garanganga
Cem İlkel
6
4
7
5
   
3  
 
Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock
Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel
7
5
6
3
   
4  
 
Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda
Sarp Ağabigün
5
7
4
6
   
5  
 
Takanyi Garanganga
Altuğ Çelikbilek
      not
played

Egypt vs. Norway

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Egypt
4
Soho Square, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt[9]
3–4 February
Hard
 
Norway
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Mohamed Safwat
Simen Sunde Bratholm
6
4
6
1
   
2  
 
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Viktor Durasovic
6
0
6
4
   
3  
 
Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat
Simen Sunde Bratholm / Viktor Durasovic
6
4
6
4
   
4  
 
Youssef Hossam
Peter August Anker
6
4
6
0
   
5  
 
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Simen Sunde Bratholm
      not
played

Denmark vs. Ireland

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Denmark
4
Birkerød Idrætscenter, Birkerød, Denmark[10]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)
 
Ireland
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Frederik Nielsen
Simon Carr
6
3
77
62
   
2  
 
Søren Hess-Olesen
Peter Bothwell
7
5
1
6
3
6
 
3  
 
Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen
Samuel Bothwell / Osgar O'Hoisin
6
4
6
4
   
4  
 
Frederik Nielsen
Peter Bothwell
6
1
6
1
   
5  
 
Søren Hess-Olesen
Simon Carr
2
6
6
2
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[8]
 

Tunisia vs. Finland

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Tunisia
2
Tennis Courts Cite Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia[11]
3–4 February
Hard
 
Finland
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Malek Jaziri
Harri Heliövaara
6
2
7
5
   
2  
 
Aziz Dougaz
Emil Ruusuvuori
4
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Anis Ghorbel / Skander Mansouri
Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen
4
6
7
5
2
6
 
4  
 
Malek Jaziri
Emil Ruusuvuori
6
0
6
4
   
5  
 
Moez Echargui
Harri Heliövaara
6
3
4
6
4
6
 

Lithuania vs. Estonia

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Lithuania
3
Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania[12]
3–4 February
Hard (indoor)
 
Estonia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Laurynas Grigelis
Jürgen Zopp
7
5
6
2
   
2  
 
Ričardas Berankis
Kenneth Raisma
7
5
77
63
   
3  
 
Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis
Kenneth Raisma / Mattias Siimar
2
6
6
4
77
64
 
4  
 
Ainius Sabaliauskas
Jürgen Zopp
0
6
1
6
   
5  
 
Laurynas Grigelis
Kenneth Raisma
      not
played

Second round

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Romania vs. Morocco

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Romania
5
BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[13]
7–8 April
Hard (i)
 
Morocco
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Marius Copil
Amine Ahouda
6
0
6
1
   
2  
 
Adrian Ungur
Lamine Ouahab
6
0
77
63
   
3  
 
Marius Copil / Florin Mergea
Yassine Idmbarek / Lamine Ouahab
6
2
6
1
   
4  
 
Dragoș Dima
Soufiane El Mesbahi
6
0
6
4
   
5  
 
Edris Fetisleam
Yassir Kilani
6
2
6
0
   

Poland vs. Zimbabwe

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Poland
4
Hala Stulecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland[14]
7–8 April
Hard (i)
 
Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Kamil Majchrzak
Takanyi Garanganga
6
2
6
2
   
2  
 
Michał Przysiężny
Benjamin Lock
5
7
5
7
   
3  
 
Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski
Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock
6
3
6
3
   
4  
 
Kamil Majchrzak
Benjamin Lock
6
3
6
2
   
5  
 
Daniel Michalski
Mark Chigaazira
6
3
6
4
   

Denmark vs. Egypt

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Denmark
1
Gentoftehallen, Gentofte, Denmark[15]
7–8 April
Hard (i)
 
Egypt
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Frederik Nielsen
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
6
3
3
6
66
78
 
2  
 
Christoffer Konigsfeldt
Youssef Hossam
4
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen
Youssef Hossam / Sherif Sabry
6
3
5
7
4
6
 
4  
 
Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune
Youssef Hossam
6
2
716
614
   
5  
 
Christoffer Konigsfeldt
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
      not
played

Finland vs. Lithuania

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Finland
3
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[16]
7–8 April
Hard (i)
 
Lithuania
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Harri Heliövaara
Laurynas Grigelis
6
3
1
6
6
3
 
2  
 
Emil Ruusuvuori
Ričardas Berankis
2
6
78
66
3
6
 
3  
 
Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen
Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius
6
4
77
62
   
4  
 
Harri Heliövaara
Ričardas Berankis
2
6
3
6
   
5  
 
Emil Ruusuvuori
Laurynas Grigelis
7
5
6
2
   

Play-offs

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Luxembourg vs. Georgia

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Luxembourg
5
Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[1]
7–8 April
Hard (i)
 
Georgia
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Gilles Müller
Zura Tkemaladze
6
3
6
2
   
2  
 
Ugo Nastasi
George Tsivadze
3
6
7
5
6
4
 
3  
 
Gilles Müller / Ugo Nastasi
Aleksandre Metreveli / George Tsivadze
6
3
6
1
   
4  
 
Alex Knaff
Vazha Shubladze
6
1
6
2
   
5  
 
Christophe Tholl
Zura Tkemaladze
6
4
6
4
   

Slovenia vs. Turkey

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Slovenia
3
ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia[2]
7–8 April
Clay
 
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Mike Urbanija
Cem İlkel
2
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Aljaž Bedene
Altuğ Çelikbilek
6
4
6
2
   
3  
 
Aljaž Bedene / Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Cem İlkel / Anıl Yüksel
3
6
6
3
3
6
 
4  
 
Aljaž Bedene
Cem İlkel
77
64
6
2
   
5  
 
Nik Razboršek
Altuğ Çelikbilek
7
5
6
3
   

Norway vs. Ireland

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Norway
3
Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway[3]
7–8 April
Hard (i)
 
Ireland
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Viktor Durasovic
Peter Bothwell
6
3
2
6
3
6
 
2  
 
Casper Ruud
Simon Carr
6
2
6
1
   
3  
 
Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud
Peter Bothwell / Simon Carr
6
2
6
2
   
4  
 
Casper Ruud
Peter Bothwell
6
3
7
5
   
5  
 
Viktor Durasovic
Simon Carr
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played

Estonia vs. Tunisia

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Estonia
3
Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia[4]
7–8 April
Hard (i)
 
Tunisia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Kenneth Raisma
Malek Jaziri
4
6
69
711
   
2  
 
Jürgen Zopp
Moez Echargui
6
1
6
1
   
3  
 
Kenneth Raisma / Jürgen Zopp
Moez Echargui / Malek Jaziri
6
3
6
4
   
4  
 
Jürgen Zopp
Malek Jaziri
6
1
6
4
   
5  
 
Kristjan Tamm
Aziz Ouakaa
4
6
7
5
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Third round

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Romania vs. Poland

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Romania
2
Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[17]
15–16 September
Clay (i)
 
Poland
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Marius Copil
Kamil Majchrzak
6
2
6
4
   
2  
 
Adrian Ungur
Hubert Hurkacz
63
77
5
7
   
3  
 
Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski
7
5
4
6
6
3
 
4  
 
Marius Copil
Hubert Hurkacz
3
6
4
6
   
5  
 
Adrian Ungur
Kamil Majchrzak
3
6
2
6
   

Egypt vs. Finland

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Egypt
2
Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[18]
14–15 September
Clay
 
Finland
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Mohamed Safwat
Emil Ruusuvuori
6
4
79
67
   
2  
 
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Harri Heliövaara
3
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat
Henri Kontinen / Patrik Niklas-Salminen
3
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Mohamed Safwat
Harri Heliövaara
6
2
6
4
   
5  
 
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Emil Ruusuvuori
1
6
6
3
1
6
 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Luxembourg v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Slovenia v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Norway v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Estonia v Tunisia". DavisCup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Romania v Luxembourg". DavisCup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Morocco v Georgia". DavisCup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Slovenia v Poland". DavisCup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Zimbabwe v Turkey". DavisCup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Egypt v Norway". DavisCup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Denmark v Ireland". DavisCup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Tunisia v Finland". DavisCup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Lithuania v Estonia". DavisCup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Romania v Morocco". DavisCup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Poland v Zimbabwe". DavisCup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Denmark v Egypt". DavisCup.com.
  16. ^ a b "Finland v Lithuania". DavisCup.com.
  17. ^ a b "Romania v Poland". DavisCup.com.
  18. ^ a b "Egypt v Finland". DavisCup.com.
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