2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

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

Participating teams

•  Belarus
•  Croatia
•  Georgia
•  Italy
•  Latvia
•  Macedonia
•  Netherlands
•  Slovakia
•   Switzerland
•  Poland

Draw

2nd round play-offs 19–21 September

1st round play-offs 18–20 July

1st round 8–10 February

2nd round 11–13 April

1

Croatia

bye

Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard)

Italy

1

Croatia

3

bye

Italy

2

Italy

Montecatini, Italy (clay)

bye

Italy

3

Latvia

2

4

Netherlands

bye

Skopje, Macedonia (clay)

bye

4

Netherlands

4

Latvia

Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay)

Macedonia

1

Latvia

1

Macedonia

4

Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard)

Switzerland

4

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

Poland

1

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

Poland

4

Switzerland

4

3

Belarus

1

3

Belarus

1

bye

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

3

Belarus

3

Belarus

3

Georgia

0

bye

Georgia

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)

Georgia

Georgia

1

bye

2

Slovakia

4

bye

2

Slovakia

Latvia and Georgia relegated to Group II in 2009.

Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Latvia vs. Macedonia

Latvia 1	Jane Sandanski Hall, Skopje, Macedonia 8–10 February 2008 clay (indoor)		Macedonia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ernests Gulbis Lazar Magdincev 6 2 4 6 2 6 6 1 2 6   2 Andis Juška Predrag Rusevski 63 77 3 6 5 7       3 Andis Juška / Deniss Pavlovs Lazar Magdincev / Predrag Rusevski 1 6 3 6 0 6       4 Karlis Lejnieks Ilija Martinoski 3 6 4 6         5 Deniss Pavlovs Tomislav Jotovski 6 2 6 2

Switzerland vs. Poland

Switzerland 4	Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland 8–10 February 2008 hard (indoor)		Poland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stéphane Bohli Dawid Olejniczak 6 4 77 63 6 4       2 Stanislas Wawrinka Blazej Koniusz 6 3 77 65 6 3       3 Yves Allegro / Michael Lammer Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 6 4 6 3 2 6 6 3     4 Michael Lammer Dawid Olejniczak 6 3 2 2       retired   5 Stéphane Bohli Tomislav Jotovski 2 1           retired

Second Round Matches

Croatia vs. Italy

Croatia 3	Sportska Dvorana, Dubrovnik, Croatia 11–13 April 2008 hard (indoor)		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivo Karlović Simone Bolelli 67 79 3 6 4 6       2 Mario Ančić Andreas Seppi 6 2 6 4 7 5       3 Mario Ančić / Marin Čilić Simone Bolelli / Potito Starace 77 63 6 4 1 6 6 3     4 Marin Čilić Andreas Seppi 79 67 4 6 4 6 77 63 1 6   5 Mario Ančić Simone Bolelli 6 4 6 4 6 2

Netherlands vs. Macedonia

Netherlands 4	Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, Macedonia 11–13 April 2008 clay (outdoor)		Macedonia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robin Haase Lazar Magdincev 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Thiemo de Bakker Predrag Rusevski 5 7 7 5 6 1 7 5     3 Robin Haase / Peter Wessels Lazar Magdincev / Predrag Rusevski 7 5 5 7 66 78     retired   4 Robin Haase Predrag Rusevski 6 4 6 0 6 3       5 Thiemo de Bakker Ilija Martinoski 77 63 6 3

Switzerland vs. Belarus

Switzerland 4	Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus 11–13 April 2008 carpter (indoor)		Belarus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stéphane Bohli Max Mirnyi 6 4 6 4 77 65       2 Stanislas Wawrinka Uladzimir Ignatik 4 6 6 1 77 62 6 2     3 Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 6 3 3 6 1 6 2 6     4 Stanislas Wawrinka Vladimir Voltchkov 78 66 4 6 0 6 7 5 6 4   5 Yves Allegro Uladzimir Ignatik 77 65 6 0

Georgia vs. Slovakia

Georgia 1	Sibamac Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia 11–13 April 2008 clay (indoor)		Slovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Irakli Labadze Lukáš Lacko 4 6 78 66 3 6 6 3 19 17   2 Nodar Itonishvili Dominik Hrbatý 4 6 4 6 4 6       3 Nodar Itonishvili / Irakli Labadze Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek 3 6 3 6 5 7       4 Nodar Itonishvili Lukáš Lacko 3 6 1 6 3 6       5 Revaz Osadze Filip Polášek 0 6 4 6

First Round Play-offs Matches

Poland vs. Belarus

Poland 4	Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 18–20 July 2008 hard (outdoor)		Belarus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Vladimir Voltchkov 6 2 4 6 6 1 6 2     2 Jerzy Janowicz Max Mirnyi 6 4 7 5 6 4       3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski Andrei Karatchenia / Pavel Katliarov 6 4 6 0 6 2       4 Michał Przysiężny Pavel Katliarov 6 1 6 2         5 Jerzy Janowicz Andrei Karatchenia 6 3 2 6 4 6

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Italy vs. Latvia

Italy 3	Sporting Club Montecatini, Montecatini, Italy 19–21 September 2008 clay (outdoor)		Latvia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fabio Fognini Ernests Gulbis 62 77 1 6 1 6       2 Andreas Seppi Andis Juška 6 4 6 2 77 65       3 Andreas Seppi / Potito Starace Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juška 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     4 Andreas Seppi Ernests Gulbis 6 3 7 5 3 6 63 77 3 6   5 Potito Starace Andis Juška 6 3 6 4 77 63

Belarus vs. Georgia

Belarus 3	Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 18–20 July 2008 hard (outdoor)		Georgia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Uladzimir Ignatik Lado Chikhladze 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Andrei Karatchenia Irakli Labadze 77 65 3 6 2 6 7 5 5 3   3 Siarhei Betau / Max Mirnyi Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze 6 3 3 0         retired 4 Uladzimir Ignatik Nodar Itonishvili 6 4         not completed 5 Siarhei Betau George Khrikadze           not played