2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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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:

  1.  Croatia
  2.  Austria
  3.  Israel
  4.  Sweden

Remaining nations:

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 Russia
Poland
Karen Khachanov
Jerzy Janowicz
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Russia
Poland
Dmitry Tursunov
Michał Przysiężny
6
3
3
6
77
63
6
2
   
3 Russia
Poland
Konstantin Kravchuk / Karen Khachanov
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
6
2
4
6
1
6
0
6
   
4 Russia
Poland
Dmitry Tursunov
Jerzy Janowicz
3
6
5
7
63
77
     
5 Russia
Poland
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 Slovenia
Portugal
Janež Semrajč
João Sousa
1
6
4
6
6
4
0
6
   
2 Slovenia
Portugal
Blaž Kavčič
Gastão Elias
716
614
6
1
6
4
     
3 Slovenia
Portugal
Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja
Gastão Elias / João Sousa
6
3
7
5
77
65
     
4 Slovenia
Portugal
Blaž Kavčič
João Sousa
7
5
7
5
6
2
     
5 Slovenia
Portugal
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 Ukraine
Romania
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Adrian Ungur
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
2 Ukraine
Romania
Illya Marchenko
Victor Hănescu
4
6
2
6
6
3
78
66
6
4
 
3 Ukraine
Romania
Sergei Bubka / Denys Molchanov
Marius Copil / Horia Tecău
7
5
3
6
4
6
4
6
   
4 Ukraine
Romania
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Victor Hănescu
3
6
6
3
6
2
6
3
   
5 Ukraine
Romania
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 Slovakia
Latvia
Lukáš Lacko
Martins Podzus
3
6
6
3
6
3
6
1
   
2 Slovakia
Latvia
Martin Kližan
Andis Juška
6
4
64
77
6
3
4
6
8
6
 
3 Slovakia
Latvia
Andrej Martin / Michal Mertiňák
Andis Juška / Janis Podzus
7
5
6
1
3
6
6
3
   
4 Slovakia
Latvia
Andrej Martin
Janis Podzus
6
4
65
77
6
3
     
5 Slovakia
Latvia
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 Poland
Croatia
Michał Przysiężny
Marin Čilić
1
6
4
6
4
6
     
2 Poland
Croatia
Jerzy Janowicz
Borna Ćorić
6
2
2
6
5
7
7
5
4
6
 
3 Poland
Croatia
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
Marin Draganja / Mate Pavić
61
77
77
64
4
6
77
62
6
4
 
4 Poland
Croatia
Jerzy Janowicz
Marin Čilić
6
2
77
65
4
6
1
6
3
6
 
5 Poland
Croatia
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 Slovenia
Israel
Blaž Kavčič
Amir Weintraub
6
4
5
7
3
6
6
3
4
6
 
2 Slovenia
Israel
Blaž Rola
Dudi Sela
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
3 Slovenia
Israel
Blaž Rola / Grega Žemlja
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
67
79
6
4
65
77
3
6
   
4 Slovenia
Israel
Grega Žemlja
Dudi Sela
2
6
77
65
0
6
2
6
   
5 Slovenia
Israel
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 Sweden
Ukraine
Johan Brunström
Sergiy Stakhovsky
4
6
4
6
7
5
6
3
11
13
 
2 Sweden
Ukraine
Markus Eriksson
Artem Smirnov
4
6
1
6
2
6
     
3 Sweden
Ukraine
Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt
Sergei Bubka / Denys Molchanov
77
64
66
78
3
6
6
4
10
8
 
4 Sweden
Ukraine
Markus Eriksson
Sergiy Stakhovsky
65
77
64
77
4
6
     
5 Sweden
Ukraine
Robert Lindstedt
Sergei Bubka
7
5
63
77
      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 Slovakia
Austria
Norbert Gomboš
Dominic Thiem
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
4
   
2 Slovakia
Austria
Lukáš Lacko
Andreas Haider-Maurer
77
63
4
6
4
6
6
2
6
3
 
3 Slovakia
Austria
Martin Kližan / Michal Mertiňák
Dominic Thiem / Alexander Peya
64
77
3
6
77
65
6
4
6
4
 
4 Slovakia
Austria
Norbert Gomboš
Andreas Haider-Maurer
65
77
5
7
       
5 Slovakia
Austria
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 Romania
Sweden
Adrian Ungur
Christian Lindell
5
7
62
77
4
6
     
2 Romania
Sweden
Marius Copil
Elias Ymer
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
3 Romania
Sweden
Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Isak Arvidsson / Johan Brunström
77
62
77
65
6
3
     
4 Romania
Sweden
Adrian Ungur
Elias Ymer
3
6
6
4
77
64
6
3
   
5 Romania
Sweden
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 Latvia
Austria
Andis Juška
Martin Fischer
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
2 Latvia
Austria
Janis Podzus
Jürgen Melzer
3
6
1
6
4
6
     
3 Latvia
Austria
Ernests Gulbis / Miķelis Lībietis
Philipp Oswald / Alexander Peya
7
5
77
63
6
4
     
4 Latvia
Austria
Miķelis Lībietis
Jürgen Melzer
2
6
2
6
4
6
     
5 Latvia
Austria
Janis Podzus
Martin Fischer
66
78
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 Russia
Portugal
Andrey Kuznetsov
Gastão Elias
6
2
6
4
6
4
     
2 Russia
Portugal
Evgeny Donskoy
João Sousa
79
67
6
4
3
6
6
1
   
3 Russia
Portugal
Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Rublev
Gastão Elias / João Sousa
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
4 Russia
Portugal
Konstantin Kravchuk
Rui Machado
77
64
4
6
1
6
     
5 Russia
Portugal
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 Sweden
Latvia
Elias Ymer
Martins Podzus
63
77
5
7
77
65
6
3
7
9
 
2 Sweden
Latvia
Christian Lindell
Janis Podzus
77
65
4
6
77
63
79
67
   
3 Sweden
Latvia
Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt
Mikelis Libietis / Janis Podzus
6
4
6
2
3
6
4
6
6
3
 
4 Sweden
Latvia
Christian Lindell
Martins Podzus
4
6
77
63
4
6
2
6
   
5 Sweden
Latvia
Elias Ymer
Janis Podzus
7
5
67
79
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.
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