2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2015.

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 2016.

Participating teams

Seeds: The top three seeds received a bye into the second round.  Spain  Ukraine  Netherlands  Israel

Remaining nations:  Austria  Denmark  Lithuania  Poland  Romania  Russia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Sweden

Draw

	2nd round play-offs 30 October–1 November					1st round play-offs 17–19 July / 18–20 September					1st round 6–8 March					2nd round 17–19 July
											1	Spain
						Odense, Denmark (indoor hard)						bye				Vladivostok, Russia (indoor hard)
						1	Spain	5								1	Spain	2
							Denmark	0			Novy Urengoy, Russia (indoor hard)						Russia	3
												Russia	4
	Slagelse, Denmark (indoor hard)										Denmark	1
		Denmark	2
		Sweden	3
											3	Netherlands
												bye				Kitzbühel, Austria (clay)
						bye									3	Netherlands	3
							Sweden			Örebro, Sweden (indoor hard)							Austria	2
											Austria	3
												Sweden	2
											Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
												Slovakia	5
						Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard)						Slovenia	0			Constanța, Romania (clay)
							Slovenia	2									Slovakia	3
						4	Israel	3			Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)						Romania	2
												Romania	5
	Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)									4	Israel	0
		Slovenia	5
		Lithuania	0							Płock, Poland (indoor hard)
												Lithuania	2
						Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)						Poland	3			Szczecin, Poland (indoor hard)
						Lithuania	1									Poland	3
						2	Ukraine	4								2	Ukraine	1
											bye
											2	Ukraine
Denmark and  Lithuania relegated to Group II in 2016.										Russia,  Netherlands,  Slovakia, and  Poland advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

Russia vs. Denmark

Russia 4	Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, Russia[1] 6 - 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Evgeny Donskoy Frederik Nielsen 6 2 3 6 2 6 6^5 7^7     2 Andrey Kuznetsov Martin Pedersen 6 1 6 4 7 5       3 Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Rublev Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 4     4 Andrey Kuznetsov Frederik Nielsen 7 5 6 3 6 2       5 Andrey Rublev Martin Pedersen 6 4 6 3

Sweden vs. Austria

Sweden 2	Idrottshuset Örebro, Örebro, Sweden[2] 6 - 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Austria 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Elias Ymer Jürgen Melzer 6 4 6 3 3 6 2 6 6 3   2 Christian Lindell Andreas Haider-Maurer 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt Jürgen Melzer / Alexander Peya 6 4 7^10 6^8 6 3       4 Elias Ymer Andreas Haider-Maurer 4 6 6^6 7^8 3 6       5 Christian Lindell Gerald Melzer 1 6 1 6 3 6

Slovakia vs. Slovenia

Slovakia 5	Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia[3] 6 - 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Slovenia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Kližan Grega Žemlja 7 5 6 3 6 4       2 Norbert Gombos Tom Kočevar-Desman 6 2 6 4 7^7 6^3       3 Martin Kližan / Igor Zelenay Tom Kočevar-Desman / Grega Žemlja 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Martin Kližan Tom Kočevar-Desman 6 1 7^7 6^0         5 Lukáš Lacko Mike Urbanija 6 3 6 2

Romania vs. Israel

Romania 5	Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania[4] 6 - 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrian Ungur Bar Tzuf Botzer 7 5 6 3 6 0       2 Marius Copil Dudi Sela 6^3 7^7 7^7 6^3 6 4 6 2     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Bar Tzuf Botzer / Edan Leshem 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Adrian Ungur Edan Leshem 6 4 6 2         5 Marius Copil Bar Tzuf Botzer 7^7 6^3 6 3

Poland vs. Lithuania

Poland 3	Orlen Arena, Płock, Poland[5] 6 - 8 March 2015 Hard (i)		Lithuania 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Łukasz Kubot Ričardas Berankis 2 6 4 6 3 6       2 Jerzy Janowicz Laurynas Grigelis 7^7 6^3 6 3 6 3       3 Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis 6 4 6 4 7^7 6^1       4 Jerzy Janowicz Ričardas Berankis 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 Kamil Majchrzak Laurynas Grigelis 4 6 3 6

Second round

Russia vs. Spain

Russia 3	Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia[6] 17 - 19 July 2015 Hard (i)		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Rublev Tommy Robredo 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Karen Khachanov Pablo Andújar 3 6 3 6 2 6       3 Evgeny Donskoy / Konstantin Kravchuk Marc López / David Marrero 4 6 7^7 6^3 5 7 7 5 6 4   4 Evgeny Donskoy Tommy Robredo 6 3 5 7 7^7 6^3 7 5     5 Andrey Rublev Pablo Andújar 6 4 7^7 6^4 6 3

Austria vs. Netherlands

Austria 2	Tennis Stadium Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria[7] 17 - 19 July 2015 Clay		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominic Thiem Thiemo de Bakker 3 6 6 4 7^7 6^5 3 6 4 6   2 Andreas Haider-Maurer Robin Haase 6 3 6 4 5 7 7 5     3 Oliver Marach / Jürgen Melzer Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer 3 6 6^4 7^7 6^5 7^7       4 Dominic Thiem Robin Haase 4 6 6^4 7^7 3 6       5 Olivier Marach Jesse Huta Galung 6 3 6 3

Romania vs. Slovakia

Romania 2	Tenis Club IDU, Constanța, Romania[8] 17 - 19 July 2015 Clay		Slovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marius Copil Norbert Gombos 7^7 6^5 6^6 7^8 6 4 7^12 6^10     2 Adrian Ungur Martin Kližan 4 6 2 6 0 6       3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay 5 7 3 6 3 6       4 Marius Copil Martin Kližan 6^3 7^7 3 6 3 6       5 Adrian Ungur Norbert Gombos 6 4 6 4

Poland vs. Ukraine

Poland 3	Azoty Arena, Szczecin, Poland[9] 17 - 19 July 2015 Hard (i)		Ukraine 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jerzy Janowicz Alexandr Dolgopolov 3 6 4 6 6^3 7^7       2 Michał Przysiężny Sergiy Stakhovsky 7^7 6^5 6 4 6 4       3 Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Alexandr Dolgopolov / Denys Molchanov 6 3 6 2 7^8 6^6       4 Jerzy Janowicz Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 1 7^7 6^3 3 6 6 3     5 Michał Przysiężny Alexandr Dolgopolov           not played

First round play-offs

Israel vs. Slovenia

Israel 3	Drive Inn Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel[10] 17 - 19 July Hard (i)		Slovenia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Nik Razboršek 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Amir Weintraub Grega Žemlja 6 3 6 2 1 6 6^3 7^7 6 4   3 Ben Patael / Dudi Sela Aljaž Radinski / Grega Žemlja 6 1 6 2 6 4       4 Ben Patael Aljaž Radinski 4 6 6 4 3 6       5 Amir Weintraub Nik Razboršek             w/o

Denmark vs. Spain

Denmark 0	Odense Idrætshal, Odense, Denmark[11] 18 - 20 September 2015 Hard (i)		Spain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikael Torpegaard Rafael Nadal 4 6 3 6 2 6       2 Frederik Nielsen David Ferrer 1 6 5 7 2 6       3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Rafael Nadal / Fernando Verdasco 4 6 6 3 6^4 7^7 4 6     4 Frederik Nielsen Roberto Bautista Agut 3 6 4 6         5 Mikael Torpegaard David Ferrer 1 6 3 6

Lithuania vs. Ukraine

Lithuania 1	Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[12] 18 - 20 September 2015 Hard (i)		Ukraine 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ričardas Berankis Vladyslav Manafov 6 4 6 2 6 2       2 Laurynas Grigelis Illya Marchenko 0 6 1 6 7^7 6^5 6 4 3 6   3 Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Illya Marchenko / Denys Molchanov 6^4 7^7 7^7 6^3 4 6 2 6     4 Ričardas Berankis Illya Marchenko 5 7 2 6 2 6       5 Lukas Mugevičius Marat Deviatiarov 1 6 3 6

Second round play-offs

Denmark vs. Sweden

Denmark 2	Antvorskov Hall, Slagelse, Denmark[13] 30 October - 1 November 2015 Hard (i)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andreas Bjerrehus Markus Eriksson 7^7 6^5 7^7 6^5 6^3 7^7 6^3 7^7 7 9   2 Frederik Nielsen Mikael Ymer 5 7 3 6 4 6       3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Johan Brunström / Fred Simonsson 6^3 7^7 6 2 7^7 6^5 7^11 6^9     4 Frederik Nielsen Markus Eriksson 6 2 7^7 6^2 7^10 6^8       5 Christian Sigsgaard Mikael Ymer 4 6 0 6 6 3 7 5 2 6

Slovenia vs. Lithuania

Slovenia 5	Teniski klub Triglav Kranj, Kranj, Slovenia[14] 30 October - 1 November 2015 Hard (i)		Lithuania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Grega Žemlja Ričardas Berankis 6 3 7 5 6 2       2 Blaž Rola Laurynas Grigelis 7^8 6^6 6 2 6 2       3 Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius 6 4 7^7 6^1 6 4       4 Blaž Rola Lukas Mugevičius 6 2 6 2         5 Tom Kočevar-Desman Tadas Babelis 6 2 2 6 6 4

References

• Draw

1. "Russia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
2. "Sweden v Austria". daviscup.com.
3. "Slovakia v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
4. "Romania v Israel". daviscup.com.
5. "Poland v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
6. "Russia v Spain". daviscup.com.
7. "Austria v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
8. "Romania v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
9. "Poland v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
10. "Israel v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
11. "Denmark v Spain". daviscup.com.
12. "Lithuania v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
13. "Denmark v Sweden". daviscup.com.
14. "Slovenia v Lithuania". daviscup.com.