2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there are three different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advance to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lose their respective ties will compete in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas European and African teams who lose their play-offs will be relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2017.

Participating nations

Seeds:  Lithuania  Denmark  Belarus  Bulgaria  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Latvia  Finland  South Africa

Remaining nations:  Egypt  Georgia  Luxembourg  Monaco  Norway  Tunisia  Turkey  Zimbabwe

Draw

Play-offs 15–17 July

1st round 4–6 March

2nd round 15–17 July

3rd round 16–18 September

Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)

1

Lithuania

3

Luxembourg

Norway

2

Lithuania

Norway

1

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Centurion, South Africa (hard)

8

South Africa

8

South Africa

5

Luxembourg

0

Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard)

4

Bulgaria

2

Tunisia

Turkey

3

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4

Bulgaria

Turkey

Tunisia

Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (indoor carpet)

5

Bosnia and Herzegovina

5

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3

Tunisia

1

Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard)

Monaco

2

Monaco

6

Latvia

3

Belarus

Monaco

6

Latvia

Egypt

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

3

Belarus

Egypt

1

3

Belarus

3

Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard)

Zimbabwe

1

Georgia

7

Finland

4

Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Zimbabwe

7

Finland

Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)

2

Denmark

Georgia

0

2

Denmark

5

Losing teams relegated to Group III in 2017.

Winning teams promoted to Group I in 2017.

First round

Lithuania vs. Norway

Lithuania 3	Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai, Lithuania[1] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Norway 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Laurynas Grigelis Viktor Durasovic 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 4 6^2 7^7   2 Ričardas Berankis Casper Ruud 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud 6 2 7^7 6^2 6 1       4 Ričardas Berankis Viktor Durasovic 6 2 6 1 6 0       5 Laurynas Grigelis Casper Ruud 3 6 3 6

South Africa vs. Luxembourg

South Africa 5	Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa[2] 4–6 March 2016 Hard		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tucker Vorster Alex Knaff 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Lloyd Harris Ugo Nastasi 6 1 6 4 6 4       3 Dean O'Brien / Ruan Roelofse Ugo Nastasi / Mike Scheidweiler 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 Tucker Vorster Tom Diederich 6 3 6 4         5 Lloyd Harris Alex Knaff 6 2 6 1

Turkey vs. Bulgaria

Turkey 3	Ankara Tenis Kulübü, Ankara, Turkey[3] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Bulgaria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Cem İlkel Dimitar Kuzmanov 7^7 6^4 1 6 6 4 1 6 7 5   2 Marsel İlhan Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel Alexander Lazov / Vasko Mladenov 6^6 7^8 7^7 6^5 7^7 6^4 6^5 7^7 4 6   4 Marsel İlhan Dimitar Kuzmanov 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 0   5 Altuğ Çelikbilek Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 4 6 4 6

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Tunisia

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3	Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina[4] 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i)		Tunisia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mirza Bašić Anis Ghorbel 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Tomislav Brkić Malek Jaziri 7^7 6^5 2 6 6^7 7^9 7^7 6^5 4 6   3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Malek Jaziri / Skander Mansouri 6^2 7^7 4 6 6 3 7 5 6 4   4 Mirza Bašić Malek Jaziri 5 7 4 6 7^8 6^6 7^18 6^16 6 3   5 Tomislav Brkić Anis Ghorbel           not played

Latvia vs. Monaco

Latvia 3	Daugavpils Olimpiskais Centrs, Daugavpils, Latvia[5] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Monaco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Romain Arneodo 7^7 6^5 6 4 7^8 6^6       2 Miķelis Lībietis Benjamin Balleret 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4   3 Miķelis Lībietis / Mārtiņš Podžus Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Rūdolfs Mednis Lucas Catarina 2 5         retired   5 Mārtiņš Podžus Benjamin Balleret             w/o

Egypt vs. Belarus

Egypt 1	Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[6] 4–6 March 2016 Clay		Belarus 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Egor Gerasimov 2 6 3 6 1 6       2 Mohamed Safwat Ilya Ivashka 7 5 0 6 6 3 6^3 7^7 5 7   3 Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat Alexander Bury / Egor Gerasimov 7^9 6^7 4 6 6 4 4 6 7 5   4 Mohamed Safwat Egor Gerasimov 7^7 6^2 5 7 5 7 4 6     5 Youssef Hossam Ilya Ivashka           not played

Finland vs. Zimbabwe

Finland 4	Kittilän Urheiluhalli, Kittilä, Finland[7] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Zimbabwe 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jarkko Nieminen Courtney John Lock 6 0 6 0 6 0       2 Harri Heliövaara Takanyi Garanganga 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 4   3 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen Mark Fynn / Courtney John Lock 6 1 6 0 6 1       4 Eero Vasa Takanyi Garanganga 6^5 7^7 5 7         5 Harri Heliövaara Courtney John Lock 6 1 6 0

Georgia vs. Denmark

Georgia 0	New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, Georgia[8] 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i)		Denmark 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikoloz Basilashvili Christian Sigsgaard 7^7 6^4 1 6 4 6 4 6     2 George Tsivadze Frederik Nielsen 6^3 7^7 0 6 1 6       3 Nikoloz Basilashvili / George Tsivadze Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 6^0 7^7 1 6 2 6       4 Giorgi Javakhishvili Benjamin Hannestad 1 6 0 3       retired   5 Irakli Metreveli Christian Sigsgaard 1 6 1 6

Second round

Lithuania vs. South Africa

Lithuania	TBA, TBA, Romania[9] 15–17 July 2016 TBD		South Africa
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Turkey

Bosnia and Herzegovina	TBA, TBA, Bosnia and Herzegovina[10] 15–17 July 2016 TBD		Turkey
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Belarus vs. Latvia

Belarus	TBA, TBA, Belarus[11] 15–17 July 2016 TBD		Latvia
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Denmark vs. Finland

Denmark	Lyngbyhallen, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark[12] 15–17 July 2016 Carpet (i)		Finland
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Play-offs

Luxembourg vs. Norway

Luxembourg	TBA, TBA, Luxembourg[13] 15–17 July 2016 TBD		Norway
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Tunisia vs. Bulgaria

Tunisia	TBA, TBA, Tunisia[14] 15–17 July 2016 TBD		Bulgaria
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Monaco vs. Egypt

Monaco	TBA, TBA, Tunisia[15] 15–17 July 2016 TBD		Egypt
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

Georgia vs. Zimbabwe

Georgia	TBA, TBA, Georgia[16] 15–17 July 2016 TBD		Zimbabwe
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

References

1. "Litthuania v Norway". daviscup.com.
2. "South Africa v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
3. "Turkey v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
4. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
5. "Latvia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
6. "Egypt v Belarus". daviscup.com.
7. "Finland v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
8. "Georgia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
9. "Lithuania v South Africa". daviscup.com.
10. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Turkey". daviscup.com.
11. "Belarus v Latvia". daviscup.com.
12. "Denmark v Finland". daviscup.com.
13. "Luxembourg v Norway". daviscup.com.
14. "Tunisia v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
15. "Monaco v Egypt". daviscup.com.
16. "Georgia v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.

External links

• Official Website