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 edit

Seeds: The top three seeds received a bye into the second round.

Remaining nations:

Draw edit


Second Round Play-offs		First Round Play-offs			First Round			Second Round



					1	Spain
		Odense, Denmark (indoor hard)						Vladivostok, Russia (indoor hard)
						bye
		1	Spain	5				1	Spain	2
					Novy Urengoy, Russia (indoor hard)
			Denmark	0					Russia	3
					Russia		4
Slagelse, Denmark (indoor hard)
					Denmark		1
Denmark	2

Sweden	3
					3	Netherlands
								Kitzbühel, Austria (clay)
						bye
		bye						3	Netherlands	3
					Örebro, Sweden (indoor hard)
		Sweden							Austria	2
					Austria		3

					Sweden		2

					Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)

					Slovakia		5
		Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard)						Constanța, Romania (clay)
					Slovenia		0
			Slovenia	2				Slovakia		3
					Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)
		4	Israel	3				Romania		2
						Romania	5
Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)
					4	Israel	0
Slovenia	5
					Płock, Poland (indoor hard)
Lithuania	0
					Lithuania		2
		Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)						Szczecin, Poland (indoor hard)
					Poland		3
			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 edit

Russia vs. Denmark edit

Russia
4

Sport Complex Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg, Novy Urengoy, Russia^[1]
6–8 March 2015
Hard (i)

Denmark
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Evgeny Donskoy Frederik Nielsen	6 2	3 6	2 6	6⁵ 7⁷
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 edit

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	7¹⁰ 6⁸	6 3
4	Elias Ymer Andreas Haider-Maurer	4 6	6⁶ 7⁸	3 6
5	Christian Lindell Gerald Melzer	1 6	1 6	3 6

Slovakia vs. Slovenia edit

Slovakia
5

Aegon Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia^[3]
6–8 March 2015
Hard (i)

Slovenia
0

		1	2	3
1	Martin Kližan Grega Žemlja	7 5	6 3	6 4
2	Norbert Gombos Tom Kočevar-Desman	6 2	6 4	7⁷ 6³
3	Martin Kližan / Igor Zelenay Tom Kočevar-Desman / Grega Žemlja	6 3	6 4	6 4
4	Martin Kližan Tom Kočevar-Desman	6 1	7⁷ 6⁰
5	Lukáš Lacko Mike Urbanija	6 3	6 2

Romania vs. Israel edit

Romania
5

Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania^[4]
6–8 March 2015
Hard (i)

Israel
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Adrian Ungur Bar Tzuf Botzer	7 5	6 3	6 0
2	Marius Copil Dudi Sela	6³ 7⁷	7⁷ 6³	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	7⁷ 6³	6 3

Poland vs. Lithuania edit

Poland
3

Orlen Arena, Płock, Poland^[5]
6–8 March 2015
Hard (i)

Lithuania
2

		1	2	3
1	Łukasz Kubot Ričardas Berankis	2 6	4 6	3 6
2	Jerzy Janowicz Laurynas Grigelis	7⁷ 6³	6 3	6 3
3	Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis	6 4	6 4	7⁷ 6¹
4	Jerzy Janowicz Ričardas Berankis	6 3	6 4	6 2
5	Kamil Majchrzak Laurynas Grigelis	4 6	3 6

Second round edit

Russia vs. Spain edit

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	7⁷ 6³	5 7	7 5	6 4
4	Evgeny Donskoy Tommy Robredo	6 3	5 7	7⁷ 6³	7 5
5	Andrey Rublev Pablo Andújar	6 4	7⁷ 6⁴	6 3

Austria vs. Netherlands edit

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	7⁷ 6⁵	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	6⁴ 7⁷	6⁵ 7⁷
4	Dominic Thiem Robin Haase	4 6	6⁴ 7⁷	3 6
5	Oliver Marach Jesse Huta Galung	6 3	6 3

Romania vs. Slovakia edit

Romania
2

Tenis Club IDU, Constanța, Romania^[8]
17–19 July 2015
Clay

Slovakia
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Marius Copil Norbert Gombos	7⁷ 6⁵	6⁶ 7⁸	6 4	7¹² 6¹⁰
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	6³ 7⁷	3 6	3 6
5	Adrian Ungur Norbert Gombos	6 4	6 4

Poland vs. Ukraine edit

Poland
3

Azoty Arena, Szczecin, Poland^[9]
17–19 July 2015
Hard (i)

Ukraine
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Jerzy Janowicz Alexandr Dolgopolov	3 6	4 6	6³ 7⁷
2	Michał Przysiężny Sergiy Stakhovsky	7⁷ 6⁵	6 4	6 4
3	Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Alexandr Dolgopolov / Denys Molchanov	6 3	6 2	7⁸ 6⁶
4	Jerzy Janowicz Sergiy Stakhovsky	6 1	7⁷ 6³	3 6	6 3
5	Michał Przysiężny Alexandr Dolgopolov					not played

First round play-offs edit

Israel vs. Slovenia edit

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	6³ 7⁷	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 edit

Denmark
0

Odense Idrætshal, Odense, Denmark^[11]
18–20 September 2015
Hard (i)

Spain
5

		1	2	3	4
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	6⁴ 7⁷	4 6
4	Frederik Nielsen Roberto Bautista Agut	3 6	4 6
5	Mikael Torpegaard David Ferrer	1 6	3 6

Lithuania vs. Ukraine edit

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	7⁷ 6⁵	6 4	3 6
3	Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Illya Marchenko / Denys Molchanov	6⁴ 7⁷	7⁷ 6³	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 edit

Denmark vs. Sweden edit

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	7⁷ 6⁵	7⁷ 6⁵	6³ 7⁷	6³ 7⁷	7 9
2	Frederik Nielsen Mikael Ymer	5 7	3 6	4 6
3	Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Johan Brunström / Fred Simonsson	6³ 7⁷	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵	7¹¹ 6⁹
4	Frederik Nielsen Markus Eriksson	6 2	7⁷ 6²	7¹⁰ 6⁸
5	Christian Sigsgaard Mikael Ymer	4 6	0 6	6 3	7 5	2 6

Slovenia vs. Lithuania edit

Slovenia
5

Teniski klub Triglav Kranj, Kranj, Slovenia^[14]
30 October – 1 November 2015
Hard (i)

Lithuania
0

		1	2	3
1	Grega Žemlja Ričardas Berankis	6 3	7 5	6 2
2	Blaž Rola Laurynas Grigelis	7⁸ 6⁶	6 2	6 2
3	Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius	6 4	7⁷ 6¹	6 4
4	Blaž Rola Lukas Mugevičius	6 2	6 2
5	Tom Kočevar-Desman Tadas Babelis	6 2	2 6	6 4

References edit

Draw

^ "Russia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
^ "Sweden v Austria". daviscup.com.
^ "Slovakia v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Israel". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
^ "Russia v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ "Austria v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
^ "Israel v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
^ "Denmark v Spain". daviscup.com.
^ "Lithuania v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
^ "Denmark v Sweden". daviscup.com.
^ "Slovenia v Lithuania". daviscup.com.

[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.

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