2023 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2023. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Pretoria, South Africa, from 9 to 12 August 2023.

Participating nations

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Draw

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Date: 9–12 August 2023

Location: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams and nations will play each team once in their group. Nations finishing first in each group will be promoted to World Group II play-offs in 2024. Nations finishing second in each group will enter a promotion play-off and the winner will be promoted to World Group II play-offs in 2024.

Nations finishing in the bottom two of each group will enter relegation play-offs, with the third of Group A facing the fourth of Group B, and the third of Group B facing the fourth of Group A and the two lost teams will be relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2024.

Seeding

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Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   South Africa
  Zimbabwe
2   Ivory Coast
  Benin
3   Algeria
  Namibia
4   Togo
  Senegal
  • 1Davis Cup Rankings as of

Round Robin

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Pool A

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  RSA TOG CIV ALG RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
  South Africa 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–1 (%) – (%) 1
  Togo 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 (%) – (%) 2
  Ivory Coast 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (%) – (%) 3
  Algeria 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (%) – (%) 4

Pool B

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  ZIM BEN NAM SEN RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
  Zimbabwe 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 1
  Benin 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 2
  Namibia 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 3
  Senegal 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (%) – (%) 4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

Playoffs

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Placing A Team Score B Team
First   South Africa 3–0   Zimbabwe
Promotional   Togo 2–1   Benin
Relegation   Ivory Coast 2–0   Senegal
Relegation   Namibia 2–1   Algeria

Round Robin

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Pool A

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South Africa vs. Algeria

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South Africa
3
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[1]
9 August 2023
Hard
 
Algeria
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Devin Badenhorst
Toufik Sahtali
6
2
77
65
   
2  
 
Philip Henning
Samir Hamza Reguig
6
1
6
0
   
3  
 
Philip Henning / Christiaan Worst
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
6
3
6
3
   

Ivory Coast vs. Togo

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Ivory Coast
1
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[2]
9 August 2023
Hard
 
Togo
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Alex Cyrille Lago
Komlavi Loglo
1
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Eliakim Coulibaly
Thomas Setodji
6
1
6
3
   
3  
 
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji
65
77
7
5
5
7
 

South Africa vs. Ivory Coast

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South Africa
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[3]
10 August 2023
Hard
 
Ivory Coast
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Devin Badenhorst
Frederic Coulibaly
6
1
6
3
   
2  
 
Philip Henning
Eliakim Coulibaly
6
2
0
6
4
6
 
3  
 
Philip Henning / Christiaan Worst
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
6
4
6
2
   

Algeria vs. Togo

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Algeria
1
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[4]
10 August 2023
Hard
 
Togo
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Toufik Sahtali
Komlavi Loglo
6
2
6
3
   
2  
 
Samir Hamza Reguig
Thomas Setodji
2
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji
65
77
2
6
   

South Africa vs. Togo

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South Africa
3
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[5]
11 August 2023
Hard
 
Togo
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Devin Badenhorst
Hod'abalo isak Padio
6
3
6
1
   
2  
 
Philip Henning
Liova Ayite Ajavon
6
2
6
1
   
3  
 
Leo Matthysen / Christiaan Worst
M'lapa Tingou Akomlo / Hod'abalo isak Padio
6
2
6
1
   

Ivory Coast vs. Algeria

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Ivory Coast
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[6]
11 August 2023
Hard
 
Algeria
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Myko Yohann Himad Kouame
Toufik Sahtali
1
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Eliakim Coulibaly
Samir Hamza Reguig
6
2
6
0
   
3  
 
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
6
4
6
1
   

Pool B

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Zimbabwe vs. Namibia

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Zimbabwe
1
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[7]
9 August 2023
Hard
 
Namibia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Benedict Badza
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
3
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Benjamin Lock
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
6
3
6
0
   
3  
 
Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
1
6
4
6
   

Benin vs. Senegal

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Benin
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[8]
9 August 2023
Hard
 
Senegal
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Sylvestre Monnou
Yannick Languina
6
2
6
4
   
2  
 
Loic Didavi
Seydina Andre
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Alexis Klégou / Sylvestre Monnou
Hassimiyou Dieng / Yannick Languina
0
6
0
6
   

Zimbabwe vs. Benin

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Zimbabwe
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[9]
10 August 2023
Hard
 
Benin
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Benedict Badza
Sylvestre Monnou
6
4
0
6
1
6
 
2  
 
Benjamin Lock
Loic Didavi
6
2
6
0
   
3  
 
Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou
6
3
6
2
   

Namibia vs. Senegal

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Namibia
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[10]
10 August 2023
Hard
 
Senegal
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
Yannick Languina
6
1
6
0
   
2  
 
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Seydina Andre
77
62
5
7
3
6
 
3  
 
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng
6
2
3
6
7
5
 

Zimbabwe vs. Senegal

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Zimbabwe
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[11]
11 August 2023
Hard
 
Senegal
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Benedict Badza
Hassimiyou Dieng
6
2
77
61
   
2  
 
Benjamin Lock
Seydina Andre
3
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng
6
4
6
3
   

Benin vs. Namibia

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Benin
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[12]
11 August 2023
Hard
 
Namibia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Sylvestre Monnou
Steyn Dippenaar
6
2
6
1
   
2  
 
Loic Didavi
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
6
1
4
6
4
6
 
3  
 
Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou
Steyn Dippenaar / Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
6
4
6
4
   

Play-offs

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First place play-off

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South Africa vs. Zimbabwe

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South Africa
3
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[13]
12 August 2023
Hard
 
Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Devin Badenhorst
Takura Mhwandagara
6
1
6
2
   
2  
 
Philip Henning
Benedict Badza
6
4
6
0
   
3  
 
Leo Matthysen / Christiaan Worst
Benedict Badza / Takura Mhwandagara
6
4
6
3
   

Promotional play-off

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Togo vs. Benin

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Togo
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[14]
12 August 2023
Hard
 
Benin
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Liova Ayite Ajavon
Sylvestre Monnou
5
7
4
6
   
2  
 
Thomas Setodji
Loic Didavi
77
64
6
2
   
3  
 
Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji
Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou
6
3
3
6
7
5
 

Relegation play-offs

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Ivory Coast vs. Senegal

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Ivory Coast
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[15]
12 August 2023
Hard
 
Senegal
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Frederic Coulibaly
Hassimiyou Dieng
7
5
6
3
   
2  
 
Eliakim Coulibaly
Seydina Andre
7
5
6
3
   
3  
 
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng
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Namibia vs. Algeria

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Namibia
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[16]
12 August 2023
Hard
 
Algeria
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Daniel Jauss
Toufik Sahtali
1
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Samir Hamza Reguig
4
6
6
1
6
2
 
3  
 
Steyn Dippenaar / Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
4
6
77
62
6
3
 

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   South Africa
Promoted/Second   Zimbabwe
Promoted/Third   Togo
Fourth   Benin
Fifth   Ivory Coast   Namibia
Relegated/Seventh   Senegal   Algeria

References

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  1. ^ "South Africa v Algeria". Daviscup.com.
  2. ^ "Ivory Coast v Togo". Daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Ivory Coast". Daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Algeria v Togo". Daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "South Africa v Togo". Daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ivory Coast v Algeria". Daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe v Namibia". Daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Benin v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe v Benin". Daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Namibia v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Zimbabwe v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Benin v Namibia". Daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "South Africa v Zimbabwe". Daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Togo v Benin". Daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Ivory Coast v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Namibia v Algeria". Daviscup.com.
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