2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2012.

In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Draw

Draw

Second-round play-offs

First-round play-offs

First round

Second round

1

Israel

Israel

bye

bye

1

Israel

3

Portugal

Portugal

2

Portugal

Slovak Republic

bye

Portugal

1

Slovakia

3

3

Belgium

Great Britain

bye

bye

3

Belgium

4

Great Britain

Slovakia

Great Britain

1

Great Britain

3

Slovakia

2

Netherlands

Finland

0

Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor)

Netherlands

Netherlands

5

Finland

2

Netherlands

5

4

Romania

3

4

Romania

0

bye

Finland

4

Romania

Finland

1

Slovenia

Denmark

4

Denmark

0

South Africa

Slovenia

5

Denmark

Slovenia

1

bye

2

South Africa

4

bye

2

South Africa

•  Portugal and  Finland relegated to Group II in 2013.
•  Israel,  Belgium,  Netherlands, and  South Africa advance to World Group play-off.

First round

Great Britain vs. Slovakia

Great Britain 3	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[1] 10–12 February 2012 hard (indoor)		Slovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Evans Lukáš Lacko 6 3 7 5 7 5       2 James Ward Martin Kližan 2 6 6 4 4 6 64 77     3 Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek 6 3 77 64 0 6 6 3     4 James Ward Lukáš Lacko 69 711 1 6 3 6       5 Daniel Evans Martin Kližan 6 1 6 1 4 6 3 6 6 3

Finland vs. Netherlands

Finland 0	Maaspoort Sports end Events, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[2] 10–12 February 2012 hard (indoor)		Netherlands 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juho Paukku Robin Haase 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Timo Nieminen Thiemo de Bakker 1 6 5 7 3 6       3 Harri Heliövaara / Jarkko Nieminen Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer 2 6 64 77 2 6       4 Harri Heliövaara Jesse Huta Galung 2 6 4 6         5 Juho Paukku Thiemo de Bakker 6 3 3 6 2 6

Denmark vs. Slovenia

Denmark 0	Rdeca Dvorana SRZ, Velenje, Slovenia[3] 10–12 February 2012 hard (indoor)		Slovenia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kristian Pless Grega Žemlja 0 6 1 6 4 6       2 Frederik Nielsen Blaž Kavčič 2 6 4 6 4 6       3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja 4 6 77 65 4 6 5 7     4 Thomas Kromann Aljaž Bedene 3 6 6 3 4 6       5 Kristian Pless Janez Semrajc 65 77 3 6

Second round

Israel vs. Portugal

Israel 3	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[4] 6–8 April 2012 hard (outdoor)		Portugal 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Frederico Gil 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Amir Weintraub Rui Machado 5 7 6 3 6 1 7 5     3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Gastão Elias / João Sousa 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Andy Ram João Sousa 5 7 0 6         5 Amir Weintraub Frederico Gil 6 3 3 6 63 77

Belgium vs. Great Britain

Great Britain 1	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[5] 6–8 April 2012 hard (indoor)		Belgium 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joshua Goodall Steve Darcis 77 62 3 6 4 6 4 6     2 Dan Evans Olivier Rochus 6 3 4 6 67 79 4 6     3 Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins Ruben Bemelmans / David Goffin 4 6 7 5 6 3 6 4     4 Joshua Goodall David Goffin 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Dan Evans Ruben Bemelmans 4 6 4 6

Netherlands vs. Romania

Netherlands 5	Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, Netherlands[6] 6–8 April 2012 hard (indoor)		Romania 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomas Schoorel Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Robin Haase Andrei Dăescu 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Jean-Julien Rojer / Igor Sijsling Andrei Dăescu / Florin Mergea 6 3 77 63 63 77 3 6 9 7   4 Robin Haase Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 7 5 6 2         5 Thomas Schoorel Darius Florin Brăguși 6 2 6 2

Slovenia vs. South Africa

South Africa 4	Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa[7] 6–8 April 2012 hard (outdoor)		Slovenia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ruan Roelofse Blaž Kavčič 77 64 1 6 1 6 3 6     2 Izak van der Merwe Grega Žemlja 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 4     3 Raven Klaasen / Izak van der Merwe Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja 65 77 77 64 6 1 6 4     4 Izak van der Merwe Blaž Kavčič 77 64 6 4 6 4       5 Ruan Roelofse Nik Razboršek 4 6 6 3 77 62

First-round play-off

Romania vs. Finland

Romania 3	Sala Sporturilor Horia Demian, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[8] 14–16 September 2012 hard (indoor)		Finland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Victor Crivoi Jarkko Nieminen 5 7 1 6 2 6       2 Marius Copil Harri Heliövaara 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 4     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Jarkko Nieminen / Harri Heliövaara 6 4 77 64 6 1       4 Marius Copil Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 5 7 6 1 64 77     5 Victor Crivoi Harri Heliövaara 4 6 77 65 62 77 6 3 7 5

Second-round play-off

Portugal vs. Slovak Republic

Slovakia 3	Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[9] 14–16 September 2012 hard (indoor)		Portugal 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Kližan Gastão Elias 3 6 6 2 77 64 6 2     2 Lukáš Lacko João Sousa 4 6 4 6 3 6       3 Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek Gastão Elias / Pedro Sousa 7 5 4 6 77 65 6 3     4 Martin Kližan João Sousa 6 2 7 5 69 711 6 1     5 Lukáš Lacko Gastão Elias           not played

Finland vs. Denmark

Finland 1	Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[10] 19–21 October 2012 hard (indoor)		Denmark 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juho Paukku Frederik Nielsen 4 6 712 610 77 64 77 65     2 Timo Nieminen Martin Pedersen 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 Timo Nieminen / Juho Paukku Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Timo Nieminen Frederik Nielsen 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 2 1 6   5 Herkko Pöllänen Christoffer Konigsfeldt 3 6 67 79

References

External links

• Draw Results

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