2011 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2011.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group.

The Division III tournament was held in the Week commencing 4 July 2011 at the Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt playing on outdoor clay courts.[1]

Participating teams[edit]

Format[edit]

It was held on 4–9 July 2011 at the Smash Tennis Academy in Cairo, Egypt on outdoor clay courts.

The ten nations were split into two pools and played in a round robin format. The group winners played one playoff game against each other to decide which team will be promoted.

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

  • Rwanda withdrew from the competition and a walkover was given to their opponents in Group A.
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
 Egypt 4 4 0 12 0 4
 Madagascar 4 3 1 7 5 3
 Benin 4 2 2 7 5 2
 Nigeria 4 1 3 4 8 1
 Rwanda 4 0 4 0 12 0

Madagascar vs. Benin[edit]


Madagascar
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[2]
4 July 2011
clay

Benin
1
1 2 3
1 Madagascar
Benin
Lofo Ramiaramanan
Christophe Pognon
6
4
6
4
   
2 Madagascar
Benin
Antso Rakotondramanga
Alexis Klegou
3
6
2
6
   
3 Madagascar
Benin
Antso Rakotondramanga / Lofo Ramiaramanan
Alexis Klegou / Christophe Pognon
6
4
6
4
   

Egypt vs. Benin[edit]


Egypt
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[3]
5 July 2011
clay

Benin
0
1 2 3
1 Egypt
Benin
Sherif Sabry
Maglorie Yakpa
6
1
6
1
   
2 Egypt
Benin
Mohamed Safwat
Alexis Klegou
7
5
6
2
   
3 Egypt
Benin
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun / Sherif Sabry
Alexis Clegou / Tunde Segodo
77
64
6
2
   

Egypt vs. Nigeria[edit]


Egypt
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[4]
6 July 2011
clay

Nigeria
0
1 2 3
1 Egypt
Nigeria
Sherif Sabry
Lawal Shehu
6
3
6
2
   
2 Egypt
Nigeria
Mohamed Safwat
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
6
2
6
4
   
3 Egypt
Nigeria
Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu
6
2
77
61
   

Madagascar vs. Nigeria[edit]


Madagascar
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[5]
7 July 2011
clay

Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1 Madagascar
Nigeria
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Sunday Emmanuel
7
5
6
4
   
2 Madagascar
Nigeria
Antso Rakotondramanga
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
5
7
5
7
   
3 Madagascar
Nigeria
Antso Rakotondramanga / Lofo Ramiaramanan
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu
3
6
6
4
6
3
 

Egypt vs. Madagascar[edit]


Egypt
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[6]
8 July 2011
clay

Madagascar
0
1 2 3
1 Egypt
Madagascar
Sherif Sabry
Jacob Rasolondrazana
6
3
6
4
   
2 Egypt
Madagascar
Mohamed Safwat
Lofo Ramiaramanan
6
4
4
6
6
1
 
3 Egypt
Madagascar
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun / Mohamed Safwat
Antso Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana
6
3
6
3
   

Benin vs. Nigeria[edit]


Benin
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[7]
8 July 2011
clay

Nigeria
0
1 2 3
1 Benin
Nigeria
Christophe Pognon
Sunday Emmanuel
5
7
5
7
   
2 Benin
Nigeria
Alexis Klegou
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
6
2
1
6
2
6
 
3 Benin
Nigeria
Tunde Segodo / Maglorie Yakpa
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Sunday Emmanuel
1
6
0
6
   

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
 Algeria 4 4 0 9 3 4
 Zimbabwe 4 3 1 9 3 3
 Ghana 4 2 2 6 6 2
 Ivory Coast 4 1 3 6 6 1
 Kenya 4 0 4 0 12 0

Algeria vs. Kenya[edit]


Algeria
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[8]
4 July 2011
clay

Kenya
0
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Kenya
Sid Ali Akili
Dennis Ochieng
6
1
6
1
   
2 Algeria
Kenya
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
0
6
1
   
3 Algeria
Kenya
Mohamed Amine Kerroum / Mohamed-Rebha Ouahab
Gilbert Kibet / Ismael Changawa Ruwa
6
2
6
2
   

Zimbabwe vs. Cote d'Ivoire[edit]


Zimbabwe
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[9]
4 July 2011
clay

Ivory Coast
1
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Ivory Coast
Mark Fynn
Valentin Sanon
7
5
6
0
   
2 Zimbabwe
Ivory Coast
Takanyi Garanganga
Terence Nugent
5
7
4
6
   
3 Zimbabwe
Ivory Coast
Mark Fynn / Takanyi Garanganga
Terence Nugent / Aboubacar Sigue
1
6
6
3
77
65
 

Algeria vs. Cote d'Ivoire[edit]


Algeria
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[10]
5 July 2011
clay

Ivory Coast
1
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Ivory Coast
Sid Ali Akili
Aboubacar Sigue
7
5
68
710
6
4
 
2 Algeria
Ivory Coast
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Terence Nugent
6
4
3
6
2
6
 
3 Algeria
Ivory Coast
Abdelhak Hameurlaine / Mohamed-Redha Ouahab
Terence Nugent / Aboubacar Sigue
66
78
6
1
6
3
 

Ghana vs. Kenya[edit]


Ghana
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[11]
5 July 2011
clay

Kenya
0
1 2 3
1 Ghana
Kenya
Raymond Hayford
Dennis Ochieng
6
1
6
1
   
2 Ghana
Kenya
Emmanuel Mensah
Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
1
6
0
   
3 Ghana
Kenya
Robert Mensah Kpodo / Emmanuel Mensah
Gilbert Kibet / Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
2
6
1
   

Algeria vs. Ghana[edit]


Algeria
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[12]
6 July 2011
clay

Ghana
1
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Ghana
Sid Ali Akili
Raymond Hayford
7
5
6
1
   
2 Algeria
Ghana
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Emmanuel Mensah
6
4
6
1
   
3 Algeria
Ghana
Mohamed Amine Kerroum / Mohamed-Redha Ouahab
Robert Mensah Kpodo / Emmanuel Mensah
5
7
1
6
   

Zimbabwe vs. Kenya[edit]


Zimbabwe
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[13]
6 July 2011
clay

Kenya
0
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Kenya
Benjamin Lock
Gilbert Kibet
6
1
6
1
   
2 Zimbabwe
Kenya
Takanyi Garanganga
Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
1
6
3
   
3 Zimbabwe
Kenya
Mark Fynn / Benjamin Lock
Dennis Ochieng / Ismael Changawa Ruwa
6
0
6
1
   

Zimbabwe vs. Ghana[edit]


Zimbabwe
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[14]
7 July 2011
clay

Ghana
0
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Ghana
Mark Fynn
Raymond Hayford
6
0
6
1
   
2 Zimbabwe
Ghana
Takanyi Garanganga
Emmanuel Mensah
6
3
6
4
   
3 Zimbabwe
Ghana
Mark Fynn / Benjamin Lock
Robert Mensah Kpodo / Emmanuel Mensah
6
2
7
5
   

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Kenya[edit]


Ivory Coast
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[15]
7 July 2011
clay

Kenya
0
1 2 3
1 Ivory Coast
Kenya
Aboubacar Sigue
Gilbert Kibet
6
0
4
6
6
0
 
2 Ivory Coast
Kenya
Terence Nugent
Dennis Ochieng
6
2
6
3
   
3 Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba / Aboubacar Sigue
Francis Thuku Mwangi / Ismael Changawa Ruwa
6
1
4
6
7
5
 

Algeria vs. Zimbabwe[edit]


Algeria
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[16]
8 July 2011
clay

Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Zimbabwe
Sid Ali Akili
Mark Fynn
6
4
6
4
   
2 Algeria
Zimbabwe
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Takanyi Garanganga
6
4
6
4
   
3 Algeria
Zimbabwe
Mohamed Amine Kerroum / Mohamed-Redha Ouahab
Mark Fynn / Benjamin Lock
2
6
3
6
   

Ghana vs. Cote d'Ivoire[edit]


Ghana
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[17]
8 July 2011
clay

Ivory Coast
1
1 2 3
1 Ghana
Ivory Coast
Raymond Hayford
Aboubacar Sigue
7
5
3
6
65
77
 
2 Ghana
Ivory Coast
Emmanuel Mensah
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
6
2
69
711
6
3
 
3 Ghana
Ivory Coast
Robert Mensah Kpodo / Emmanuel Mensah
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba / Aboubacar Sigue
6
1
6
4
   

Playoffs[edit]

1st to 4th Playoff[edit]

Zimbabwe vs. Egypt[edit]


Zimbabwe
0
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[18]
9 July 2011
clay

Egypt
2
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Egypt
Benjamin Lock
Sherif Sabry
0
6
3
6
   
2 Zimbabwe
Egypt
Takanyi Garanganga
Mohamed Safwat
2
6
5
7
   
3 Zimbabwe
Egypt
Mark Fynn / Takanyi Garanganga
Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat
      not
played

Madagascar vs. Algeria[edit]


Madagascar
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[19]
9 July 2011
clay

Algeria
1
1 2 3
1 Madagascar
Algeria
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Sid Ali Akili
3
6
7
5
6
2
 
2 Madagascar
Algeria
Lofo Ramiaramanan
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
6
3
3
6
0
6
 
3 Madagascar
Algeria
Antso Rakotondramanga / Lofo Ramiaramanan
Abdelhak Hameurlaine / Mohamed-Rebha Ouahab
6
1
6
1
   

5th to 6th Playoff[edit]

Ghana vs. Benin[edit]


Ghana
0
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[20]
9 July 2011
clay

Benin
3
1 2 3
1 Ghana
Benin
Raymond Hayford
Tunde Segodo
4
6
5
7
   
2 Ghana
Benin
Emmanuel Mensah
Alexis Klegou
2
6
6
4
1
6
 
3 Ghana
Benin
Japheth Anwasiba Bagerbaseh / Robert Mensah Kpodo
Tunde Segodo / Magloire Yakpa
3
6
2
6
   

7th to 8th Playoff[edit]

Nigeria vs. Cote d'Ivoire[edit]


Nigeria
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt[21]
9 July 2011
clay

Ivory Coast
1
1 2 3
1 Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Henry Atseye
Aboubacar Sigue
6
4
1
6
4
6
 
2 Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Lawal Shehu
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
6
4
6
1
   
3 Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Henry Atseye / Lawal Shehu
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba / Aboubacar Sigue
6
1
6
4
   

9th to 10th play-off[edit]

Rwanda vs. Kenya[edit]

This match was scratched and Kenya were awarded ninth place as Rwanda withdrew from the tournament.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Format
  2. ^ "Madagascar vs. Benin". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Egypt vs. Benin". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Egypt vs. Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Madagascar vs. Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Egypt vs. Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Benin vs. Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Algeria vs. Kenya". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe vs. Cote d'Ivoire". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Algeria vs. Cote d'Ivoire". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Ghana vs. Kenya". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Algeria vs. Ghana". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Zimbabwe vs. Kenya". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Zimbabwe vs. Ghana". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire vs. Kenya". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Algeria vs. Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Ghana vs. Cote d'Ivoire". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Zimbabwe vs. Egypt". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Madagascar vs. Algeria". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Ghana vs. Benin". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Nigeria vs. Cote d'Ivoire". daviscup.com.

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