1994 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1994.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.
Group I
Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-off, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-off were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1995.[1]
Participating nations
Draw
Preliminary Round 4–6 February | |||
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | |||
Zimbabwe | 4 | ||
Luxembourg | 1 | ||
First Round 25–27 March | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
South Africa | 5 | ||||||||||||
Romania | 0 | ||||||||||||
Porto, Portugal (clay) | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 4 | ||||||||||||
Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Norway | 2 | ||||||||||||
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | 2 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | ||||||||||||
Relegation Play-off 15–17 July | |||
Manchester, United Kingdom (grass) | |||
Romania | 3 | ||
Great Britain | 2 | ||
- South Africa, Portugal, Switzerland and Croatia advance to World Group Qualifying Round.
- Great Britain and Luxembourg relegated to Group II in 1995.
Group II
Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1995.[2]
Participating nations
Draw
Ninth place | Consolation semifinals | Consolation quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenya | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eleventh place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 0 | Morocco | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thirteenth place | 13th–16th classification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fifteenth place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group III
Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1995. All other teams remained in Group III.
Participating nations
Zone A
Draw
- Venue: Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Date: 4–8 May
Group A
CIV | GEO | SMR | ZAM | DJI | RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
Ivory Coast | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 12–0 (100%) | 24–1 (96%) | 1 | ||
Georgia | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–4 (67%) | 15–9 (63%) | 2 | ||
San Marino | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–6 (50%) | 14–12 (54%) | 3 | ||
Zambia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 7–16 (30%) | 4 | ||
Djibouti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–12 (0%) | 1–23 (4%) | 5 |
Group B
BLR | CMR | ALG | BEN | TOG | RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
Belarus | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 10–2 (83%) | 20–5 (80%) | 1 | ||
Cameroon | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–5 (58%) | 16–12 (57%) | 2 | ||
Algeria | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 8–4 (67%) | 17–11 (61%) | 3 | ||
Benin | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–9 (25%) | 7–19 (27%) | 4 | ||
Togo | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–10 (17%) | 7–20 (26%) | 5 |
- Ivory Coast and Belarus promoted to Group II in 1995.
Zone B
Draw
- Venue: SSI Slovan Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Date: 18–22 May
Group A
SVK | MLT | TUR | SUD | RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
Slovakia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–0 (100%) | 1 | ||
Malta | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–9 (53%) | 2 | ||
Turkey | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 9–10 (47%) | 3 | ||
Sudan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–9 (0%) | 0–18 (0%) | 4 |
Group B
LTU | TUN | CYP | CGO | RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
Lithuania | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 16–4 (80%) | 1 | ||
Tunisia | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 | ||
Cyprus | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 11–9 (55%) | 3 | ||
Congo | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–9 (0%) | 1–18 (5%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
5th to 8th place play-offs
Final standings
Rank | Team |
---|---|
1 | Slovakia |
2 | Lithuania |
3 | Tunisia |
4 | Malta |
5 | Turkey |
6 | Cyprus |
7 | Sudan |
8 | Congo |
References
- ^ "1994 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1994 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.