2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Countries participating in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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

Participating teams

Draw
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Slovakia
Cagliari, Italy (clay)
bye
 Slovakia Slovakia1
bye Italy4
 Italy
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
bye
 Slovakia5
 Macedonia0
 Belarus
Minsk, Belarus (hard)Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
bye
 Belarus4 Belarus0
Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
 Macedonia1 South Africa5
 South Africa5
 Macedonia0
bye
Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard)
 Ukraine
bye Ukraine4
 Great Britain Great Britain1
bye
Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard)
 Great Britain
 Great Britain2
 Poland3
bye
Liège, Belgium (clay)
 Poland
 Poland Poland1
bye Belgium4
bye
 Belgium

First Round Matches

South Africa vs. Macedonia

South Africa
5		 Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa
6–8 March 2009
hard (outdoor)
Macedonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
North Macedonia		 Izak van der Merwe
Predrag Rusevski		 2
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
2 South Africa
North Macedonia		 Rik de Voest
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 South Africa
North Macedonia		 Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest
Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski		 6
1		 77
61		 6
2		      
4 South Africa
North Macedonia		 Raven Klaasen
Ilija Martinoski		 6
2		 6
2		        
5 South Africa
North Macedonia		 Izak van der Merwe
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
4		 6
0		        

Second Round Matches

Slovakia vs. Italy

Slovakia
1		 Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
6–8 March 2009
clay (outdoor)
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Italy		 Dominik Hrbatý
Potito Starace		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Slovakia
Italy		 Lukáš Lacko
Fabio Fognini		 6
1		 3
6 		2
6 		6
1		 1
6 		 
3 Slovakia
Italy		 Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek
Flavio Cipolla / Potito Starace		 7
5		 4
6		 6
0		 2
6		 9
7		  
4 Slovakia
Italy		 Dominik Hrbatý
Fabio Fognini		 61
77		 1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Slovakia
Italy		 Lukáš Lacko
Flavio Cipolla		 2
6 		5
7 		       

Belarus vs. South Africa

Belarus
0		 Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
8–10 May 2009
hard (outdoor)
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belarus
South Africa		 Uladzimir Ignatik
Izak van der Merwe		 4
6		 3
4		       retired
 
2 Belarus
South Africa		 Andrei Karatchenia
Rik de Voest		 1
6		 4
6		 1
6		      
3 Belarus
South Africa		 Siarhei Betau / Max Mirnyi
Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest		 3
6		 4
6		 65
77		      
4 Belarus
South Africa		 Siarhei Betau
Raven Klaasen		 1
6		 4
6		        
5 Belarus
South Africa		 Andrei Karatchenia
Izak van der Merwe		 1
6		 3
6		        

Ukraine vs. Great Britain

Ukraine
4		 Braehead Arena, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain
6–8 March 2009
hard (indoor)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ukraine
United Kingdom		 Illya Marchenko
Josh Goodall		 77
62		 77
65		 77
65		      
2 Ukraine
United Kingdom		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Chris Eaton		 6
3		 3
6		 6
3		 6
4		    
3 Ukraine
United Kingdom		 Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		6
4		  
4 Ukraine
United Kingdom		 Ivan Sergeyev
Josh Goodall		 77
63		 6
3		        
5 Ukraine
United Kingdom		 Illya Marchenko
Chris Eaton		 3
6 		6
4		 65
77		      

Poland vs. Belgium

Poland
1		 Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium
6–8 March 2009
clay (indoor)
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Belgium		 Michał Przysiężny
Kristof Vliegen		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		 
2 Poland
Belgium		 Jerzy Janowicz
Xavier Malisse		 6
7 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Poland
Belgium		 Marcin Matkowski / Grzegorz Panfil
Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus		 3
6 		61
77		 3
6		      
4 Poland
Belgium		 Jerzy Janowicz
Kristof Vliegen		 6
2		 6
4		        
5 Poland
Belgium		 Grzegorz Panfil
Xavier Malisse		 3
6 		2
6 		       

First Round Play-offs Matches

Belarus vs. Macedonia

Belarus
4		 Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus
10–12 July 2009
hard (outdoor)
Macedonia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belarus
North Macedonia		 Andrei Vasilevski
Dimitar Grabuloski		 7
5		 77
62		 3
6		 65
77		 3
6 		 
2 Belarus
North Macedonia		 Uladzimir Ignatik
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      
3 Belarus
North Macedonia		 Alexander Bury / Max Mirnyi
Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdinčev		 6
1		 77
62		 6
1		      
4 Belarus
North Macedonia		 Uladzimir Ignatik
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Belarus
North Macedonia		 Andrei Vasilevski
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
4		 6
2		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Slovakia vs. Macedonia

Slovakia
5		 Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia
18–20 September 2009
Hard (Indoor)
Macedonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
North Macedonia		 Dominik Hrbatý
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
2		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 Slovakia
North Macedonia		 Lukáš Lacko
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
1		 6
1		 6
3		      
3 Slovakia
North Macedonia		 Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek
Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdinčev		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Slovakia
North Macedonia		 Lukáš Lacko
Shendrit Deari		 6
3		 6
0		        
5 Slovakia
North Macedonia		 Dominik Hrbatý
Tomislav Jotovski		 6
0		 6
0		        

Great Britain vs. Poland

Great Britain
2		 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, Great Britain
18–20 September 2009
Hard (Indoor)
Poland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Poland		 Andy Murray
Michał Przysiężny		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 United Kingdom
Poland		 Daniel Evans
Jerzy Janowicz		 3
6		 3
6		 65
77		      
3 United Kingdom
Poland		 Ross Hutchins / Andy Murray
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski		 5
7		 6
3		 3
6		 2
6		    
4 United Kingdom
Poland		 Andy Murray
Jerzy Janowicz		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
5 United Kingdom
Poland		 Daniel Evans
Michał Przysiężny		 2
6		 1
6		 5
7		      
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