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 | |||
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
Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
Nairobi, Kenya (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Kenya | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Kenya | 1 | Latvia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 4 | Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Jūrmala, Latvia (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 3 | Morocco | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Sopot, Poland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 2 | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Poland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Accra, Ghana (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 4 | Ghana | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Senegal | 1 | Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Accra, Ghana (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Senegal | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Maribor, Slovenia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Athens, Greece (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
Greece | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Greece | 1 | Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
Estonia | 4 | Finland | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Estonia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Finland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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
3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
A1 | Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||||
B2 | Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||||
B2 | Tunisia | 2 | A1 | Slovakia | 3 | ||||||||
A2 | Malta | 1 | B1 | Lithuania | 0 | ||||||||
B1 | Lithuania | 2 | |||||||||||
A2 | Malta | 1 | |||||||||||
- 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.