2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.

Main article: 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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-offs
21–23 September		 First Round Play-offs
20–22 July		 First Round
9–11 February		 Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
 
    S   Slovakia  
     bye     Skopje, Macedonia (clay)
   bye       S   Slovakia 5
    Macedonia       Macedonia 0
    Macedonia
  Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (ind. hard)      bye  
    Macedonia 3  
    Luxembourg 2    
    S   Italy  
  Alghero, Italy (hard)    bye     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
S   Italy 4       S   Italy 2
    Luxembourg 1   Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)     Israel 3
    Israel 5
      Luxembourg 0  
  Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)
      Georgia 3  
      Portugal 2     Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)
    Portugal         Georgia 0
   bye     S   Serbia 5
   bye
  Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard)     S   Serbia  
    Portugal 0  
  S   Netherlands 5    
     bye  
      Great Britain     Birmingham, England (indoor hard)
 bye         Great Britain 4
  S   Netherlands     S   Netherlands 1
   bye
    S   Netherlands  
Luxembourg and Portugal
relegated to Group II in 2008.		 Slovakia, Israel, Serbia, and Great Britain
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Israel vs. Luxembourg

Israel
5		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[1]
9 – 11 February 2007
Hard
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Noam Okun
Gilles Kremer		 6
0		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
Dudi Sela
Gilles Müller		 4
6 		6
4		 6
2		 77
61		    
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Laurent Bram / Mike Scheidweiler		 77
65		 6
0		 6
3		      
4
Andy Ram
Laurent Bram		 6
2		 5
7 		6
4		      
5
Dudi Sela
Gilles Kremer		 6
4		 7
5		        

Georgia vs. Portugal

Georgia
3		 Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia[2]
9 – 11 February 2007
Carpet (indoor)
Portugal
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Irakli Labadze
Rui Machado		 7
5		 6
3		 77
63		      
2
Lado Chikhladze
Frederico Gil		 6
3		 77
62		 63
77		 6
4		    
3
Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze
Gastão Elias / Frederico Gil		 78
66		 67
79		 77
64		 5
7 		6
3		  
4
George Chantouria
Pedro Sousa		 2
6 		4
6 		       
5
George Khrikadze
Gastão Elias		 3
6 		65
77		        

Second Round Matches

Slovakia vs. Macedonia

Slovakia
5		 Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, Macedonia
6–8 April 2007
clay (outdoor)
Macedonia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Michal Mertiňák
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
3		 6
2		 4
6		 6
4		    
2
Dominik Hrbatý
Predrag Rusevski		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák
Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
4
Pavol Červenák
Ilija Martinoski		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Ivo Klec
Dimitar Grabuloski		 6
2		 6
3		        

Israel vs. Italy

Israel
3		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[3]
6 – 8 April 2007
Hard
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dudi Sela
Andreas Seppi		 6
3		 7
5		 1
6 		3
6 		6
3		  
2
Noam Okun
Simone Bolelli		 7
5		 7
5		 6
4		      
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace		 6
3		 77
64		 77
65		      
4
Noam Okun
Andreas Seppi		 64
77		 61
77		        
5
Dudi Sela
Simone Bolelli		 5
7 		3
6 		       

Serbia vs. Georgia

Serbia
5		 Sportski Centar Kovilovo, Belgrade, Serbia[4]
6 – 8 April 2007
Clay (indoor)
Georgia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Novak Djokovic
George Chantouria		 6
1		 5
0		        
retired
2
Janko Tipsarević
Lado Chikhladze		 6
4		 6
4		 7
5		      
3
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić
Lado Chikhladze / George Khrikadze		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Ilija Bozoljac
Lado Chikhladze		 4
6 		6
3		 78
66		      
5
Janko Tipsarević
George Khrikadze		 6
0		 6
1		        

Great Britain vs. Netherlands

Great Britain
4		 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, Great Britain
6–8 April 2007
hard (indoor)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andy Murray
Raemon Sluiter		 6
3		 7
5		 6
2		      
2
Tim Henman
Robin Haase		 77
64		 6
3		 77
64		      
3
Jamie Murray / Greg Rusedski
Robin Haase / Rogier Wassen		 6
1		 3
6		 6
3		 77
65		    
4
Jamie Murray
Robin Haase		 6
4		 60
77		 2
6		      
5
Tim Henman
Igor Sijsling		 6
2		 6
3		        

First Round Play-offs Matches

Italy vs. Luxembourg

Italy
4		 Tennis Club Alghero, Alghero, Italy[5]
20 – 22 July 2007
Hard
Luxembourg
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Potito Starace
Laurent Bram		 6
1		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Andreas Seppi
Gilles Müller		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 3
6 		6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
4
Daniele Bracciali
Gilles Kremer		 3
6 		        retired
 
5
Federico Luzzi
Laurent Bram		 6
4		 6
4		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Macedonia vs. Luxembourg

Macedonia
3		 National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
21 – 23 September 2007
Hard (indoor)
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lazar Magdinčev
Gilles Müller		 2
6		 77
64		 6
3		 1
6		 6
3		  
2
Predrag Rusevski
Gilles Kremer		 6
4		 3
6		 6
3		 5
7		 6
4		  
3
Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 77
64		 4
6		 7
5		 2
6		 3
6 		 
4
Ilija Martinoski
Gilles Müller		 3
6		 4
6		 3
6		      
5
Lazar Magdinčev
Gilles Kremer		 6
1		 6
3		 61
77		 63
77		 6
4		  

Netherlands vs. Portugal

Netherlands
5		 Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands[6]
21 – 23 September 2007
Hard (indoor)
Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Raemon Sluiter
Frederico Gil		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Robin Haase
Gastão Elias		 6
1		 6
1		 2
6 		5
7 		6
2		  
3
Jesse Huta Galung / Peter Wessels
Gastão Elias / Frederico Gil		 6
2		 65
77		 77
65		 6
3		    
4
Robin Haase
Frederico Gil		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Jesse Huta Galung
Rui Machado		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		      

References
  1. "Israel v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  2. "Georgia v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  3. "Israel v Italy". daviscup.com.
  4. "Serbia v Georgia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Italy v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  6. "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
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