2003 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2003.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2004.

Participating teams

Seeds:

{{davis|SVK}}
{{davis|MAR}}
{{davis|ZIM}}
{{davis|FIN}}

Remaining nations:

{{davis|AUT}}
{{davis|BLR}}
{{davis|ISR}}
{{davis|ITA}}

{{davis|LUX}}
{{davis|NOR}}

Draw

{{16TeamBracket-Consols

| boldwinner = y

| team-width = 175

| minround = 2 | maxround = 5

| RD2 = Second Round Play-offs

| RD3 = First Round Play-offs

| RD4 = First Round

| RD5 = Second Round

| RD2-date=19–21 September

| RD3-date=11–13 July

| RD4-date=7–9 February

| RD5-date=4–6 April

| RD4-text1=

| RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1={{davis|SVK}} | RD4-score1=

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=bye | RD4-score2=

| RD4-text2=

| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3={{davis|LUX}}| RD4-score3=

| RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4=bye | RD4-score4=

| RD4-text3=

| RD4-seed5=4 | RD4-team5={{davis|FIN}}| RD4-score5=

| RD4-seed6= | RD4-team6=bye | RD4-score6=

| RD4-text4=Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)

| RD4-seed7= | RD4-team7={{davis|AUT}}| RD4-score7=5

| RD4-seed8= | RD4-team8={{davis|NOR}}| RD4-score8=0

| RD4-text5=Minsk, Belarus (carpet)

| RD4-seed9= | RD4-team9={{davis|BLR}}| RD4-score9=3

| RD4-seed10= | RD4-team10={{davis|ISR}} | RD4-score10=2

| RD4-text6=

| RD4-seed11= | RD4-team11=bye | RD4-score11=

| RD4-seed12=3 | RD4-team12={{davis|ZIM}}| RD4-score12=

| RD4-text7=

| RD4-seed13= | RD4-team13=bye | RD4-score13=

| RD4-seed14= | RD4-team14={{davis|ITA}}| RD4-score14=

| RD4T9-loc=

| RD4-seed15= | RD4-team15=bye | RD4-score15=

| RD4-seed16=2 | RD4-team16={{davis|MAR}}| RD4-score16=

| RD3-text1=

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|LUX}}| RD3-score1=

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=bye | RD3-score2=

| RD3-text2= Asker, Norway (clay)

| RD3-seed3=4 | RD3-team3={{davis|FIN}} | RD3-score3=4

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|NOR}} | RD3-score4=1

| RD3-text3= Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)

| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5={{davis|ISR}} | RD3-score5=5

| RD3-seed6=3 | RD3-team6={{davis|ZIM}} | RD3-score6=0

| RD3-text4=

| RD3-seed7= | RD3-team7=bye | RD3-score7=

| RD3-seed8= | RD3-team8={{davis|ITA}}| RD3-score8=

| RD5-text1=Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard)

| RD5-seed1=1 | RD5-team1={{davis|SVK}}| RD5-score1=3

| RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2={{davis|LUX}}| RD5-score2=2

| RD5-text2=St. Anton, Austria (carpet)

| RD5-seed3=4 | RD5-team3={{davis|FIN}}| RD5-score3=2

| RD5-seed4= | RD5-team4={{davis|AUT}}| RD5-score4=3

| RD5-text3=Minsk, Belarus (carpet)

| RD5-seed5= | RD5-team5={{davis|BLR}}| RD5-score5=4

| RD5-seed6=3 | RD5-team6={{davis|ZIM}}| RD5-score6=1

| RD5-text4=Marrakesh, Morocco (clay)

| RD5-seed7= | RD5-team7={{davis|ITA}}| RD5-score7=2

| RD5-seed8=2 | RD5-team8={{davis|MAR}}| RD5-score8=3

| RD2-text1=Asker, Norway (clay)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|LUX}}| RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|NOR}}| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)

| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3={{davis|ZIM}}| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|ITA}}| RD2-score4=2

}}

{{davis|NOR}} and {{davis|ITA}} relegated to Group II in 2004.
{{davis|SVK}}, {{davis|AUT}}, {{davis|BLR}}, and {{davis|MAR}} advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

=Norway vs. Austria=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=NOR

|team2=AUT

|venue=Riksanlegget, Oslo, Norway{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-AUT-NOR-01|title= Norway v Austria|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=7–9 February 2003

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Stian Boretti |2 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Jürgen Melzer |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Frode Andersen |3 |3 |5 | | |T2P1=Alexander Peya |6 |6 |7 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Frode Andersen |T1P2=Stian Boretti |3 |2 |7 |6 |5 |T2P1=Jürgen Melzer |T2P2=Alexander Peya |6 |6 |6.035 |4 |7 }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Fredrik Aarum |4 |2 | | | |T2P1=Oliver Marach |6 |6 | | | }}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Stian Boretti |3 |5 | | | |T2P1=Konstantin Gruber |6 |7 | | | }}

|}}

=Belarus vs. Israel=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=BLR

|team2=ISR

|venue=Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-BLR-ISR-01|title=Belarus v Israel|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=7–9 February 2003

|surface=Carpet (indoor)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |6 |6.015 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Harel Levy |1 |7 |3 |6.055 | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Noam Okun |2 |6.045 |3 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |T1P2=Vladimir Voltchkov |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jonathan Erlich |T2P2=Andy Ram |6.015 |4 |4 | | }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Alexander Shvets |1 |2 | | | |T2P1=Andy Ram |6 |3 | | | re1=2}}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Alexander Skrypko |4 |4 | | | |T2P1=Harel Levy |6 |6 | | | }}

|}}

Second Round Matches

=Luxembourg vs. Slovakia=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=LUX

|team2=SVK

|venue=National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-SVK-LUX-01|title=Luxembourg v Slovakia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=4–6 April 2003

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Gilles Müller |7 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Michal Mertiňák |5 |3 |6.055 | | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Gilles Kremer |3 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Karol Beck |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gilles Müller |T1P2=Mike Scheidweiler |7 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Karol Beck |T2P2=Igor Zelenay |5 |5 |4 | | }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Gilles Müller |4 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=Karol Beck |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Mike Scheidweiler |6 |3 |2 |4 | |T2P1=Michal Mertiňák |4 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|}}

=Austria vs. Finland=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=AUT

|team2=FIN

|venue=Arlberg-well.com Halle, St. Anton, Austria{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-FIN-AUT-01|title=Austria v Finland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=4–6 April 2003

|surface=Carpet (indoor)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Koubek |7 |4 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Tuomas Ketola |5 |6 |6.025 |1 | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Jürgen Melzer |6.045 |6 |4 |6 |4 |T2P1=Jarkko Nieminen |7 |4 |6 |4 |6 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Julian Knowle |T1P2=Alexander Peya |2 |6 |7 |7 | |T2P1=Tuomas Ketola |T2P2=Jarkko Nieminen |6 |4 |6.035 |5 | }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Koubek |3 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=Jarkko Nieminen |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Jürgen Melzer |7 |3 |6.055 |6 |6 |T2P1=Tuomas Ketola |6.015 |6 |7 |2 |2 }}

|}}

=Belarus vs. Zimbabwe=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=BLR

|team2=ZIM

|venue=Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-BLR-ZIM-01|title=Belarus v Zimbabwe|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=4–6 April 2003

|surface=Carpet (indoor)

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Kevin Ullyett |3 |6.035 |4 | | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |6.035 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Wayne Black |7 |4 |2 |5 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |T1P2=Vladimir Voltchkov |5 |6 |7 |7 | |T2P1=Wayne Black |T2P2=Kevin Ullyett |7 |3 |5 |6.035 | }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Alexander Skrypko |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Wayne Black |3 |3 | | | }}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |6 |1 | | | |T2P1=Gwinyai Tongoona |1 |2 | | | re1=2}}

|}}

=Morocco vs. Italy=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=MAR

|team2=ITA

|venue=Royal Tennis Club, Marrakesh, Morocco{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-ITA-MAR-01|title=Morocco v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=4–6 April 2003

|surface=Clay

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Younes El Aynaoui |7 |6 |3 |7 | |T2P1=Filippo Volandri |6.055 |4 |6 |6.045 | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Hicham Arazi |5 |6 |6 |4 |3 |T2P1=Davide Sanguinetti |7 |1 |0 |6 |6 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mounir El Aarej |T1P2=Younes El Aynaoui |1 |4 |1 | | |T2P1=Massimo Bertolini |T2P2=Giorgio Galimberti |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Younes El Aynaoui |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Davide Sanguinetti |4 |3 |2 | | }}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Hicham Arazi |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Filippo Volandri |3 |3 |2 | | }}

|}}

First Round Play-offs Matches

=Norway vs. Finland=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=NOR

|team2=FIN

|venue=Asker Tennis Club, Asker, Norway{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-REL-FIN-NOR-01|title=Norway v Finland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=11–13 July 2003

|surface=Clay

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Stian Boretti |1 |1 | | | |T2P1=Jarkko Nieminen |6 |5 | | | re1=2}}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Frode Andersen |4 |6 |7 |7 | |T2P1=Janne Ojala |6 |3 |6.025 |5 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Frode Andersen |T1P2=Stian Boretti |5 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Tuomas Ketola |T2P2=Jarkko Nieminen |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Frode Andersen |2 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Jarkko Nieminen |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Haug |1 |3 | | | |T2P1=Kim Tiilikainen |6 |6 | | | }}

|}}

=Israel vs. Zimbabwe=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ISR

|team2=ZIM

|venue=Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-REL-ISR-ZIM-01|title=Israel v Zimbabwe|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=11–13 July 2003

|surface=Hard

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Noam Okun |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Gwinyai Tongoona |4 |3 |4 | | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Harel Levy |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Genius Chidzikwe |2 |4 |4 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jonathan Erlich |T1P2=Andy Ram |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Genius Chidzikwe |T2P2=Gwinyai Chingoka |5 |4 |4 | | }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Noam Okun |6 |7 | | | |T2P1=Zibusiso Ncube |4 |6.025 | | | }}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Jonathan Erlich |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Gwinyai Chingoka |4 |0 | | | }}

|}}

Second Round Play-offs Matches

=Norway vs. Luxembourg=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=NOR

|team2=LUX

|venue=Asker Tennis Club, Asker, Norway{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-REL-LUX-NOR-01|title=Norway v Luxembourg|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=19–21 September 2003

|surface=Clay

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Stian Boretti |3 |6.025 |6 |3 | |T2P1=Gilles Müller |6 |7 |2 |6 | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Frode Andersen |4 |4 |6.035 | | |T2P1=Mike Scheidweiler |6 |6 |7 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jan Frode Andersen |T1P2=Stian Boretti |1 |6 |6 |3 |4 |T2P1=Gilles Müller |T2P2=Mike Scheidweiler |6 |4 |3 |6 |6 }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Helge Koll-Frafjord |4 | | | | |T2P1=Gilles Kremer |6 | | | | re1=2}}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Erling Tveit |3 |7 |3 | | |T2P1=Laurent Hild |6 |6.045 |6 | | }}

|}}

=Zimbabwe vs. Italy=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ZIM

|team2=ITA

|venue=Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-REL-ZIM-ITA-01|title=Zimbabwe v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=19–21 September 2003

|surface=Hard

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Kevin Ullyett |4 |7 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Filippo Volandri |6 |5 |3 |6.045 | }}

|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Wayne Black |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Davide Sanguinetti |6.015 |1 |3 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Wayne Black |T1P2=Kevin Ullyett |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Massimo Bertolini |T2P2=Giorgio Galimberti |6.065 |2 |4 | | }}

|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Genius Chidzikwe |2 |2 | | | |T2P1=Giorgio Galimberti |6 |6 | | | }}

|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Nigel Badza |1 |1 | | | |T2P1=Davide Sanguinetti |6 |6 | | | }}

|}}

References

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