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 | |||
| 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
References
- "1994 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "1994 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.