2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

International tennis competition 2014 Davis Cup The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2014. In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group. Winners in Group I advance to the World Group play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lose their respective ties will compete in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lose their play-offs will be relegated to the Europe/Africa Group II in 2015. Participating teams Seeds: CRO AUT ISR SWE Remaining nations: LAT POL POR ROU RUS SVK SLO UKR Draw All seeded teams get a bye into the second round. y 175 2 5 Second round play-offs First round play-offs First round Second round 12–14 September / 24–26 October 12–14 September 31 January–2 February 4–6 April 1 CRO bye Moscow, Russia (hard, indoor) RUS 2 POL 3 3 ISR bye Kranj, Slovenia (hard, indoor) POR 2 SLO 3 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (hard, indoor) UKR 3 ROU 1 bye 4 SWE Bratislava, Slovak Rep. (hard, indoor) SVK 5 LAT 0 bye 2 AUT bye RUS bye POR Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 3 4 SWE 1 Valmiera, Latvia (indoor hard) LAT 1 2 AUT 4 Warsaw, Poland (hard, indoor) 1 CRO 3 POL 1 Portorož, Slovenia (clay) 3 ISR 3 SLO 1 Malmö, Sweden (hard, indoor) UKR 4 4 SWE 1 Bratislava, Slovakia (hard, indoor) SVK 4 2 AUT 1 Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) RUS 4 POR 1 Jönköping, Sweden (indoor hard) 4 SWE 3 LAT 2 POR and LAT relegated to Group II in 2015. CRO, ISR, UKR, and SVK advance to World Group Play-off. First round Russia vs. Poland Russia Poland Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021322 Russia v Poland daviscup.com 31 January – 2 February 2014 hard (indoor) 2 3 Karen Khachanov 2 4 4 Jerzy Janowicz 6 6 6 Dmitry Tursunov 6 3 7 6 Michał Przysiężny 3 6 6.023 2 Konstantin Kravchuk Karen Khachanov 6 4 1 0 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 2 6 6 6 Dmitry Tursunov 3 5 6.023 Jerzy Janowicz 6 7 7 Teymuraz Gabashvili 7 7 Michał Przysiężny 5 5 Portugal vs. Slovenia Slovenia Portugal Tennis Club Triglav Kranj, Kranj, Sloveniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021324 Slovenia v Portugal daviscup.com 31 January – 2 February 2014 hard (indoor) 3 2 Janež Semrajč 1 4 6 0 João Sousa 6 6 4 6 Blaž Kavčič 7 6 6 Gastão Elias 6.139 1 4 Blaž Kavčič Grega Žemlja 6 7 7 Gastão Elias João Sousa 3 5 6.05 Blaž Kavčič 7 7 6 João Sousa 5 5 2 Mike Urbanija 6 3 Frederico Silva 4 4 2 Ukraine vs. Romania Ukraine Romania Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021325 Ukraine v Romania daviscup.com 31 January – 2 February 2014 hard (indoor) 3 1 Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 6 6 Adrian Ungur 3 1 3 Illya Marchenko 4 2 6 7 6 Victor Hănescu 6 6 3 6.055 4 Sergey Bubka Denys Molchanov 7 3 4 4 Marius Copil Horia Tecău 5 6 6 6 Sergiy Stakhovsky 3 6 6 6 Victor Hănescu 6 3 2 3 Illya Marchenko Adrian Ungur Slovakia vs. Latvia Slovakia Latvia Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021327 Slovakia v Latvia daviscup.com 31 January – 2 February 2014 hard (indoor) 5 0 Lukáš Lacko 3 6 6 6 Martins Podzus 6 3 3 1 Martin Kližan 6 6.039 6 4 8 Andis Juška 4 7 3 6 6 Andrej Martin Michal Mertiňák 7 6 3 6 Andis Juška Janis Podzus 5 1 6 3 Andrej Martin 6 6.045 6 Janis Podzus 4 7 3 Martin Kližan 6 6 Arturs Lazdins 3 3 Second round Poland vs. Croatia Poland Croatia Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Polandhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021329 Poland v Croatia daviscup.com 4–6 April 2014 hard, indoor 1 3 Michał Przysiężny 1 4 4 Marin Čilić 6 6 6 Jerzy Janowicz 6 2 5 7 4 Borna Ćorić 2 6 7 5 6 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6.009 7 4 7 6 Marin Draganja Mate Pavić 7 6.039 6 6.019 4 Jerzy Janowicz 6 7 4 1 3 Marin Čilić 2 6.049 6 6 6 Michał Przysiężny Borna Ćorić Slovenia vs. Israel Slovenia Israel SRC Marina, Portorož, Sloveniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021330 Slovenia v Israel daviscup.com 4–6 April 2014 clay 1 3 Blaž Kavčič 6 5 3 6 4 Amir Weintraub 4 7 6 3 6 Blaž Rola 6 6 6 Dudi Sela 3 4 4 Blaž Rola Grega Žemlja 6.069 6 6.049 3 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 7 4 7 6 Grega Žemlja 2 7 0 2 Dudi Sela 6 6.049 6 6 Blaž Rola Amir Weintraub Sweden vs. Ukraine Sweden Ukraine Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Swedenhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021331 Sweden v Ukraine daviscup.com 4–6 April 2014 hard, indoor 1 4 Johan Brunström 4 4 7 6 11 Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 6 5 3 13 Markus Eriksson 4 1 2 Artem Smirnov 6 6 6 Johan Brunström Robert Lindstedt 7 6.056 3 6 10 Sergey Bubka Denys Molchanov 6.032 7 6 4 8 Markus Eriksson 6.049 6.039 4 Sergiy Stakhovsky 7 7 6 Robert Lindstedt 7 6.029 Sergey Bubka 5 7 3 Slovakia vs. Austria Slovakia Austria Aegon Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021332 Slovakia v Austria daviscup.com 4–6 April 2014 hard, indoor 4 1 Norbert Gomboš 6 3 6 6 Dominic Thiem 4 6 3 4 Lukáš Lacko 7 4 4 6 6 Andreas Haider-Maurer 6.023 6 6 2 3 Martin Kližan Michal Mertiňák 6.039 3 7 6 6 Dominic Thiem Alexander Peya 7 6 6.045 4 4 Norbert Gomboš 6.045 5 Andreas Haider-Maurer 7 7 Lukáš Lacko 4 6 6 Gerald Melzer 6 3 2 First round play-offs Romania vs. Sweden Romania Sweden Arenele BNR, Bucharest, Romania 12–14 September 2014 clay 3 1 Adrian Ungur 5 6.019 4 Christian Lindell 7 7 6 Marius Copil 6 6 6 Elias Ymer 2 3 2 Florin Mergea Horia Tecău 7 7 6 Isak Arvidsson Johan Brunström 6.019 6.049 3 Adrian Ungur 3 6 7 6 Elias Ymer 6 4 6.039 3 Marius Copil Christian Lindell Latvia vs. Austria Latvia Austria Vidzemes Olimpiskaos Centrs, Valmiera, Latvia 12–14 September 2014 hard, indoor 1 4 Andis Juška 3 3 2 Martin Fischer 6 6 6 Janis Podzus 3 1 4 Jürgen Melzer 6 6 6 Ernests Gulbis Miķelis Lībietis 7 7 6 Philipp Oswald Alexander Peya 5 6.029 4 Miķelis Lībietis 2 2 4 Jürgen Melzer 6 6 6 Janis Podzus 6.055 3 Martin Fischer 7 6 Second round play-offs Russia vs. Portugal Russia Portugal Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021337 Russia v Portugal daviscup.com 2014-09-13 2014-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413220838/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021337 dead 12–14 September 2014 hard (RuKortHard), indoor 4 1 Andrey Kuznetsov 6 6 6 Gastão Elias 2 4 4 Evgeny Donskoy 7 6 3 6 João Sousa 6.069 4 6 1 Konstantin Kravchuk Andrey Rublev 6 6 6 Gastão Elias João Sousa 3 4 4 Konstantin Kravchuk 7 4 1 Rui Machado 6.039 6 6 Andrey Rublev 6 6 Frederico Ferreira Silva 4 4 Sweden vs. Latvia Sweden Latvia Racketcentrum, Jönköping, Sweden 24–26 October 2014 hard, indoor 3 2 Elias Ymer 6.029 5 7 6 7 Martins Podzus 7 7 6.049 3 9 Christian Lindell 7 4 7 7 Janis Podzus 6.049 6 6.029 6.069 Johan Brunström Robert Lindstedt 6 6 3 4 6 Miķelis Lībietis Janis Podzus 4 2 6 6 3 Christian Lindell 4 7 4 2 Martins Podzus 6 6.029 6 6 Elias Ymer 7 6.069 6 6 Janis Podzus 5 7 3 4 References Group I Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone