2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

International tennis competition 2016 Davis Cup The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016. 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. 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 European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2017. Participating nations Seeds: LTU DEN BLR BUL BIH LAT FIN RSA Remaining nations: EGY GEO LUX MON NOR TUN TUR ZIM Draw y 185 3 6 Play-offs First Round Second Round Third Round 15–17 July 4–6 March 15–17 July 16–18 September Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) 1 LTU 3 NOR 2 Centurion, South Africa (hard) 8 RSA 5 LUX 0 Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard) 4 BUL 2 TUR 3 Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet) 5 BIH 3 TUN 1 Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard) MON 2 6 LAT 3 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 1 3 BLR 3 Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard) ZIM 1 7 FIN 4 Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) GEO 0 2 DEN 5 Capellen, Luxembourg (hard) NOR 3 LUX 2 Tunis, Tunisia (hard) 4 BUL 2 TUN 3 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay) MON 3 EGY 1 Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) ZIM 2 GEO 3 Kaunas, Lithuania (clay) 1 LTU 3 8 RSA 2 Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay) TUR 1 5 BIH 3 Minsk, Belarus (hard) 6 LAT 1 3 BLR 4 Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet) 7 FIN 2 2 DEN 3 Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard) 1 LTU 0 5 BIH 5 Minsk, Belarus (hard) 3 BLR 4 2 DEN 1 LUX, BUL, EGY, and ZIM relegated to Group III in 2017. BIH and BLR promoted to Group I in 2017. First round Lithuania vs. Norway LTU NOR Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai, Lithuaniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030650 Lithuania v Norway daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) 3 2 Laurynas Grigelis 5 6 4 6 6.015 Viktor Durasovic 7 3 6 4 7 Ričardas Berankis 6 6 6 Casper Ruud 2 1 4 Ričardas Berankis Laurynas Grigelis 6 7 6 Viktor Durasovic Casper Ruud 2 6.015 1 Ričardas Berankis 6 6 6 Viktor Durasovic 2 1 0 Laurynas Grigelis 3 3 Casper Ruud 6 6 South Africa vs. Luxembourg RSA LUX Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030651 South Africa v Luxembourg daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard 5 0 Tucker Vorster 6 6 6 Alex Knaff 1 4 4 Lloyd Harris 6 6 6 Ugo Nastasi 1 4 4 Dean O'Brien Ruan Roelofse 6 7 6 Ugo Nastasi Mike Scheidweiler 3 5 2 Tucker Vorster 6 6 Tom Diederich 3 4 Lloyd Harris 6 6 Alex Knaff 2 1 Turkey vs. Bulgaria TUR BUL Ankara Tenis Kulübü, Ankara, Turkeyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030652 Turkey v Bulgaria daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) 3 2 Cem İlkel 7 1 6 1 7 Dimitar Kuzmanov 6.039 6 4 6 5 Marsel İlhan 6 6 6 Alexandar Lazarov 4 2 3 Tuna Altuna Cem İlkel 6.055 7 7 6.045 4 Alexander Lazov Vasko Mladenov 7 6.045 6.035 7 6 Marsel İlhan 4 6 6 4 6 Dimitar Kuzmanov 6 2 4 6 0 Altuğ Çelikbilek 6 4 4 Alexandar Lazarov 4 6 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Tunisia BIH TUN Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovinahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030653 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Tunisia daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i) 3 1 Mirza Bašić 6 6 6 Anis Ghorbel 2 4 2 Tomislav Brkić 7 2 6.065 7 4 Malek Jaziri 6.045 6 7 6.05 6 Mirza Bašić Tomislav Brkić 6.015 4 6 7 6 Malek Jaziri Skander Mansouri 7 6 3 5 4 Mirza Bašić 5 4 7 7 6 Malek Jaziri 7 6 6.06 6.15 3 Tomislav Brkić Anis Ghorbel Latvia vs. Monaco LAT MON Daugavpils Olimpiskais Centrs, Daugavpils, Latviahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030654 Latvia v Monaco daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) 3 2 Mārtiņš Podžus 7 6 7 Romain Arneodo 6.045 4 6.055 Miķelis Lībietis 3 6 3 6 6 Benjamin Balleret 6 4 6 3 4 Miķelis Lībietis Mārtiņš Podžus 6 6 7 Romain Arneodo Benjamin Balleret 3 2 5 Rūdolfs Mednis 2 Lucas Catarina 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Benjamin Balleret 2 Egypt vs. Belarus EGY BLR Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypthttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030655 Egypt v Belarus daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Clay 1 3 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 2 3 1 Egor Gerasimov 6 6 6 Mohamed Safwat 7 0 6 6.025 5 Ilya Ivashka 5 6 3 7 7 Youssef Hossam Mohamed Safwat 7 4 6 4 7 Alexander Bury Egor Gerasimov 6.065 6 4 6 5 Mohamed Safwat 7 5 5 4 Egor Gerasimov 6.019 7 7 6 Youssef Hossam Ilya Ivashka Finland vs. Zimbabwe FIN ZIM Kittilän Urheiluhalli, Kittilä, Finlandhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030656 Finland v Zimbabwe daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) 4 1 Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 6 Courtney John Lock 0 0 0 Harri Heliövaara 3 6 4 6 6 Takanyi Garanganga 6 3 6 4 4 Henri Kontinen Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 6 Mark Fynn Courtney John Lock 1 0 1 Eero Vasa 6.049 5 Takanyi Garanganga 7 7 Harri Heliövaara 6 6 Courtney John Lock 1 0 Georgia vs. Denmark GEO DEN New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, Georgiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030657 Georgia v Denmark daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i) 0 5 Nikoloz Basilashvili 7 1 4 4 Christian Sigsgaard 6.039 6 6 6 George Tsivadze 6.025 0 1 Frederik Nielsen 7 6 6 Nikoloz Basilashvili George Tsivadze 6.00 1 2 Thomas Kromann Frederik Nielsen 7 6 6 Giorgi Javakhishvili 1 0 Benjamin Hannestad 6 3 2 Irakli Metreveli 1 1 Christian Sigsgaard 6 6 Second round Lithuania vs. South Africa LTU RSA Azuolynas Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuaniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030661 Lithuania v South Africa daviscup.com 15–17 July 2016 Clay 3 2 Laurynas Grigelis 6.005 6 6 6 Tucker Vorster 7 3 3 2 Lukas Mugevičius 3 7 6 6 Lloyd Harris 6 6.045 0 4 Laurynas Grigelis Lukas Mugevičius 1 1 3 Raven Klaasen Ruan Roelofse 6 6 6 Laurynas Grigelis 6 6 6 Lloyd Harris 1 1 3 Tadas Babelis 3 2 Tucker Vorster 6 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Turkey BIH TUR Javna ustanova za sport, odmor i rekreaciju, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovinahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030662 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Turkey daviscup.com 15–17 July 2016 Clay 3 1 Damir Džumhur 7 6 4 6 Cem İlkel 5 1 6 1 Mirza Bašić 6.085 7 6 3 5 Marsel İlhan 7 5 2 6 7 Mirza Bašić Tomislav Brkić 6 6 6 Tuna Altuna Cem İlkel 2 4 1 Damir Džumhur 6 6 7 Marsel İlhan 3 0 6.049 Mirza Bašić Cem İlkel Belarus vs. Latvia BLR LAT National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarushttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030663 Belarus v Latvia daviscup.com 15–17 July 2016 Hard 4 1 Ilya Ivashka 6 6 7 Mārtiņš Podžus 4 2 5 Yaraslau Shyla 6 6 6 Miķelis Lībietis 2 1 3 Aliaksandr Bury Andrei Vasilevski 6 3 4 62 Miķelis Lībietis Jānis Podžus 3 6 6 77 Ilya Ivashka 6 7 6 Jānis Podžus 2 5 0 Yaraslau Shyla 7 6 Rūdolfs Mednis 6.06 3 Denmark vs. Finland DEN FIN Lyngbyhallen, Kongens Lyngby, Denmarkhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030664 Denmark v Finland daviscup.com 15–17 July 2016 Carpet (i) 3 2 Mikael Torpegaard 6.005 5 2 Jarkko Nieminen 7 7 6 Frederik Nielsen 6 6 7 Harri Heliövaara 4 3 6.045 Thomas Kromann Frederik Nielsen 6 6 4 4 6 Jarkko Nieminen Patrik Niklas-Salminen 1 3 6 6 4 Frederik Nielsen 3 6 1 6.029 Jarkko Nieminen 6 3 6 7 Mikael Torpegaard 4 3 7 6 7 Harri Heliövaara 6 6 6.015 1 5 Play-offs Luxembourg vs. Norway LUX NOR Tennis Club Cap on Line, Capellen, Luxembourghttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030667 Luxembourg v Norway daviscup.com 15–17 July 2016 Hard 2 3 Alex Knaff 2 4 4 Casper Ruud 6 6 6 Ugo Nastasi 4 6 2 2 Viktor Durasovic 6 3 6 6 Gilles Kremer Mike Scheidweiler 6 6 5 6 Viktor Durasovic Casper Ruud 2 2 7 0 Ugo Nastasi 7 2 7 6.035 6 Casper Ruud 6.049 6 6.00 7 4 Gilles Kremer 6.015 3 6 6 3 Viktor Durasovic 7 6 4 4 6 Tunisia vs. Bulgaria TUN BUL Tennis Courts of Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030668 Tunisia v Bulgaria daviscup.com 15–17 July 2016 Hard 3 2 Mohamed Aziz Dougaz 7 6 2 7 Dimitar Kuzmanov 6.035 4 6 5 Malek Jaziri 6 6 6 Alexandar Lazarov 4 4 1 Malek Jaziri Skander Mansouri 6 6 6 Aleksandar Lazov Vasko Mladenov 4 4 3 Moez Echargui 7 5 6.049 Vasko Mladenov 6.049 7 7 Mohamed Aziz Dougaz 6 4 6.009 Alexandar Lazarov 4 6 7 Monaco vs. Egypt MON EGY Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monacohttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030669 Monaco v Egypt daviscup.com 15–17 July 2016 Clay 3 1 Benjamin Balleret 1 7 4 2 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6 5 6 6 Romain Arneodo 6.055 3 6 6 6 Mohamed Safwat 7 6 4 2 2 Romain Arneodo Benjamin Balleret 6 6 6 Sherif Sabry Mohamed Safwat 1 2 2 Benjamin Balleret 4 6 6 6 Youssef Hossam 6 1 1 1 Romain Arneodo Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Georgia vs. Zimbabwe GEO ZIM Mziuri Tennis Club, Tbilisi, Georgiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100030670 Georgia v Zimbabwe daviscup.com 15–17 July 2016 Hard 3 2 George Tsivadze 6 0 5 7 4 Benjamin Lock 3 6 7 6.015 6 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6 6 6 Mark Fynn 3 3 2 Nikoloz Basilashvili Nodar Itonishvili 6 6 66 4 4 Benjamin Lock Courtney John Lock 3 3 78 6 6 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6 6 6 Benjamin Lock 3 4 2 George Tsivadze 6 7 6 Mark Fynn 3 5 3 Third round Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina LTU BIH Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuaniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-G2-EPA-M-LTU-BIH-01 Lithuania v Bosnia and Herzegovina daviscup.com 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) 0 5 Lukas Mugevičius 2 2 3 Damir Džumhur 6 6 6 Laurynas Grigelis 6.049 6.00 6 3 Mirza Bašić 7 7 3 6 Laurynas Grigelis Lukas Mugevičius 4 4 2 Mirza Bašić Tomislav Brkić 6 6 6 Tadas Babelis 4 6 2 Tomislav Brkić 6 3 6 Tomas Vaise 5 5 Nerman Fatić 7 7 Belarus vs. Denmark BLR DEN Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, Belarushttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-G2-EPA-M-BLR-DEN-01 Belarus v Denmark daviscup.com 16–18 September 2016 Hard 4 1 Yaraslav Shyla 5 3 6 6 5 Frederik Nielsen 7 6 1 2 7 Ilya Ivashka 6 6 6 Andreas Bjerrehus 2 0 0 Max Mirnyi Yaraslav Shyla 6 6 4 6 Thomas Kromann Frederik Nielsen 2 4 6 2 Ilya Ivashka 6 4 7 5 6 Frederik Nielsen 4 6 5 7 4 Egor Gerasimov 6.069 6 6 Benjamin Hannestad 7 4 2 References External links Official Website Europe/Africa Zone Group II Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone