2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

International tennis competition 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2005. 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. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt, April 27–May 1, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland, July 13–17, on outdoor grass courts.http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/group-iii/europe-africa/2005.aspx Davis Cup – Draws & Results Format The eight teams in the Cairo tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2006. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2006. Pool A 35em Pool A MKD MKD (3–0) DEN DEN (2–1) NAM NAM (1–2) KEN KEN (0–3) 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 Denmark vs. Kenya Denmark Kenya Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-A-M-DEN-KEN-01 Denmark v Kenya daviscup.com 27 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Mik Ledvonova 6 6 Christian Vitulli 3 3 Frederik Nielsen 6 6 Allan Cooper 0 4 Frederik Nielsen Morgan Thempler 6 6 Willis Mbandi Christian Vitulli 2 2 North Macedonia vs. Namibia North Macedonia Namibia Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-A-M-MKD-NAM-01 North Macedonia v Namibia daviscup.com 27 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Predrag Rusevski 6 6 Johan Theron 0 3 Lazar Magdinčev 6 6 Jurgens Strydom 4 0 Lazar Magdinčev Predrag Rusevski 6 6 Henrico Du Plessis Jurgens Strydom 1 1 Denmark vs. Namibia Denmark Namibia Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-A-M-DEN-NAM-01 Denmark v Namibia daviscup.com 28 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Mik Ledvonova 6 6 Johan Theron 2 2 Frederik Nielsen 6 6 Jurgens Strydom 0 2 Frederik Nielsen Morgan Thempler 6 6 Henrico Du Plessis Jean-Pierre Huish 2 2 North Macedonia vs. Kenya North Macedonia Kenya Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-A-M-MKD-KEN-01 North Macedonia v Kenya daviscup.com 28 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Predrag Rusevski 6 6 Willis Mbandi 0 0 Lazar Magdinčev 6 6 Allan Cooper 1 1 Dimitar Grabul Predrag Rusevski 6 6 Allan Cooper Maurice Wamukowa 2 3 Denmark vs. North Macedonia Denmark North Macedonia Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-A-M-DEN-MKD-01 Denmark v North Macedonia daviscup.com 29 April 2005 Clay 0 3 Mik Ledvonova 7 3 2 Predrag Rusevski 5 6 6 Frederik Nielsen 1 6.029 Lazar Magdinčev 6 7 Frederik Nielsen Morgan Thempler 2 3 Lazar Magdinčev Predrag Rusevski 6 6 Namibia vs. Kenya Namibia Kenya Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-A-M-NAM-KEN-01 Namibia v Kenya daviscup.com 29 April 2005 Clay 2 1 Johan Theron 1 6 3 Christian Vitulli 6 4 6 Jurgens Strydom 6.069 6 6 Allan Cooper 7 3 3 Henrico Du Plessis Jurgens Strydom 6.039 6 6 Allan Cooper Christian Vitulli 7 2 4 Pool B 35em Pool B EGY EGY (3–0) BIH BIH (2–1) LTU LTU (1–2) MAD MAD (0–2) 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 Egypt vs. Madagascar Egypt Madagascar Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-B-M-EGY-MAD-01 Egypt v Madagascar daviscup.com 27 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Mohamed Mamoun 6 6 Jacob Rasolondrazana 1 2 Karim Maamoun 6 6 Germain Rasolondrazana 2 0 Omar Hedayet Mohamed Nashaat 6 7 Thierry Rajaobelina Germain Rasolondrazana 3 6.039 Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Bosnia and Herzegovina Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-B-M-LTU-BIH-01 Lithuania v Bosnia and Herzegovina daviscup.com 27 April 2005 Clay 1 2 Rolandas Muraška 3 6 0 Bojan Vujić 6 3 6 Daniel Lencina-Ribes 6 7 Ivan Dodig 4 6.049 Daniel Lencina-Ribes Rolandas Muraška 4 2 Ivan Dodig Bojan Vujić 6 6 Egypt vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Egypt Bosnia and Herzegovina Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-B-M-EGY-BIH-01 Egypt v Bosnia and Herzegovina daviscup.com 28 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Mohamed Mamoun 6 6 Bojan Vujić 4 4 Karim Maamoun 5 6 6 Ivan Dodig 7 2 4 Karim Maamoun Mohamed Mamoun 6 6 Ivan Dodig Bojan Vujić 1 4 Lithuania vs. Madagascar Lithuania Madagascar Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-B-M-LTU-MAD-01 Lithuania v Madagascar daviscup.com 28 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Gvidas Sabeckis 6 6 Thierry Rajaobelina 1 3 Daniel Lencina-Ribes 6 6 Germain Rasolondrazana 3 3 Rolandas Muraška Gvidas Sabeckis 6 7 Antso Rakotondramanga Germain Rasolondrazana 2 6.069 Egypt vs. Lithuania Egypt Lithuania Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-B-M-EGY-LTU-01 Egypt v Lithuania daviscup.com 29 April 2005 Clay 2 1 Mohamed Mamoun 6 1 3 Rolandas Muraška 0 6 6 Karim Maamoun 6 7 Daniel Lencina-Ribes 2 6.029 Karim Maamoun Mohamed Mamoun 4 7 6 Rolandas Muraška Gvidas Sabeckis 6 6.069 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Madagascar Bosnia and Herzegovina Madagascar Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-B-M-BIH-MAD-01 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Madagascar daviscup.com 29 April 2005 Clay 2 1 Bojan Vujić 6 6 Antso Rakotondramanga 2 2 Ivan Dodig 6 3 6 Jacob Rasolondrazana 3 6 3 Aleksandar Marić Uglješa Ostojić 3 3 Thierry Rajaobelina Germain Rasolondrazana 6 6 Promotion pool The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in italics carried over from Groups) 35em 1st–4th Play-off MKD MKD (3–0) EGY EGY (2–1) DEN DEN (1–2) BIH BIH (0–3) 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 North Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006. North Macedonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina North Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-PP1-4-MKD-BIH-01 North Macedonia v Bosnia and Herzegovina daviscup.com 30 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Predrag Rusevski 6 6 Bojan Vujić 2 0 Lazar Magdinčev 6 6 Ivan Dodig 2 2 Lazar Magdinčev Predrag Rusevski 6 7 Aleksandar Marić Uglješa Ostojić 1 5 Denmark vs. Egypt Denmark Egypt Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-PP1-4-DEN-EGY-01 Denmark v Egypt daviscup.com 30 April 2005 Clay 1 2 Mik Ledvonova 2 3 Mohamed Mamoun 6 6 Frederik Nielsen 6 6 Karim Maamoun 4 3 Frederik Nielsen Morgan Thempler 2 6 3 Karim Maamoun Mohamed Mamoun 6 2 6 North Macedonia vs. Egypt North Macedonia Egypt Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-PP1-4-MKD-EGY-01 North Macedonia v Egypt daviscup.com 1 May 2005 Clay 2 1 Dimitar Grabul 3 3 Omar Hedayet 6 6 Predrag Rusevski 6 6 Mohamed Nashaat 4 2 Lazar Magdinčev Predrag Rusevski 2 6 6 Mohamed Mamoun Mohamed Nashaat 6 4 3 Denmark vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Denmark Bosnia and Herzegovina Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-PP1-4-DEN-BIH-01 Denmark v Bosnia and Herzegovina daviscup.com 1 May 2005 Clay 2 1 Jacob Melskens 6 2 6 Aleksandar Marić 4 6 4 Frederik Nielsen 6 6 Uglješa Ostojić 1 0 Jacob Melskens Morgan Thempler 2 6.019 Aleksandar Marić Bojan Vujić 6 7 Relegation pool The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in italics carried over from Groups) 35em 5th–8th Play-off LTU LTU (3–0) NAM NAM (2–1) MAD MAD (1–2) KEN KEN (0–3) 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006. Namibia vs. Madagascar Namibia Madagascar Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-PP5-8-NAM-MAD-01 Namibia v Madagascar daviscup.com 30 April 2005 Clay 2 1 Johan Theron 7 2 6 Thierry Rajaobelina 5 6 3 Jurgens Strydom 6 6 Germain Rasolondrazana 2 3 Henrico Du Plessis Jurgens Strydom 3 6 4 Antso Rakotondramanga Germain Rasolondrazana 6 3 6 Lithuania vs. Kenya Lithuania Kenya Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-PP5-8-KEN-LTU-01 Lithuania v Kenya daviscup.com 30 April 2005 Clay 3 0 Gvidas Sabeckis 6 6.039 6 Christian Vitulli 3 7 4 Daniel Lencina-Ribes 6 5 9 Allan Cooper 1 7 7 Artūras Gotovskis Rolandas Muraška 3 6 6 Christian Vitulli Maurice Wamukowa 6 2 0 Namibia vs. Lithuania Namibia Lithuania Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-PP5-8-NAM-LTU-01 Namibia v Lithuania daviscup.com 1 May 2005 Clay 1 2 Jean-Pierre Huish 6 6 Artūras Gotovskis 1 3 Jurgens Strydom 2 2 Rolandas Muraška 6 6 Jean-Pierre Huish Jurgens Strydom 6.059 1 Daniel Lencina-Ribes Rolandas Muraška 7 6 Kenya vs. Madagascar Kenya Madagascar Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2005-G3-EPA-A-PP5-8-KEN-MAD-01 Kenya v Madagascar daviscup.com 1 May 2005 Clay 0 3 Maurice Wamukowa 3 5 Antso Rakotondramanga 6 7 Willis Mbandi 2 1 Germain Rasolondrazana 6 6 Willis Mbandi Maurice Wamukowa 4 2 Antso Rakotondramanga Germain Rasolondrazana 6 6 Final standings Rank Team1MKD2EGY3DEN4BIH5LTU6NAM7MAD8KEN MKD and EGY promoted to Group II in 2006. MAD and KEN relegated to Group IV in 2006. References Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Category:2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone