2013 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

International tennis competition 2013 Davis Cup The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2013. 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 2014. Great Britain, Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine won their second-round ties, and competed in the World Group play-offs in mid-September. South Africa and Denmark were defeated in the play-offs and were relegated to play the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2014. Participating teams Seeds: RUS SWE RSA NED Remaining nations: DEN GBR POL ROU SVK SVN UKR Draw All seeded teams get a bye into the second round, as well as Great Britain who were second round losers in the 2012 Davis Cup y 175 2 5 Second Round Play-offs First Round Play-offs First Round Second Round 25–27 October 13–15 September 1–3 February 5–7 April 1 RUS bye GBR bye 3 RSA bye Wrocław, Poland (indoor hard) POL 3 SLO 2 Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) DEN 0 ROU 5 4 NED bye Kremenchuk, Ukraine (indoor hard) UKR 3 SVK 2 bye 2 SWE 1 RUS bye Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) 3 RSA 1 SLO 4 DEN bye Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) SVK 3 2 SWE 2 Coventry, Great Britain (indoor hard) 1 RUS 2 GBR 3 Zielona Góra, Poland (indoor hard) 3 RSA 1 POL 3 Brasov, Romania (indoor hard) ROU 0 4 NED 5 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) UKR 3 2 SWE 2 Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) 1 RUS 5 3 RSA 0 Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor hard) DEN 2 2 SWE 3 RSA and DEN relegated to Group II in 2014. GBR, POL, NED, and UKR advance to World Group Play-off. First round Poland vs. Slovenia Poland Slovenia Centennial Hall, Wrocław, Polandhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019510 Poland v Slovenia daviscup.com 1–3 February 2013 Hard (indoor) 3 2 Jerzy Janowicz 6 6 7 Blaž Kavčič 3 3 5 Łukasz Kubot 6 6 6 Grega Žemlja 3 2 0 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 3 6 2 6 11 Blaž Kavčič Grega Žemlja 6 2 6 4 13 Jerzy Janowicz 7 6 6 Grega Žemlja 6.034 3 3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg 6 5 5 Tomislav Ternar 4 7 7 Romania vs. Denmark Romania Denmark Sala Sporturilor "Horia Demian", Cluj Napoca, Romaniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019511 Romania v Denmark daviscup.com 1–3 February 2013 Hard (indoor) 5 0 Marius Copil 6 7 6 Frederik Nielsen 3 6.069 4 Adrian Ungur 6 7 4 4 6 Martin Pedersen 2 6.023 6 6 2 Florin Mergea Horia Tecău 7 6 6 Frederik Nielsen Thomas Kromann 6.023 2 4 Adrian Ungur 6 6 Thomas Kromann 3 4 Marius Copil 6 6 Christoffer Kønigsfeldt 4 3 Ukraine vs. Slovakia Ukraine Slovakia TC Premier, Kremenchuk, Ukrainehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019513 Ukraine v Slovak Rep. daviscup.com 1–3 February 2013 Hard (indoor) 3 2 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 6 7 Andrej Martin 2 2 5 Serhiy Stakhovsky 2 7 6.045 4 Lukáš Lacko 6 5 7 6 Alexandr Dolgopolov Serhiy Stakhovsky 6.034 6.023 3 Filip Polášek Igor Zelenay 7 7 6 Alexandr Dolgopolov 3 6 6 6 Lukáš Lacko 6 3 2 1 Illya Marchenko 7 7 6 Andrej Martin 5 6.05 4 Second round Great Britain vs. Russia Great Britain Russia Ricoh Arena, Coventry, Great Britainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019515 Great Britain v Russia daviscup.com 5–7 April 2013 Hard (indoor) 3 2 Daniel Evans 4 7 4 7 4 Dmitry Tursunov 6 6.045 6 5 6 James Ward 6 6 5 3 6 Evgeny Donskoy 4 4 7 6 8 Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray 6 6 6 Victor Baluda Igor Kunitsyn 1 4 2 James Ward 6 5 5 6 6 Dmitry Tursunov 4 7 7 4 4 Daniel Evans 6 6 6 Evgeny Donskoy 4 4 1 It was the first time since 1930 that Great Britain had won after being 2-0 down. Davis Cup 2013: Great Britain shock Russia in Coventry https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/22059002 BBC Sport 7 April 2013 7 April 2013 Great Britain come from 2-0 down to beat Russia 3-2 in Davis Cup tie to earn World Group play-off https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/9977657/Great-Britain-come-from-2-0-down-to-beat-Russia-3-2-in-Davis-Cup-tie-to-earn-World-Group-play-off.html The Telegraph 7 April 2013 7 April 2013 Great Britain through to World Group play-offs http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/201248.html# ESPN 7 April 2013 7 April 2013 Poland vs. South Africa Poland South Africa Recreation and Sports Center, Zielona Góra, Polandhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019516 Poland v South Africa daviscup.com 5–7 April 2013 Hard (indoor) 3 1 Jerzy Janowicz 6 6 6 Jean Andersen 4 3 3 Łukasz Kubot 3 7 5 4 Rik de Voest 6 6.034 7 6 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 7 7 7 Rik de Voest Jean Andersen 5 6.012 5 Jerzy Janowicz 4 6 6 6 Ruan Roelofse 6 3 1 1 Łukasz Kubot Jean Andersen Romania vs. Netherlands Romania Netherlands Dumitru Popescu Colibași Sports Hall, Brasov, Romaniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019517 Romania v Netherlands daviscup.com 2014-02-12 2013-09-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20130922150540/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019517 dead 5–7 April 2013 Hard (indoor) 0 5 Adrian Ungur 4 4 6 3 Robin Haase 6 6 3 6 Victor Hănescu 4 6.045 6 7 2 Igor Sijsling 6 7 2 6.045 6 Marius Copil Victor Hănescu 4 5 4 Thiemo de Bakker Robin Haase 6 7 6 Marius Copil 6.023 6.012 Thiemo de Bakker 7 7 Adrian Ungur 6 3 4 Igor Sijsling 1 6 6 Ukraine vs. Sweden Ukraine Sweden Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019518 Ukraine v Sweden daviscup.com 5–7 April 2013 Hard (indoor) 3 2 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 6 7 Isak Arvidsson 2 0 6.045 Denys Molchanov 5 6 4 4 Markus Eriksson 7 4 6 6 Denys Molchanov Serhiy Stakhovsky 4 3 6 7 4 Johan Brunström Robert Lindstedt 6 6 3 6.023 6 Alexandr Dolgopolov 3 6 6 6 Markus Eriksson 6 1 4 3 Serhiy Stakhovsky 6 6 7 Isak Arvidsson 2 3 5 First round play-offs Slovenia vs. South Africa Slovenia South Africa Park Tivoli, Ljubljana, Sloveniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019533 Slovenia v South Africa daviscup.com 13–15 September 2013 Clay 4 1 Blaž Rola 6 6 6 Rik de Voest 1 4 4 Blaž Kavčič 6 6 6 Ruan Roelofse 1 3 4 Blaž Kavčič Blaž Rola 7 6 7 Raven Klaasen Nikala Scholtz 5 1 6.039 Janez Semrajc 6 6 Rik de Voest 2 4 Blaž Rola 3 Nikala Scholtz 2 1 Slovakia vs. Sweden Slovakia Sweden Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019535 Slovakia v Sweden daviscup.com 13–15 September 2013 Hard (indoor) 3 2 Andrej Martin 6 6 6 Isak Arvidsson 2 3 4 Lukáš Lacko 6 6 6 Markus Eriksson 2 3 4 Lukáš Lacko Filip Polášek 4 5 4 Johan Brunström Robert Lindstedt 6 7 6 Andrej Martin 7 2 5 4 Markus Eriksson 6.029 6 7 6 Lukáš Lacko 6 6 6 Isak Arvidsson 2 3 3 Second round play-offs Russia vs. South Africa Russia South Africa Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019953 Russia v South Africa daviscup.com 25–27 October 2013 Hard (indoor) 5 0 Karen Khachanov 7 6 6 Dean O'Brien 5 1 3 Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 6.029 6 6 6 Jacob Coenraad de Klerk 7 0 4 1 Konstantin Kravchuk Andrey Kuznetsov 2 6 7 6 Raven Klaasen Tucker Vorster 6 3 6.039 2 Andrey Kuznetsov 6 6 Dean O'Brien 2 3 Konstantin Kravchuk 4 Jacob Coenraad de Klerk 1 1 Sweden vs. Denmark Sweden Denmark Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Swedenhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100019954 Sweden v Denmark daviscup.com 25–27 October 2013 Hard (indoor) 3 2 Elias Ymer 6.06 2 6 5 Frederik Nielsen 7 6 4 7 Markus Eriksson 7 3 6.025 4 Martin Pedersen 6.065 6 7 6 Johan Brunström Robert Lindstedt 6.049 6 6 6 Thomas Kromann Frederik Nielsen 7 4 3 3 Markus Eriksson 6 3 6.01 6 9 Frederik Nielsen 3 6 7 4 7 Elias Ymer 7 7 4 7 Martin Pedersen 6.029 6.079 6 5 References Euro Africa Zone I Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone