2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

International tennis competition March 2023 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2005. In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group. Participating teams BEL GER GBR ISR ITA LUX MAR SCG RSA ZIM Draw y 175 2 5 Second Round Play-offs First Round Play-offs First round Second round 23–25 September 15–17 July 4–6 March 4–6 March/28–30 April (ITA-MAR)29 April–1 May (BEL-SCG) S GBR bye ISR bye S BEL bye Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay) SCG 5 ZIM 0 Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard) ITA 5 LUX 0 bye S MAR bye RSA bye S GER ISR bye bye ZIM Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) LUX 3 S MAR 2 RSA bye Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) S GBR 3 ISR 2 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay) S BEL 3 SCG 2 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 4 S MAR 1 Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard) RSA 2 S GER 3 Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) ISR 4 ZIM 1 Khemisset, Morocco (clay) S MAR 4 RSA 1 Zimbabwe and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2006. Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany advance to World Group Play-off. First Round Matches Serbia and Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe Serbia and Montenegro Zimbabwe Novosadski Sajam Hala, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegrohttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006632 Serbia and Montenegro v Zimbabwe daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Clay (indoor) 5 0 Novak Djokovic 6 6 6 Genius Chidzikwe 4 0 4 Janko Tipsarević 6 6 6 Gwinyai Tongoona 3 2 1 Dušan Vemić Nenad Zimonjić 7 6 6 Genius Chidzikwe Gwinyai Tongoona 6.025 0 3 Janko Tipsarević 6 6 Zibusiso Ncube 0 2 Novak Djokovic 6 6 Pfungwa Mahefu 1 2 Italy vs. Luxembourg Italy Luxembourg Centre National Sportif et Culturel D'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourghttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006633 Luxembourg v Italy daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Hard (indoor) 5 0 Daniele Bracciali 7 6.035 6 6 Gilles Müller 6.035 7 4 4 Potito Starace 6 6 6 Mike Scheidweiler 3 1 2 Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti 6 6 6.055 7 Gilles Müller Mike Scheidweiler 4 4 7 5 Potito Starace 6 6 Gilles Kremer 4 2 Andreas Seppi 7 6 Laurent Bram 6.035 3 Second Round Matches Great Britain vs. Israel Great Britain Israel Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israelhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006637 Israel v Great Britain daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Hard 3 2 Greg Rusedski 6 6 6 Harel Levy 4 3 0 Alex Bogdanović 6.029 2 2 Noam Okun 7 6 6 Andy Murray David Sherwood 6 7 2 7 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 4 6.049 6 6.049 Greg Rusedski 6 6 6 Noam Okun 3 4 2 David Sherwood 7 4 3 Harel Levy 6.009 6 6 Belgium vs. Serbia and Montenegro Belgium Serbia and Montenegro Tennis Club Gemax, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegrohttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006637 Serbia and Montenegro v Belgium daviscup.com 29 April – 1 May 2005 Clay 3 2 Christophe Rochus 6 6 5 4 1 Janko Tipsarević 2 4 7 6 6 Olivier Rochus 1 7 6.025 6 6 Novak Djokovic 6 5 7 1 3 Dick Norman Kristof Vliegen 6 6 3 6 Dušan Vemić Nenad Zimonjić 3 4 6 4 Olivier Rochus 7 6 6.025 2 4 Janko Tipsarević 6.075 3 7 6 6 Kristof Vliegen 6 6 3 6 Novak Djokovic 3 3 6 2 Italy vs. Morocco Italy Morocco Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006639 Italy v Morocco daviscup.com 28–30 April 2005 Clay 4 1 Potito Starace 6 3 7 6 Mounir El Aarej 0 6 5 0 Filippo Volandri 6 6 6 Younes El Aynaoui 2 4 1 Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti 7 6 6 Younes El Aynaoui Mehdi Tahiri 5 1 2 Filippo Volandri 3 6 1 Mounir El Aarej 6 1 6 Potito Starace 6 3 6 Mehdi Tahiri 1 6 4 South Africa vs. Germany South Africa Germany Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Doornfontein, South Africahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006640 South Africa v Germany daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Hard (indoor) 2 3 Wesley Moodie 6 7 6.035 3 2 Nicolas Kiefer 4 6.025 7 6 6 Wayne Ferreira 3 0 6.025 Tommy Haas 6 6 7 Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie 6 7 7 Nicolas Kiefer Rainer Schüttler 3 6.035 5 Wesley Moodie 6.045 6 4 6 10 Tommy Haas 7 2 6 3 8 Wayne Ferreira 1 2 4 Rainer Schüttler 6 6 6 First Round Play-offs Matches Luxembourg vs. Morocco Luxembourg Morocco National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourghttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006643 Luxembourg v Morocco daviscup.com 15–17 July 2005 Hard (indoor) 3 2 Gilles Müller 7 4 6.005 7 4 Mehdi Tahiri 6.085 6 7 6.015 6 Gilles Kremer 6 7 6 Mounir El Aarej 3 5 4 Gilles Müller Mike Scheidweiler 6 6 5 7 Mounir El Aarej Mehdi Tahiri 0 4 7 6.015 Gilles Müller 6 6 6.035 6 Mounir El Aarej 3 4 7 3 Laurent Bram 5 4 Mehdi Tahiri 7 6 Second Round Play-offs Matches Israel vs. Zimbabwe Israel Zimbabwe Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006645 Zimbabwe v Israel daviscup.com 23–25 September 2005 Hard (indoor) 4 1 Dudi Sela 1 6.035 7 3 Wayne Black 6 7 6.015 6 Noam Okun 6 7 6 Genius Chidzikwe 2 6.025 3 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 6 6 6 Wayne Black Gwinyai Tongoona 2 3 3 Dudi Sela 6 6 6 Genius Chidzikwe 4 4 3 Noam Okun 6 6 Stefan D'Almeida 0 2 Morocco vs. South Africa Morocco South Africa Club Olympic de Tennis Khemisset, Khemisset, Moroccohttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006646 Morocco v South Africa daviscup.com 23–25 September 2005 Clay 4 1 Mounir El Aarej 6 6 3 4 8 Justin Bower 4 4 6 6 6 Mehdi Tahiri 2 6 6 4 6 Rik De Voest 6 2 4 6 2 Talal Ouahabi Mehdi Ziadi 6.035 7 6 3 5 Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard 7 6.015 4 6 7 Mounir El Aarej 6 6 7 Rik De Voest 3 4 5 Mehdi Tahiri 7 7 Justin Bower 5 6.015 References Main Draw Category:2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone