2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

International tennis competition 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2002. 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. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2003.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/group-i/europe-africa.aspx#/2002 2002 Europe/Africa Group I DavisCup.com 8 September 2024 Participating nations 30em AUT BLR 1995 BEL FIN GRE ISR ITA POR ROU ZIM Draw y 175 2 5 Second Round Play-offs First Round Play-offs First Round Second Round 20–22 September 12–14 July 8–10 February 5–7 April S ITA bye FIN bye S BLR 1995 bye Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) POR 0 ZIM 5 Tirol, Austria (indoor clay) AUT 3 ISR 2 bye S ROU bye GRE bye S BEL S ITA bye Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) S BLR 1995 4 POR 1 ISR bye bye GRE Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay) S ITA 1 FIN 4 Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) S BLR 1995 1 ZIM 4 Constanța, Romania (indoor carpet) AUT 0 S ROU 5 Liège, Belgium (indoor carpet) GRE 0 S BEL 5 Follonica, Italy (indoor carpet) S ITA 4 POR 1 Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) ISR 5 GRE 0 GRE and POR relegated to Group II in 2003. BEL, FIN, ROU, and ZIM advance to World Group qualifying round. First round Zimbabwe vs. Portugal Zimbabwe Portugal City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-M-POR-ZIM-01 Zimbabwe v Portugal daviscup.com 8–10 February 2002 Hard (indoors) 5 0 Byron Black 6 7 7 Emanuel Couto 3 6.039 5 Wayne Black 6 3 6 6 Bernardo Mota 1 6 3 2 Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6 6 6 Emanuel Couto Nuno Marques 4 4 4 Wayne Black 7 6 Hélder Lopes 6.049 3 Genius Chidzikwe 3 7 7 Bernardo Mota 6 6.059 5 Genius Chidzikwe became the first black Zimbabwean to win a Davis Cup tennis matchhttps://allafrica.com/stories/200202110386.html Zimbabwe: Chidzikwe Powers to First Davis Cup Victory allafrica.com 9 September 2024 Austria vs. Israel Austria Israel Tirol, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-M-AUT-ISR-01 Austria v Israel daviscup.com 8–10 February 2002 Clay (indoors) 3 2 Stefan Koubek 6 6 7 Amir Hadad 1 3 6.019 Markus Hipfl 6 4 6 6 Noam Okun 3 6 3 1 Alexander Peya Clemens Trimmel 6 4 7 6.049 2 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 2 6 5 7 6 Stefan Koubek 6 7 6 Noam Okun 3 5 4 Markus Hipfl 3 0 Amir Hadad 6 3 2 Second round Italy vs. Finland Italy Finland Rocco Polimeni TC, Reggio Calabria, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-M-ITA-FIN-01 Italy v Finland daviscup.com 5–7 April 2002 Clay 1 4 Davide Sanguinetti 6 7 3 2 5 Kim Tiilikainen 2 5 6 6 7 Giorgio Galimberti 3 2 2 Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 6 Giorgio Galimberti Mosé Navarra 3 6.099 3 Lauri Kiiski Jarkko Nieminen 6 7 6 Mosé Navarra 6 7 Timo Nieminen 3 5 Stefano Galvani 3 1 Kim Tiilikainen 6 6 Zimbabwe vs. Belarus Zimbabwe Belarus 1995 Harare Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-M-BLR-ZIM-01 Zimbabwe v Belarus daviscup.com 5–7 April 2002 Hard (indoors) 4 1 Byron Black 6.039 3 4 Vladimir Voltchkov 7 6 6 Wayne Black 7 6 4 6 Max Mirnyi 6.029 3 6 4 Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6 7 4 7 Max Mirnyi Vladimir Voltchkov 3 6.039 6 6.119 Byron Black 6 7 6.029 6 Max Mirnyi 3 5 7 3 Genius Chidzikwe 6 6.049 6 Alexander Skrypko 3 7 3 Romania vs. Austria Romania Austria Urilor Sports Hall, Constanța, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-M-AUT-ROU-01 Romania v Austria daviscup.com 5–7 April 2002 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Andrei Pavel 6 6 6 Jürgen Melzer 1 2 4 Adrian Voinea 3 7 6 6 Stefan Koubek 6 5 3 1 Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu 3 6 6 6.059 6 Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer 6 1 4 7 2 Andrei Pavel 6 7 Alexander Peya 1 6.089 Victor Hănescu 6 6 Jürgen Melzer 4 4 Belgium vs. Greece Belgium Greece Adeps Country Hall, Liège, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-M-GRE-BEL-01 Belgium v Greece daviscup.com 5–7 April 2002 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Xavier Malisse 6 7 6 Nikos Rovas 0 6.039 0 Olivier Rochus 7 6 6 Konstantinos Economidis 6.039 3 1 Gilles Elseneer Tom Vanhoudt 6.039 7 7 6 Konstantinos Economidis Anastasios Vasiliadis 7 6.039 6.009 4 Gilles Elseneer 6 6 Anastasios Vasiliadis 2 2 Olivier Rochus 7 6 Nikos Rovas 5 3 First round relegation play-offs Belarus vs. Portugal Belarus 1995 Portugal Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarushttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-REL-BLR-POR-01 Belarus v Portugal daviscup.comhttps://www.espn.com.br/tennis/news/2002/0713/1405326.html ESPN tennis www.espn.com.br 9 September 2024 12–14 July 2002 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Vladimir Voltchkov 6 6 6 Bernardo Mota 2 1 2 Max Mirnyi 6 6 6 Hélder Lopes 3 3 4 Max Mirnyi Vladimir Voltchkov 6 6 6 Nuno Marques Bernardo Mota 3 0 3 Alexander Shvets 6 7 Leonardo Tavares 2 6.039 Alexander Skrypko 6 3 4 Hélder Lopes 2 6 6 Second round relegation play-offs Italy vs. Portugal Italy Portugal Follonica T.C., Follonica, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-REL-ITA-POR-01 Italy v Portugal daviscup.comhttps://www.alamy.com/portugals-bernardo-mota-runs-towards-the-ball-as-he-makes-a-return-to-stefano-galvani-of-italy-during-the-davis-cup-group-b-qualifying-match-in-follonica-central-italy-friday-sept-20-2002-ap-photofelice-calabro-image542978157.html Portugal's Bernardo Mota runs towards the ball as he makes a return to Stefano Galvani of Italy during the Davis Cup group B qualifying match in Follonica, central Italy, Friday, Sept. 20, 2002. www.alamy.com 9 September 2024 20–22 September 2002 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Stefano Galvani 5 3 6.019 Bernardo Mota 7 6 7 Davide Sanguinetti 6 6 6 Leonardo Tavares 3 2 1 Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti 6 6.039 6 6 Hélder Lopes Bernardo Mota 3 7 3 4 Davide Sanguinetti 6 7 6 Bernardo Mota 4 5 4 Stefano Galvani 6 6 Tiago Godinho 4 1 Israel vs. Greece Israel Greece National Centre, Ramat HaSharon, Israelhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2002-G1-EA-REL-ISR-GRE-01 Israel v Greece daviscup.com 20–22 September 2002 Hard 5 0 Harel Levy 6 6 6 Eleftherios- Spyridon Alexiou 3 1 2 Noam Okun 6 6 6 Alexandros Jakoubovits 3 4 2 Jonathan Erlich Amir Hadad 7 6 6 Alexandros Jakoubovits Niko Karagiannis 5 4 2 Amir Hadad 6 6 Eleftherios- Spyridon Alexiou 0 0 Harel Levy 6 6 Niko Karagiannis 4 3 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Africa Zone Group I