2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

International tennis competition November 2024 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2006. 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 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 teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2007.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/group-ii/europe-africa.aspx#/2006 2006 Europe/Africa Group II DavisCup.com 2 November 2024 Participating nations ALG BUL CYP EGY FIN GEO GRE HUN IRL LAT MKD NOR POL SLO RSA ZIM Draw y 175 3 6 Relegation Play-offs First Round Second Round Third Round 21–23 July 7–9 April 21–23 July 22–24 September Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) S ZIM 1 NOR 4 Athens, Greece (clay) S GRE 1 MKD 4 Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) S FIN 3 IRL 2 Algiers, Algeria (clay) S SLO 2 ALG 3 Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (indoor hard) EGY 0 S HUN 5 Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) CYP 1960 2 S BUL 3 Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) LAT 0 S POL 5 Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) GEO 3 S RSA 2 Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) ZIM 1 S GRE 4 Dublin, Ireland (grass) IRL 1 S SLO 4 Cairo, Egypt (clay) S EGY 2 CYP 3 Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) LAT 3 S RSA 2 Oslo, Norway (clay) S NOR 2 MKD 3 Hanko, Finland (clay) S FIN 4 ALG 1 Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) HUN 3 S BUL 2 Gdynia, Poland (clay) S POL 2 GEO 3 Skopje, North Macedonia (clay) MKD 3 S FIN 2 Budapest, Hungary (clay) S HUN 2 GEO 3 ZIM, IRE, EGY, and RSA relegated to Group III in 2007. MKD and GEO promoted to Group I in 2007. First round Zimbabwe vs. Norway Zimbabwe Norway Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-ZIM-NOR-01 Zimbabwe v Norway daviscup.com 7–9 April 2006 Hard 1 4 Genius Chidzikwe 4 2 7 6.029 Jan Frode Andersen 6 6 5 7 Gwinyai Tongoona 0 3 3 Stian Boretti 6 6 6 Genius Chidzikwe Gwinyai Tongoona 6 6 3 6 Jan Frode Andersen Stian Boretti 3 2 6 4 Genius Chidzikwe 6 5 5 6 3 Stian Boretti 4 7 7 3 6 Stefan D'Almeida 3 1 Carl Sundberg 6 6 Greece vs. North Macedonia Greece North Macedonia Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-GRE-MKD-01 Greece v North Macedonia daviscup.com 7–9 April 2006 Clay 1 4 Konstantinos Economidis 7 5 6 6.049 6 Predrag Rusevski 6.049 7 4 7 4 Alexandros Jakupovic 6.039 0 2 Lazar Magdinčev 7 6 6 Alexandros Jakupovic Nikos Rovas 6 3 4 2 Lazar Magdinčev Predrag Rusevski 3 6 6 6 Nikos Rovas 2 6.029 1 Lazar Magdinčev 6 7 6 Paris Gemouchidis 1 6.029 Predrag Rusevski 6 7 Finland vs. Ireland Finland Ireland Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-FIN-IRL-01 Finland v Ireland daviscup.com 7–9 April 2006 Hard (indoors) 3 2 Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 6 Kevin Sorensen 4 4 2 Juho Paukku 4 2 3 Louk Sorensen 6 6 6 Tuomas Ketola Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 6 Tristan Farron-Mahon Kevin Sorensen 0 3 2 Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 6 Louk Sorensen 4 1 0 Juho Paukku 4 2 Kevin Sorensen 6 6 Algeria vs. Slovenia Algeria Slovenia Office du complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf, Algiers, Algeriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-SLO-ALG-01 Algeria v Slovenia daviscup.com 7–9 April 2006 Clay 3 2 Slimane Saoudi 6 6 3 6 Rok Jarc 4 4 6 1 Lamine Ouahab 6 2 4 6 6 Grega Žemlja 3 6 6 3 4 Lamine Ouahab Slimane Saoudi 6 6 6 Rok Jarc Grega Žemlja 2 2 4 Slimane Saoudi 5 2 Grega Žemlja 7 6 Rachid Baba-Aïssa 0 1 Blaž Kavčič 6 6 Hungary vs. Egypt Hungary Egypt Hód TC, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-EGY-HUN-01 Hungary v Egypt daviscup.com 7–9 April 2006 Hard (indoors) 5 0 Sebő Kiss 6 6 6 Karim Maamoun 3 4 1 Kornél Bardóczky 7 6 6 Sherif Sabry 6.039 1 3 Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy 6 7 6 Karim Maamoun Mohamed Mamoun 4 6.049 4 Kornél Bardóczky 7 6 Mohamed Mamoun 5 3 Sebő Kiss 6 6 Sherif Sabry 4 3 Bulgaria vs. Cyprus Bulgaria Cyprus 1960 TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-CYP-BUL-01 Bulgaria v Cyprus daviscup.com 7–9 April 2006 Clay 3 2 Yordan Kanev 1 2 2 Marcos Baghdatis 6 6 6 Ilia Kushev 6 6 7 Photos Kallias 3 2 5 Ilia Kushev Ivaylo Traykov 4 6 2 7 6 Marcos Baghdatis Photos Kallias 6 3 6 6.009 0 Ilia Kushev 3 2 2 Marcos Baghdatis 6 6 6 Todor Enev 7 6 1 6 Photos Kallias 6.019 1 6 4 Poland vs. Latvia Poland Latvia Centrum Tenisowe ANGIE Sp.z.o.o., Puszczykowo, Poznań County, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-LAT-POL-01 Poland v Latvia daviscup.com 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Michał Przysiężny 3 7 7 7 Ernests Gulbis 6 6.059 6.039 6.069 Łukasz Kubot 6 7 6.059 3 8 Andis Juška 4 6.029 7 6 6 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6 7 6 Ernests Gulbis Andis Juška 3 6.039 1 Mariusz Fyrstenberg 6 6 Deniss Pavlovs 3 2 Michał Przysiężny 6 7 Kārlis Lejnieks 2 6.009 Georgia vs. South Africa Georgia South Africa Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-GEO-RSA-01 Georgia v South Africa daviscup.com 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Irakli Labadze 6 5 3 6 6 Izak van der Merwe 4 7 6 1 3 Lado Chikhladze 6.069 7 6 6.049 3 Wesley Moodie 7 6.019 4 7 6 Lado Chikhladze Irakli Labadze 6 6 7 Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie 4 4 6.039 Irakli Labadze 5 6 6 3 11 Wesley Moodie 7 4 4 6 13 Lado Chikhladze 6 6 6 Izak van der Merwe 2 4 3 Second round Norway vs. North Macedonia Norway North Macedonia Oslo Tennisklubb, Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-NOR-MKD-01 Norway v North Macedonia daviscup.com 21–23 July 2006 Clay 2 3 Stian Boretti 2 0 0 Predrag Rusevski 6 6 1 3 Jan Frode Andersen 4 6 7 3 6 Lazar Magdinčev 6 3 5 6 2 Jan Frode Andersen Erling Tveit 4 6.049 3 Lazar Magdinčev Predrag Rusevski 6 7 6 Erling Tveit 4 7 2 7 2 Lazar Magdinčev 6 5 6 6.039 6 Carl Sundberg 7 6 Dimitar Grabuloski 6.039 4 Finland vs. Algeria Finland Algeria Hanko Tennis Stadion, Hanko, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-FIN-ALG-01 Finland v Algeria daviscup.com 21–23 July 2006 Clay 4 1 Timo Nieminen 7 7 6 Slimane Saoudi 6.059 6.049 3 Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 6 Abdelhak Hameurlaïne 0 0 1 Tuomas Ketola Jarkko Nieminen 6 3 6 6 Abdelhak Hameurlaïne Slimane Saoudi 1 6 2 4 Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 Slimane Saoudi 2 1 Lauri Kiiski 4 2 Abdelhak Hameurlaïne 6 6 Bulgaria vs. Hungary Bulgaria Hungary TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-HUN-BUL-01 Bulgaria v Hungary daviscup.com 21–23 July 2006 Clay 2 3 Ilia Kushev 5 3 0 Kornél Bardóczky 7 6 6 Ivaylo Traykov 3 3 3 Sebő Kiss 6 6 6 Yordan Kanev Ivaylo Traykov 6 4 4 7 9 Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy 4 6 6 6.029 11 Todor Enev 6 7 Dénes Lukács 3 5 Ilia Kushev 7 1 6 Sebő Kiss 5 6 2 Poland vs. Georgia Poland Georgia Klub Tenisowy ARKA, Gdynia, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-POL-GEO-01 Poland v Georgia daviscup.com 21–23 July 2006 Clay 2 3 Michał Przysiężny 6 3 4 4 Irakli Labadze 3 6 6 6 Łukasz Kubot 7 6 6 Lado Chikhladze 5 4 2 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6 6 6 Lado Chikhladze Irakli Labadze 1 2 4 Łukasz Kubot 6 3 7 2 4 Irakli Labadze 4 6 5 6 6 Mariusz Fyrstenberg 5 6.029 6.059 Lado Chikhladze 7 7 7 Relegation play-offs Greece vs. Zimbabwe Greece Zimbabwe Salonica Country Club, Thessaloniki, Greecehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-REL-ZIM-GRE-01 Greece v Zimbabwe daviscup.com 21–23 July 2006 Clay 4 1 Konstantinos Economidis 6 6 6 Pfungwa Mahefu 2 0 0 Alexandros Jakupovic 6.029 6 7 6 Genius Chidzikwe 7 1 5 2 Konstantinos Economidis Alexandros Jakupovic 6 6 6 Genius Chidzikwe Gwinyai Tongoona 2 1 2 Paris Gemouchidis 2 4 Genius Chidzikwe 6 6 Alexandros Jakupovic 6 6 Gwinyai Tongoona 2 2 Ireland vs. Slovenia Ireland Slovenia Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-REL-IRL-SLO-01 Ireland v Slovenia daviscup.com 21–23 July 2006 Grass 1 4 Kevin Sorensen 2 5 1 Grega Žemlja 6 7 6 Conor Niland 6 2 6 4 3 Marko Tkalec 4 6 4 6 6 James Cluskey Kevin Sorensen 7 3 6 3 5 Luka Gregorc Grega Žemlja 6.069 6 3 6 7 Conor Niland 4 2 Grega Žemlja 6 6 Stephen Nugent 1 7 6 Martin Rmuš 6 6.089 1 Egypt vs. Cyprus Egypt Cyprus Heliopolis Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-REL-EGY-CYP-01 Egypt v Cyprus daviscup.com 21–23 July 2006 Clay 2 3 Karim Maamoun 6 6 6 Christopher Koutrouza 1 2 0 Mohamed Mamoun 4 3 4 Marcos Baghdatis 6 6 6 Karim Maamoun Mohamed Mamoun 3 3 4 Marcos Baghdatis Photos Kallias 6 6 6 Karim Maamoun 3 4 3 Marcos Baghdatis 6 6 6 Sherif Sabry 6 6 Petros Baghdatis 3 2 Latvia vs. South Africa Latvia South Africa Tennis Centre 'Lielupe', Jūrmala, Latviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-REL-LAT-RSA-01 Latvia v South Africa daviscup.com 21–23 July 2006 Clay 3 2 Andis Juška 6.029 6 6 6 Rik de Voest 7 1 4 2 Ernests Gulbis 7 6 6 Fritz Wolmarans 5 2 4 Ernests Gulbis Andis Juška 6 4 6 6 Chris Haggard Izak van der Merwe 2 6 3 2 Deniss Pavlovs 3 4 Izak van der Merwe 6 6 Kārlis Lejnieks 0 0 Fritz Wolmarans 6 6 Third round North Macedonia vs. Finland North Macedonia Finland Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, North Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-MKD-FIN-01 North Macedonia v Finland daviscup.com 22–24 September 2006 Clay 3 2 Predrag Rusevski 6 1 3 6 4 Jarkko Nieminen 4 6 6 3 6 Lazar Magdinčev 6 6 2 7 Timo Nieminen 4 2 6 6.009 Lazar Magdinčev Predrag Rusevski 6 6 3 1 6 Tuomas Ketola Jarkko Nieminen 3 2 6 6 2 Lazar Magdinčev 3 0 1 Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 6 Predrag Rusevski 6 6 2 4 6 Timo Nieminen 4 4 6 6 4 Hungary vs. Georgia Hungary Georgia Római Teniszakadémia, Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2006-G2-EPA-M-HUN-GEO-01 Hungary v Georgia daviscup.com 22–24 September 2006 Clay 2 3 Sebő Kiss 6 6 2 6 Irakli Labadze 1 3 6 4 Kornél Bardóczky 6 6.039 6 6 Lado Chikhladze 4 7 1 2 Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy 6 0 3 2 Lado Chikhladze Irakli Labadze 4 6 6 6 Kornél Bardóczky 6.039 1 7 6 4 Irakli Labadze 7 6 6.019 1 6 Sebő Kiss 6.029 6.039 7 2 Lado Chikhladze 7 7 6.039 6 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 II