# 1993 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1993.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

## Group I

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 1994.

### Participating nations

* Belgium
* Croatia
* Finland
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Israel
* Kenya
* Luxembourg
* Norway
* Portugal
* Zimbabwe

#### Draw

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| Israel | Israel | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Israel | Israel | 3 |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Portugal | Portugal | 2 |
| Portugal | Portugal | | | | |
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Kenya | Kenya | 1 | | | |
| Kenya | Kenya | 1 | Waregem, Belgium (clay) | Waregem, Belgium (clay) | Waregem, Belgium (clay) |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 4 | Waregem, Belgium (clay) | Waregem, Belgium (clay) | Waregem, Belgium (clay) |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 4 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 |
| | | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 |
| Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 |
| Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | Hungary | Hungary | 3 |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Hungary | Hungary | 3 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 4 | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 4 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 |
| | | | Croatia | Croatia | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Croatia | Croatia | 3 |
| Croatia | Croatia | | | | |
* Israel, Belgium, Hungary and Croatia advance to World Group qualifying round.
| Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off |
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
| Finland | Finland | 2 |
| Norway | Norway | 3 |
* Kenya and Finland relegated to Group II in 1994.

## Group II

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 1994.

### Participating nations

* Algeria
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Greece
* Ireland
* Ivory Coast
* Monaco
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Poland
* Romania
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Tunisia

#### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Poland | Poland | 2 | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3 | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 0 | | | | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
| | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
| | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | | Senegal | Senegal | 0 |
| | | | Greece | Greece | 5 | | | | Senegal | Senegal | 0 |
| Carthage, Tunisia (clay) | Carthage, Tunisia (clay) | Carthage, Tunisia (clay) | Greece | Greece | 5 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | |
| Carthage, Tunisia (clay) | Carthage, Tunisia (clay) | Carthage, Tunisia (clay) | Tunisia | Tunisia | 0 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 0 | Tunisia | Tunisia | 0 | Greece | Greece | 2 | | | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 0 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Greece | Greece | 2 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Senegal | Senegal | 3 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | Senegal | Senegal | 4 | Senegal | Senegal | 3 | | | |
| | | | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | Ghana | Ghana | 0 | | | | | | |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Ghana | Ghana | 0 | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | | | |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Ireland | Ireland | 5 | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | | | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 5 | Ireland | Ireland | 5 | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 5 | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Morocco | Morocco | 3 | | | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | Morocco | Morocco | 3 | | | |
| | | | Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| | | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 | | | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| | | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 1 |
| | | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 1 |
| | | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| | | | Algeria | Algeria | 1 | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Algeria | Algeria | 1 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | |
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Monaco | Monaco | 4 | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | 0 | Monaco | Monaco | 4 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | 0 | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 5 | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 5 | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | |
| | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | | | | |
* Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Cyprus, and Algeria relegated to Group III in 1994.
* South Africa and Romania promoted to Group I in 1994.

## Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1994. All other teams remained in Group III.

### Participating countries

* Benin
* Congo
* Djibouti
* Estonia
* Latvia
* Malta
* San Marino
* Slovenia
* Togo
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Zambia

#### Draw

Group A
* Venue: Lusaka Tennis Club, Lusaka, Zambia
* Date: 28 April–2 March
| | LAT | SLO | ZAM | TUR | SMR | CGO | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Latvia | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 14–1 (93%) | 29–4 (88%) | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 12–3 (80%) | 26–9 (74%) | 2 |
| Zambia | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 8–7 (53%) | 18–15 (55%) | 3 |
| Turkey | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 7–8 (47%) | 15–18 (45%) | 4 |
| San Marino | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–11 (27%) | 11–24 (31%) | 5 |
| Congo | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 0–15 (0%) | 1–30 (3%) | 6 |
* Latvia and Slovenia promoted to Group II in 1994.
Group B
* Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
* Date: 5–9 March
| | UKR | EST | MLT | TOG | BEN | DJI | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Ukraine | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 15–0 (100%) | 30–3 (91%) | 1 |
| Estonia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 11–4 (73%) | 23–11 (68%) | 2 |
| Malta | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 9–6 (60%) | 21–15 (58%) | 3 |
| Togo | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 7–8 (47%) | 18–18 (50%) | 4 |
| Benin | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–12 (20%) | 9–24 (27%) | 5 |
| Djibouti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 0–15 (0%) | 0–30 (0%) | 6 |
* Ukraine and Estonia promoted to Group II in 1994.