# 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three groups of Davis Cup competition in 2005.

## Group I

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| | | | | | | S | Great Britain | | | | |
| | | | | | | S | Great Britain | | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) |
| | | | Israel | Israel | | | bye | | S | Great Britain | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | Israel | 2 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Israel | Israel | | | Israel | 2 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | | Israel | Israel | | | | |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 4 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | | | | S | Belgium | | | | |
| | | | | | | S | Belgium | | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | S | Belgium | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay) | Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay) | Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay) | S | Belgium | 3 |
| | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay) | Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay) | Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay) | | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 |
| | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 |
| | | | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard) | Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard) | Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | |
| | | | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Italy | Italy | 5 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) |
| | | | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) |
| | | | | Luxembourg | 3 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | Italy | 4 |
| | | | S | Morocco | 2 | | | | S | Morocco | 1 |
| | | | S | Morocco | 2 | | bye | | S | Morocco | 1 |
| Khemisset, Morocco (clay) | Khemisset, Morocco (clay) | Khemisset, Morocco (clay) | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Khemisset, Morocco (clay) | Khemisset, Morocco (clay) | Khemisset, Morocco (clay) | | | | S | Morocco | | | | |
| S | Morocco | 4 | | | | S | Morocco | | | | |
| | South Africa | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | South Africa | 1 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard) | Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | | Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard) | Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard) |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | | South Africa | South Africa | | | South Africa | 2 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | S | Germany | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | S | Germany | 3 |
| | | | | | | S | Germany | | | | |
* Zimbabwe and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2006.
* Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany advance to World Group Play-off.

## Group II

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ghana | 0 | | | | | | |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | | Ghana | 0 | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | S | Finland | 5 | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 2 | S | Finland | 5 | S | Finland | 2 | | | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 2 | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | S | Finland | 2 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | S | Bulgaria | 3 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | S | Bulgaria | 4 | S | Bulgaria | 3 | | | |
| | | | S | Bulgaria | 4 | | | | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) |
| | | | | Georgia | 1 | | | | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) |
| | | | | Georgia | 1 | | | | S | Bulgaria | 1 |
| | | | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard) | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard) | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard) | | | | S | Bulgaria | 1 |
| | | | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard) | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard) | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard) | | | | S | Ukraine | 4 |
| | | | S | Hungary | 4 | | | | S | Ukraine | 4 |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | S | Hungary | 4 | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | Monaco | 1 | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | Monaco | 1 | S | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | S | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 4 | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | S | Ukraine | 3 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 4 | S | Ukraine | 4 | S | Ukraine | 3 | | | |
| | | | | Norway | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Estonia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | | Estonia | 1 | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | | | | |
| Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | S | Portugal | 4 | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | | | | |
| | Estonia | 0 | S | Portugal | 4 | S | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| | Estonia | 0 | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | S | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| S | Poland | 5 | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | Algeria | 2 | | | |
| S | Poland | 5 | | Algeria | 3 | | Algeria | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Algeria | 3 | | | | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) |
| | | | S | Poland | 2 | | | | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) |
| | | | S | Poland | 2 | | | | S | Portugal | 4 |
| | | | Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard) | | | | S | Portugal | 4 |
| | | | Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard) | | | | S | Slovenia | 1 |
| | | | | Ivory Coast | 0 | | | | S | Slovenia | 1 |
| Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | Ivory Coast | 0 | Kranj, Slovenia (clay) | Kranj, Slovenia (clay) | Kranj, Slovenia (clay) | | | |
| Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | S | Slovenia | 5 | Kranj, Slovenia (clay) | Kranj, Slovenia (clay) | Kranj, Slovenia (clay) | | | |
| | Ivory Coast | 0 | S | Slovenia | 5 | S | Slovenia | 5 | | | |
| | Ivory Coast | 0 | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | S | Slovenia | 5 | | | |
| S | Greece | 5 | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | | Latvia | 0 | | | |
| S | Greece | 5 | | Latvia | 4 | | Latvia | 0 | | | |
| | | | S | Greece | 1 | | | | | | |
* Georgia, Monaco, Estonia, and Côte d'Ivoire relegated to Group III in 2006.
* Ukraine and Portugal promoted to Group I in 2006.

## Group III
### Venue 1

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay) Date: 27 April – 1 May
| | Pool A | MKD | DEN | NAM | KEN |
| 1 | Macedonia (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Denmark (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Namibia (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Kenya (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | EGY | BIH | LTU | MAD |
| 1 | Egypt (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Lithuania (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Madagascar (0–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
(scores in italics carried over)
| | 1st–4th Play-off | MKD | EGY | DEN | BIH |
| 1 | Macedonia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Egypt (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Denmark (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | 5th–8th Play-off | LTU | NAM | MAD | KEN |
| 1 | Lithuania (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Namibia (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Madagascar (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Kenya (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
* FYR Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006.
* Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006.

### Venue 2

Venue: Fitzwilliam Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland (grass) Date: 13–17 July
| | Pool A | IRL | ARM | NGR | ISL |
| 1 | Ireland (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Armenia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Nigeria (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Iceland (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | CYP | TUN | TUR | SMR |
| 1 | Cyprus (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Tunisia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Turkey (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | San Marino (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
(scores in italics carried over)
| | 1st–4th Play-off | CYP | IRL | ARM | TUN |
| 1 | Cyprus (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Ireland (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Armenia (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Tunisia (0–3) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | 5th–8th Play-off | NGR | TUR | ISL | SMR |
| 1 | Nigeria (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Turkey (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Iceland (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | San Marino (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
* Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.
* Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.

## Group IV

Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay) Date: Week of 28 February
| | Pool A | MDA | BOT | BEN | MLT | DJI |
| 1 | Moldova (4–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Botswana (3–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Benin (2–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Malta (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 5 | Djibouti (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | AND | RWA | AZE | SEN | UGA | MRI |
| 1 | Andorra (5–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Rwanda (3–2) | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan (3–2) | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Senegal (3–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Uganda (1–4) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 6 | Mauritius (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
* Moldova, Andorra, Botswana and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.