# 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2001.
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.

## 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 2002.

### Participating nations

* Austria
* Belarus
* Croatia
* Finland
* Great Britain
* Italy
* Portugal
* Slovenia
* Ukraine
* Zimbabwe

#### Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) | Solihull, England (indoor carpet) |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | bye | bye | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Maia, Portugal (clay) | Portugal | Portugal | 0 |
| | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | Portugal | Portugal | 0 |
| Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | | | |
| Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | Wels, Austria (indoor hard) | | | Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 1 | | | Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 4 | | | Austria | Austria | | | | |
| | | | | | Austria | Austria | | Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Pula, Croatia (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Austria | Austria | bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Croatia | Croatia | 4 |
| | | | | | Croatia | Croatia | | | |
| | | | | | Belarus | Belarus | | | |
| | | | | | Belarus | Belarus | | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Belarus | Belarus | 3 |
| | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 |
| | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | bye | bye | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | Finland | Finland | 3 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | Finland | Finland | 3 | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| | | | | | Italy | Italy | | | | |
* Ukraine and Slovenia relegated to Group II in 2001.
* Great Britain, Croatia, Belarus, and Italy advance to World Group qualifying round.

## 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 2002.

### Participating nations

* Armenia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Ivory Coast
* Luxembourg
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Norway
* Poland
* South Africa
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

#### 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 |
| | | | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | | | |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Skagen, Denmark (hard) | | | | | |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Skagen, Denmark (hard) | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| | | | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| | | | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | | | | Greece | Greece | 3 |
| | | | Greece | Greece | 5 | | | | Greece | Greece | 3 |
| Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Greece | Greece | 5 | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | |
| Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 2 | Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Greece | Greece | 5 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 2 | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Greece | Greece | 5 | | | |
| Moldova | Moldova | 3 | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Chișinău, Moldova (indoor carpet) | Armenia | Armenia | 0 | | | |
| Moldova | Moldova | 3 | Armenia | Armenia | 3 | Armenia | Armenia | 0 | | | |
| | | | Moldova | Moldova | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 3 | | | | | | |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Norway | Norway | 3 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Estonia | Estonia | 2 | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 2 | Estonia | Estonia | 2 | Norway | Norway | 2 | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 2 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Norway | Norway | 2 | | | |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | | | |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | | | |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3 | | | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2 | | | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2 | | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 |
| | | | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 |
| | | | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | | | | Israel | Israel | 4 |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | Israel | Israel | 4 |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Poland | Poland | 2 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | |
| Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Israel | Israel | 3 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Israel | Israel | 3 | Israel | Israel | 3 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Israel | Israel | 3 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | Nelspruit, South Africa (hard) | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | |
* Monaco, Turkey, Estonia, and Poland relegated to Group III in 2002.
* Greece and Israel promoted to Group I in 2002.

## Group III

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2002, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2002.

### Participating nations

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Bulgaria
* Egypt
* Georgia
* Ghana
* Iceland
* Kenya
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Namibia
* Togo

### Zone A
#### Draw

* Venue: National Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
* Date: 16–20 May
Group A
| | LAT | MAD | GEO | KEN | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Latvia | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 26–5 (84%) | 1 |
| Madagascar | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 17–14 (55%) | 2 |
| Georgia | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 12–17 (41%) | 3 |
| Kenya | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 5–24 (17%) | 4 |
Group B
| | GHA | LTU | ISL | BOT | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Ghana | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–3 (67%) | 21–13 (62%) | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 20–12 (63%) | 2 |
| Iceland | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 13–21 (38%) | 3 |
| Botswana | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 11–19 (37%) | 4 |

##### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Latvia | 2 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Lithuania | 1 | |
| B2 | Lithuania | 2 | B2 | Lithuania | 1 | A1 | Latvia | 3 |
| A2 | Madagascar | 1 | | | | B1 | Ghana | 0 |
| A2 | Madagascar | 1 | A2 | Madagascar | 0 | B1 | Ghana | 0 |
| | | | B1 | Ghana | 3 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| | | | A3 | Georgia | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Botswana | 2 | |
| A3 | Georgia | 3 | B4 | Botswana | 2 | B4 | Botswana | 2 |
| A4 | Kenya | 0 | | | | B3 | Iceland | 1 |
| A4 | Kenya | 0 | A4 | Kenya | 1 | B3 | Iceland | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Iceland | 2 | | | |

#### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Latvia |
| 2 | Ghana |
| 3 | Lithuania |
| 4 | Madagascar |
| 5 | Botswana |
| 6 | Iceland |
| 7 | Georgia |
| 8 | Kenya |
* Latvia and Ghana promoted to Group II in 2002.
* Georgia and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2002.

### Zone B
#### Draw

* Venue: Rose Hill Club, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
* Date: 23–27 May
Group A
| | BUL | MKD | NAM | TOG | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Bulgaria | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 27–6 (82%) | 1 |
| Macedonia | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 21–14 (60%) | 2 |
| Namibia | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 9–21 (30%) | 3 |
| Togo | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 7–23 (23%) | 4 |
Group B
| | EGY | BIH | MRI | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Egypt | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 (83%) | 16–5 (76%) | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 (67%) | 13–9 (59%) | 2 |
| Mauritius | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 0–6 (0%) | 3–18 (14%) | 3 |

##### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Bulgaria | 3 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | |
| B2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | B2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | A1 | Bulgaria | 2 |
| A2 | Macedonia | 1 | | | | B1 | Egypt | 1 |
| A2 | Macedonia | 1 | A2 | Macedonia | 1 | B1 | Egypt | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Egypt | 2 | | | |
Relegation play-offs
| | | MRI | NAM | TOG | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| B3 | Mauritius | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 (83%) | 14–4 (78%) | 1 |
| A3 | Namibia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 (33%) | 6–10 (38%) | 2 |
| A4 | Togo | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 7–13 (35%) | 3 |

#### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Bulgaria |
| 2 | Egypt |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 4 | Macedonia |
| 5 | Mauritius |
| 6 | Namibia |
| 7 | Togo |
* Bulgaria and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2002.
* Togo relegated to Group IV in 2002.

## Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2002. All other teams remained in Group IV.

### Participating nations

* Algeria
* Andorra
* Angola
* Azerbaijan
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cyprus
* Djibouti
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Mali
* Malta
* Rwanda
* San Marino
* Senegal
* Sudan
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia

### Zone A
#### Draw

* Venue: Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus
* Date: 16–20 May
Group A
| | CYP | ALG | BEN | RWA | LES | SUD | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Cyprus | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 14–1 (93%) | 43–13 (77%) | 1 |
| Algeria | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 11–4 (73%) | 40–16 (71%) | 2 |
| Benin | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 9–6 (60%) | 32–20 (62%) | 3 |
| Rwanda | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–10 (33%) | 18–33 (35%) | 4 |
| Lesotho | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 5–10 (33%) | 17–32 (35%) | 5 |
| Sudan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 1–14 (7%) | 6–42 (13%) | 6 |
Group B
| | TUN | AZE | SMR | BUR | GAB | UGA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Tunisia | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 13–2 (87%) | 44–13 (77%) | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 10–5 (67%) | 36–24 (60%) | 2 |
| San Marino | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 10–5 (67%) | 37–21 (64%) | 3 |
| Burkina Faso | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–8 (47%) | 25–29 (46%) | 4 |
| Gabon | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–11 (27%) | 16–37 (30%) | 5 |
| Uganda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 1–14 (7%) | 9–43 (17%) | 6 |
* Cyprus and Tunisia promoted to Group III in 2002.

### Zone B
#### Draw

* Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
* Date: 9–13 May
Group A
| | AND | ANG | MLT | ETH | LBA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Andorra | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 9–2 (82%) | 19–4 (83%) | 1 |
| Angola | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–2 (80%) | 16–6 (73%) | 2 |
| Malta | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 7–4 (64%) | 14–10 (58%) | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–8 (20%) | 5–15 (25%) | 4 |
| Libya | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 0–4 | 0–10 (0%) | 1–20 (5%) | 5 |
Group B
| | ZAM | MLI | SEN | DJI | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Zambia | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–5 (75%) | 1 |
| Mali | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–4 (79%) | 2 |
| Senegal | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 8–11 (42%) | 3 |
| Djibouti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–9 (0%) | 0–18 (0%) | 4 |
* Andorra and Zambia promoted to Group III in 2002.