# 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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 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 2003.

## Participating nations

* Armenia
* Bulgaria
* Ivory Coast
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Luxembourg
* Moldova
* Norway
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Ukraine
* 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 |
| | | | Odessa, Ukraine (clay) | Odessa, Ukraine (clay) | Odessa, Ukraine (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | S | Ukraine | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | S | Ukraine | 2 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | | Bulgaria | 3 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | |
| | Latvia | 1 | | Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | | | |
| | Latvia | 1 | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | | | |
| S | Ukraine | 4 | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | | | |
| S | Ukraine | 4 | Latvia | Latvia | 1 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | | | |
| | | | Latvia | Latvia | 1 | | | | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 4 | | | | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 4 | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 |
| | | | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 |
| | | | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | Chișinău, Moldova (clay) | | | | Norway | Norway | 4 |
| | | | S | Denmark | 5 | | | | Norway | Norway | 4 |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | S | Denmark | 5 | Hornbæk, Denmark (hard) | Hornbæk, Denmark (hard) | Hornbæk, Denmark (hard) | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | Moldova | 0 | Hornbæk, Denmark (hard) | Hornbæk, Denmark (hard) | Hornbæk, Denmark (hard) | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | Moldova | 0 | S | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | S | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| Moldova | Moldova | 0 | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | | Norway | 3 | | | |
| Moldova | Moldova | 0 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | Norway | 3 | | | |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 3 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 3 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | S | Luxembourg | 3 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | Hungary | 1 | S | Luxembourg | 3 | | | |
| | | | | Hungary | 1 | | | | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) |
| | | | S | Luxembourg | 4 | | | | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) |
| | | | S | Luxembourg | 4 | | | | S | Luxembourg | 3 |
| | | | Yerevan, Armenia (clay) | Yerevan, Armenia (clay) | Yerevan, Armenia (clay) | | | | S | Luxembourg | 3 |
| | | | Yerevan, Armenia (clay) | Yerevan, Armenia (clay) | Yerevan, Armenia (clay) | | | | S | Slovenia | 2 |
| | | | Armenia | Armenia | 0 | | | | S | Slovenia | 2 |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Armenia | Armenia | 0 | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | | | |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Ireland | Ireland | 3 | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | | | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 4 | Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 4 | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| Armenia | Armenia | 1 | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | S | Slovenia | 3 | | | |
| Armenia | Armenia | 1 | | Ghana | 1 | S | Slovenia | 3 | | | |
| | | | S | Slovenia | 4 | | | | | | |
* Armenia, Hungary, Latvia, and Moldova relegated to Group III in 2003.
* Luxembourg and Norway promoted to Group I in 2003.

## First round
### Ukraine vs. Bulgaria

| Ukraine 2 | Odessa LTC, Odessa, Ukraine 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Odessa LTC, Odessa, Ukraine 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Bulgaria 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orest Tereshchuk Milen Velev 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 1     2 Andrei Dernovskiy Todor Enev 4 6 1 6 3 6       3 Andrei Dernovskiy / Orest Tereshchuk Todor Enev / Milen Velev 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6     4 Orest Tereshchuk Todor Enev 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 3 6 6 4     5 Andrei Dernovskiy Milen Velev 5 7 7 5 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Latvia vs. Ivory Coast

| Latvia 1 | Liepāja Tennis School, Liepāja, Latvia 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Liepāja Tennis School, Liepāja, Latvia 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Ivory Coast 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andis Juška Valentin Sanon 2 6 3 6 6 1 6 4 1 6   2 Andris Fiļimonovs Claude N'Goran 6 4 5 7 1 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$     3 Andris Fiļimonovs / Andis Juška Ilou Lonfo / Claude N'Goran 4 6 6 2 6 3 1 6 6 3   4 Andris Fiļimonovs Valentin Sanon 3 6 1 6 5 7       5 Andis Juška Claude N'Goran 3 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Moldova vs. Denmark

| Moldova 0 | Ali Ten TC, Chișinău, Moldova 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Ali Ten TC, Chișinău, Moldova 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Denmark 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Gorban Kenneth Carlsen 0 6 1 6 3 6       2 Evghenii Plugariov Patrik Langvardt 4 6 4 6 5 7       3 Andrei Gorban / Victor Ribas Kenneth Carlsen / Patrik Langvardt 1 6 0 6 4 6       4 Evghenii Plugariov Kasper Warming 4 6 4 6         5 Andrei Gorban Mik Ledvonova 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Norway vs. Egypt

| Norway 4 | Asker TC, Asker, Norway 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Asker TC, Asker, Norway 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Egypt 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Frode Andersen Amr Ghoneim 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 0 6 2       2 Stian Boretti Karim Maamoun 5 7 6 3 6 4 6 4     3 Jan Frode Andersen / Helge Koll-Frafjord Amr Ghoneim / Karim Maamoun 2 6 6 2 6 3 6 2     4 Helge Koll-Frafjord Karim Maamoun 6 2 5 7 6 4       5 Fredrik Aarum Mohamed Mamoun 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. South Africa

| Yugoslavia 3 | Partizan TC, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Partizan TC, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 3–5 May 2002 Clay | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Pavićević Justin Bower 6 3 6 2 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^2$     2 Dušan Vemić Louis Vosloo 6 3 6 4 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$     3 Darko Mađarovski / Dušan Vemić Jeff Coetzee / John-Laffnie de Jager 5 7 4 6 2 6       4 Vladimir Pavićević Louis Vosloo 6 3 6 2 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^0$     5 Vladimir Obradović Justin Bower 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Hungary

| Luxembourg 4 | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 3–5 May 2002 Hard (indoors) | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 3–5 May 2002 Hard (indoors) | Hungary 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Scheidweiler Kornél Bardóczky 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 2 6 2 7 5     2 Gilles Müller Attila Sávolt 6 3 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 3   3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Gergely Kisgyörgy / Attila Sávolt 5 7 6 3 3 6 6 4 11 9   4 Gilles Kremer Zsolt Tatár 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3       5 Pascal Schaul Gergely Kisgyörgy 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 ||||

### Armenia vs. Ireland

| Armenia 0 | Olympic Sports School, Yerevan, Armenia 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Olympic Sports School, Yerevan, Armenia 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsolak Gevorgyan John Doran 4 6 1 6 5 7       2 Hayk Hakobyan Peter Clarke 0 6 5 7 2 6       3 Tsolak Gevorgyan / Harutyun Sofyan Owen Casey / John Doran 5 7 3 6 4 6       4 Tsolak Gevorgyan Peter Clarke           not played 5 Hayk Hakobyan John Doran           not played ||||

### Slovenia vs. Ghana

| Slovenia 4 | Zavod Tivoli Sports Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Zavod Tivoli Sports Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia 3–5 May 2002 Clay | Ghana 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Iztok Božič Gunther Darkey 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 0     2 Marko Tkalec Henry Adjei-Darko 6 1 6 3 7 5       3 Marko Tkalec / Matija Zgaga Henry Adjei-Darko / Gunther Darkey 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 4     4 Matija Zgaga Samuel Fumi 6 3 6 2         5 Boštjan Ošabnik Henry Adjei-Darko 3 6 6$^1$ 7$^7$ ||||

## Second round
### Ivory Coast vs. Bulgaria

| Ivory Coast 3 | Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 12–14 July 2002 Hard | Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 12–14 July 2002 Hard | Bulgaria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Valentin Sanon Ivo Bratanov 6 2 7 5 7$^8$ 6$^6$       2 Claude N'Goran Todor Enev 6 3 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 5 7 3 6   3 Claude N'Goran / Valentin Sanon Todor Enev / Milen Velev 6 4 5 7 6 2 1 6 6 4   4 Valentin Sanon Todor Enev 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3 1 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6   5 Claude N'Goran Ivo Bratanov 6 2 6 3 2 6 4 6 6 2 ||||

### Denmark vs. Norway

| Denmark 2 | Havreholm Castle, Hornbæk, Denmark 12–14 July 2002 Hard | Havreholm Castle, Hornbæk, Denmark 12–14 July 2002 Hard | Norway 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kenneth Carlsen Stian Boretti 6 4 6 4 6 1       2 Jonathan Printzlau Jan Frode Andersen 1 6 4 6 2 6       3 Thomas G Andersen / Kenneth Carlsen Jan Frode Andersen / Helge Koll-Frafjord 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 4 6 4 6     retired  4 Kenneth Carlsen Jan Frode Andersen 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$     5 Patrik Langvardt Stian Boretti 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 2 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Yugoslavia

| Luxembourg 3 | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 12–14 July 2002 Hard (indoors) | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 12–14 July 2002 Hard (indoors) | Yugoslavia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Nenad Zimonjić 6 2 6 1 6 3       2 Mike Scheidweiler Janko Tipsarević 4 6 5 7 6 4 4 6     3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Vladimir Pavićević / Nenad Zimonjić 4 6 6 1 1 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$     4 Mike Scheidweiler Vladimir Pavićević 6 3 7 5 6 3       5 Gilles Müller Janko Tipsarević 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 ||||

### Slovenia vs. Ireland

| Slovenia 3 | Marina S.R.C., Portorož, Slovenia 12–14 July 2002 Clay | Marina S.R.C., Portorož, Slovenia 12–14 July 2002 Clay | Ireland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marko Tkalec John Doran 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 2 6 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$     2 Iztok Božič Peter Clarke 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Marko Tkalec / Matija Zgaga Peter Clarke / John Doran 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1 5 7 2 6     4 Marko Tkalec Peter Clarke 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 1     5 Iztok Božič David J. Mullins 6 0 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^3$ ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Latvia vs. Ukraine

| Latvia 1 | Lielupe T.C., Jūrmala, Latvia 12–14 July 2002 Clay | Lielupe T.C., Jūrmala, Latvia 12–14 July 2002 Clay | Ukraine 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andris Fiļimonovs Andrei Dernovskiy 4 6 4 6 2 6       2 Andis Juška Orest Tereshchuk 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Andris Fiļimonovs / Andis Juška Orest Tereshchuk / Sergei Yaroshenko 5 7 2 6 2 6       4 Deniss Pavlovs Sergei Yaroshenko 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 4 6       5 Andis Juška Andrei Dernovskiy 6 3 3 1        retired ||||

### Egypt vs. Moldova

| Egypt 5 | Gatirah Sproting Club, Cairo, Egypt 12–14 July 2002 Clay | Gatirah Sproting Club, Cairo, Egypt 12–14 July 2002 Clay | Moldova 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Amr Ghoneim Evghenii Plugariov 6 2 2 6 7 5 6 0     2 Karim Maamoun Andrei Gorban 6 0 6 4 6 2       3 Karim Maamoun / Amr Ghoneim Sergei Cupțov / Andrei Gorban 6 0 6 4 6 2       4 Mohamed Mamoun Alexandru Andronachi 6 0 6 2         5 Mohammed Wafa Sergei Cupțov 2 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### South Africa vs. Hungary

| South Africa 3 | Groenkloof Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 12–14 July 2002 Hard | Groenkloof Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 12–14 July 2002 Hard | Hungary 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rik de Voest Gergely Kisgyörgy 6 3 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$     2 Wesley Moodie Gábor Jaross 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2       3 John-Laffnie de Jager / Robbie Koenig Gergely Kisgyörgy / Balázs Veress 2 6 6 2 6 2 6 1     4 Wesley Moodie Gergely Kisgyörgy 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$       5 Rik de Voest Balázs Veress 1 6 6 2 3 6 ||||

### Ghana vs. Armenia

| Ghana 4 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 12–14 July 2002 Hard | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 12–14 July 2002 Hard | Armenia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henry Adjei-Darko Tsolak Gevorgyan 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3       2 Gunther Darkey Harutyun Sofyan 7$^7$ 6$^0$ 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^3$       3 Henry Adjei-Darko / Gunther Darkey Tsolak Gevorgyan / Harutyun Sofyan 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Kwasi Ahenkora Tsolak Gevorgyan 6 3 3 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$       5 Frederick Egyir Harutyun Sofyan 4 6 3 6 ||||

## Third round
### Norway vs. Ivory Coast

| Norway 4 | Asker TC, Asker, Norway 20–22 September 2002 Clay | Asker TC, Asker, Norway 20–22 September 2002 Clay | Ivory Coast 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Frode Andersen Valentin Sanon 6 2 6 3 6 0       2 Stian Boretti Claude N'Goran 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 6 3 6 2     3 Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Claude N'Goran / Valentin Sanon 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 0     4 Fredrik Aarum Claude N'Goran 6 3 3 6 3 6       5 Stian Boretti Valentin Sanon 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Slovenia

| Luxembourg 3 | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 20–22 September 2002 Hard (indoors) | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 20–22 September 2002 Hard (indoors) | Slovenia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Scheidweiler Marko Tkalec 6 1 3 6 6 3 7 5     2 Gilles Kremer Andrej Kračman 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3 6 3       3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Andrej Kračman / Marko Tkalec 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Gilles Kremer Marko Tkalec 3 6 6 3 3 6       5 Mike Scheidweiler Andrej Kračman 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||