# 1991 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1991.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. 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 IIs in 1992.

## Participating nations

* Denmark
* Finland
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Morocco
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Poland
* Romania
* Switzerland
* Soviet Union

### Draw

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |
| Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |
| Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | Portugal | Portugal | 1 |
| Portugal | Portugal | 5 | Portugal | Portugal | 1 |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | | | |
| Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | Poland | Poland | 1 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Helsinki, Finland (hard) |
| bye | bye | | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Helsinki, Finland (hard) |
| bye | bye | | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Finland | Finland | 2 |
| Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Rungsted, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Denmark | Denmark | 3 |
| Morocco | Morocco | 0 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | |
| Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet) |
| Hungary | Hungary | 1 | Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Davos, Switzerland (indoor carpet) |
| Hungary | Hungary | 1 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | | | | |
* Netherlands, Great Britain, Denmark and Switzerland advance to World Group qualifying round.
| Relegation Play-off 3–5 May | Relegation Play-off 3–5 May |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Ireland | 0 |
| Romania | 5 |
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| Morocco | 0 |
| Hungary | 5 |
* Ireland and Morocco relegated to Group II in 1992.

## First round
### Portugal vs. Ireland

| Portugal 5 | Porto Tennis Club, Porto, Portugal 1–3 February 1991 Clay (indoors) | Porto Tennis Club, Porto, Portugal 1–3 February 1991 Clay (indoors) | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 João Cunha e Silva Owen Casey 5 7 6 1 6 2 6 3     2 Nuno Marques Peter Wright 6 3 7 5 6 2       3 João Cunha e Silva / Nuno Marques Owen Casey / Peter Wright 6 1 6 4 6 1       4 Nuno Marques Owen Casey 7 5 6 4         5 Bernardo Mota Stewart Doyle 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Poland vs. Romania

| Poland 5 | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Poznań, Poland 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Poznań, Poland 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wojciech Kowalski Adrian Marcu 3 6 6 3 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7 5   2 Darek Nowicki Dinu Pescariu 6 3 6 3 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^5$     3 Tomasz Iwański / Wojciech Kowalski George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$       4 Tomasz Iwański Dinu Pescariu 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 1 6 6 2       5 Darek Nowicki Adrian Marcu 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6 4 11 9 ||||

### Denmark vs. Morocco

| Denmark 5 | Hørsholm Rungsted Tennisklub, Rungsted, Denmark 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Hørsholm Rungsted Tennisklub, Rungsted, Denmark 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Morocco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frederik Fetterlein Karim Alami 6 4 6 3 6 1       2 Michael Tauson Younes El Aynaoui 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Morten Christensen / Michael Tauson Karim Alami / Mohammed Ridaoui 6 2 6 2 6 4       4 Michael Tauson Karim Alami 6 3 6 4         5 Frederik Fetterlein Younes El Aynaoui 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Hungary vs. Soviet Union

| Hungary 1 | Vasas Sport Clubja, Budapest, Hungary 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Vasas Sport Clubja, Budapest, Hungary 1–3 February 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Soviet Union 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 András Lányi Andrei Cherkasov 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 László Markovits Alexander Volkov 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 András Lányi / László Markovits Andrei Chesnokov / Dimitri Poliakov 6 3 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 4 6 4     4 László Markovits Andrei Cherkasov 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 5 7 3 6       5 Sándor Noszály Alexander Volkov 3 6 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Portugal vs. Netherlands

| Portugal 1 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 3–5 May 1991 Clay | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 3–5 May 1991 Clay | Netherlands 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 João Cunha e Silva Paul Haarhuis 6 4 0 6 4 6 1 6     2 Nuno Marques Mark Koevermans 3 6 6 2 5 7 0 6     3 João Cunha e Silva / Nuno Marques Paul Haarhuis / Mark Koevermans 6 4 5 7 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6     4 João Cunha e Silva Mark Koevermans 6 3 4 6 2 6       5 Nuno Marques Paul Haarhuis 4 6 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Poland vs. Great Britain

| Poland 1 | Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 3–5 May 1991 Clay | Legia Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 3–5 May 1991 Clay | Great Britain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wojciech Kowalski Danny Sapsford 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 1 6     2 Tomasz Iwański Jeremy Bates 4 6 0 6 4 6       3 Tomasz Iwański / Wojciech Kowalski Jeremy Bates / Nick Brown 2 6 5 7 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6   4 Wojciech Kowalski Jeremy Bates 6 2 3 6 6 3       5 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Chris Wilkinson 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 3 6 ||||

### Finland vs. Denmark

| Finland 2 | Talin Tenniskeskus, Helsinki, Finland 3–5 May 1991 Hard | Talin Tenniskeskus, Helsinki, Finland 3–5 May 1991 Hard | Denmark 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Olli Rahnasto Michael Tauson 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1   2 Aki Rahunen Frederik Fetterlein 4 6 0 6 3 6       3 Olli Rahnasto / Pasi Virtanen Morten Christensen / Frederik Fetterlein 6 4 0 6 4 6 4 6     4 Aki Rahunen Morten Christensen 6 4 6 4 6 1       5 Olli Rahnasto Frederik Fetterlein 1 6 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Switzerland vs. Soviet Union

| Switzerland 3 | Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland 3–5 May 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Eisstadion, Davos, Switzerland 3–5 May 1991 Carpet (indoors) | Soviet Union 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marc Rosset Andrei Chesnokov 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 5 7 3 6 6 4 11 9   2 Jakob Hlasek Andrei Cherkasov 7 5 7 5 6 3       3 Jakob Hlasek / Claudio Mezzadri Andrei Cherkasov / Dimitri Poliakov 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3       4 Jakob Hlasek Andrei Chesnokov 3 6 4 6         5 Marc Rosset Andrei Cherkasov 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Romania vs. Ireland

| Romania 5 | Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania 3–5 May 1991 Clay | Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania 3–5 May 1991 Clay | Ireland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Pavel Owen Casey 6 4 6 1 6 1       2 Adrian Marcu Eoin Collins 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu Eoin Collins / Peter Wright 4 6 6 4 6 2 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 0   4 Andrei Pavel Peter Wright 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3         5 Adrian Marcu Stewart Doyle 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Hungary vs. Morocco

| Hungary 5 | Újpesti Tennis Club, Budapest, Hungary 3–5 May 1991 Clay | Újpesti Tennis Club, Budapest, Hungary 3–5 May 1991 Clay | Morocco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sándor Noszály Arafat Chekrouni 6 1 6 4 6 3       2 László Markovits Karim Alami 6 3 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^4$       3 András Lányi / László Markovits Karim Alami / Arafat Chekrouni 6 3 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 3   4 Sándor Noszály Karim Alami 6 2 1 6 7 5       5 Viktor Nagy Arafat Chekrouni 6 4 6 1 ||||