# 2004 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004.
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 2005.

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Bulgaria
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Georgia
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Slovenia
* Tunisia
* Ukraine

### 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 |
| | | | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | S | Italy | 3 | | | | | | |
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | S | Italy | 3 | Teramo, Italy (clay) | | | | | |
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | | Georgia | 2 | Teramo, Italy (clay) | | | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | | Georgia | 2 | S | Italy | 5 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | S | Italy | 5 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet) | S | Bulgaria | 0 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | S | Bulgaria | 5 | S | Bulgaria | 0 | | | |
| | | | S | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | Livorno, Italy (clay) | Livorno, Italy (clay) | Livorno, Italy (clay) |
| | | | | Egypt | 0 | | | | Livorno, Italy (clay) | Livorno, Italy (clay) | Livorno, Italy (clay) |
| | | | | Egypt | 0 | | | | S | Italy | 3 |
| | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | | | S | Italy | 3 |
| | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | | | | Poland | 2 |
| | | | S | Denmark | | | | | | Poland | 2 |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | Slovenia | S | Denmark | | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | Slovenia | | Algeria | w/o | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | | | |
| S | Denmark | | | Algeria | w/o | Algeria | Algeria | 1 | | | |
| S | Denmark | | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Algeria | Algeria | 1 | | | |
| S | Slovenia | w/o | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| S | Slovenia | w/o | S | Slovenia | 2 | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Poland | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tunisia | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | | Tunisia | 2 | Maia, Portugal (clay) | | | | | |
| Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | Liepāja, Latvia (clay) | S | Portugal | 3 | Maia, Portugal (clay) | | | | | |
| | Tunisia | 2 | S | Portugal | 3 | S | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| | Tunisia | 2 | Belgrade, Serbia-Mont. (indoor carpet) | Belgrade, Serbia-Mont. (indoor carpet) | Belgrade, Serbia-Mont. (indoor carpet) | S | Portugal | 0 | | | |
| S | Latvia | 3 | Belgrade, Serbia-Mont. (indoor carpet) | Belgrade, Serbia-Mont. (indoor carpet) | Belgrade, Serbia-Mont. (indoor carpet) | S | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | | | |
| S | Latvia | 3 | | Latvia | 0 | S | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | | | |
| | | | | Latvia | 0 | | | | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) |
| | | | S | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | | | | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) |
| | | | S | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | | | | S | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 |
| | | | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | | | | S | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 |
| | | | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | | | | | Hungary | 0 |
| | | | | Hungary | 4 | | | | | Hungary | 0 |
| Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | | Hungary | 4 | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | Donetsk, Ukraine (hard) | S | Ireland | 1 | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | Szeged, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| S | Ireland | 1 | S | Ireland | 1 | | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| S | Ireland | 1 | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| | Ukraine | 4 | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | S | Norway | 2 | | | |
| | Ukraine | 4 | | Ukraine | 2 | S | Norway | 2 | | | |
| | | | S | Norway | 3 | | | | | | |
* Egypt, Denmark, Tunisia, and Ireland relegated to Group III in 2005.
* Italy and Serbia and Montenegro promoted to Group I in 2005.

## First round
### Italy vs. Georgia

| Italy 3 | Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 9–11 April 2004 Clay | Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 9–11 April 2004 Clay | Georgia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alessio di Mauro Irakli Ushangishvili 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Andreas Seppi Irakli Labadze 4 6 5 7 6 1 6 2 2 6   3 Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5 6 4       4 Giorgio Galimberti Irakli Labadze 1 6 2 6 7 5 3 6     5 Andreas Seppi Lado Chikhladze 6 2 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Egypt

| Bulgaria 5 | Sofia Tennis Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria 9–11 April 2004 Carpet (indoors) | Sofia Tennis Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria 9–11 April 2004 Carpet (indoors) | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivaylo Traykov Karim Maamoun 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Todor Enev Mohamed Mamoun 6 2 6 0 6 2       3 Todor Enev / Ivaylo Traykov Amr Ghoneim / Karim Maamoun 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 Ilia Kushev Amr Ghoneim 6 2 6 2         5 Yordan Kanev Karim Maamoun 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 3 ||||

### Slovenia vs. Poland

| Slovenia 2 | ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 9–11 April 2004 Clay | ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 9–11 April 2004 Clay | Poland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marko Tkalec Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 6 4 6 3 6 0       2 Luka Gregorc Łukasz Kubot 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 3 6       3 Andrej Kračman / Boštjan Ošabnik Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 1 6 5 7 6$^2$ 7$^7$       4 Marko Tkalec Łukasz Kubot 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 4 6 3 6 6 4   5 Andrej Kračman Mariusz Fyrstenberg 5 7 6 0 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Portugal

| Tunisia 2 | Centre National de Tennis, Tunis, Tunisia 9–11 April 2004 Hard | Centre National de Tennis, Tunis, Tunisia 9–11 April 2004 Hard | Portugal 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Haythem Abid Leonardo Tavares 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6 6 4 2 6     2 Malek Jaziri Bernardo Mota 6 2 1 6 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 8 6   3 Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri Fred Gil / Leonardo Tavares 5 7 3 6 2 6       4 Haythem Abid Fred Gil 4 6 3 6 5 7       5 Malek Jaziri Rui Machado 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Serbia and Montenegro vs. Latvia

| Serbia and Montenegro 5 | Tennis Club Gemax, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro 9–11 April 2004 Carpet (indoors) | Tennis Club Gemax, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro 9–11 April 2004 Carpet (indoors) | Latvia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nenad Zimonjić Andis Juška 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Janko Tipsarević Deniss Pavlovs 6 0 6 0 6 3       3 Dejan Petrović / Nenad Zimonjić Deniss Pavlovs / Jānis Skroderis 6 4 6 0 6 3       4 Janko Tipsarević Andis Juška 6 4 6 4         5 Novak Djokovic Jānis Skroderis 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Ireland vs. Hungary

| Ireland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 9–11 April 2004 Carpet (indoors) | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 9–11 April 2004 Carpet (indoors) | Hungary 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Clarke Gergely Kisgyörgy 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Kevin Sorensen Kornél Bardóczky 6 3 7 5 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6   3 Eoin Collins / David J. Mullins Kornél Bardóczky / Gergely Kisgyörgy 6 4 1 6 5 7 6 1 4 6   4 Peter Clarke György Balázs 3 6 1 6         5 Kevin Sorensen Gergely Kisgyörgy           w/o ||||

### Norway vs. Ukraine

| Norway 3 | Riksanlegget for Tennis, Oslo, Norway 9–11 April 2004 Hard (indoors) | Riksanlegget for Tennis, Oslo, Norway 9–11 April 2004 Hard (indoors) | Ukraine 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Frode Andersen Sergei Yaroshenko 4 6 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2     2 Stian Boretti Orest Tereshchuk 1 6 6 3 6 4 6 2     3 Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Mikhail Filima / Orest Tereshchuk 6 4 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$       4 Erling Tveit Mikhail Filima 4 6 3 6         5 Frederick Sundsten Sergei Yaroshenko 3 6 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Italy vs. Bulgaria

| Italy 5 | Circolo Tennis Teramo, Teramo, Italy 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Circolo Tennis Teramo, Teramo, Italy 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Bulgaria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Filippo Volandri Ivaylo Traykov 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Potito Starace Todor Enev 6 1 6 2 6 3       3 Massimo Bertolini / Andreas Seppi Yordan Kanev / Ilia Kushev 6 4 6 0 6 1       4 Filippo Volandri Ilia Kushev 6 2 6 0         5 Andreas Seppi Yordan Kanev 6 2 7 5 ||||

### Poland vs. Algeria

| Poland 4 | Tennis Club Arka, Gdynia, Poland 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Tennis Club Arka, Gdynia, Poland 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Algeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Łukasz Kubot Abdelhak Hameurlaïne 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1       2 Marcin Matkowski Lamine Ouahab 1 6 7 5 3 6 4 6     3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski Rachid Baba-Aïssa / Abdel-Wahid Henni 6 4 6 1 6 0       4 Łukasz Kubot Lamine Ouahab 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 3       5 Filip Urban Rachid Baba-Aïssa 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 2 ||||

### Portugal vs. Serbia and Montenegro

| Portugal 0 | Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia, Maia, Portugal 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia, Maia, Portugal 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Serbia and Montenegro 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Leonardo Tavares Boris Pašanski 6 3 1 6 6 1 1 6 2 6   2 Fred Gil Janko Tipsarević 2 6 4 6 1 6       3 Fred Gil / Leonardo Tavares Nikola Ćirić / Dušan Vemić 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 1 6 4 6   4 Rui Machado Dušan Vemić 3 6 3 6         5 Fred Gil Boris Pašanski 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Norway

| Hungary 3 | Gellért Szabadidő Központ, Szeged, Hungary 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Gellért Szabadidő Központ, Szeged, Hungary 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Norway 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kornél Bardóczky Helge Koll-Frafjord 6 2 6 1 6 1       2 Sebő Kiss Jan Frode Andersen 4 6 4 6 6 3 4 6     3 Kornél Bardóczky / Gergely Kisgyörgy Jan Frode Andersen / Frederick Sundsten 6 3 6 4 6 3       4 Kornél Bardóczky Jan Frode Andersen 3 6 4 6 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 4 3 6   5 György Balázs Helge Koll-Frafjord 6 0 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Georgia vs. Egypt

| Georgia 3 | Leila Meskhi Tennis, Tbilisi, Georgia 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Leila Meskhi Tennis, Tbilisi, Georgia 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Egypt 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Irakli Ushangishvili Karim Maamoun 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 7 5     2 Irakli Labadze Mohamed Mamoun 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze Karim Maamoun / Mohamed Mamoun 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Lado Chikhladze Omar Hedayet 3 6 1 6         5 David Kvernadze Mohamed Mamoun 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Latvia vs. Tunisia

| Latvia 3 | Liepāja's Tennis Sport School, Liepāja, Latvia 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Liepāja's Tennis Sport School, Liepāja, Latvia 16–18 July 2004 Clay | Tunisia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andis Juška Malek Jaziri 4 6 3 6 4 6       2 Deniss Pavlovs Haythem Abid 6 0 4 6 6 4 7 5     3 Andis Juška / Deniss Pavlovs Tarek Ben Soltane / Malek Jaziri 6 3 6 1 6 1       4 Andis Juška Haythem Abid 6 0 6 0 6 4       5 Adrians Žguns Malek Jaziri 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Ukraine vs. Ireland

| Ukraine 4 | Tennis Club Viccourt, Donetsk, Ukraine 16–18 July 2004 Hard | Tennis Club Viccourt, Donetsk, Ukraine 16–18 July 2004 Hard | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orest Tereshchuk Conor Niland 6 3 6 3 6 3       2 Sergei Yaroshenko Kevin Sorensen 1 6 4 6 6 4 2 6     3 Mikhail Filima / Orest Tereshchuk John Doran / David J. Mullins 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3 7 5       4 Orest Tereshchuk Kevin Sorensen 6 4 6 3 6 2       5 Dmytro Tolok David J. Mullins 7 5 6 4 ||||

## Third round
### Italy vs. Poland

| Italy 3 | Tennis Club, Livorno, Italy 24–26 September 2004 Clay | Tennis Club, Livorno, Italy 24–26 September 2004 Clay | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Filippo Volandri Michał Przysiężny 6 1 6 2 6 1       2 Potito Starace Łukasz Kubot 6 4 6 3 6 4       3 Massimo Bertolini / Andreas Seppi Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 3 6 6 2 4 6 4 6     4 Filippo Volandri Łukasz Kubot 6 3 4 6 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 2 6   5 Potito Starace Mariusz Fyrstenberg 2 6 6 3 4 6 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Hungary vs. Serbia and Montenegro

| Hungary 0 | Gellért Szabadidő Központ, Szeged, Hungary 24–26 September 2004 Clay | Gellért Szabadidő Központ, Szeged, Hungary 24–26 September 2004 Clay | Serbia and Montenegro 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kornél Bardóczky Boris Pašanski 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 4 6 2 6     2 György Balázs Janko Tipsarević 1 6 4 6 2 6       3 Kornél Bardóczky / Gergely Kisgyörgy Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 2 6 2 6       4 Kornél Bardóczky Janko Tipsarević           not played 5 György Balázs Boris Pašanski           not played ||||