# 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.
In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group.

## Participating teams

* Belgium
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Morocco
* Serbia and Montenegro
* South Africa
* Zimbabwe

## Draw

| 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.

## First Round Matches
### Serbia and Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe

| Serbia and Montenegro 5 | Novosadski Sajam Hala, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro 4–6 March 2005 Clay (indoor) | Novosadski Sajam Hala, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro 4–6 March 2005 Clay (indoor) | Zimbabwe 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Genius Chidzikwe 6 4 6 0 6 4       2 Janko Tipsarević Gwinyai Tongoona 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Tongoona 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 0 6 3       4 Janko Tipsarević Zibusiso Ncube 6 0 6 2         5 Novak Djokovic Pfungwa Mahefu 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Italy vs. Luxembourg

| Italy 5 | Centre National Sportif et Culturel D'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 4–6 March 2005 Hard (indoor) | Centre National Sportif et Culturel D'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 4–6 March 2005 Hard (indoor) | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniele Bracciali Gilles Müller 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 4     2 Potito Starace Mike Scheidweiler 6 3 6 1 6 2       3 Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 6 4 6 4 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7 5     4 Potito Starace Gilles Kremer 6 4 6 2         5 Andreas Seppi Laurent Bram 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 ||||

## Second Round Matches
### Great Britain vs. Israel

| Great Britain 3 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 4–6 March 2005 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 4–6 March 2005 Hard | Israel 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Harel Levy 6 4 6 3 6 0       2 Alex Bogdanović Noam Okun 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 2 6 2 6       3 Andy Murray / David Sherwood Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$     4 Greg Rusedski Noam Okun 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 David Sherwood Harel Levy 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Serbia and Montenegro

| Belgium 3 | Tennis Club Gemax, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro 29 April – 1 May 2005 Clay | Tennis Club Gemax, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro 29 April – 1 May 2005 Clay | Serbia and Montenegro 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christophe Rochus Janko Tipsarević 6 2 6 4 5 7 4 6 1 6   2 Olivier Rochus Novak Djokovic 1 6 7 5 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 3   3 Dick Norman / Kristof Vliegen Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 4     4 Olivier Rochus Janko Tipsarević 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 3 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 2 6 4 6   5 Kristof Vliegen Novak Djokovic 6 3 6 3 3 6 6 2 ||||

### Italy vs. Morocco

| Italy 4 | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 28–30 April 2005 Clay | Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 28–30 April 2005 Clay | Morocco 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Potito Starace Mounir El Aarej 6 0 3 6 7 5 6 0     2 Filippo Volandri Younes El Aynaoui 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti Younes El Aynaoui / Mehdi Tahiri 7 5 6 1 6 2       4 Filippo Volandri Mounir El Aarej 3 6 6 1 1 6       5 Potito Starace Mehdi Tahiri 6 1 3 6 6 4 ||||

### South Africa vs. Germany

| South Africa 2 | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Doornfontein, South Africa 4–6 March 2005 Hard (indoor) | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Doornfontein, South Africa 4–6 March 2005 Hard (indoor) | Germany 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wesley Moodie Nicolas Kiefer 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 2 6   2 Wayne Ferreira Tommy Haas 3 6 0 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$       3 Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie Nicolas Kiefer / Rainer Schüttler 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7 5       4 Wesley Moodie Tommy Haas 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 2 4 6 6 3 10 8   5 Wayne Ferreira Rainer Schüttler 1 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

## First Round Play-offs Matches
### Luxembourg vs. Morocco

| Luxembourg 3 | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 15–17 July 2005 Hard (indoor) | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 15–17 July 2005 Hard (indoor) | Morocco 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Mehdi Tahiri 7$^{11}$ 6$^9$ 4 6 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 4 6   2 Gilles Kremer Mounir El Aarej 6 3 7 5 6 4       3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Tahiri 6 0 6 4 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^2$     4 Gilles Müller Mounir El Aarej 6 3 6 4 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 3     5 Laurent Bram Mehdi Tahiri 5 7 4 6 ||||

## Second Round Play-offs Matches
### Israel vs. Zimbabwe

| Israel 4 | Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 23–25 September 2005 Hard (indoor) | Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 23–25 September 2005 Hard (indoor) | Zimbabwe 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Wayne Black 1 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6     2 Noam Okun Genius Chidzikwe 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Wayne Black / Gwinyai Tongoona 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Dudi Sela Genius Chidzikwe 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Noam Okun Stefan D'Almeida 6 0 6 2 ||||

### Morocco vs. South Africa

| Morocco 4 | Club Olympic de Tennis Khemisset, Khemisset, Morocco 23–25 September 2005 Clay | Club Olympic de Tennis Khemisset, Khemisset, Morocco 23–25 September 2005 Clay | South Africa 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mounir El Aarej Justin Bower 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 8 6   2 Mehdi Tahiri Rik De Voest 2 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 2   3 Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi Jeff Coetzee / Chris Haggard 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4 3 6 5 7   4 Mounir El Aarej Rik De Voest 6 3 6 4 7 5       5 Mehdi Tahiri Justin Bower 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||