# 2018 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

The Europe Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in two different locations, Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Ulcinj, Montenegro, from 3 to 7 April 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2019.

## Participating nations

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Greece
* Iceland
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* San Marino

### Inactive nation

* Azerbaijan

## Draw

Date: 3–7 April
Location 1: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) Location 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams at each venue. The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which nation will be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019. Two promoted – one from each venue.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 59 | 1 |
| 1 | Monaco | 70 | 2 |
| 1 | Latvia | 71 | 3 |
| 1 | Moldova | 76 | 4 |
| 2 | Macedonia | 81 | 5 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 84 | 6 |
| 2 | Malta | 101 | 7 |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 101 | 8 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 106 | 9 |
| 3 | Greece | 107 | 10 |
| 3 | Iceland | 108 | 11 |
| 3 | Andorra | 116 | 12 |
| 4 | Armenia | 117 | 13 |
| 4 | Albania | 122 | 14 |
| 4 | San Marino | 126 | 15 |
| 4 | Kosovo | 132 | 16 |
* $^1$Davis Cup Rankings as of 5 February 2018

### Draw
#### Pool A (Plovdiv)

| | | BUL | MKD | ISL | ALB | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 1 | Bulgaria | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 18–0 (100%) | 108–21 (84%) | 1 |
| 5 | Macedonia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 10–8 (56%) | 83–63 (57%) | 2 |
| 11 | Iceland | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–13 (32%) | 63–95 (40%) | 3 |
| 14 | Albania | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 3–16 (16%) | 33–108 (23%) | 4 |

#### Pool B (Plovdiv)

| | | MON | CYP | AND | SMR | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 2 | Monaco | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 17–3 (85%) | 111–37 (75%) | 1 |
| 9 | Cyprus | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 13–7 (65%) | 99–60 (62%) | 2 |
| 12 | Andorra | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–14 (22%) | 41–92 (31%) | 3 |
| 15 | San Marino | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 4–14 (22%) | 36–98 (27%) | 4 |

#### Pool C (Ulcinj)

| | | MNE | GRE | LAT | ARM | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 6 | Montenegro | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 14–4 (78%) | 103–55 (65%) | 1 |
| 10 | Greece | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 12–6 (67%) | 92–70 (57%) | 2 |
| 3 | Latvia | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 8–10 (44%) | 79–83 (49%) | 3 |
| 13 | Armenia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–16 (11%) | 35–101 (26%) | 4 |

#### Pool D (Ulcinj)

| | | MLT | MDA | LIE | KOS | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 7 | Malta | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 13–6 (68%) | 97–61 (61%) | 1 |
| 4 | Moldova | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 13–7 (65%) | 99–76 (57%) | 2 |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 10–10 (50%) | 97–89 (52%) | 3 |
| 16 | Kosovo | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 4–17 (19%) | 51–118 (30%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

### Playoffs

| Placing (Plovdiv) | A Team | Score | B Team |
| 1st–2nd | Bulgaria | 1–2 | Monaco |
| 3rd–4th | Macedonia | 2–0 | Cyprus |
| 5th–6th | Iceland | 3–0 | Andorra |
| 7th–8th | Albania | 0–2 | San Marino |
| Placing (Ulcinj) | A Team | Score | B Team |
| Promotional | Montenegro | 3–0 | Malta |
| 3rd–4th | Greece | 3–0 | Moldova |
| 5th–6th | Latvia | 3–0 | Liechtenstein |
| 7th–8th | Armenia | 3–0 | Kosovo |
Monaco and Montenegro promoted to Group II in 2019.

## Round Robin
### Pool A (Plovdiv)
#### Bulgaria vs. Albania

| Bulgaria 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4 April Clay | Albania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Adrian Andreev Mario Zili 6 1 6 0     2 Dimitar Kuzmanov Elbi Mjeshtri 6 0 6 0     3 Dimitar Kuzmanov / Vasko Mladenov Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja 6 0 6 0 ||||

#### Macedonia vs. Iceland

| North Macedonia 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4 April Clay | Iceland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gorazd Srbljak Egill Sigurðsson 6 0 6 2     2 Dimitar Grabul Birkir Gunnarsson 6 2 6 3     3 Gjorgji Jankulovski / Stefan Micov Anton Magnússon / Egill Sigurðsson 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 4 6 ||||

#### Bulgaria vs. Iceland

| Bulgaria 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5 April Clay | Iceland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandar Lazov Egill Sigurðsson 6 1 6 1     2 Dimitar Kuzmanov Anton Magnússon 6 1 6 1     3 Dimitar Kuzmanov / Vasko Mladenov Birkir Gunnarsson / Egill Sigurðsson 6 2 6 1 ||||

#### Macedonia vs. Albania

| North Macedonia 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5 April Clay | Albania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gorazd Srbljak Arber Sulstarova 6 0 6 0     2 Dimitar Grabul Mario Zili 6 3 6 0     3 Gjorgji Jankulovski / Stefan Micov Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja 6 2 6 2 ||||

#### Bulgaria vs. Macedonia

| Bulgaria 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6 April Clay | North Macedonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandar Lazov Gorazd Srbljak 6 1 6 1     2 Dimitar Kuzmanov Dimitar Grabul 6 2 6 2     3 Adrian Andreev / Vasko Mladenov Stefan Micov / Gorazd Srbljak 6 4 6 3 ||||

#### Iceland vs. Albania

| Iceland 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6 April Clay | Albania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Egill Sigurðsson Genajd Shypheja 6 1 6 1     2 Birkir Gunnarsson Elbi Mjeshtri 5 7 3 6     3 Birkir Gunnarsson / Egill Sigurðsson Genajd Shypheja / Mario Zili 6 2 4 6 6 2 ||||

### Pool B (Plovdiv)
#### Monaco vs. San Marino

| Monaco 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4 April Clay | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Romain Arneodo Filippo Tommesani 6 0 6 0     2 Lucas Catarina Tommaso Simoncini 6 0 6 0     3 Benjamin Balleret / Thomas Oger Antoine Barbieri / Tommaso Simoncini 6 0 6 0 ||||

#### Cyprus vs. Andorra

| Cyprus 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 4 April Clay | Andorra 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petros Chrysochos Guillermo Jauregui 6 0 6 0     2 Menelaos Efstathiou Èric Cervós Noguer 6 0 6 0     3 Nicholas Campbell / Eleftherios Neos Èric Cervós Noguer / Guillermo Jauregui 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Monaco vs. Andorra

| Monaco 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5 April Clay | Andorra 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Romain Arneodo Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier 6 3 6 1     2 Lucas Catarina Guillermo Jauregui 6 0 6 1     3 Benjamin Balleret / Thomas Oger Èric Cervós Noguer / Guillermo Jauregui 6 0 6 2 ||||

#### Cyprus vs. San Marino

| Cyprus 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5 April Clay | San Marino 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petros Chrysochos Antoine Barbieri 6 1 6 0     2 Menelaos Efstathiou Marco de Rossi 4 6 5 7     3 Petros Chrysochos / Eleftherios Neos Tommaso Simoncini / Filippo Tommesani 6 1 6 1 ||||

#### Monaco vs. Cyprus

| Monaco 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6 April Clay | Cyprus 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Romain Arneodo Petros Chrysochos 6 3 1 6 3 6   2 Lucas Catarina Menelaos Efstathiou 5 7 6 1 6 2   3 Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret Petros Chrysochos / Eleftherios Neos 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Andorra vs. San Marino

| Andorra 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6 April Clay | San Marino 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier Filippo Tommesani 6 1 6 0     2 Èric Cervós Noguer Marco de Rossi 3 6 1 6     3 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Laurent Recouderc Marco de Rossi / Filippo Tommesani 7 5 6 2 ||||

### Pool C (Ulcinj)
#### Latvia vs. Greece

| Latvia 1 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 4 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 4 April Clay | Greece 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Roberts Grīnvalds Ioannis Stergiou 0 6 4 6     2 Mārtiņš Podžus Markos Kalovelonis 3 6 4 6     3 Artūrs Lazdiņš / Mārtiņš Podžus Markos Kalovelonis / Ioannis Stergiou 7 5 6 3 ||||

#### Montenegro vs. Armenia

| Montenegro 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 4 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 4 April Clay | Armenia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rrezart Cungu Torgom Asatryan 6 3 6 0     2 Ljubomir Čelebić Sedrak Khachatryan 6 0 6 0     3 Ljubomir Čelebić / Rrezart Cungu Sedrak Khachatryan / Henrik Nikoghosyan 6 1 6 1 ||||

#### Latvia vs. Montenegro

| Latvia 1 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 5 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 5 April Clay | Montenegro 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Artūrs Lazdiņš Rrezart Cungu 3 6 1 6     2 Mārtiņš Podžus Ljubomir Čelebić 4 6 5 7     3 Roberts Grīnvalds / Mārtiņš Rocēns Stefan Dragović / Pavle Rogan 7 5 6 3 ||||

#### Greece vs. Armenia

| Greece 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 5 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 5 April Clay | Armenia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandros Skorilas Henrik Nikoghosyan 6 3 6 3     2 Ioannis Stergiou Sedrak Khachatryan 6 1 6 3     3 Markos Kalovelonis / Petros Tsitsipas Torgom Asatryan / Sedrak Khachatryan 6 1 6 1 ||||

#### Latvia vs. Armenia

| Latvia 2 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 6 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 6 April Clay | Armenia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mārtiņš Rocēns Torgom Asatryan 6 3 6 1     2 Mārtiņš Podžus Sedrak Khachatryan 6 0 6 1     3 Roberts Grīnvalds / Mārtiņš Rocēns Sedrak Khachatryan / Henrik Nikoghosyan 5 3     retired ||||

#### Montenegro vs. Greece

| Montenegro 2 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 6 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 6 April Clay | Greece 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rrezart Cungu Ioannis Stergiou 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 2     2 Ljubomir Čelebić Markos Kalovelonis 6 2 6 1     3 Stefan Dragović / Pavle Rogan Ioannis Stergiou / Petros Tsitsipas 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Pool D (Ulcinj)
#### Moldova vs. Liechtenstein

| Moldova 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 4 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 4 April Clay | Liechtenstein 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Egor Matvievici Timo Kranz 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2     2 Vasilii Dontu Vital Flurin Leuch 7 5 6 4     3 Vasilii Dontu / Egor Matvievici Robin Forster / Serafin Zünd 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Malta vs. Kosovo

| Malta 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 4 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 4 April Clay | Kosovo 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omar Sudzuka Burim Bytyqi 6 4 6 1     2 Matthew Asciak Granit Bajraliu 6 0 6 2     3 Matthew Asciak / Matthew Cassar Torregiani Burim Bytyqi / Muhamed Zulji 6 0 6 0 ||||

#### Moldova vs. Malta

| Moldova 1 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 5 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 5 April Clay | Malta 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Maxim Bulat Omar Sudzuka 6 2 6 1     2 Alexandr Vitcov Matthew Asciak 1 6 2 6     3 Vasilii Dontu / Egor Matvievici Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka 3 6 2 6 ||||

#### Liechtenstein vs. Kosovo

| Liechtenstein 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 5 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 5 April Clay | Kosovo 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Timo Kranz Burim Bytyqi 5 7 6 2 6 2   2 Vital Flurin Leuch Granit Bajraliu 6 0 6 1     3 Robin Forster / Serafin Zünd Burim Bytyqi / Muhamed Zulji 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Moldova vs. Kosovo

| Moldova 2 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 6 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 6 April Clay | Kosovo 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vasilii Dontu Granit Bajraliu 6 0 3 6 5 7   2 Alexandr Vitcov Genc Selita 6 1 3 6 6 1   3 Vasilii Dontu / Egor Matvievici Granit Bajraliu / Genc Selita 6 3 6 3 ||||

#### Malta vs. Liechtenstein

| Malta 1 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 6 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 6 April Clay | Liechtenstein 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omar Sudzuka Robin Forster 3 6 4 6     2 Matthew Asciak Vital Flurin Leuch 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1     3 Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka Timo Kranz / Vital Flurin Leuch 6 3 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Play-offs
### 1st to 2nd play-offs
#### Bulgaria vs. Monaco

| Bulgaria 1 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7 April Clay | Monaco 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandar Lazov Romain Arneodo 4 6 4 6     2 Dimitar Kuzmanov Lucas Catarina 6 2 6 1     3 Dimitar Kuzmanov / Vasko Mladenov Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret 4 6 3 6 ||||

#### Montenegro vs. Malta

| Montenegro 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 7 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 7 April Clay | Malta 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rrezart Cungu Denzil Agius 6 0 6 0     2 Ljubomir Čelebić Matthew Asciak 6 2 6 2     3 Stefan Dragović / Pavle Rogan Denzil Agius / Matthew Cassar Torregiani 6 3 6 2 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-offs
#### Macedonia vs. Cyprus

| North Macedonia 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7 April Clay | Cyprus 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gorazd Srbljak Nicholas Campbell 6 1 6 2     2 Dimitar Grabul Menelaos Efstathiou 6 1 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^5$   3 Dimitar Grabul / Stefan Micov Menelaos Efstathiou / Eleftherios Neos       not played ||||

#### Greece vs. Moldova

| Greece 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 7 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 7 April Clay | Moldova 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petros Tsitsipas Egor Matvievici 6 1 6 1     2 Alexandros Skorilas Maxim Bulat 6 1 6 4     3 Alexandros Skorilas / Petros Tsitsipas Maxim Bulat / Alexandr Vitcov 7 5 0 0    retired ||||

### 5th to 6th play-offs
#### Iceland v Andorra

| Iceland 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7 April Clay | Andorra 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anton Magnússon Guillermo Jauregui 6 3 6 0     2 Birkir Gunnarsson Èric Cervós Noguer 2 6 6 2 6 3   3 Vladimir Ristic / Egill Sigurðsson Èric Cervós Noguer / Guillermo Jauregui 6 1 6 3 ||||

#### Latvia vs. Liechtenstein

| Latvia 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 7 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 7 April Clay | Liechtenstein 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Roberts Grīnvalds Serafin Zünd 6 0 6 0     2 Mārtiņš Podžus Vital Flurin Leuch 6 0 6 4     3 Roberts Grīnvalds / Mārtiņš Podžus Robin Forster / Vital Flurin Leuch 6 1 6 3 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-offs
#### Albania vs. San Marino

| Albania 0 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7 April Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7 April Clay | San Marino 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Genajd Shypheja Filippo Tommesani 2 6 2 6     2 Mario Zili Antoine Barbieri 4 6 1 6     3 Genajd Shypheja / Mario Zili Marco de Rossi / Filippo Tommesani       not played ||||

#### Armenia vs. Kosovo

| Armenia 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 7 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 7 April Clay | Kosovo 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Henrik Nikoghosyan Granit Bajraliu 6 1 7$^{11}$ 6$^9$     2 Sedrak Khachatryan Genc Selita 6 2 6 1     3 Torgom Asatryan / Sedrak Khachatryan Granit Bajraliu / Burim Bytyqi 6 2 6 1 ||||