# 2002 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

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. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Arka TC, Gdynia, Poland, May 8–12, while the other was held in Antalya, Turkey, April 3–7.

## Format

The eight teams in the Antalya tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2003. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2003.

## Pool A

| | Pool A | MON | AND | LTU | NAM |
| 1 | Monaco (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Andorra (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Lithuania (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Namibia (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |

### Monaco vs. Namibia

| Monaco 3 | Antalya, Turkey 3 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 3 April 2002 | Namibia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christophe Bosio Henrico Du Plessis 6 3 3 6 8 6   2 Guillaume Couillard Johan Theron 6 2 6 0     3 Christophe Bosio / Emmanuel Heussner Henrico Du Plessis / Johan Theron 3 6 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Andorra vs. Lithuania

| Andorra 2 | Antalya, Turkey 3 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 3 April 2002 | Lithuania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier Aivaras Balžekas 2 6 3 6     2 Joan Jiménez Guerra Rolandas Muraška 6 4 7 5     3 Joan Jiménez Guerra / Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier Rolandas Muraška / Gvidas Sabeckis 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

### Monaco vs. Andorra

| Monaco 2 | Antalya, Turkey 4 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 4 April 2002 | Andorra 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Emmanuel Heussner Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier 6 4 6 3     2 Guillaume Couillard Joan Jiménez Guerra 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 7 5 4 6   3 Christophe Bosio / Emmanuel Heussner Joan Jiménez Guerra / Kenneth Tuilier-Curco 7 5 4 6 6 3 ||||

### Namibia vs. Lithuania

| Namibia 0 | Antalya, Turkey 4 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 4 April 2002 | Lithuania 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Henrico Du Plessis Aivaras Balžekas 2 6 1 6     2 Johan Theron Rolandas Muraška 1 6 1 6     3 Nicky Buys / Jean-Pierre Huish Rolandas Muraška / Gvidas Sabeckis 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Monaco vs. Lithuania

| Monaco 3 | Antalya, Turkey 5 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 5 April 2002 | Lithuania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Emmanuel Heussner Aivaras Balžekas 7 5 3 6 6 1   2 Guillaume Couillard Rolandas Muraška 6 2 6 2     3 Christophe Boggetti / Christophe Bosio Aivaras Balžekas / Gvidas Sabeckis 7 5 7 5 ||||

### Andorra vs. Namibia

| Andorra 2 | Antalya, Turkey 5 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 5 April 2002 | Namibia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kenneth Tuilier-Curco Nicky Buys 6 1 6 0     2 Joan Jiménez Guerra Jean-Pierre Huish 6 2 6 0     3 Joan Jiménez Guerra / Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier Henrico Du Plessis / Johan Theron 0 3     retired ||||

## Pool B

| | Pool B | BIH | TUR | ISL | BOT |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1) | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Turkey (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Iceland (2–1) | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Botswana (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Turkey vs. Botswana

| Turkey 3 | Antalya, Turkey 3 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 3 April 2002 | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haluk Akkoyun Modisaotsile Phatshwane 6 2 6 1     2 Barış Ergün Petrus Molefe 6 1 6 1     3 Esat Tanık / Ergün Zorlu Petrus Molefe / Uyapo Nleya 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Iceland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Iceland 2 | Antalya, Turkey 3 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 3 April 2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Davíð Halldórsson Igor Ibrisbegović 3 6 1 6     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Igor Račić 6 4 6 4     3 Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Ismar Gorčić / Igor Ibrisbegović 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Turkey vs. Iceland

| Turkey 2 | Antalya, Turkey 4 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 4 April 2002 | Iceland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haluk Akkoyun Davíð Halldórsson 6 1 6 0     2 Barış Ergün Arnar Sigurðsson 4 6 5 7     3 Haluk Akkoyun / Barış Ergün Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Botswana

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Antalya, Turkey 4 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 4 April 2002 | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Igor Ibrisbegović Uyapo Nleya 6 0 6 2     2 Igor Račić Petrus Molefe 6 2 6 0     3 Ismar Gorčić / Igor Račić Uyapo Nleya / Modisaotsile Phatshwane 6 0 6 0 ||||

### Turkey vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Turkey 1 | Antalya, Turkey 5 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 5 April 2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haluk Akkoyun Igor Ibrisbegović 3 6 3 6     2 Barış Ergün Igor Račić 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 1 6   3 Haluk Akkoyun / Barış Ergün Ismar Gorčić / Igor Ibrisbegović 6 4 4 6 6 3 ||||

### Iceland vs. Botswana

| Iceland 3 | Antalya, Turkey 5 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 5 April 2002 | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Davíð Halldórsson Modisaotsile Phatshwane 6 1 3 6 6 4   2 Arnar Sigurðsson Petrus Molefe 6 0 6 2     3 Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Petrus Molefe / Uyapo Nleya 6 2 6 1 ||||

## Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 1st–4th Play-off | MON | AND | TUR | BIH |
| 1 | Monaco (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Andorra (1–2) | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Turkey (1–2) | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
Monaco and Andorra promoted to Group II in 2003.

### Turkey vs. Monaco

| Turkey 0 | Antalya, Turkey 6 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 6 April 2002 | Monaco 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Esat Tanık Christophe Bosio 6 1 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6   2 Haluk Akkoyun Guillaume Couillard 2 6 4 6     3 Barış Ergün / Ergün Zorlu Guillaume Couillard / Emmanuel Heussner 4 6 6 4 1 6 ||||

### Andorra vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Andorra 2 | Antalya, Turkey 6 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 6 April 2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kenneth Tuilier-Curco Igor Ibrisbegović 7 5 6 0     2 Joan Jiménez Guerra Igor Račić 6 1 6 1     3 Joan Jiménez Guerra / Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier Ivan Dodig / Igor Račić 3 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

### Turkey vs. Andorra

| Turkey 2 | Antalya, Turkey 7 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 7 April 2002 | Andorra 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Esat Tanık Kenneth Tuilier-Curco 7 5 6 1     2 Barış Ergün Joan Jiménez Guerra 2 6 2 6     3 Esat Tanık / Ergün Zorlu Oscar Pons / Kenneth Tuilier-Curco 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

### Monaco vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Monaco 3 | Antalya, Turkey 7 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 7 April 2002 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Emmanuel Heussner Igor Ibrisbegović 6 0      retired 2 Guillaume Couillard Igor Račić 6 0 6 3     3 Christophe Bosio / Emmanuel Heussner Ivan Dodig / Igor Račić 6 1 6 1 ||||

## Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 5th–8th Play-off | LTU | NAM | ISL | BOT |
| 1 | Lithuania (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Namibia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Iceland (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Botswana (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
Iceland and Botswana relegated to Group IV in 2003.

### Iceland vs. Namibia

| Iceland 1 | Antalya, Turkey 6 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 6 April 2002 | Namibia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andri Jonsson Henrico Du Plessis 1 6 0 6     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Johan Theron 6 3 3 6 7 5   3 Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Henrico Du Plessis / Johan Theron 3 6 6 4 4 6 ||||

### Lithuania vs. Botswana

| Lithuania 3 | Antalya, Turkey 6 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 6 April 2002 | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gvidas Sabeckis Uyapo Nleya 6 1 6 2     2 Aivaras Balžekas Modisaotsile Phatshwane 6 0 6 1     3 Rolandas Muraška / Gvidas Sabeckis Uyapo Nleya / Modisaotsile Phatshwane 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Iceland vs. Lithuania

| Iceland 0 | Antalya, Turkey 7 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 7 April 2002 | Lithuania 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andri Jonsson Gvidas Sabeckis 2 6 2 6     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Aivaras Balžekas 1 6 6 3 3 6   3 Davíð Halldórsson / Andri Jonsson Rolandas Muraška / Gvidas Sabeckis 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Namibia vs. Botswana

| Namibia 3 | Antalya, Turkey 7 April 2002 | Antalya, Turkey 7 April 2002 | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Henrico Du Plessis Uyapo Nleya 6 0 6 0     2 Johan Theron Modisaotsile Phatshwane 6 0 6 0     3 Nicky Buys / Jean-Pierre Huish Moses Motate / Modisaotsile Phatshwane 6 0 6 2 ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Monaco |
| 2 | Andorra |
| 3 | Turkey |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 5 | Lithuania |
| 6 | Namibia |
| 7 | Iceland |
| 8 | Botswana |
* Monaco and Andorra promoted to Group II in 2003.
* Iceland and Botswana relegated to Group IV in 2003.