# 2011 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2011.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was divided into a European zone and an African zone. The Group III Africa tournament was held in Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt, July 4–9, on outdoor clay courts.

## Format

The ten nations were split into two pools and played in a round robin format. The group winners played one playoff game against each other to decide which team will be promoted.

## Group stage
### Group A

* Rwanda withdrew from the competition and a walkover was given to their opponents in Group A.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts |
| Egypt | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Benin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |

#### Madagascar vs. Benin

| Madagascar 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 4 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 4 July 2011 clay | Benin 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lofo Ramiaramanan Christophe Pognon 6 4 6 4     2 Antso Rakotondramanga Alexis Klegou 3 6 2 6     3 Antso Rakotondramanga / Lofo Ramiaramanan Alexis Klegou / Christophe Pognon 6 4 6 4 ||||

#### Egypt vs. Benin

| Egypt 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 5 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 5 July 2011 clay | Benin 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sherif Sabry Maglorie Yakpa 6 1 6 1     2 Mohamed Safwat Alexis Klegou 7 5 6 2     3 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun / Sherif Sabry Alexis Clegou / Tunde Segodo 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2 ||||

#### Egypt vs. Nigeria

| Egypt 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 6 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 6 July 2011 clay | Nigeria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sherif Sabry Lawal Shehu 6 3 6 2     2 Mohamed Safwat Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 2 6 4     3 Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^1$ ||||

#### Madagascar vs. Nigeria

| Madagascar 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 7 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 7 July 2011 clay | Nigeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jacob Rasolondrazana Sunday Emmanuel 7 5 6 4     2 Antso Rakotondramanga Abdul-Mumin Babalola 5 7 5 7     3 Antso Rakotondramanga / Lofo Ramiaramanan Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu 3 6 6 4 6 3 ||||

#### Egypt vs. Madagascar

| Egypt 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 8 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 8 July 2011 clay | Madagascar 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sherif Sabry Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 3 6 4     2 Mohamed Safwat Lofo Ramiaramanan 6 4 4 6 6 1   3 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun / Mohamed Safwat Antso Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 3 6 3 ||||

#### Benin vs. Nigeria

| Benin 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 8 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 8 July 2011 clay | Nigeria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christophe Pognon Sunday Emmanuel 5 7 5 7     2 Alexis Klegou Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 2 1 6 2 6   3 Tunde Segodo / Maglorie Yakpa Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Sunday Emmanuel 1 6 0 6 ||||

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts |
| Algeria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Ghana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Kenya | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |

#### Algeria vs. Kenya

| Algeria 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 4 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 4 July 2011 clay | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sid Ali Akili Dennis Ochieng 6 1 6 1     2 Abdelhak Hameurlaine Francis Thuku Mwangi 6 0 6 1     3 Mohamed Amine Kerroum / Mohamed-Rebha Ouahab Gilbert Kibet / Ismael Changawa Ruwa 6 2 6 2 ||||

#### Zimbabwe vs. Cote d'Ivoire

| Zimbabwe 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 4 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 4 July 2011 clay | Ivory Coast 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mark Fynn Valentin Sanon 7 5 6 0     2 Takanyi Garanganga Terence Nugent 5 7 4 6     3 Mark Fynn / Takanyi Garanganga Terence Nugent / Aboubacar Sigue 1 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

#### Algeria vs. Cote d'Ivoire

| Algeria 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 5 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 5 July 2011 clay | Ivory Coast 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sid Ali Akili Aboubacar Sigue 7 5 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 6 4   2 Abdelhak Hameurlaine Terence Nugent 6 4 3 6 2 6   3 Abdelhak Hameurlaine / Mohamed-Redha Ouahab Terence Nugent / Aboubacar Sigue 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 1 6 3 ||||

#### Ghana vs. Kenya

| Ghana 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 5 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 5 July 2011 clay | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raymond Hayford Dennis Ochieng 6 1 6 1     2 Emmanuel Mensah Francis Thuku Mwangi 6 1 6 0     3 Robert Mensah Kpodo / Emmanuel Mensah Gilbert Kibet / Francis Thuku Mwangi 6 2 6 1 ||||

#### Algeria vs. Ghana

| Algeria 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 6 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 6 July 2011 clay | Ghana 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sid Ali Akili Raymond Hayford 7 5 6 1     2 Abdelhak Hameurlaine Emmanuel Mensah 6 4 6 1     3 Mohamed Amine Kerroum / Mohamed-Redha Ouahab Robert Mensah Kpodo / Emmanuel Mensah 5 7 1 6 ||||

#### Zimbabwe vs. Kenya

| Zimbabwe 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 6 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 6 July 2011 clay | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Benjamin Lock Gilbert Kibet 6 1 6 1     2 Takanyi Garanganga Francis Thuku Mwangi 6 1 6 3     3 Mark Fynn / Benjamin Lock Dennis Ochieng / Ismael Changawa Ruwa 6 0 6 1 ||||

#### Zimbabwe vs. Ghana

| Zimbabwe 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 7 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 7 July 2011 clay | Ghana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mark Fynn Raymond Hayford 6 0 6 1     2 Takanyi Garanganga Emmanuel Mensah 6 3 6 4     3 Mark Fynn / Benjamin Lock Robert Mensah Kpodo / Emmanuel Mensah 6 2 7 5 ||||

#### Cote d'Ivoire vs. Kenya

| Ivory Coast 3 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 7 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 7 July 2011 clay | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Aboubacar Sigue Gilbert Kibet 6 0 4 6 6 0   2 Terence Nugent Dennis Ochieng 6 2 6 3     3 Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba / Aboubacar Sigue Francis Thuku Mwangi / Ismael Changawa Ruwa 6 1 4 6 7 5 ||||

#### Algeria vs. Zimbabwe

| Algeria 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 8 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 8 July 2011 clay | Zimbabwe 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sid Ali Akili Mark Fynn 6 4 6 4     2 Abdelhak Hameurlaine Takanyi Garanganga 6 4 6 4     3 Mohamed Amine Kerroum / Mohamed-Redha Ouahab Mark Fynn / Benjamin Lock 2 6 3 6 ||||

#### Ghana vs. Cote d'Ivoire

| Ghana 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 8 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 8 July 2011 clay | Ivory Coast 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raymond Hayford Aboubacar Sigue 7 5 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$   2 Emmanuel Mensah Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 2 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$ 6 3   3 Robert Mensah Kpodo / Emmanuel Mensah Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba / Aboubacar Sigue 6 1 6 4 ||||

## Playoffs
### 1st to 4th Playoff
#### Zimbabwe vs. Egypt

| Zimbabwe 0 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 July 2011 clay | Egypt 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Benjamin Lock Sherif Sabry 0 6 3 6     2 Takanyi Garanganga Mohamed Safwat 2 6 5 7     3 Mark Fynn / Takanyi Garanganga Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat       not played ||||

#### Madagascar vs. Algeria

| Madagascar 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 July 2011 clay | Algeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jacob Rasolondrazana Sid Ali Akili 3 6 7 5 6 2   2 Lofo Ramiaramanan Abdelhak Hameurlaine 6 3 3 6 0 6   3 Antso Rakotondramanga / Lofo Ramiaramanan Abdelhak Hameurlaine / Mohamed-Rebha Ouahab 6 1 6 1 ||||

### 5th to 6th Playoff
#### Ghana vs. Benin

| Ghana 0 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 July 2011 clay | Benin 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raymond Hayford Tunde Segodo 4 6 5 7     2 Emmanuel Mensah Alexis Klegou 2 6 6 4 1 6   3 Japheth Anwasiba Bagerbaseh / Robert Mensah Kpodo Tunde Segodo / Magloire Yakpa 3 6 2 6 ||||

### 7th to 8th Playoff
#### Nigeria vs. Cote d'Ivoire

| Nigeria 2 | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 July 2011 clay | Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt 9 July 2011 clay | Ivory Coast 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Henry Atseye Aboubacar Sigue 6 4 1 6 4 6   2 Lawal Shehu Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 4 6 1     3 Henry Atseye / Lawal Shehu Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba / Aboubacar Sigue 6 1 6 4 ||||

### 9th to 10th play-off
#### Rwanda vs. Kenya

This match was scratched and Kenya were awarded ninth place as Rwanda withdrew from the tournament.

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Egypt |
| 1 | Madagascar |
| 3 | Algeria |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
| 5 | Benin |
| 6 | Ghana |
| 7 | Nigeria |
| 8 | Ivory Coast |
| 9 | Kenya |
* Egypt and Madagascar were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2012.
* Rwanda withdrew from the tournament.