# 2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018.
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. 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 European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2019.

## Participating nations
### 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 |
| | | | Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard) | Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard) | Piatra Neamț, Romania (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Romania | 4 | | | | | | |
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | 1 | Romania | 4 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | | Luxembourg | 1 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| | Luxembourg | 5 | | Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | Romania | 5 | | | |
| | Luxembourg | 5 | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | 1 | Romania | 5 | | | |
| 8 | Georgia | 0 | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | | Morocco | 0 | | | |
| 8 | Georgia | 0 | 8 | Georgia | 1 | | Morocco | 0 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Georgia | 1 | | | | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay) |
| | | | | Morocco | 3 | | | | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor clay) |
| | | | | Morocco | 3 | | | | 1 | Romania | 2 |
| | | | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | | | | 1 | Romania | 2 |
| | | | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | | | | | Poland | 3 |
| | | | 4 | Slovenia | 2 | | | | | Poland | 3 |
| Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | 4 | Slovenia | 2 | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | | | |
| Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | Portorož, Slovenia (clay) | | Poland | 3 | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | | | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | | Poland | 3 | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Turkey | 2 | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Turkey | 2 | 5 | Turkey | 1 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Zimbabwe | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard) | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard) | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Egypt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | | Egypt | 4 | Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | 6 | Norway | 0 | Gentofte, Denmark (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| 6 | Norway | 3 | 6 | Norway | 0 | | Egypt | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Norway | 3 | Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard) | Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard) | Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard) | | Egypt | 3 | | | |
| | Ireland | 1 | Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard) | Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard) | Birkerød, Denmark (indoor hard) | 3 | Denmark | 1 | | | |
| | Ireland | 1 | | Ireland | 1 | 3 | Denmark | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Ireland | 1 | | | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) |
| | | | 3 | Denmark | 4 | | | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) |
| | | | 3 | Denmark | 4 | | | | | Egypt | 2 |
| | | | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | | | | | Egypt | 2 |
| | | | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | | | | 7 | Finland | 3 |
| | | | | Tunisia | 2 | | | | 7 | Finland | 3 |
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | | Tunisia | 2 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | | | |
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | 7 | Finland | 3 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | | | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 2 | 7 | Finland | 3 | 7 | Finland | 3 | | | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 2 | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | 7 | Finland | 3 | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 3 | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | 2 | Lithuania | 2 | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 3 | | Estonia | 1 | 2 | Lithuania | 2 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Lithuania | 3 | | | | | | |
* Georgia, Turkey, Ireland, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2019.
* Poland and Finland promoted to Group I in 2019.

## First round
### Romania vs. Luxembourg

| Romania 4 | Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania 3–4 February Hard (indoor) | Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania 3–4 February Hard (indoor) | Luxembourg 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicolae Frunză Ugo Nastasi 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1 3 6   2 Marius Copil Christophe Tholl 6 3 6 2     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Raphaël Calzi / Robi Tholl 6 0 6 1     4 Marius Copil Ugo Nastasi 6 1 6 1     5 Bogdan Borza Christophe Tholl 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Morocco vs. Georgia

| Morocco 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco 3–4 February Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco 3–4 February Clay | Georgia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lamine Ouahab George Tsivadze 6 3 6 3     2 Amine Ahouda Nikoloz Basilashvili 3 6 6 3 6 3   3 Amine Ahouda / Lamine Ouahab Nikoloz Basilashvili / Aleksandre Metreveli 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 2 6   4 Lamine Ouahab Nikoloz Basilashvili 6 1 6 3     5 Amine Ahouda George Tsivadze       not played ||||

### Slovenia vs. Poland

| Slovenia 2 | Lukna Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia 3–4 February Hard (indoor) | Lukna Sports Hall, Maribor, Slovenia 3–4 February Hard (indoor) | Poland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Aljaž Bedene Hubert Hurkacz 6 4 7 5     2 Blaž Rola Kamil Majchrzak 4 6 2 6     3 Aljaž Bedene / Blaž Rola Mateusz Kowalczyk / Marcin Matkowski 7 5 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6   4 Aljaž Bedene Kamil Majchrzak 6 3 6 4     5 Tom Kočevar-Dešman Hubert Hurkacz 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Zimbabwe vs. Turkey

| Zimbabwe 3 | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 3–4 February Hard | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 3–4 February Hard | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Benjamin Lock Altuğ Çelikbilek 6 4 1 6 6 3   2 Takanyi Garanganga Cem İlkel 6 4 7 5     3 Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel 7 5 6 3     4 Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda Sarp Ağabigün 5 7 4 6     5 Takanyi Garanganga Altuğ Çelikbilek       not played ||||

### Egypt vs. Norway

| Egypt 4 | Soho Square, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 3–4 February Hard | Soho Square, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 3–4 February Hard | Norway 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohamed Safwat Simen Sunde Bratholm 6 4 6 1     2 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Viktor Durasovic 6 0 6 4     3 Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat Simen Sunde Bratholm / Viktor Durasovic 6 4 6 4     4 Youssef Hossam Peter August Anker 6 4 6 0     5 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Simen Sunde Bratholm       not played ||||

### Denmark vs. Ireland

| Denmark 4 | Birkerød Idrætscenter, Birkerød, Denmark 3–4 February Hard (indoor) | Birkerød Idrætscenter, Birkerød, Denmark 3–4 February Hard (indoor) | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Frederik Nielsen Simon Carr 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$     2 Søren Hess-Olesen Peter Bothwell 7 5 1 6 3 6   3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Samuel Bothwell / Osgar O'Hoisin 6 4 6 4     4 Frederik Nielsen Peter Bothwell 6 1 6 1     5 Søren Hess-Olesen Simon Carr 2 6 6 2 [10] [8] ||||

### Tunisia vs. Finland

| Tunisia 2 | Tennis Courts Cite Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia 3–4 February Hard | Tennis Courts Cite Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia 3–4 February Hard | Finland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Malek Jaziri Harri Heliövaara 6 2 7 5     2 Aziz Dougaz Emil Ruusuvuori 4 6 1 6     3 Anis Ghorbel / Skander Mansouri Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen 4 6 7 5 2 6   4 Malek Jaziri Emil Ruusuvuori 6 0 6 4     5 Moez Echargui Harri Heliövaara 6 3 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Lithuania vs. Estonia

| Lithuania 3 | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 3–4 February Hard (indoor) | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 3–4 February Hard (indoor) | Estonia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Laurynas Grigelis Jürgen Zopp 7 5 6 2     2 Ričardas Berankis Kenneth Raisma 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^3$     3 Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Kenneth Raisma / Mattias Siimar 2 6 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$   4 Ainius Sabaliauskas Jürgen Zopp 0 6 1 6     5 Laurynas Grigelis Kenneth Raisma       not played ||||

## Second round
### Romania vs. Morocco

| Romania 5 | BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Morocco 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marius Copil Amine Ahouda 6 0 6 1     2 Adrian Ungur Lamine Ouahab 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^3$     3 Marius Copil / Florin Mergea Yassine Idmbarek / Lamine Ouahab 6 2 6 1     4 Dragoș Dima Soufiane El Mesbahi 6 0 6 4     5 Edris Fetisleam Yassir Kilani 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Poland vs. Zimbabwe

| Poland 4 | Hala Stulecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Hala Stulecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Zimbabwe 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kamil Majchrzak Takanyi Garanganga 6 2 6 2     2 Michał Przysiężny Benjamin Lock 5 7 5 7     3 Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Takanyi Garanganga / Benjamin Lock 6 3 6 3     4 Kamil Majchrzak Benjamin Lock 6 3 6 2     5 Daniel Michalski Mark Chigaazira 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Denmark vs. Egypt

| Denmark 1 | Gentoftehallen, Gentofte, Denmark 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Gentoftehallen, Gentofte, Denmark 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Egypt 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Frederik Nielsen Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 6 3 3 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$   2 Christoffer Konigsfeldt Youssef Hossam 4 6 4 6     3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Youssef Hossam / Sherif Sabry 6 3 5 7 4 6   4 Holger Rune Youssef Hossam 6 2 7$^{16}$ 6$^{14}$     5 Christoffer Konigsfeldt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun       not played ||||

### Finland vs. Lithuania

| Finland 3 | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Lithuania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Harri Heliövaara Laurynas Grigelis 6 3 1 6 6 3   2 Emil Ruusuvuori Ričardas Berankis 2 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6   3 Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$     4 Harri Heliövaara Ričardas Berankis 2 6 3 6     5 Emil Ruusuvuori Laurynas Grigelis 7 5 6 2 ||||

## Play-offs
### Luxembourg vs. Georgia

| Luxembourg 5 | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Georgia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gilles Müller Zura Tkemaladze 6 3 6 2     2 Ugo Nastasi George Tsivadze 3 6 7 5 6 4   3 Gilles Müller / Ugo Nastasi Aleksandre Metreveli / George Tsivadze 6 3 6 1     4 Alex Knaff Vazha Shubladze 6 1 6 2     5 Christophe Tholl Zura Tkemaladze 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Slovenia vs. Turkey

| Slovenia 3 | ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 7–8 April Clay | ŠRC Marina Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia 7–8 April Clay | Turkey 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mike Urbanija Cem İlkel 2 6 1 6     2 Aljaž Bedene Altuğ Çelikbilek 6 4 6 2     3 Aljaž Bedene / Tom Kočevar-Dešman Cem İlkel / Anıl Yüksel 3 6 6 3 3 6   4 Aljaž Bedene Cem İlkel 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2     5 Nik Razboršek Altuğ Çelikbilek 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Norway vs. Ireland

| Norway 3 | Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Oslo Tennis Arena, Oslo, Norway 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Viktor Durasovic Peter Bothwell 6 3 2 6 3 6   2 Casper Ruud Simon Carr 6 2 6 1     3 Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud Peter Bothwell / Simon Carr 6 2 6 2     4 Casper Ruud Peter Bothwell 6 3 7 5     5 Viktor Durasovic Simon Carr       not played ||||

### Estonia vs. Tunisia

| Estonia 3 | Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia 7–8 April Hard (indoor) | Tunisia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kenneth Raisma Malek Jaziri 4 6 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$     2 Jürgen Zopp Moez Echargui 6 1 6 1     3 Kenneth Raisma / Jürgen Zopp Moez Echargui / Malek Jaziri 6 3 6 4     4 Jürgen Zopp Malek Jaziri 6 1 6 4     5 Kristjan Tamm Aziz Ouakaa 4 6 7 5 [7] [10] ||||

## Third round
### Romania vs. Poland

| Romania 2 | Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 15–16 September Clay (i) | Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 15–16 September Clay (i) | Poland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marius Copil Kamil Majchrzak 6 2 6 4     2 Adrian Ungur Hubert Hurkacz 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 5 7     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski 7 5 4 6 6 3   4 Marius Copil Hubert Hurkacz 3 6 4 6     5 Adrian Ungur Kamil Majchrzak 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Egypt vs. Finland

| Egypt 2 | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 14–15 September Clay | Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 14–15 September Clay | Finland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohamed Safwat Emil Ruusuvuori 6 4 7$^9$ 6$^7$     2 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Harri Heliövaara 3 6 2 6     3 Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat Henri Kontinen / Patrik Niklas-Salminen 3 6 4 6     4 Mohamed Safwat Harri Heliövaara 6 2 6 4     5 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Emil Ruusuvuori 1 6 6 3 1 6 ||||