# 2001 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2001.
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. The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2002. All other teams remained in Group IV.

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Azerbaijan
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cyprus
* Gabon
* Lesotho
* Rwanda
* San Marino
* Sudan
* Tunisia
* Uganda

### Draw

* Venue: Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus
* Date: 16–20 May
Group A
| | CYP | ALG | BEN | RWA | LES | SUD | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Cyprus | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 14–1 (93%) | 43–13 (77%) | 1 |
| Algeria | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 11–4 (73%) | 40–16 (71%) | 2 |
| Benin | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 9–6 (60%) | 32–20 (62%) | 3 |
| Rwanda | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–10 (33%) | 18–33 (35%) | 4 |
| Lesotho | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 5–10 (33%) | 17–32 (35%) | 5 |
| Sudan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 1–14 (7%) | 6–42 (13%) | 6 |
Group B
| | TUN | AZE | SMR | BUR | GAB | UGA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Tunisia | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 13–2 (87%) | 44–13 (77%) | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 10–5 (67%) | 36–24 (60%) | 2 |
| San Marino | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 10–5 (67%) | 37–21 (64%) | 3 |
| Burkina Faso | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–8 (47%) | 25–29 (46%) | 4 |
| Gabon | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 4–11 (27%) | 16–37 (30%) | 5 |
| Uganda | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 1–14 (7%) | 9–43 (17%) | 6 |
* Cyprus and Tunisia promoted to Group III in 2002.

## Group A
### Benin vs. Sudan

| Benin 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Sudan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Armand Segodo Mandour Abdalla 4 1 4 0 4 0       2 Arnaud Segodo Wael El-Sadig 4 1 4 2 4 1       3 Alphonse Gandonou / Paul Segodo Gaafar Noureldin El-Sadig / Mandour Abdalla 4 0 4 2 4 1 ||||

### Cyprus vs. Algeria

| Cyprus 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Algeria 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Demetrios Leontis Noujeim Hakimi 4 2 2 4 4 0 4 0     2 Marcos Baghdatis Noureddine Mahmoudi 5 3 4 1 1 4 1 4 4 2   3 Marcos Baghdatis / Demetrios Leontis Noujeim Hakimi / Abdel-Wahid Henni 4 0 1 4 4$^4$ 5$^7$ 4 1 4 1 ||||

### Lesotho vs. Rwanda

| Lesotho 1 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Rwanda 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lebohang Tsasanyane Eric Hagenimana 1 4 2 4 2 4       2 Ntsane Moeletsi Sylvain Rutikanga 5$^7$ 4$^4$ 2 4 1 4 1 4     3 Sekhoke Moshoeshoe / Mabusetsa Siimane Alain Hakizimana / Jean-Bosco Ngabonziza 5$^9$ 4$^7$ 4 1 4 1 ||||

### Benin vs. Cyprus

| Benin 1 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Cyprus 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Armand Segodo Demetrios Leontis 1 4 3 5 4$^2$ 5$^7$       2 Arnaud Segodo Marcos Baghdatis 5 3 4$^7$ 5$^9$ 4 2 1 4 2 4   3 Alphonse Gandonou / Paul Segodo George Kalanov / Photos Kallias 4 2 1 4 4 2 4 1 ||||

### Lesotho vs. Algeria

| Lesotho 0 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Algeria 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mabusetsa Siimane Abdel-Wahid Henni 0 4 0 4 0 4       2 Ntsane Moeletsi Noureddine Mahmoudi 2 4 0 4 2 4       3 Ntsane Moeletsi / Lebohang Tsasanyane Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi 3 5 0 4 0 4 ||||

### Rwanda vs. Sudan

| Rwanda 2 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Sudan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alain Hakizimana Gaafar Noureldin El-Sadig 5$^7$ 4$^3$ 4 1 4 2       2 Sylvain Rutikanga Wael El-Sadig 5$^7$ 4$^4$ 5 3 4 1       3 Eric Hagenimana / Jean-Bosco Ngabonziza Mandour Abdalla / Wael El-Sadig 2 4 2 4 2 4 ||||

### Benin vs. Rwanda

| Benin 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Armand Segodo Eric Hagenimana 4 0 4 1 4 1       2 Arnaud Segodo Sylvain Rutikanga 4 0 4 1 4 2       3 Alphonse Gandonou / Arnaud Segodo Alain Hakizimana / Sylvain Rutikanga 2 4 4 1 4 2 5$^7$ 4$^4$ ||||

### Cyprus vs. Lesotho

| Cyprus 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Lesotho 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Demetrios Leontis Lebohang Tsasanyane 4 0 4 0 4 0       2 Marcos Baghdatis Ntsane Moeletsi 4 1 4 0 4 1       3 George Kalanov / Photos Kallias Sekhoke Moshoeshoe / Mabusetsa Siimane 4 1 2 4 4 2 5$^{11}$ 4$^9$ ||||

### Algeria vs. Sudan

| Algeria 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Sudan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Abdel-Wahid Henni Gaafar Noureldin El-Sadig 4 0 4 2 5 3       2 Noureddine Mahmoudi Mandour Abdalla 4 0 4 2 4 2       3 Noujeim Hakimi / Abdel-Wahid Henni Gaafar Noureldin El-Sadig / Mandour Abdalla 5$^7$ 4$^4$ 4 0 5$^7$ 4$^4$ ||||

### Benin vs. Algeria

| Benin 0 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Algeria 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Armand Segodo Abdel-Wahid Henni 5$^7$ 4$^3$ 4 1 1 4 2 4 1 4   2 Arnaud Segodo Noureddine Mahmoudi 3 5 2 4 4 1 2 4     3 Alphonse Gandonou / Arnaud Segodo Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi 2 4 2 4 2 4 ||||

### Cyprus vs. Rwanda

| Cyprus 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Demetrios Leontis Eric Hagenimana 5 3 2 4 4 1 5$^7$ 4$^1$     2 Marcos Baghdatis Alain Hakizimana 4 1 4 1 4 0       3 George Kalanov / Photos Kallias Alain Hakizimana / Sylvain Rutikanga 4 1 4 0 5$^8$ 4$^6$ ||||

### Lesotho vs. Sudan

| Lesotho 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Sudan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mabusetsa Siimane Mandour Abdalla 4 0 5 3 4 0       2 Ntsane Moeletsi Wael El-Sadig 4 2 4 1 4$^4$ 5$^7$ 4$^6$ 5$^8$ 4 2   3 Sekhoke Moshoeshoe / Mabusetsa Siimane Gaafar Noureldin El-Sadig / Mandour Abdalla 4 2 4 2 5$^7$ 4$^3$ ||||

### Benin vs. Lesotho

| Benin 2 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Lesotho 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Armand Segodo Lebohang Tsasanyane 4 0 4 1 5 3       2 Arnaud Segodo Ntsane Moeletsi 4 1 4 2 4 0       3 Alphonse Gandonou / Paul Segodo Sekhoke Moshoeshoe / Mabusetsa Siimane 3 5 4$^3$ 5$^7$ 1 4 ||||

### Cyprus vs. Sudan

| Cyprus 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Sudan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Demetrios Leontis Gaafar Noureldin El-Sadig 4 1 4 2 4 1       2 Marcos Baghdatis Wael El-Sadig 4 1 4 1 4 1       3 George Kalanov / Photos Kallias Gaafar Noureldin El-Sadig / Mandour Abdalla 2 4 5$^7$ 4$^3$ 5 3 4 2 ||||

### Rwanda vs. Algeria

| Rwanda 1 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Algeria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eric Hagenimana Abdel-Wahid Henni 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 4 4 1   2 Sylvain Rutikanga Noureddine Mahmoudi 1 4 0 4 1 4       3 Eric Hagenimana / Sylvain Rutikanga Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi 4 2 4$^3$ 5$^7$ 0 4 0 4 ||||

## Group B
### Tunisia vs. Azerbaijan

| Tunisia 2 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Azerbaijan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Haythem Abid Nidjat Ramazanov 4 0 4 0 4 1       2 Walid Jallali Emin Ağayev 1 4 1 4 2 4       3 Walid Jallali / Chekib Jemai Emin Ağayev / Farid Shirinov 1 4 4$^8$ 5$^{10}$ 4 1 4 0 4 2 ||||

### San Marino vs. Gabon

| San Marino 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Gabon 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 William Forcellini Nguemah Oyone-Meye 4 0 4 2 5 3       2 Domenico Vicini Christophe Couprie 4 2 4 1 5 3       3 Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini Christophe Couprie / Nguemah Oyone-Meye 2 4 4 2 4 2 1 4 4 1 ||||

### Uganda vs. Burkina Faso

| Uganda 1 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 16 May 2001 | Burkina Faso 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Yokwe Mamadou Kaboré 0 4 4 1 5$^7$ 4$^1$ 4 2     2 Christopher Bagala Sansan Dabiré 1 4 0 4 3 5       3 James Odongo / Charles Yokwe Sansan Dabiré / Mamadou Kaboré 4 2 2 4 0 4 0 4 ||||

### Tunisia vs. San Marino

| Tunisia 2 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | San Marino 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Haythem Abid Christian Rosti 4 0 4 1 4 0       2 Walid Jallali Domenico Vicini 1 4 5 3 4 2 4$^7$ 5$^9$ 5 3   3 Chekib Jemai / Fares Zaier William Forcellini / Giovanni Vicini 2 4 5$^7$ 4$^2$ 4$^1$ 5$^7$ 4 1 6 8 ||||

### Uganda vs. Gabon

| Uganda 0 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Gabon 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Yokwe Alain Manfoumbi 2 4 1 4 4 2 2 4     2 Christopher Bagala Christophe Couprie 4 2 1 4 1 4 4 2 0 4   3 James Odongo / Ronald Senyanja Alain Manfoumbi / Nguemah Oyone-Meye 1 4 1 4 2 4 ||||

### Burkina Faso vs. Azerbaijan

| Burkina Faso 1 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 17 May 2001 | Azerbaijan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sylvain Nikiema Farid Shirinov 1 4 4 1 4$^3$ 5$^7$ 2 4     2 Sansan Dabiré Emin Ağayev 0 4 1 4 2 4       3 Sansan Dabiré / Saydou Ouedraogo Emin Ağayev / Nidjat Ramazanov 4$^8$ 5$^{10}$ 5 3 3 5 5 3 4 1 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Burkina Faso

| Tunisia 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Burkina Faso 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Haythem Abid Mamadou Kaboré 4 1 4 1 4 1       2 Chekib Jemai Sansan Dabiré 4 1 4 2 4 2       3 Walid Jallali / Chekib Jemai Sansan Dabiré / Saydou Ouedraogo 2 4 4 1 4 0 0 4 4 1 ||||

### San Marino vs. Uganda

| San Marino 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Uganda 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 William Forcellini Charles Yokwe 4 1 4 0 4 1       2 Domenico Vicini Christopher Bagala 4 1 4 2 4 0       3 Christian Rosti / Giovanni Vicini James Odongo / Ronald Senyanja 4 1 4$^4$ 5$^7$ 4 2 4 1 ||||

### Gabon vs. Azerbaijan

| Gabon 1 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 18 May 2001 | Azerbaijan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alain Manfoumbi Taigat Rahimov 4 2 5 3 2 4 4 1     2 Nguemah Oyone-Meye Emin Ağayev 0 4 0 4 0 4       3 Alain Manfoumbi / Nguemah Oyone-Meye Emin Ağayev / Farid Shirinov 4$^5$ 5$^7$ 1 4 2 4 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Gabon

| Tunisia 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Gabon 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Haythem Abid Alain Manfoumbi 4 2 4 2 4$^1$ 5$^7$ 4 0     2 Walid Jallali Christophe Couprie 4 2 4 0 4 1       3 Chekib Jemai / Fares Zaier Christophe Couprie / Alain Manfoumbi 4 2 4 2 4 2 ||||

### San Marino vs. Burkina Faso

| San Marino 2 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Burkina Faso 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Rosti Saydou Ouedraogo 5 3 4 0 4 2       2 Domenico Vicini Mamadou Kaboré 4 0 4 0 4 0       3 William Forcellini / Giovanni Vicini Sansan Dabiré / Mamadou Kaboré 4$^1$ 5$^7$ 4 1 4$^1$ 5$^7$ 2 4 ||||

### Uganda vs. Azerbaijan

| Uganda 0 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 19 May 2001 | Azerbaijan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Charles Yokwe Farid Shirinov 2 4 0 4 0 4       2 Christopher Bagala Emin Ağayev 1 4 0 4 0 4       3 James Odongo / Ronald Senyanja Nidjat Ramazanov / Farid Shirinov 5 3 0 4 4$^5$ 5$^7$ 4$^3$ 5$^7$ ||||

### Tunisia vs. Uganda

| Tunisia 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Uganda 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Chekib Jemai James Odongo 4 1 4 0 4 0       2 Walid Jallali Ronald Senyanja 4 1 4 1 4 0       3 Haythem Abid / Fares Zaier James Odongo / Ronald Senyanja 4 2 4 0 4 2 ||||

### San Marino vs. Azerbaijan

| San Marino 1 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Azerbaijan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Rosti Farid Shirinov 0 4 4 2 5 3 4 1     2 Domenico Vicini Emin Ağayev 5$^7$ 4$^3$ 4 2 1 4 2 4 2 4   3 Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini Emin Ağayev / Farid Shirinov 4 1 5$^7$ 4$^4$ 4$^3$ 5$^7$ 4 5 1 4 ||||

### Burkina Faso vs. Gabon

| Burkina Faso 3 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Nicosia Tennis Club, Nicosia, Cyprus 20 May 2001 | Gabon 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mamadou Kaboré Kryce-Didier Momo-Kassa 4 1 4 1 4 0       2 Sansan Dabiré Nguemah Oyone-Meye 1 4 4 1 4 1 5 3     3 Sansan Dabiré / Mamadou Kaboré Kryce-Didier Momo-Kassa / Nguemah Oyone-Meye 4 0 4 2 4 1 ||||