# 2005 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 2005.
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 Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt, April 27–May 1, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland, July 13–17, on outdoor grass courts.

## Format

The eight teams in the Dublin 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 2006. 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 2006.

## Pool A

| | Pool A | IRL | ARM | NGR | ISL |
| 1 | Ireland (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Armenia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Nigeria (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Iceland (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |

### Ireland vs. Nigeria

| Ireland 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 13 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 13 July 2005 Grass | Nigeria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Louk Sorensen Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 0 6 1     2 Kevin Sorensen Jonathan Igbinovia 6 3 6 3     3 Conor Niland / David O'Connell Jonathan Igbinovia / Damisa Robinson 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Armenia vs. Iceland

| Armenia 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 13 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 13 July 2005 Grass | Iceland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Andri Jonsson 6 2 6 4     2 Sargis Sargsian Arnar Sigurðsson 5 7 6 0 3 6   3 Sargis Sargsian / Harutyun Sofyan Raj-Kumar Bonifacius / Arnar Sigurðsson 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Ireland vs. Armenia

| Ireland 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14 July 2005 Grass | Armenia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Louk Sorensen Harutyun Sofyan 6 3 6 1     2 Kevin Sorensen Sargis Sargsian 6 3 6 3     3 Conor Niland / David O'Connell Sargis Sargsian / Harutyun Sofyan 7 5 1 6 7 5 ||||

### Iceland vs. Nigeria

| Iceland 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14 July 2005 Grass | Nigeria 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andri Jonsson Abdul-Mumin Babalola 2 6 0 6     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Jonathan Igbinovia 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 2 6     3 Andri Jonsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu 5 7 6$^7$ 7$^9$ ||||

### Ireland vs. Iceland

| Ireland 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2005 Grass | Iceland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Conor Niland Andri Jonsson 6 0 6 0     2 Kevin Sorensen Raj-Kumar Bonifacius 6 2 6 1     3 Conor Niland / David O'Connell Davíð Halldórsson / Andri Jonsson 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Armenia vs. Nigeria

| Armenia 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2005 Grass | Nigeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Abdul-Mumin Babalola 7 5 1 6 4 6   2 Sargis Sargsian Jonathan Igbinovia 6 2 7$^9$ 6$^7$     3 Sargis Sargsian / Harutyun Sofyan Jonathan Igbinovia / Damisa Robinson 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Pool B

| | Pool B | CYP | TUN | TUR | SMR |
| 1 | Cyprus (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Tunisia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Turkey (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | San Marino (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Tunisia vs. San Marino

| Tunisia 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 13 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 13 July 2005 Grass | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haythem Abid Domenico Vicini 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7 5 6 2   2 Malek Jaziri Diego Zonzini 6 0 6 3     3 Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri William Forcellini / Christian Rosti 6 0 7 5 ||||

### Cyprus vs. Turkey

| Cyprus 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 13 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 13 July 2005 Grass | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Photos Kallias Barış Ergüden 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 1     2 Marcos Baghdatis Haluk Akkoyun 6 3 6 1     3 Photos Kallias / Demetrios Leontis Haluk Akkoyun / Esat Tanık 4 6 7 5 3 6 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Cyprus

| Tunisia 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14 July 2005 Grass | Cyprus 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haythem Abid Photos Kallias 4 6 1 6     2 Malek Jaziri Marcos Baghdatis 1 6 3 6     3 Wael Kilani / Fares Zaier Marcos Baghdatis / Demetrios Leontis 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6 ||||

### Turkey vs. San Marino

| Turkey 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 14 July 2005 Grass | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Barış Ergüden Domenico Vicini 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4     2 Haluk Akkoyun William Forcellini 6 3 6 2     3 Haluk Akkoyun / Esat Tanık William Forcellini / Christian Rosti 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Turkey

| Tunisia 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2005 Grass | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haythem Abid Esat Tanık 6 2 6 3     2 Malek Jaziri Haluk Akkoyun 3 6 4 6     3 Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri Haluk Akkoyun / Barış Ergüden 6 4 3 6 6 1 ||||

### Cyprus vs. San Marino

| Cyprus 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 15 July 2005 Grass | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christopher Koutrouzas Christian Rosti 6 3 6 4     2 Photos Kallias Diego Zonzini 6 0 6 0     3 Marcos Baghdatis / Demetrios Leontis William Forcellini / Diego Zonzini 6 1 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 | CYP | IRL | ARM | TUN |
| 1 | Cyprus (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Ireland (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Armenia (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Tunisia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.

### Ireland vs. Cyprus

| Ireland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16 July 2005 Grass | Cyprus 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Conor Niland Photos Kallias 6 4 3 6 6 0   2 Kevin Sorensen Marcos Baghdatis 2 6 6 4 0 6   3 Conor Niland / David O'Connell Marcos Baghdatis / Demetrios Leontis 6 4 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Armenia vs. Tunisia

| Armenia 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16 July 2005 Grass | Tunisia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Haythem Abid 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 5 7     2 Sargis Sargsian Malek Jaziri 6 4 6 1     3 Sargis Sargsian / Harutyun Sofyan Malek Jaziri / Wael Kilani 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Ireland vs. Tunisia

| Ireland 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 17 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 17 July 2005 Grass | Tunisia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Louk Sorensen Wael Kilani 6 1 6 2     2 Kevin Sorensen Malek Jaziri 6 2 7 5     3 David O'Connell / Kevin Sorensen Wael Kilani / Fares Zaier 6 2 5 7 6 2 ||||

### Armenia vs. Cyprus

| Armenia 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 17 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 17 July 2005 Grass | Cyprus 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Harutyun Sofyan Photos Kallias 0 6 1 6     2 Hayk Zohranyan Marcos Baghdatis 3 6 1 6     3 Harutyun Sofyan / Hayk Zohranyan Christopher Koutrouzas / Demetrios Leontis 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2 ||||

## 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 | NGR | TUR | ISL | SMR |
| 1 | Nigeria (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Turkey (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Iceland (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | San Marino (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.

### Nigeria vs. Turkey

| Nigeria 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16 July 2005 Grass | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola Barış Ergüden 6 4 6 2     2 Jonathan Igbinovia Haluk Akkoyun 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1 4 6   3 Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu Haluk Akkoyun / Esat Tanık 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Iceland vs. San Marino

| Iceland 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 16 July 2005 Grass | San Marino 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raj-Kumar Bonifacius Domenico Vicini 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     2 Arnar Sigurðsson William Forcellini 6 1 6 0     3 Andri Jonsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Nigeria vs. San Marino

| Nigeria 3 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 17 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 17 July 2005 Grass | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola William Forcellini 6 1 6 2     2 Jonathan Igbinovia Diego Zonzini 6 1 6 1     3 Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu Domenico Vicini / Diego Zonzini 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7 5 ||||

### Iceland vs. Turkey

| Iceland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 17 July 2005 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 17 July 2005 Grass | Turkey 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raj-Kumar Bonifacius Barış Ergüden 4 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Haluk Akkoyun 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^2$     3 Andri Jonsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Haluk Akkoyun / Barış Ergüden 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Cyprus |
| 2 | Ireland |
| 3 | Armenia |
| 4 | Tunisia |
| 5 | Nigeria |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Iceland |
| 8 | San Marino |
* Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.
* Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.