# 2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.
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 Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, April 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia, May 7–11, also on outdoor clay courts.

## Format

Botswana and Nigeria withdrew from the Plovdiv tournament. They remained in Group III in 2009. The six remaining teams in the Plovdiv tournament played in a round-robin format. The top two teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2009. The bottom two teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2009.

## Draw

* Venue: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
* Date: 9–13 April
* Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria
| | Zone A | BUL | MNE | TUR | MAD | CIV | ZIM |
| 1 | Bulgaria (5–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Montenegro (4–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Turkey (3–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Madagascar (2–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
* Bulgaria and Montenegro promoted to Group II in 2009.
* Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe relegated to Group IV in 2009.

## Results
### Bulgaria vs. Montenegro

| Bulgaria 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 8 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 8 April 2008 Clay | Montenegro 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Grigor Dimitrov Daniel Danilović 7 5 6 4     2 Todor Enev Goran Tošić 6 4 6 0     3 Tihomir Grozdanov / Simeon Ivanov Daniel Danilović / Nemanja Kontić 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Madagascar

| Ivory Coast 0 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 8 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 8 April 2008 Clay | Madagascar 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Charles Irie Jacob Rasolondrazana 7 5 2 6 4 6   2 Valentin Sanon Tony Rajaobelina 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 1 6 0 6   3 Claude N'Goran / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Tony Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana 4 6 6 2 3 6 ||||

### Turkey vs. Zimbabwe

| Turkey 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 8 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 8 April 2008 Clay | Zimbabwe 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haluk Akkoyun Takanyi Garanganga 6 3 6 2     2 Marsel İlhan Mlandeli Ndlela 6 0 6 1     3 Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu Mark Fynn / Mlandeli Ndlela 6 3 7 5 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Ivory Coast

| Bulgaria 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 9 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 9 April 2008 Clay | Ivory Coast 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Grigor Dimitrov Charles Irie 6 1 6 1     2 Todor Enev Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 1 6 2     3 Tihomir Grozdanov / Simeon Ivanov Charles Irie / Claude N'Goran 4 6 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Madagascar vs. Turkey

| Madagascar 0 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 9 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 9 April 2008 Clay | Turkey 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jacob Rasolondrazana Haluk Akkoyun 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 1 6 0 6   2 Tony Rajaobelina Marsel İlhan 6 4 2 6 1 6   3 Germain Rasolondrazana / Jacob Rasolondrazana Serkan-Akın Dilek / Ergün Zorlu 6 2 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe

| Montenegro 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 9 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 9 April 2008 Clay | Zimbabwe 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marko Begović Takanyi Garanganga 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 1     2 Goran Tošić Mlandeli Ndlela 6 1 6 3     3 Daniel Danilović / Nemanja Kontić Mark Fynn / Mlandeli Ndlela 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Madagascar

| Bulgaria 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10 April 2008 Clay | Madagascar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Grigor Dimitrov Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 3 6 3     2 Todor Enev Tony Rajaobelina 3 6 2 6     3 Grigor Dimitrov / Todor Enev Tony Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Zimbabwe

| Ivory Coast 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10 April 2008 Clay | Zimbabwe 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Charles Irie Mark Fynn 7 5 6 2     2 Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Mlandeli Ndlela 5 7 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^3$   3 Charles Irie / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Mark Fynn / Mlandeli Ndlela 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Montenegro vs. Turkey

| Montenegro 2 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10 April 2008 Clay | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Daniel Danilović Haluk Akkoyun 6 4 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 7 5   2 Goran Tošić Marsel İlhan 5 7 6$^{11}$ 7$^{13}$     3 Daniel Danilović / Goran Tošić Marsel İlhan / Ergün Zorlu 6 4 7$^9$ 6$^7$ ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Turkey

| Bulgaria 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11 April 2008 Clay | Turkey 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Grigor Dimitrov Ergün Zorlu 6 0 6 3     2 Todor Enev Marsel İlhan 6 2 6 3     3 Tihomir Grozdanov / Simeon Ivanov Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Montenegro

| Ivory Coast 0 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11 April 2008 Clay | Montenegro 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Charles Irie Daniel Danilović 1 6 4 6     2 Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Goran Tošić 3 6 0 6     3 Charles Irie / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Daniel Danilović / Goran Tošić 1 6 3 6 ||||

### Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe

| Madagascar 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11 April 2008 Clay | Zimbabwe 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Thierry Rajaobelina Mark Fynn 6 2 6 1     2 Jacob Rasolondrazana Mlandeli Ndlela 6 2 6 2     3 Thierry Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana Mark Fynn / Takanyi Garanganga 6 1 7 5 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Zimbabwe

| Bulgaria 3 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12 April 2008 Clay | Zimbabwe 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Grigor Dimitrov Takanyi Garanganga 6 3 6 2     2 Simeon Ivanov Mlandeli Ndlela 6 1 6 2     3 Tihomir Grozdanov / Simeon Ivanov Mark Fynn / Mlandeli Ndlela 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Turkey

| Ivory Coast 0 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12 April 2008 Clay | Turkey 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Charles Irie Haluk Akkoyun 3 6 7 5 4 6   2 Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Marsel İlhan 4 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$     3 Charles Irie / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Madagascar vs. Montenegro

| Madagascar 1 | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12 April 2008 Clay | Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 12 April 2008 Clay | Montenegro 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Thierry Rajaobelina Daniel Danilović 2 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     2 Jacob Rasolondrazana Goran Tošić 1 6 2 6     3 Thierry Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana Marko Begović / Nemanja Kontić 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4 ||||