# 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
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. 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 teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2007.

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Egypt
* Finland
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Latvia
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Zimbabwe

### 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 |
| | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | S | Zimbabwe | 1 | | | | | | |
| Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | S | Zimbabwe | 1 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | | |
| Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | | Norway | 4 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | | |
| | Zimbabwe | 1 | | Norway | 4 | S | Norway | 2 | | | |
| | Zimbabwe | 1 | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | S | Norway | 2 | | | |
| S | Greece | 4 | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | North Macedonia | 3 | | | |
| S | Greece | 4 | S | Greece | 1 | | North Macedonia | 3 | | | |
| | | | S | Greece | 1 | | | | Skopje, North Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, North Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, North Macedonia (clay) |
| | | | | North Macedonia | 4 | | | | Skopje, North Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, North Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, North Macedonia (clay) |
| | | | | North Macedonia | 4 | | | | | North Macedonia | 3 |
| | | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | | | | | North Macedonia | 3 |
| | | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | | | | S | Finland | 2 |
| | | | S | Finland | 3 | | | | S | Finland | 2 |
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | S | Finland | 3 | Hanko, Finland (clay) | Hanko, Finland (clay) | Hanko, Finland (clay) | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | Ireland | 2 | Hanko, Finland (clay) | Hanko, Finland (clay) | Hanko, Finland (clay) | | | |
| | Ireland | 1 | | Ireland | 2 | S | Finland | 4 | | | |
| | Ireland | 1 | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | S | Finland | 4 | | | |
| S | Slovenia | 4 | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | Algeria | 1 | | | |
| S | Slovenia | 4 | S | Slovenia | 2 | | Algeria | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Algeria | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (indoor hard) | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (indoor hard) | Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Egypt | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | Egypt | 0 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | S | Hungary | 5 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | |
| S | Egypt | 2 | S | Hungary | 5 | | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| S | Egypt | 2 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| | Cyprus | 3 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | S | Bulgaria | 2 | | | |
| | Cyprus | 3 | | Cyprus | 2 | S | Bulgaria | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Cyprus | 2 | | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| | | | S | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| | | | S | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | S | Hungary | 2 |
| | | | Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | | | | S | Hungary | 2 |
| | | | Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet) | | | | | Georgia | 3 |
| | | | | Latvia | 0 | | | | | Georgia | 3 |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | | Latvia | 0 | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | S | Poland | 5 | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | Gdynia, Poland (clay) | | | |
| | Latvia | 3 | S | Poland | 5 | S | Poland | 2 | | | |
| | Latvia | 3 | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | S | Poland | 2 | | | |
| S | South Africa | 2 | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | | Georgia | 3 | | | |
| S | South Africa | 2 | | Georgia | 3 | | Georgia | 3 | | | |
| | | | S | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | |
* Zimbabwe, Ireland, Egypt, and South Africa relegated to Group III in 2007.
* North Macedonia and Georgia promoted to Group I in 2007.

## First round
### Zimbabwe vs. Norway

| Zimbabwe 1 | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 7–9 April 2006 Hard | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 7–9 April 2006 Hard | Norway 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Genius Chidzikwe Jan Frode Andersen 4 6 2 6 7 5 6$^3$ 7$^7$     2 Gwinyai Tongoona Stian Boretti 0 6 3 6 3 6       3 Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Tongoona Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 4     4 Genius Chidzikwe Stian Boretti 6 4 5 7 5 7 6 3 3 6   5 Stefan D'Almeida Carl Sundberg 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Greece vs. North Macedonia

| Greece 1 | Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 7–9 April 2006 Clay | Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 7–9 April 2006 Clay | North Macedonia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Konstantinos Economidis Predrag Rusevski 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 5 7 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4   2 Alexandros Jakupovic Lazar Magdinčev 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 0 6 2 6       3 Alexandros Jakupovic / Nikos Rovas Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski 6 3 3 6 4 6 2 6     4 Nikos Rovas Lazar Magdinčev 2 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 1 6       5 Paris Gemouchidis Predrag Rusevski 1 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Finland vs. Ireland

| Finland 3 | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 7–9 April 2006 Hard (indoors) | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 7–9 April 2006 Hard (indoors) | Ireland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jarkko Nieminen Kevin Sorensen 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 Juho Paukku Louk Sorensen 4 6 2 6 3 6       3 Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen Tristan Farron-Mahon / Kevin Sorensen 6 0 6 3 6 2       4 Jarkko Nieminen Louk Sorensen 6 4 6 1 6 0       5 Juho Paukku Kevin Sorensen 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Algeria vs. Slovenia

| Algeria 3 | Office du complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf, Algiers, Algeria 7–9 April 2006 Clay | Office du complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf, Algiers, Algeria 7–9 April 2006 Clay | Slovenia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Slimane Saoudi Rok Jarc 6 4 6 4 3 6 6 1     2 Lamine Ouahab Grega Žemlja 6 3 2 6 4 6 6 3 6 4   3 Lamine Ouahab / Slimane Saoudi Rok Jarc / Grega Žemlja 6 2 6 2 6 4       4 Slimane Saoudi Grega Žemlja 5 7 2 6         5 Rachid Baba-Aïssa Blaž Kavčič 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Egypt

| Hungary 5 | Hód TC, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary 7–9 April 2006 Hard (indoors) | Hód TC, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary 7–9 April 2006 Hard (indoors) | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sebő Kiss Karim Maamoun 6 3 6 4 6 1       2 Kornél Bardóczky Sherif Sabry 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 1 6 3       3 Kornél Bardóczky / Gergely Kisgyörgy Karim Maamoun / Mohamed Mamoun 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4       4 Kornél Bardóczky Mohamed Mamoun 7 5 6 3         5 Sebő Kiss Sherif Sabry 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Cyprus

| Bulgaria 3 | TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7–9 April 2006 Clay | TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 7–9 April 2006 Clay | Cyprus 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yordan Kanev Marcos Baghdatis 1 6 2 6 2 6       2 Ilia Kushev Photos Kallias 6 3 6 2 7 5       3 Ilia Kushev / Ivaylo Traykov Marcos Baghdatis / Photos Kallias 4 6 6 3 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 0   4 Ilia Kushev Marcos Baghdatis 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Todor Enev Photos Kallias 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1 1 6 6 4 ||||

### Poland vs. Latvia

| Poland 5 | Centrum Tenisowe ANGIE Sp.z.o.o., Puszczykowo, Poznań County, Poland 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoors) | Centrum Tenisowe ANGIE Sp.z.o.o., Puszczykowo, Poznań County, Poland 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoors) | Latvia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Ernests Gulbis 3 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^9$ 6$^7$     2 Łukasz Kubot Andis Juška 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 3 6 8 6   3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juška 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 1       4 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Deniss Pavlovs 6 3 6 2         5 Michał Przysiężny Kārlis Lejnieks 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^1$ ||||

### Georgia vs. South Africa

| Georgia 3 | Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoors) | Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoors) | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Irakli Labadze Izak van der Merwe 6 4 5 7 3 6 6 1 6 3   2 Lado Chikhladze Wesley Moodie 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6   3 Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie 6 4 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$       4 Irakli Labadze Wesley Moodie 5 7 6 4 6 4 3 6 11 13   5 Lado Chikhladze Izak van der Merwe 6 2 6 4 6 3 ||||

## Second round
### Norway vs. North Macedonia

| Norway 2 | Oslo Tennisklubb, Oslo, Norway 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Oslo Tennisklubb, Oslo, Norway 21–23 July 2006 Clay | North Macedonia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stian Boretti Predrag Rusevski 2 6 0 6 0 1     retired  2 Jan Frode Andersen Lazar Magdinčev 4 6 6 3 7 5 3 6 6 2   3 Jan Frode Andersen / Erling Tveit Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6       4 Erling Tveit Lazar Magdinčev 4 6 7 5 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 2 6   5 Carl Sundberg Dimitar Grabuloski 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 ||||

### Finland vs. Algeria

| Finland 4 | Hanko Tennis Stadion, Hanko, Finland 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Hanko Tennis Stadion, Hanko, Finland 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Algeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Timo Nieminen Slimane Saoudi 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3       2 Jarkko Nieminen Abdelhak Hameurlaïne 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen Abdelhak Hameurlaïne / Slimane Saoudi 6 1 3 6 6 2 6 4     4 Jarkko Nieminen Slimane Saoudi 6 2 6 1         5 Lauri Kiiski Abdelhak Hameurlaïne 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Hungary

| Bulgaria 2 | TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21–23 July 2006 Clay | TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Hungary 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilia Kushev Kornél Bardóczky 5 7 3 6 0 6       2 Ivaylo Traykov Sebő Kiss 3 6 3 6 3 6       3 Yordan Kanev / Ivaylo Traykov Kornél Bardóczky / Gergely Kisgyörgy 6 4 4 6 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 9 11   4 Todor Enev Dénes Lukács 6 3 7 5         5 Ilia Kushev Sebő Kiss 7 5 1 6 6 2 ||||

### Poland vs. Georgia

| Poland 2 | Klub Tenisowy ARKA, Gdynia, Poland 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Klub Tenisowy ARKA, Gdynia, Poland 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Georgia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Irakli Labadze 6 3 3 6 4 6 4 6     2 Łukasz Kubot Lado Chikhladze 7 5 6 4 6 2       3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze 6 1 6 2 6 4       4 Łukasz Kubot Irakli Labadze 6 4 3 6 7 5 2 6 4 6   5 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Lado Chikhladze 5 7 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Greece vs. Zimbabwe

| Greece 4 | Salonica Counrty Club, Thessaloniki, Greece 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Salonica Counrty Club, Thessaloniki, Greece 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Zimbabwe 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Konstantinos Economidis Pfungwa Mahefu 6 2 6 0 6 0       2 Alexandros Jakupovic Genius Chidzikwe 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 1 7 5 6 2     3 Konstantinos Economidis / Alexandros Jakupovic Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Tongoona 6 2 6 1 6 2       4 Paris Gemouchidis Genius Chidzikwe 2 6 4 6         5 Alexandros Jakupovic Gwinyai Tongoona 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Ireland vs. Slovenia

| Ireland 1 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 21–23 July 2006 Grass | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 21–23 July 2006 Grass | Slovenia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kevin Sorensen Grega Žemlja 2 6 5 7 1 6       2 Conor Niland Marko Tkalec 6 4 2 6 6 4 4 6 3 6   3 James Cluskey / Kevin Sorensen Luka Gregorc / Grega Žemlja 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 3 6 6 3 3 6 5 7   4 Conor Niland Grega Žemlja 4 6 2 6         5 Stephen Nugent Martin Rmuš 1 6 7$^{11}$ 6$^9$ 6 1 ||||

### Egypt vs. Cyprus

| Egypt 2 | Heliopolis Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Heliopolis Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Cyprus 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim Maamoun Christopher Koutrouza 6 1 6 2 6 0       2 Mohamed Mamoun Marcos Baghdatis 4 6 3 6 4 6       3 Karim Maamoun / Mohamed Mamoun Marcos Baghdatis / Photos Kallias 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Karim Maamoun Marcos Baghdatis 3 6 4 6 3 6       5 Sherif Sabry Petros Baghdatis 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Latvia vs. South Africa

| Latvia 3 | Tennis Centre 'Lielupe', Jūrmala, Latvia 21–23 July 2006 Clay | Tennis Centre 'Lielupe', Jūrmala, Latvia 21–23 July 2006 Clay | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andis Juška Rik de Voest 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 4 6 2     2 Ernests Gulbis Fritz Wolmarans 7 5 6 2 6 4       3 Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juška Chris Haggard / Izak van der Merwe 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 2     4 Deniss Pavlovs Izak van der Merwe 3 6 4 6         5 Kārlis Lejnieks Fritz Wolmarans 0 6 0 6 ||||

## Third round
### North Macedonia vs. Finland

| North Macedonia 3 | Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, North Macedonia 22–24 September 2006 Clay | Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, North Macedonia 22–24 September 2006 Clay | Finland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Predrag Rusevski Jarkko Nieminen 6 4 1 6 3 6 6 3 4 6   2 Lazar Magdinčev Timo Nieminen 6 4 6 2 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^1$     3 Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen 6 3 6 2 3 6 1 6 6 2   4 Lazar Magdinčev Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 0 6 1 6       5 Predrag Rusevski Timo Nieminen 6 4 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 4 ||||

### Hungary vs. Georgia

| Hungary 2 | Római Teniszakadémia, Budapest, Hungary 22–24 September 2006 Clay | Római Teniszakadémia, Budapest, Hungary 22–24 September 2006 Clay | Georgia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sebő Kiss Irakli Labadze 6 1 6 3 2 6 6 4     2 Kornél Bardóczky Lado Chikhladze 6 4 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 2     3 Kornél Bardóczky / Gergely Kisgyörgy Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze 6 4 0 6 3 6 2 6     4 Kornél Bardóczky Irakli Labadze 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1 4 6   5 Sebő Kiss Lado Chikhladze 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 2 6 ||||