# 2003 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2003.
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 IV was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in National Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, February 5–9, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino, June 11–15, on outdoor clay courts.

## Format

The seven teams in the San Marino tournament were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2004. The remaining teams in each group from the preliminary round were placed in a second pool to determine places 5–7.

## Pool A

| | Pool A | SMR | RWA | ZAM | MRI |
| 1 | San Marino (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Rwanda (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Zambia (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Mauritius (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |

### San Marino vs. Zambia

| San Marino 3 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 11 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 11 June 2003 Clay | Zambia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christian Rosti Edgar Kazembe 6 3 6 3     2 Domenico Vicini Hector Sando 6 3 6 2     3 William Forcellini / Massimiliano Rosti Edgar Kazembe / Hector Sando 6 4 4 6 6 2 ||||

### Mauritius vs. Rwanda

| Mauritius 0 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 11 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 11 June 2003 Clay | Rwanda 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandre Daruty Eric Hagenimana 1 6 2 6     2 Simon Koenig Jean-Claude Gasigwa 2 6 3 6     3 Alexandre Daruty / Simon Koenig Jean-Claude Gasigwa / Eric Hagenimana 3 6 2 6 ||||

### San Marino vs. Mauritius

| San Marino 3 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 12 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 12 June 2003 Clay | Mauritius 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Massimiliano Rosti Alexandre Daruty 6 1 6 0     2 Domenico Vicini Simon Koenig 6 3 6 1     3 William Forcellini / Christian Rosti Alexandre Daruty / Abdullah Toorawa 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 0 ||||

### Zambia vs. Rwanda

| Zambia 1 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 12 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 12 June 2003 Clay | Rwanda 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Edgar Kazembe Eric Hagenimana 4 6 6 2 2 6   2 Hector Sando Jean-Claude Gasigwa 6 4 1 6 6 1   3 Edgar Kazembe / Hector Sando Jean-Claude Gasigwa / Eric Hagenimana 5 7 6$^6$ 7$^8$ ||||

### San Marino vs. Rwanda

| San Marino 3 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 13 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 13 June 2003 Clay | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Massimiliano Rosti Eric Hagenimana 6 4 6 4     2 Domenico Vicini Jean-Claude Gasigwa 6 1 6 0     3 William Forcellini / Christian Rosti Jean-Claude Gasigwa / Eric Hagenimana 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Mauritius vs. Zambia

| Mauritius 1 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 13 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 13 June 2003 Clay | Zambia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandre Daruty Edgar Kazembe 6 1 6 0     2 Simon Koenig Hector Sando 2 6 6 2 3 6   3 Alexandre Daruty / Abdullah Toorawa Edgar Kazembe / Hector Sando 5 7 1 6 ||||

## Pool B

| | Pool B | ISL | KEN | MLT |
| 1 | Iceland (2–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Kenya (1–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Malta (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Iceland vs. Kenya

| Iceland 3 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 11 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 11 June 2003 Clay | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raj-Kumar Bonifacius Norbert Oduor 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4   2 Arnar Sigurðsson Allan Cooper 6 3 6 3     3 Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3 ||||

### Iceland vs. Malta

| Iceland 3 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 12 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 12 June 2003 Clay | Malta 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Raj-Kumar Bonifacius Mark Schembri 6 4 2 6 6 4   2 Arnar Sigurðsson Mark Vella 6 1 6 0     3 Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Marcus Delicata / Mark Schembri 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Malta vs. Kenya

| Malta 0 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 13 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 13 June 2003 Clay | Kenya 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marcus Delicata Norbert Oduor 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6     2 Mark Schembri Allan Cooper 5 7 3 6     3 Marcus Delicata / Mark Vella Arun Balaraman / Willis Mbandi 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ ||||

## 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 | ISL | KEN | SMR | RWA |
| 1 | Iceland (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Kenya (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | San Marino (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Rwanda (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
Iceland and Kenya promoted to Group III for 2004.

### San Marino vs. Kenya

| San Marino 1 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 14 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 14 June 2003 Clay | Kenya 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Massimiliano Rosti Norbert Oduor 2 6 6 1 1 6   2 Domenico Vicini Allan Cooper 5 7 6 3 3 6   3 Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini Arun Balaraman / Willis Mbandi 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Rwanda vs. Iceland

| Rwanda 0 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 14 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 14 June 2003 Clay | Iceland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Eric Hagenimana Raj-Kumar Bonifacius 1 6 3 6     2 Jean-Claude Gasigwa Arnar Sigurðsson 2 6 2 6     3 Jean-Claude Gasigwa / Eric Hagenimana Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson 1 6 4 6 ||||

### San Marino vs. Iceland

| San Marino 1 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 15 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 15 June 2003 Clay | Iceland 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christian Rosti Andri Jonsson 6 2 6 1     2 Domenico Vicini Arnar Sigurðsson 1 6 5 7     3 Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini Davíð Halldórsson / Arnar Sigurðsson 2 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Rwanda vs. Kenya

| Rwanda 1 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 15 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 15 June 2003 Clay | Kenya 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Eric Hagenimana Norbert Oduor 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$     2 Jean-Claude Gasigwa Allan Cooper 1 6 4 6     3 Jean-Claude Gasigwa / Eric Hagenimana Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor 4 6 6 3 4 6 ||||

## Placement pool

The bottom two teams from Pool A and the bottom team from Pool B were placed in the placement pool to determine places 5–7. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 5th–7th Play-off | MLT | ZAM | MRI |
| 1 | Malta (2–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Zambia (1–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Mauritius (0–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Zambia vs. Malta

| Zambia 0 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 14 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 14 June 2003 Clay | Malta 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mwiza Gondwe Marcus Delicata 0 6 4 6     2 Edgar Kazembe Mark Schembri 3 6 0 6     3 Mwiza Gondwe / Hector Sando Marcus Delicata / Mark Schembri 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Mauritius vs. Malta

| Mauritius 1 | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 15 June 2003 Clay | Centro Tennis di Fonte dell'Ovo, San Marino 15 June 2003 Clay | Malta 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandre Daruty Marcus Delicata 6 3 6 4     2 Simon Koenig Mark Schembri 5 7 4 6     3 Alexandre Daruty / Abdullah Toorawa Marcus Delicata / Mark Schembri 2 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Iceland |
| 2 | Kenya |
| 3 | San Marino |
| 4 | Rwanda |
| 5 | Malta |
| 6 | Zambia |
| 7 | Mauritius |
* Iceland and Kenya promoted to Group III in 2004.