# 1990 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1990.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IIs in 1991.

## Participating nations

* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* Ghana
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Nigeria
* Portugal
* Romania
* Soviet Union

### Draw

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) |
| bye | bye | | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) | Kyiv, Soviet Union (indoor clay) |
| bye | bye | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Portugal | Portugal | 1 |
| Portugal | Portugal | 5 | Portugal | Portugal | 1 |
| Ghana | Ghana | 0 | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| Romania | Romania | 3 | Romania | Romania | 2 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| | | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | |
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 | Finland | Finland | 3 |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| Denmark | Denmark | | | | |
* Soviet Union, Great Britain, Belgium and Finland advance to World Group qualifying round.
| Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off |
| Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | Accra, Ghana (hard) |
| Ghana | Ghana | 2 |
| Ireland | Ireland | 3 |
* Ghana and Nigeria relegated to Group II in 1991.

## First round
### Ghana vs. Portugal

| Ghana 0 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 2–4 February 1990 Hard | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 2–4 February 1990 Hard | Portugal 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kojo Atiso João Cunha e Silva 4 6 4 6 0 6       2 Franklyn Ofori Nuno Marques 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6 3 6       3 Kojo Atiso / Franklyn Ofori Nuno Marques / João Cunha e Silva 3 6 4 6 3 6       4 Franklyn Ofori João Cunha e Silva 6 4 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 13 15       5 Kojo Atiso Nuno Marques 1 6 5 7 ||||

### Ireland vs. Romania

| Ireland 2 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 2–4 February 1990 Carpet (indoors) | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 2–4 February 1990 Carpet (indoors) | Romania 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eoin Collins George Cosac 6 4 6 4 3 6 3 6 9 7   2 Peter Wright Adrian Marcu 6 4 2 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$     3 Owen Casey / Peter Wright George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu 1 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 4 6$^6$ 7$^8$     4 Eoin Collins Adrian Marcu 6$^{10}$ 7$^{12}$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 1 6 4 6     5 Peter Wright George Cosac 6 3 6 4 3 6 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Nigeria vs. Finland

| Nigeria 1 | Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Lagos, Nigeria 2–4 February 1990 Hard | Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Lagos, Nigeria 2–4 February 1990 Hard | Finland 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Segun Akinloye Veli Paloheimo 0 6 3 6 3 6       2 Nduka Odizor Aki Rahunen 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 1 6 0 6       3 Nduka Odizor / Yakubu Suleiman Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto 3 6 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 4 6   4 Segun Akinloye Aki Rahunen 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6         5 Nduka Odizor Veli Paloheimo 2 6 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Second round
### Soviet Union vs. Portugal

| Soviet Union 4 | Nauka Tennis and Sports Complex, Kyiv, Soviet Union 4–6 May 1990 Clay (indoors) | Nauka Tennis and Sports Complex, Kyiv, Soviet Union 4–6 May 1990 Clay (indoors) | Portugal 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Cherkasov Nuno Marques 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2 2 6 3 6 4 6   2 Andrei Chesnokov João Cunha e Silva 6 3 6 2 7 5       3 Andrei Chesnokov / Dimitri Poliakov Nuno Marques / João Cunha e Silva 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$       4 Andrei Chesnokov Nuno Marques 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4     5 Andrei Cherkasov João Cunha e Silva 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Romania vs. Great Britain

| Romania 2 | Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania 4–6 May 1990 Clay | Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania 4–6 May 1990 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 George Cosac Danny Sapsford 6 4 1 6 2 6 3 6     2 Florin Segărceanu Jeremy Bates 7 5 6 1 6 1       3 George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 3 6 3 6 2 6       4 George Cosac Jeremy Bates 6 3 1 6 2 6 2 6     5 Florin Segărceanu Danny Sapsford 6 3 4 6 6 3 ||||

### Belgium vs. Hungary

| Belgium 4 | Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium 4–6 May 1990 Clay | Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium 4–6 May 1990 Clay | Hungary 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eduardo Masso Sándor Noszály 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$     2 Bart Wuyts András Lányi 6 1 6 1 6 2       3 Xavier Daufresne / Denis Langaskens András Lányi / László Markovits 4 6 3 6 6 4 6$^3$ 7$^7$     4 Eduardo Masso András Lányi 6 2 4 6 7 5 6 3     5 Bart Wuyts Sándor Noszály 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Denmark vs. Finland

| Denmark 2 | Aarhus Idrætspark, Aarhus, Denmark 4–6 May 1990 Carpet (indoors) | Aarhus Idrætspark, Aarhus, Denmark 4–6 May 1990 Carpet (indoors) | Finland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Morten Christensen Aki Rahunen 5 7 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6       2 Michael Tauson Veli Paloheimo 6 1 7 5 3 6 4 6 6 3   3 Michael Mortensen / Michael Tauson Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Morten Christensen Veli Paloheimo 6 1 6 4 3 6 5 7 4 6   5 Michael Tauson Aki Rahunen 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Ghana vs. Ireland

| Ghana 2 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 5–7 May 1990 Hard | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 5–7 May 1990 Hard | Ireland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kenneth Dowuona Peter Wright 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 1 6     2 Franklyn Ofori Eoin Collins 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 3 3 6     3 Kenneth Dowuona / Franklyn Ofori Eoin Collins / Peter Wright 6 1 7 5 2 6 2 6 9 11   4 Franklyn Ofori Peter Wright 6 2 6 3         5 Kenneth Dowuona Michael Nugent 6 4 6 1 ||||