# 2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2007.
In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

## Participating teams

* Georgia
* Great Britain
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Serbia
* Slovakia

## Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | | S | Slovakia | | | | |
| | | | | | | S | Slovakia | | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | S | Slovakia | 5 |
| | | | Macedonia | Macedonia | | | | | | Macedonia | 0 |
| | | | Macedonia | Macedonia | | Macedonia | Macedonia | | | Macedonia | 0 |
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (ind. hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (ind. hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (ind. hard) | | | | Macedonia | Macedonia | | | | |
| Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (ind. hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (ind. hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (ind. hard) | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Macedonia | Macedonia | 3 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 | | | | S | Italy | | | | |
| | | | Alghero, Italy (hard) | Alghero, Italy (hard) | Alghero, Italy (hard) | S | Italy | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) |
| | | | Alghero, Italy (hard) | Alghero, Italy (hard) | Alghero, Italy (hard) | | bye | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) |
| | | | S | Italy | 4 | | bye | | S | Italy | 2 |
| | | | S | Italy | 4 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | S | Italy | 2 |
| | | | | Luxembourg | 1 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | Israel | 3 |
| | | | | Luxembourg | 1 | Israel | Israel | 5 | | Israel | 3 |
| | | | | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | | | |
| | | | | | | Georgia | Georgia | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Georgia | Georgia | 3 | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) |
| | | | | | | Portugal | Portugal | 2 | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay) |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | | Portugal | Portugal | 2 | | Georgia | 0 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | S | Serbia | 5 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | S | Serbia | 5 |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard) | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Rotterdam, Netherlands (indoor hard) | | | | S | Serbia | | | | |
| | Portugal | 0 | | | | S | Serbia | | | | |
| S | Netherlands | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| S | Netherlands | 5 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | Birmingham, England (indoor hard) | Birmingham, England (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Birmingham, England (indoor hard) | Birmingham, England (indoor hard) |
| | | | | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | Great Britain | 4 |
| | | | S | Netherlands | | | | | S | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | | S | Netherlands | | | bye | | S | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | | | | | S | Netherlands | | | | |
* Luxembourg and Portugal relegated to Group II in 2008.
* Slovakia, Israel, Serbia, and Great Britain advance to World Group Play-off.

## First Round Matches
### Israel vs. Luxembourg

| Israel 5 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 9–11 February 2007 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 9–11 February 2007 Hard | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Noam Okun Gilles Kremer 6 0 6 0 6 1       2 Dudi Sela Gilles Müller 4 6 6 4 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^1$     3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Laurent Bram / Mike Scheidweiler 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 0 6 3       4 Andy Ram Laurent Bram 6 2 5 7 6 4       5 Dudi Sela Gilles Kremer 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Georgia vs. Portugal

| Georgia 3 | Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia 9–11 February 2007 Carpet (indoor) | Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia 9–11 February 2007 Carpet (indoor) | Portugal 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Irakli Labadze Rui Machado 7 5 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$       2 Lado Chikhladze Frederico Gil 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 4     3 Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze Gastão Elias / Frederico Gil 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 5 7 6 3   4 George Chantouria Pedro Sousa 2 6 4 6         5 George Khrikadze Gastão Elias 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

## Second Round Matches
### Slovakia vs. Macedonia

| Slovakia 5 | Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, Macedonia 6–8 April 2007 clay (outdoor) | Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, Macedonia 6–8 April 2007 clay (outdoor) | Macedonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michal Mertiňák Lazar Magdinčev 6 3 6 2 4 6 6 4     2 Dominik Hrbatý Predrag Rusevski 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski 6 2 6 1 6 2       4 Pavol Červenák Ilija Martinoski 6 3 6 4         5 Ivo Klec Dimitar Grabuloski 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Israel vs. Italy

| Israel 3 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 6–8 April 2007 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 6–8 April 2007 Hard | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Andreas Seppi 6 3 7 5 1 6 3 6 6 3   2 Noam Okun Simone Bolelli 7 5 7 5 6 4       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$       4 Noam Okun Andreas Seppi 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7$^7$         5 Dudi Sela Simone Bolelli 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Serbia vs. Georgia

| Serbia 5 | Sportski Centar Kovilovo, Belgrade, Serbia 6–8 April 2007 Clay (indoor) | Sportski Centar Kovilovo, Belgrade, Serbia 6–8 April 2007 Clay (indoor) | Georgia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic George Chantouria 6 1 5 0        retired 2 Janko Tipsarević Lado Chikhladze 6 4 6 4 7 5       3 Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić Lado Chikhladze / George Khrikadze 7 5 6 4 6 3       4 Ilija Bozoljac Lado Chikhladze 4 6 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$       5 Janko Tipsarević George Khrikadze 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Netherlands

| Great Britain 4 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, Great Britain 6–8 April 2007 hard (indoor) | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, Great Britain 6–8 April 2007 hard (indoor) | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Raemon Sluiter 6 3 7 5 6 2       2 Tim Henman Robin Haase 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$       3 Jamie Murray / Greg Rusedski Robin Haase / Rogier Wassen 6 1 3 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$     4 Jamie Murray Robin Haase 6 4 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 2 6       5 Tim Henman Igor Sijsling 6 2 6 3 ||||

## First Round Play-offs Matches
### Italy vs. Luxembourg

| Italy 4 | Tennis Club Alghero, Alghero, Italy 20–22 July 2007 Hard | Tennis Club Alghero, Alghero, Italy 20–22 July 2007 Hard | Luxembourg 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Potito Starace Laurent Bram 6 1 6 3 6 4       2 Andreas Seppi Gilles Müller 6 1 6 1 6 4       3 Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 3 6 6 1 4 6 6 4 6 3   4 Daniele Bracciali Gilles Kremer 3 6         retired  5 Federico Luzzi Laurent Bram 6 4 6 4 ||||

## Second Round Play-offs Matches
### Macedonia vs. Luxembourg

| Macedonia 3 | National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 21–23 September 2007 Hard (indoor) | National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 21–23 September 2007 Hard (indoor) | Luxembourg 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lazar Magdinčev Gilles Müller 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 1 6 6 3   2 Predrag Rusevski Gilles Kremer 6 4 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 4   3 Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 7 5 2 6 3 6   4 Ilija Martinoski Gilles Müller 3 6 4 6 3 6       5 Lazar Magdinčev Gilles Kremer 6 1 6 3 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 4 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Portugal

| Netherlands 5 | Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands 21–23 September 2007 Hard (indoor) | Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands 21–23 September 2007 Hard (indoor) | Portugal 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Raemon Sluiter Frederico Gil 6 2 6 1 6 3       2 Robin Haase Gastão Elias 6 1 6 1 2 6 5 7 6 2   3 Jesse Huta Galung / Peter Wessels Gastão Elias / Frederico Gil 6 2 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3     4 Robin Haase Frederico Gil 6 3 6 4         5 Jesse Huta Galung Rui Machado 6 3 3 6 6 2 ||||