# 2018 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 2018 Davis Cup.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three 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 play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties 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 II in 2019.

## Participating nations
### 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 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Czech Republic | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Czech Republic | | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 1 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | 1 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | | Israel | 1 |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | Israel | 1 |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | | | Israel | Israel | 3 | | | |
| | South Africa | 0 | | | | Israel | Israel | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Portugal | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Portugal | 4 | | | | 4 | Portugal | | | | |
| | | | Bucha, Ukraine (hard) | Bucha, Ukraine (hard) | Bucha, Ukraine (hard) | 4 | Portugal | | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard) |
| | | | Bucha, Ukraine (hard) | Bucha, Ukraine (hard) | Bucha, Ukraine (hard) | | bye | | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard) |
| | | | 4 | Portugal | 1 | | bye | | 4 | Portugal | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Portugal | 1 | Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard) | 4 | Portugal | 2 |
| | | | | Ukraine | 3 | Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipro, Ukraine (indoor hard) | | Sweden | 3 |
| | | | | Ukraine | 3 | Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | | Sweden | 3 |
| | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | | |
| | | | | | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) |
| | | | | bye | | bye | bye | | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
| | | | 3 | Slovakia | | | | | 3 | Slovakia | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Slovakia | | | bye | | 3 | Slovakia | 2 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | | | | 3 | Slovakia | | | | |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | | | | 3 | Slovakia | | | | |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | | | | Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay) | Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay) | Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay) | | | |
| | Belarus | 1 | | | | Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay) | Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay) | Sankt Pölten, Austria (indoor clay) | | | |
| | Belarus | 1 | | | | Austria | Austria | 5 | | | |
| | | | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Austria | Austria | 5 | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) |
| | | | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Belarus | Belarus | 0 | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) |
| | | | | Belarus | 2 | Belarus | Belarus | 0 | | Austria | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Russia | 3 | | | | 2 | Russia | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Russia | 3 | | bye | | 2 | Russia | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Russia | | | | |
* South Africa and Belarus relegated to Group II in 2019.
* Czech Republic, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Austria advance to World Group Play-off.

## First round
### South Africa vs. Israel

| South Africa 2 | Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa, South Africa 2–3 February Hard (i) | Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa, South Africa 2–3 February Hard (i) | Israel 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lloyd Harris Edan Leshem 7 5 6 4     2 Nicolaas Scholtz Dudi Sela 1 6 7 6 5 7   3 Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela 5 7 6 4 6 4   4 Lloyd Harris Dudi Sela 6 7 1 6     5 Nicolaas Scholtz Edan Leshem 3 6 5 7 ||||

### Ukraine vs. Sweden

| Ukraine 2 | Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipro, Ukraine 2–3 February Hard (i) | Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipro, Ukraine 2–3 February Hard (i) | Sweden 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sergiy Stakhovsky Mikael Ymer 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 2 6     2 Artem Smirnov Elias Ymer 2 6 3 6     3 Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky Markus Eriksson / Andreas Siljeström 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 6 2   4 Sergiy Stakhovsky Elias Ymer 6 4 6 4     5 Artem Smirnov Mikael Ymer 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Belarus

| Austria 5 | VAZ St. Pölten, Sankt Pölten, Austria 2–3 February Clay (i) | VAZ St. Pölten, Sankt Pölten, Austria 2–3 February Clay (i) | Belarus 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gerald Melzer Ilya Ivashka 2 6 7 5 6 4   2 Dominic Thiem Dzmitry Zhyrmont 6 3 6 3     3 Oliver Marach / Philipp Oswald Ilya Ivashka / Andrei Vasilevski 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$     4 Dominic Thiem Ilya Ivashka 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$     5 Dennis Novak Yaraslav Shyla 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 0 ||||

## Second round
### Czech Republic vs. Israel

| Czech Republic 3 | RT Torax Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic 6–7 April Clay (i) | RT Torax Arena, Ostrava, Czech Republic 6–7 April Clay (i) | Israel 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jiří Veselý Edan Leshem 6 0 6 1     2 Adam Pavlásek Dudi Sela 3 6 6 3 6 1   3 Adam Pavlásek / Jiří Veselý Jonathan Erlich / Yshai Oliel 6 2 3 6 6 3   4 Václav Šafránek Yshai Oliel 5 7 3 6     5 Adam Pavlásek Edan Leshem       not played ||||

### Sweden vs. Portugal

| Sweden 3 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 6–7 April Hard (i) | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 6–7 April Hard (i) | Portugal 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mikael Ymer João Sousa 4 6 4 6     2 Elias Ymer Gastão Elias 7$^{13}$ 6$^{11}$ 6 4     3 Markus Eriksson / Robert Lindstedt Gastão Elias / João Sousa 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 2     4 Elias Ymer João Sousa 4 6 4 6     5 Mikael Ymer Gastão Elias 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Slovakia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Slovakia 2 | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 6–7 April Clay (i) | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 6–7 April Clay (i) | Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Norbert Gombos Damir Džumhur 4 6 1 6     2 Martin Kližan Mirza Bašić 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1     3 Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić 2 6 4 6     4 Martin Kližan Damir Džumhur 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$     5 Jozef Kovalík Mirza Bašić 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 6 2 3 6 ||||

### Russia vs. Austria

| Russia 1 | Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia 6–7 April Hard (i) | Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia 6–7 April Hard (i) | Austria 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrey Rublev Dennis Novak 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6     2 Daniil Medvedev Sebastian Ofner 6 1 6 2     3 Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Oswald 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     4 Evgeny Donskoy Jürgen Melzer 3 6 6 3 3 6   5 Daniil Medvedev Dennis Novak       not played ||||

## First round play-offs
### Ukraine vs. Portugal

| Ukraine 3 | Campa Tennis Club, Bucha, Ukraine 14–15 September Hard | Campa Tennis Club, Bucha, Ukraine 14–15 September Hard | Portugal 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Illya Marchenko João Sousa 6 4 2 6 3 6   2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Pedro Sousa 6 3 6 2     3 Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky Gastão Elias / João Sousa 6 4 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$   4 Sergiy Stakhovsky João Sousa 6 2 4 6 6 4   5 Illya Marchenko Pedro Sousa       not played ||||

### Russia vs. Belarus

| Russia 3 | Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia 14–15 September Hard (i) | Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia 14–15 September Hard (i) | Belarus 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karen Khachanov Egor Gerasimov 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3     2 Daniil Medvedev Ilya Ivashka 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 4 6     3 Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski 5 7 3 6     4 Karen Khachanov Ilya Ivashka 6 2 6 4     5 Daniil Medvedev Egor Gerasimov 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 6 3 ||||

## 2nd round play-offs
### Portugal vs. South Africa

| Portugal 4 | Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal 19–20 October 2018 Clay | Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal 19–20 October 2018 Clay | South Africa 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Pedro Sousa Lloyd Harris 6 1 6 1     2 João Sousa Nicolaas Scholtz 6 3 6 2     3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse 6 4 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2   4 João Domingues Philip Henning 6 4 6 0     5 Pedro Sousa Nicolaas Scholtz       not played ||||

### Slovakia vs. Belarus

| Slovakia 3 | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 26–27 October 2018 Clay (i) | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 26–27 October 2018 Clay (i) | Belarus 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Martin Kližan Alexander Zgirovsky 6 1 6 4     2 Norbert Gombos Egor Gerasimov 6 3 4 6 4 6   3 Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek Max Mirnyi / Andrei Vasilevski 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 3   4 Martin Kližan Egor Gerasimov 6 4 6 3     5 Norbert Gombos Alexander Zgirovsky       not played ||||