# 2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016.
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 2018.

## 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 | Slovakia | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Slovakia | | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) |
| | | | 1 | Slovakia | | | bye | | 1 | Slovakia | 1 |
| | | | | bye | | | | | | Hungary | 3 |
| | | | | bye | | Hungary | Hungary | | | Hungary | 3 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | | | | Hungary | Hungary | | | | |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| 1 | Slovakia | 4 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| | Poland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Poland | 1 | | | | 3 | Netherlands | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Netherlands | | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 3 | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) | 3 | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | | Poland | Poland | | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) | Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor hard) | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| | | | Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| | | | | | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Romania | Romania | 2 | | |
| | | | Wels, Austria (clay) | Wels, Austria (clay) | Wels, Austria (clay) | Romania | Romania | 2 | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) |
| | | | Wels, Austria (clay) | Wels, Austria (clay) | Wels, Austria (clay) | Belarus | Belarus | 3 | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor hard) |
| | | | | Romania | 1 | Belarus | Belarus | 3 | | Belarus | 3 |
| | | | 4 | Austria | 4 | | | | 4 | Austria | 1 |
| | | | 4 | Austria | 4 | | bye | | 4 | Austria | 1 |
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | | 4 | Austria | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | 4 | Austria | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 5 | | | | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 5 | | | | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | |
| | | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Israel | Israel | 0 | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) |
| | | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (indoor clay) |
| | | | | Israel | 0 | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | | Portugal | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Ukraine | 5 | | | | 2 | Ukraine | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Ukraine | 5 | | bye | | 2 | Ukraine | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ukraine | | | | |
* Poland and Romania relegated to Group II in 2018.
* Hungary, Netherlands, Belarus, and Portugal advance to World Group Play-off.

## First round
### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Poland

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 | Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Poland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mirza Bašić Kamil Majchrzak 6 4 6 3 0 0      retired 2 Damir Džumhur Hubert Hurkacz 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7 5 7 5       3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 4 6 6 3   4 Damir Džumhur Kamil Majchrzak           w/o  5 Tomislav Brkić Hubert Hurkacz 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 4 6 7 5 ||||

### Belarus vs. Romania

| Belarus 3 | Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, Belarus 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, Belarus 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Romania 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilya Ivashka Adrian Ungur 2 6 7 5 4 6 4 6     2 Egor Gerasimov Marius Copil 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Max Mirnyi / Yaraslav Shyla Marius Copil / Horia Tecău 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4     4 Ilya Ivashka Marius Copil 5 7 4 6 1 6       5 Egor Gerasimov Adrian Ungur 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Portugal vs. Israel

| Portugal 5 | Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal 3–5 February 2017 Clay (i) | Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal 3–5 February 2017 Clay (i) | Israel 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Yshai Oliel 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Gastão Elias Dudi Sela 1 6 6 2 6 4 6 2     3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela 7 5 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 2 6 4   4 Frederico Ferreira Silva Daniel Cukierman 6 2 6 0         5 Pedro Sousa Yshai Oliel 6 2 6 0 ||||

## Second round
### Slovakia vs. Hungary

| Slovakia 1 | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Hungary 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Kližan Attila Balázs 6 1 6 2 3 6 6 4     2 Jozef Kovalík Márton Fucsovics 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 4 6     3 Martin Kližan / Andrej Martin Attila Balázs / Márton Fucsovics 3 6 6 2 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 1 6   4 Martin Kližan Márton Fucsovics 6 3 3 6 3 6 5 7     5 Jozef Kovalík Attila Balázs           not played ||||

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Netherlands

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 | Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–9 April 2017 Hard (i) | Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–9 April 2017 Hard (i) | Netherlands 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mirza Bašić Robin Haase 4 6 2 6 7 5 3 6     2 Damir Džumhur Thiemo de Bakker 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer 3 6 6 3 3 6 2 6     4 Damir Džumhur Robin Haase 5 7 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2 4 6   5 Mirza Bašić Thiemo de Bakker           not played ||||

### Belarus vs. Austria

| Belarus 3 | Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, Belarus 7–9 April 2017 Hard (i) | Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, Belarus 7–9 April 2017 Hard (i) | Austria 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Egor Gerasimov Gerald Melzer 6 3 6 3 6 3       2 Ilya Ivashka Jürgen Melzer 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 3 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^1$     3 Max Mirnyi / Yaraslav Shyla Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6     4 Ilya Ivashka Gerald Melzer 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 3 6 6 3 6 1     5 Egor Gerasimov Jürgen Melzer           not played ||||

### Portugal vs. Ukraine

| Portugal 4 | Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal 7–9 April 2017 Clay (i) | Club Internacional de Foot-ball, Lisbon, Portugal 7–9 April 2017 Clay (i) | Ukraine 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gastão Elias Artem Smirnov 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 3 6 6 1   2 João Sousa Nikita Mashtakov 6 0 6 3 6 0       3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Denys Molchanov / Artem Smirnov 7 5 1 6 3 6 4 6     4 João Sousa Artem Smirnov 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 2       5 Pedro Sousa Illya Beloborodko 6 0 6 1 ||||

## 1st round play-offs
### Austria vs. Romania

| Austria 4 | Union Tennis Club Wels, Wels, Austria 15–17 September 2017 Clay | Union Tennis Club Wels, Wels, Austria 15–17 September 2017 Clay | Romania 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gerald Melzer Dragoș Dima 6 1 6 1 3 6 6 1     2 Dominic Thiem Bogdan Borza 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Philipp Oswald / Dominic Thiem Nicolae Frunză / Horia Tecău 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6     4 Dominic Thiem Nicolae Frunză 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3       5 Gerald Melzer Bogdan Borza 6 1 7 5 ||||

### Israel vs. Ukraine

| Israel 0 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 15–17 September 2017 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 15–17 September 2017 Hard | Ukraine 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Illya Marchenko 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 3 6       2 Edan Leshem Alexandr Dolgopolov 4 6 1 6 4 6       3 Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela Denys Molchanov / Sergiy Stakhovsky 5 7 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 1 6 4 6$^4$ 7$^7$   4 Mor Bulis Alexandr Dolgopolov 3 6 2 6         5 Edan Leshem Illya Marchenko 1 6 3 6 ||||

## 2nd round play-offs
### Slovakia vs. Poland

| Slovakia 4 | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 15–17 September 2017 Clay | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 15–17 September 2017 Clay | Poland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Norbert Gombos Hubert Hurkacz 6 2 6 2 3 6 6 4     2 Andrej Martin Kamil Majchrzak 7 5 4 6 6 3 6 3     3 Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay Mateusz Kowalczyk / Łukasz Kubot 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 3 6 3 6 2 6     4 Norbert Gombos Kamil Majchrzak 6 1 6 2 6 4       5 Jozef Kovalík Hubert Hurkacz 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Israel vs. Romania

| Israel 5 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 27–29 October 2017 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 27–29 October 2017 Hard | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Edan Leshem Dragoș Dima 6 3 5 7 6 2 3 6 6 3   2 Dudi Sela Nicolae Frunză 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela Vasile Antonescu / Bogdan Borza 6 3 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$       4 Mor Bulis Vasile Antonescu 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3         5 Edan Leshem Nicolae Frunză 6 4 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 2 ||||