# 2003 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of 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. 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 2004.

## 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 | | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor hard) |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | | bye | | 1 | Slovakia | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | Luxembourg | 2 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | | Luxembourg | 2 |
| Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | | | |
| Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 5 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | 4 | Finland | | | | |
| | | | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | 4 | Finland | | St. Anton, Austria (carpet) | St. Anton, Austria (carpet) |
| | | | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | Asker, Norway (clay) | | bye | | St. Anton, Austria (carpet) | St. Anton, Austria (carpet) |
| | | | 4 | Finland | 4 | | bye | | 4 | Finland | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Finland | 4 | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | 4 | Finland | 2 |
| | | | | Norway | 1 | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | Oslo, Norway (indoor hard) | | Austria | 3 |
| | | | | Norway | 1 | Austria | Austria | 5 | | Austria | 3 |
| | | | | | | Norway | Norway | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | | | |
| | | | | | | Belarus | Belarus | 3 | | |
| | | | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Belarus | Belarus | 3 | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) |
| | | | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Israel | Israel | 2 | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (carpet) |
| | | | | Israel | 5 | Israel | Israel | 2 | | Belarus | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Zimbabwe | 0 | | | | 3 | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Zimbabwe | 0 | | bye | | 3 | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | | | | 3 | Zimbabwe | | | | |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 3 | | | | 3 | Zimbabwe | | | | |
| | Italy | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 2 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) |
| | | | | | | Italy | Italy | | Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | | | Italy | 2 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | | | | | 2 | Morocco | 3 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | | | bye | | 2 | Morocco | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Morocco | | | | |
* Norway and Italy relegated to Group II in 2004.
* Slovakia, Austria, Belarus, and Morocco advance to World Group Play-off.

## First Round Matches
### Norway vs. Austria

| Norway 0 | Riksanlegget, Oslo, Norway 7–9 February 2003 Hard (indoor) | Riksanlegget, Oslo, Norway 7–9 February 2003 Hard (indoor) | Austria 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stian Boretti Jürgen Melzer 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Jan Frode Andersen Alexander Peya 3 6 3 6 5 7       3 Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Jürgen Melzer / Alexander Peya 3 6 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 5 7   4 Fredrik Aarum Oliver Marach 4 6 2 6         5 Stian Boretti Konstantin Gruber 3 6 5 7 ||||

### Belarus vs. Israel

| Belarus 3 | Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (indoor) | Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (indoor) | Israel 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Mirnyi Harel Levy 6 1 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$     2 Vladimir Voltchkov Noam Okun 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3       3 Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4 6 4       4 Alexander Shvets Andy Ram 1 6 2 3       retired  5 Alexander Skrypko Harel Levy 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Second Round Matches
### Luxembourg vs. Slovakia

| Luxembourg 2 | National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 4–6 April 2003 Hard (indoor) | National Tennis Centre (CNT), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 4–6 April 2003 Hard (indoor) | Slovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Michal Mertiňák 7 5 6 3 7$^8$ 6$^6$       2 Gilles Kremer Karol Beck 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Karol Beck / Igor Zelenay 7 5 7 5 6 4       4 Gilles Müller Karol Beck 4 6 3 6 3 6       5 Mike Scheidweiler Michal Mertiňák 6 4 3 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Austria vs. Finland

| Austria 3 | Arlberg-well.com Halle, St. Anton, Austria 4–6 April 2003 Carpet (indoor) | Arlberg-well.com Halle, St. Anton, Austria 4–6 April 2003 Carpet (indoor) | Finland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stefan Koubek Tuomas Ketola 7 5 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1     2 Jürgen Melzer Jarkko Nieminen 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen 2 6 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7 5     4 Stefan Koubek Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 2 6 3 6       5 Jürgen Melzer Tuomas Ketola 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Belarus vs. Zimbabwe

| Belarus 4 | Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus 4–6 April 2003 Carpet (indoor) | Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus 4–6 April 2003 Carpet (indoor) | Zimbabwe 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4       2 Vladimir Voltchkov Wayne Black 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 2 7 5     3 Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 5 7 6 3 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^4$     4 Alexander Skrypko Wayne Black 6 3 6 3         5 Vladimir Voltchkov Gwinyai Tongoona 6 1 1 2       retired ||||

### Morocco vs. Italy

| Morocco 3 | Royal Tennis Club, Marrakesh, Morocco 4–6 April 2003 Clay | Royal Tennis Club, Marrakesh, Morocco 4–6 April 2003 Clay | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Younes El Aynaoui Filippo Volandri 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 4 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 Hicham Arazi Davide Sanguinetti 5 7 6 1 6 0 4 6 3 6   3 Mounir El Aarej / Younes El Aynaoui Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti 1 6 4 6 1 6       4 Younes El Aynaoui Davide Sanguinetti 6 4 6 3 6 2       5 Hicham Arazi Filippo Volandri 6 3 6 3 6 2 ||||

## First Round Play-offs Matches
### Norway vs. Finland

| Norway 1 | Asker Tennis Club, Asker, Norway 11–13 July 2003 Clay | Asker Tennis Club, Asker, Norway 11–13 July 2003 Clay | Finland 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stian Boretti Jarkko Nieminen 1 6 1 5       retired  2 Jan Frode Andersen Janne Ojala 4 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7 5     3 Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen 5 7 4 6 4 6       4 Jan Frode Andersen Jarkko Nieminen 2 6 2 6 4 6       5 Thomas Haug Kim Tiilikainen 1 6 3 6 ||||

### Israel vs. Zimbabwe

| Israel 5 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 11–13 July 2003 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 11–13 July 2003 Hard | Zimbabwe 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Noam Okun Gwinyai Tongoona 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Harel Levy Genius Chidzikwe 6 2 6 4 6 4       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Chingoka 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 Noam Okun Zibusiso Ncube 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$         5 Jonathan Erlich Gwinyai Chingoka 6 4 6 0 ||||

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

| Norway 0 | Asker Tennis Club, Asker, Norway 19–21 September 2003 Clay | Asker Tennis Club, Asker, Norway 19–21 September 2003 Clay | Luxembourg 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stian Boretti Gilles Müller 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 2 3 6     2 Jan Frode Andersen Mike Scheidweiler 4 6 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$       3 Jan Frode Andersen / Stian Boretti Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler 1 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 4 6   4 Helge Koll-Frafjord Gilles Kremer 4 6         retired  5 Erling Tveit Laurent Hild 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 ||||

### Zimbabwe vs. Italy

| Zimbabwe 3 | Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 19–21 September 2003 Hard | Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 19–21 September 2003 Hard | Italy 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kevin Ullyett Filippo Volandri 4 6 7 5 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 Wayne Black Davide Sanguinetti 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1 6 3       3 Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 2 6 4       4 Genius Chidzikwe Giorgio Galimberti 2 6 2 6         5 Nigel Badza Davide Sanguinetti 1 6 1 6 ||||