2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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 II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2017.

Participating nations

Seeds:  Lithuania  Denmark  Belarus  Bulgaria  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Latvia  Finland  South Africa

Remaining nations:  Egypt  Georgia  Luxembourg  Monaco  Norway  Tunisia  Turkey  Zimbabwe

Draw

	Play-offs 15–17 July					1st round 4–6 March					2nd round 15–17 July					3rd round 16–18 September
						Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)
						1	Lithuania	3
	Capellen, Luxembourg (hard)						Norway	2			Kaunas, Lithuania (clay)
		Norway	3								1	Lithuania	3
		Luxembourg	2			Centurion, South Africa (hard)					8	South Africa	2
						8	South Africa	5
							Luxembourg	0								Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)
																1	Lithuania	0
						Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard)										5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5
						4	Bulgaria	2
	Tunis, Tunisia (hard)						Turkey	3			Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay)
	4	Bulgaria	2									Turkey	1
		Tunisia	3			Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (indoor carpet)					5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
						5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
							Tunisia	1
						Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard)
							Monaco	2
	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay)					6	Latvia	3			Minsk, Belarus (hard)
		Monaco	3								6	Latvia	1
		Egypt	1			Cairo, Egypt (clay)					3	Belarus	4
							Egypt	1
						3	Belarus	3								Minsk, Belarus (hard)
																3	Belarus	4
						Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard)										2	Denmark	1
							Zimbabwe	1
	Tbilisi, Georgia (hard)					7	Finland	4			Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
		Zimbabwe	2								7	Finland	2
		Georgia	3			Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)					2	Denmark	3
							Georgia	0
						2	Denmark	5
Luxembourg,  Bulgaria,  Egypt, and  Zimbabwe relegated to Group III in 2017.										Bosnia and Herzegovina and  Belarus promoted to Group I in 2017.

First round

Lithuania vs. Norway

Lithuania 3	Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai, Lithuania[1] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Norway 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Laurynas Grigelis Viktor Durasovic 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 4 6^2 7^7   2 Ričardas Berankis Casper Ruud 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Ričardas Berankis / Laurynas Grigelis Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud 6 2 7^7 6^2 6 1       4 Ričardas Berankis Viktor Durasovic 6 2 6 1 6 0       5 Laurynas Grigelis Casper Ruud 3 6 3 6

South Africa vs. Luxembourg

South Africa 5	Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa[2] 4–6 March 2016 Hard		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tucker Vorster Alex Knaff 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Lloyd Harris Ugo Nastasi 6 1 6 4 6 4       3 Dean O'Brien / Ruan Roelofse Ugo Nastasi / Mike Scheidweiler 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 Tucker Vorster Tom Diederich 6 3 6 4         5 Lloyd Harris Alex Knaff 6 2 6 1

Turkey vs. Bulgaria

Turkey 3	Ankara Tenis Kulübü, Ankara, Turkey[3] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Bulgaria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Cem İlkel Dimitar Kuzmanov 7^7 6^4 1 6 6 4 1 6 7 5   2 Marsel İlhan Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel Alexander Lazov / Vasko Mladenov 6^6 7^8 7^7 6^5 7^7 6^4 6^5 7^7 4 6   4 Marsel İlhan Dimitar Kuzmanov 4 6 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 0   5 Altuğ Çelikbilek Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 4 6 4 6

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Tunisia

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3	Arena Zenica, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina[4] 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i)		Tunisia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mirza Bašić Anis Ghorbel 6 2 6 4 6 2       2 Tomislav Brkić Malek Jaziri 7^7 6^5 2 6 6^7 7^9 7^7 6^5 4 6   3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Malek Jaziri / Skander Mansouri 6^2 7^7 4 6 6 3 7 5 6 4   4 Mirza Bašić Malek Jaziri 5 7 4 6 7^8 6^6 7^18 6^16 6 3   5 Tomislav Brkić Anis Ghorbel           not played

Latvia vs. Monaco

Latvia 3	Daugavpils Olimpiskais Centrs, Daugavpils, Latvia[5] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Monaco 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Romain Arneodo 7^7 6^5 6 4 7^8 6^6       2 Miķelis Lībietis Benjamin Balleret 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4   3 Miķelis Lībietis / Mārtiņš Podžus Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Rūdolfs Mednis Lucas Catarina 2 5         retired   5 Mārtiņš Podžus Benjamin Balleret             w/o

Egypt vs. Belarus

Egypt 1	Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[6] 4–6 March 2016 Clay		Belarus 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim-Mohamed Maamoun Egor Gerasimov 2 6 3 6 1 6       2 Mohamed Safwat Ilya Ivashka 7 5 0 6 6 3 6^3 7^7 5 7   3 Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat Alexander Bury / Egor Gerasimov 7^9 6^7 4 6 6 4 4 6 7 5   4 Mohamed Safwat Egor Gerasimov 7^7 6^2 5 7 5 7 4 6     5 Youssef Hossam Ilya Ivashka           not played

Finland vs. Zimbabwe

Finland 4	Kittilän Urheiluhalli, Kittilä, Finland[7] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Zimbabwe 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jarkko Nieminen Courtney John Lock 6 0 6 0 6 0       2 Harri Heliövaara Takanyi Garanganga 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 4   3 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen Mark Fynn / Courtney John Lock 6 1 6 0 6 1       4 Eero Vasa Takanyi Garanganga 6^5 7^7 5 7         5 Harri Heliövaara Courtney John Lock 6 1 6 0

Georgia vs. Denmark

Georgia 0	New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, Georgia[8] 4–6 March 2016 Carpet (i)		Denmark 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikoloz Basilashvili Christian Sigsgaard 7^7 6^4 1 6 4 6 4 6     2 George Tsivadze Frederik Nielsen 6^3 7^7 0 6 1 6       3 Nikoloz Basilashvili / George Tsivadze Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 6^0 7^7 1 6 2 6       4 Giorgi Javakhishvili Benjamin Hannestad 1 6 0 3       retired   5 Irakli Metreveli Christian Sigsgaard 1 6 1 6

Second round

Lithuania vs. South Africa

Lithuania 3	Azuolynas Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania[9] 15–17 July 2016 Clay		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Laurynas Grigelis Tucker Vorster 6^1 7^7 6 3 6 3 6 2     2 Lukas Mugevičius Lloyd Harris 3 6 7^7 6^5 6 0 6 4     3 Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse 1 6 1 6 3 6       4 Laurynas Grigelis Lloyd Harris 6 1 6 1 6 3       5 Tadas Babelis Tucker Vorster 3 6 2 6

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Turkey

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3	Javna ustanova za sport, odmor i rekreaciju, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina[10] 15–17 July 2016 Clay		Turkey 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Damir Džumhur Cem İlkel 7 5 6 1 4 6 6 1     2 Mirza Bašić Marsel İlhan 6^9 7^11 7 5 6 2 3 6 5 7   3 Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić Tuna Altuna / Cem İlkel 6 2 6 4 6 1       4 Damir Džumhur Marsel İlhan 6 3 6 0 7^7 6^5       5 Mirza Bašić Cem İlkel           not played

Belarus vs. Latvia

Belarus 4	National Olympic Training Centre, Minsk, Belarus[11] 15–17 July 2016 Hard		Latvia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilya Ivashka Mārtiņš Podžus 6 4 6 2 7 5       2 Yaraslau Shyla Miķelis Lībietis 6 2 6 1 6 3       3 Aliaksandr Bury / Andrei Vasilevski Miķelis Lībietis / Jānis Podžus 6 3 3 6 4 6 6^2 7^7     4 Ilya Ivashka Jānis Podžus 6 2 7 5 6 0       5 Yaraslau Shyla Rūdolfs Mednis 7^8 6^6 6 3

Denmark vs. Finland

Denmark 3	Lyngbyhallen, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark[12] 15–17 July 2016 Carpet (i)		Finland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikael Torpegaard Jarkko Nieminen 6^1 7^7 5 7 2 6       2 Frederik Nielsen Harri Heliövaara 6 4 6 3 7^7 6^5       3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Jarkko Nieminen / Patrik Niklas-Salminen 6 1 6 3 4 6 4 6 6 4   4 Frederik Nielsen Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 6 3 1 6 6^3 7^7     5 Mikael Torpegaard Harri Heliövaara 4 6 3 6 7^7 6^2 6 1 7 5

Play-offs

Luxembourg vs. Norway

Luxembourg 2	Tennis Club Cap on Line, Capellen, Luxembourg[13] 15–17 July 2016 Hard		Norway 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Knaff Casper Ruud 2 6 4 6 4 6       2 Ugo Nastasi Viktor Durasovic 4 6 6 3 2 6 2 6     3 Gilles Kremer / Mike Scheidweiler Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 0     4 Ugo Nastasi Casper Ruud 7^7 6^5 2 6 7^7 6^0 6^4 7^7 6 4   5 Gilles Kremer Viktor Durasovic 6^2 7^7 3 6 6 4 6 4 3 6

Tunisia vs. Bulgaria

Tunisia 3	Tennis Courts of Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia[14] 15–17 July 2016 Hard		Bulgaria 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mohamed Aziz Dougaz Dimitar Kuzmanov 7^7 6^4 6 4 2 6 7 5     2 Malek Jaziri Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 6 4 6 1       3 Malek Jaziri / Skander Mansouri Aleksandar Lazov / Vasko Mladenov 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Moez Charguii Vasko Mladenov 7^7 6^5 5 7 6^5 7^7       5 Mohamed Aziz Dougaz Alexandar Lazarov 6 4 4 6 6^1 7^7

Monaco vs. Egypt

Monaco 3	Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco[15] 15–17 July 2016 Clay		Egypt 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Benjamin Balleret Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 1 6 7 5 4 6 2 6     2 Romain Arneodo Mohamed Safwat 6^6 7^8 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 2   3 Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat 6 1 6 2 6 2       4 Benjamin Balleret Youssef Hossam 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 1     5 Romain Arneodo Karim-Mohamed Maamoun           not played

Georgia vs. Zimbabwe

Georgia 3	Mziuri Tennis Club, Tbilisi, Georgia[16] 15–17 July 2016 Hard		Zimbabwe 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 George Tsivadze Benjamin Lock 6 3 0 6 5 7 7^7 6^2 4 6   2 Nikoloz Basilashvili Mark Fynn 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Nikoloz Basilashvili / Nodar Itonishvili Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock 6 3 6 3 6^6 7^8 4 6 4 6   4 Nikoloz Basilashvili Benjamin Lock 6 3 6 4 6 2       5 George Tsivadze Mark Fynn 6 3 7 5 6 3

Third round

Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lithuania 0	Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania[17] 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i)		Bosnia and Herzegovina 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lukas Mugevičius Damir Džumhur 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Laurynas Grigelis Mirza Bašić 6^5 7^7 6^0 7^7 6 3 3 6     3 Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić 4 6 4 6 2 6       4 Tadas Babelis Tomislav Brkić 4 6 6 3 2 6       5 Tomas Vaise Nerman Fatić 5 7 5 7

Belarus vs. Denmark

Belarus 4	Republic Olympic Training Center, Minsk, Belarus[18] 16–18 September 2016 Hard		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yaraslav Shyla Frederik Nielsen 5 7 3 6 6 1 6 2 5 7   2 Ilya Ivashka Andreas Bjerrehus 6 2 6 0 6 0       3 Max Mirnyi / Yaraslav Shyla Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 2     4 Ilya Ivashka Frederik Nielsen 6 4 4 6 7 5 5 7 6 4   5 Egor Gerasimov Benjamin Hannestad 6^7 7^9 6 4 6 2

References

1. "Lithuania v Norway". daviscup.com.
2. "South Africa v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
3. "Turkey v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
4. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
5. "Latvia v Monaco". daviscup.com.
6. "Egypt v Belarus". daviscup.com.
7. "Finland v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
8. "Georgia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
9. "Lithuania v South Africa". daviscup.com.
10. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Turkey". daviscup.com.
11. "Belarus v Latvia". daviscup.com.
12. "Denmark v Finland". daviscup.com.
13. "Luxembourg v Norway". daviscup.com.
14. "Tunisia v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
15. "Monaco v Egypt". daviscup.com.
16. "Georgia v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
17. "Lithuania v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
18. "Belarus v Denmark". daviscup.com.

External links

• Official Website