2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Draw

Play-offsFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
1 Luxembourg0
Hanko, Finland (clay)Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
 Denmark5
1 Luxembourg2 Denmark0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
7 Finland3 South Africa5
7 Finland1
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 South Africa4
 South Africa3
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
5 Monaco2
3 Hungary2
Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 Algeria3
3 Hungary5 Algeria0
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 Greece05 Monaco5
5 Monaco3
 Greece2
Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard)
 Egypt0
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Dublin, Ireland (grass)
6 Ukraine5
 Egypt36 Ukraine3
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
4 Morocco2 Ireland2
 Ireland3
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)
4 Morocco2
6 Ukraine5
Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)
2 Portugal0
 Cyprus3
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)Porto, Portugal (clay)
8 Slovenia2
8 Slovenia4 Cyprus0
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
 Tunisia12 Portugal5
 Tunisia1
2 Portugal4
  • Luxembourg, Greece, Morocco, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2009.
  • South Africa and Ukraine promoted to Group I in 2009.

First round matches

Luxembourg vs. Denmark


Luxembourg
0		 National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
11–13 April 2008
hard (indoors)
Denmark
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Denmark		 Roman Margoulis
Frederik Nielsen		 3
6		 1
6		 2
6		      
2 Luxembourg
Denmark		 Philippe Grandjean
Martin Pedersen		 5
7		 6
3		 1
6		 1
6		    
3 Luxembourg
Denmark		 Philippe Grandjean / Tom Maquel
Frederik Nielsen / Rasmus Nørby		 1
6		 3
6		 0
6		      
4 Luxembourg
Denmark		 Philippe Grandjean
Rasmus Nørby		 3
6		 1
6		        
5 Luxembourg
Denmark		 Roman Margoulis
Martin Pedersen		 2
6		 2
6		        

Finland vs. South Africa


Finland
1		 Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland
11–13 April 2008
hard (indoors)
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
South Africa		 Juho Paukku
Kevin Anderson		 0
6		 4
6		 65
77		      
2 Finland
South Africa		 Jarkko Nieminen
Rik de Voest		 6
4		 6
3		 7
5		      
3 Finland
South Africa		 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen
Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie		 6
4		 1
6		 4
6		 2
6		    
4 Finland
South Africa		 Jarkko Nieminen
Kevin Anderson		 6
4		 3
6		 1
6		 3
6		    
5 Finland
South Africa		 Henri Kontinen
Rik de Voest		 6
4		 4
6		 3
6		      

Algeria vs. Hungary


Algeria
3		 Office du Complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf Tennis Club, Algiers, Algeria
11–13 April 2008
clay (outdoors)
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Algeria
Hungary		 Slimane Saoudi
Kornél Bardóczky		 1
6		 4
6		 3
6		      
2 Algeria
Hungary		 Lamine Ouahab
Sebő Kiss		 1
6		 4
6		 6
4		 6
1		 7
5		  
3 Algeria
Hungary		 Lamine Ouahab / Slimane Saoudi
Kornél Bardóczky / Róbert Varga		 4
6		 3
6		 5
7		      
4 Algeria
Hungary		 Lamine Ouahab
Kornél Bardóczky		 6
1		 4
6		 3
6		 6
3		 6
2		  
5 Algeria
Hungary		 Slimane Saoudi
Sebő Kiss		 77
64		 4
6		 6
0		 6
3		    

Monaco vs. Greece


Monaco
3		 Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin, France
11–13 April 2008
clay (outdoors)
Greece
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Greece		 Jean-René Lisnard
Alexandros Jakupovic		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 Monaco
Greece		 Benjamin Balleret
Konstantinos Economidis		 6
3		 3
6		 61
77		 5
7		    
3 Monaco
Greece		 Guillaume Couillard / Jean-René Lisnard
Konstantinos Economidis / Alexandros Jakupovic		 3
6		 5
7		 3
6		      
4 Monaco
Greece		 Jean-René Lisnard
Konstantinos Economidis		 2
6		 4
6		 77
64		 6
0		 6
0		  
5 Monaco
Greece		 Benjamin Balleret
Alexandros Jakupovic		 6
3		 6
1		 7
5		      

Ukraine vs. Egypt


Ukraine
5		 Selena Tennis Club, Cherkasy, Ukraine
11–13 April 2008
hard (indoors)
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ukraine
Egypt		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Karim Maamoun		 6
1		 6
3		 6
1		      
2 Ukraine
Egypt		 Sergey Bubka
Sherif Sabry		 6
1		 77
64		 2
6		 6
0		    
3 Ukraine
Egypt		 Sergey Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Karim Maamoun / Sherif Sabry		 64
77		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		    
4 Ukraine
Egypt		 Artem Smirnov
Sherif Sabry		 6
3		 6
3		        
5 Ukraine
Egypt		 Ivan Sergeyev
Mahmoud Ezz		 6
3		 6
4		        

Ireland vs. Morocco


Ireland
3		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland
11–13 April 2008
carpet (indoors)
Morocco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Morocco		 Louk Sorensen
Mounir El Aarej		 6
3		 2
6		 6
4		 6
2		    
2 Republic of Ireland
Morocco		 Conor Niland
Younes El Aynaoui		 4
6		 4
6		 2
6		      
3 Republic of Ireland
Morocco		 James Cluskey / Colin O'Brien
Rabie Chaki / Reda El Amrani		 6
1		 5
7		 6
2		 64
77		 4
6 		 
4 Republic of Ireland
Morocco		 Louk Sorensen
Younes El Aynaoui		 3
6		 6
4		 77
65		 6
4		    
5 Republic of Ireland
Morocco		 Conor Niland
Mounir El Aarej		 77
64		 1
6		 66
78		 6
3		 6
0		  

Cyprus vs. Slovenia


Cyprus
3		 National Tennis Center, Nicosia, Cyprus
11–13 April 2008
hard (outdoors)
Slovenia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cyprus
Slovenia		 Photos Kallias
Marko Tkalec		 3
6		 3
6		 1
6		      
2 Cyprus
Slovenia		 Marcos Baghdatis
Blaž Kavčič		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 Cyprus
Slovenia		 Marcos Baghdatis / Photos Kallias
Luka Gregorc / Grega Žemlja		 77
64		 4
6		 6
2		 4
6		 6
1		  
4 Cyprus
Slovenia		 Marcos Baghdatis
Marko Tkalec		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
5 Cyprus
Slovenia		 Photos Kallias
Blaž Kavčič		 1
6		 1
6		        

Portugal vs. Tunisia


Portugal
4		 Clube de Tenis do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
11–13 April 2008
clay (outdoors)
Tunisia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Tunisia		 Rui Machado
Walid Jallali		 6
1		 6
1		 7
5		      
2 Portugal
Tunisia		 Frederico Gil
Malek Jaziri		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
3 Portugal
Tunisia		 Gastão Elias / Leonardo Tavares
Walid Jallali / Malek Jaziri		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 Portugal
Tunisia		 Gastão Elias
Walid Jallali		 5
7		 2
6		        
5 Portugal
Tunisia		 Leonardo Tavares
Slah Mbarek		 6
2		 6
4		        

Play-offs

Finland vs. Luxembourg


Finland
3		 Hanko Tennis Stadion, Hanko, Finland[1]
18–20 July 2008
Clay
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Luxembourg		 Timo Nieminen
Gilles Müller		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Finland
Luxembourg		 Jarkko Nieminen
Philippe Grandjean		 6
0		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 Finland
Luxembourg		 Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen
Laurent Bram / Gilles Müller		 6
2		 79
67		 77
64		      
4 Finland
Luxembourg		 Harri Heliövaara
Gilles Müller		 4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
5 Finland
Luxembourg		 Henri Kontinen
Laurent Bram		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      

Greece vs. Hungary


Greece
0		 Thessaloniki Tennis Club, Thessaloniki, Greece[2]
18–20 July 2008
Clay
Hungary
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Greece
Hungary		 Konstantinos Mikos
Sebő Kiss		 1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
2 Greece
Hungary		 Charalampos Kapogiannis
Kornél Bardóczky		 2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Greece
Hungary		 Charalampos Kapogiannis / Konstantinos Mikos
Kornél Bardóczky / Róbert Varga		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Greece
Hungary		 Konstantinos Mikos
Dénes Lukács		 1
6 		2
6 		       
5 Greece
Hungary		 Charalampos Kapogiannis
Sebő Kiss		 1
6 		2
6 		       

Egypt vs. Morocco


Egypt
3		 Heliopolis Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[3]
18–20 July 2008
Clay
Morocco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Morocco		 Sherif Sabry
Talal Ouahabi		 2
6 		62
77		 3
2		      
retired
2 Egypt
Morocco		 Karim Maamoun
Reda El Amrani		 2
6 		2
6 		711
69		 6
4		 6
4		  
3 Egypt
Morocco		 Karim Maamoun / Sherif Sabry
Reda El Amrani / Mehdi Ziadi		 67
79		 7
5		 4
6 		5
7 		   
4 Egypt
Morocco		 Mohamed Mamoun
Reda El Amrani		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Egypt
Morocco		 Karim Maamoun
Mehdi Ziadi		 6
4		 77
61		 6
3		      

Tunisia vs. Slovenia


Tunisia
1		 Tennis Club de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia[4]
18–20 July 2008
Clay
Slovenia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Tunisia
Slovenia		 Malek Jaziri
Grega Žemlja		 6
3		 1
6 		6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		 
2 Tunisia
Slovenia		 Walid Jallali
Marko Tkalec		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Tunisia
Slovenia		 Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri
Marko Tkalec / Grega Žemlja		 3
6 		7
5		 77
65		 7
5		    
4 Tunisia
Slovenia		 Haythem Abid
Blaž Kavčič		 3
6 		6
3		 6
3		 5
7 		2
6 		 
5 Tunisia
Slovenia		 Anis Ghorbel
Janez Semrajc		 3
6 		3
6 		       

Second round matches

Third round matches

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