2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.

Main article: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Countries participating in the 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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

Participating teams

Draw
  Play-offs
10–12 July		 First Round
6–8 March		 Second Round
10–12 July		 Third Round
18–20 September
                                     
  Vilnius, Lithuania
      Georgia 2  
  Cairo, Egypt     Lithuania 3     Otočec, Slovenia
  Georgia 0         Lithuania 0  
  Egypt 5   Otočec, Slovenia     Slovenia 5  
    Slovenia 5
      Egypt 0     Jūrmala, Latvia
      Slovenia 2
  Jūrmala, Latvia       Latvia 3
      Latvia 5  
  Gödöllő, Hungary     Moldova 0     Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  Moldova 2         Latvia 4
  Hungary 3   Győr, Hungary     Bulgaria 1  
    Hungary 2
      Bulgaria 3  
  Kolding, Denmark
      Denmark 2  
  Lyngby, Denmark     Finland 3     Naantali, Finland
  Denmark 3         Finland 3  
  Montenegro 2   Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco     Monaco 2  
    Montenegro 0
      Monaco 5     Salo, Finland
      Finland 3
  Algiers, Algeria       Cyprus 2
      Ireland 4  
  Oran, Algeria     Algeria 1     Nicosia, Cyprus
  Algeria 0         Ireland 2
  Portugal 5   Nicosia, Cyprus     Cyprus 3  
    Cyprus 3
      Portugal 2  
 Georgia,  Moldova,  Montenegro, and  Algeria
relegated to Group III in 2010.		  Latvia and  Finland
promoted to Group I in 2010.

First Round Matches

Georgia vs. Lithuania

Georgia
2		 SEB Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania
6–8 March 2009
hard (indoors)
Lithuania
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
George Khrikadze
Ričardas Berankis		 1
6		 3
6		 1
6		      
2
Lado Chikhladze
Gvidas Sabeckis		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze
Daniel Lencina-Ribes / Gvidas Sabeckis		 77
63		 6
1		 6
2		      
4
Lado Chikhladze
Ričardas Berankis		 3
6		 4
6		 1
6		      
5
Irakli Labadze
Dovydas Šakinis		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     

Slovenia vs. Egypt

Slovenia
5		 Tk Krka Otocec, Otočec, Slovenia
6–8 March 2009
carpet (indoors)
Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Grega Žemlja
Sherif Sabry		 7
5		 78
66		 6
2		      
2
Blaž Kavčič
Karim Maamoun		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Andrej Kračman / Grega Žemlja
Karim Maamoun / Sherif Sabry		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Andrej Kračman
Mohamed Safwat		 77
64		 6
3		        
5
Blaž Kavčič
Mahmoud Ezz		 3
6 		77
65		 6
4		      

Latvia vs. Moldova

Latvia
5		 Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia
6–8 March 2009
carpet (indoors)
Moldova
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andis Juška
Andrei Gorban		 6
4		 77
64		 6
1		      
2
Deniss Pavlovs
Andrei Ciumac		 710
68		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Andis Juška / Deniss Pavlovs
Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Kārlis Lejnieks
Radu Albot		 78
66		 6
3		        
5
Adrians Zguns
Maxim Dubarenco		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		      

Hungary vs. Bulgaria

Hungary
2		 Egyetemi Sportcsarnok, Győr, Hungary
6–8 March 2009
Carpet (Indoor)
Bulgaria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Attila Balázs
Todor Enev		 2
6		 6
4		 4
6		 4
6		    
2
Adam Kellner
Grigor Dimitrov		 65
77		 4
6		 77
65		 65
77		    
3
Kornél Bardóczky / Robert Varga
Grigor Dimitrov / Todor Enev		 1
6		 6
2		 3
6		 6
2		 6
2		  
4
Attila Balázs
Grigor Dimitrov		 62
77		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 0
6 		 
5
Adam Kellner
Tihomir Grozdanov		 4
6 		6
2		 77
63		      

Denmark vs. Finland

Denmark
2		 Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark
6–8 March 2009
carpet (indoors)
Finland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Martin Pedersen
Jarkko Nieminen		 3
6		 1
6		 3
6		      
2
Frederik Nielsen
Timo Nieminen		 2
6		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
Frederik Nielsen / Rasmus Nørby
Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen		 4
6		 4
6		 5
7		      
4
Frederik Nielsen
Jarkko Nieminen		 1
6 		3
6 		6
3		 7
5		 1
6 		 
5
Martin Pedersen
Henri Kontinen		 6
4		 6
4		        

Montenegro vs. Monaco

Montenegro
0		 Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin, Monaco
6–8 March 2009
clay (outdoors)
Monaco
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Goran Tošić
Jean-René Lisnard		 5
7		 5
7		 6
4		 3
6		    
2
Daniel Danilović
Benjamin Balleret		 3
6		 3
6		 3
6		      
3
Daniel Danilović / Goran Tošić
Guillaume Couillard / Jean-René Lisnard		 1
6		 77
64		 3
6		 65
77		    
4
Nemanja Kontic
Guillaume Couillard		 2
6		 1
6		        
5
Goran Tošić
Benjamin Balleret		 5
7 		4
6 		       

Ireland vs. Algeria

Ireland
4		 Office du Complexe Olympique Mohamed Boudiaf, Algiers, Algeria
6–8 March 2009
clay (outdoors)
Algeria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kevin Brown
Eddy Chala		 64
77		 7
5		 4
6		 4
6		    
2
Conor Niland
Slimane Saoudi		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
James McGee / Colin O'Brien
Abdelhak Hameurlaine / Slimane Saoudi		 7
5		 3
6		 64
77		 6
2		 6
4		  
4
Conor Niland
Eddy Chala		 713
611		 6
2		 6
1		      
5
Colin O'Brien
Ouassel Hared		 6
4		 6
4		        

Cyprus vs. Portugal

Cyprus
3		 National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus
6–8 March 2009
hard (outdoors)
Portugal
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Photos Kallias
Frederico Gil		 0
6		 2
6		 1
6		      
2
Marcos Baghdatis
Rui Machado		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
3
Marcos Baghdatis / Photos Kallias
Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares		 6
4		 3
6		 4
6		 6
3		 6
1		  
4
Marcos Baghdatis
Frederico Gil		 6
2		 7
5		 6
2		      
5
Philippos Tsangaridis
João Sousa		 3
6 		1
6 		       

Play-offs

Georgia vs. Egypt

Georgia
0		 El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
10–12 July 2009
clay (outdoors)
Egypt
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
George Khrikadze
Karim Maamoun		 0
6 		0
5 		      retired
 
2
Nodar Itonishvili
Sherif Sabry		 2
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3
Nodar Itonishvili / George Khrikadze
Karim Maamoun / Sherif Sabry		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
4
Nodar Itonishvili
Mohamed Mamoun		 1
6 		3
6 		       
5
Alexander Tavkhelidze
Omar Hedayet		 6
1		 2
6 		2
6 		     

Moldova vs. Hungary

Moldova
2		 Gödöllő Kiskastély, Gödöllő, Hungary
10–12 July 2009
clay (outdoors)
Hungary
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Radu Albot
Attila Balázs		 1
6 		4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
2
Andrei Gorban
Dénes Lukács		 6
4		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
3
Andrei Ciumac / Radu Albot
Róbert Varga / Attila Balázs		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		 
4
Andrei Gorban
Attila Balázs		 4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
5
Radu Albot
Dénes Lukács		 6
3		 6
2		        

Denmark vs. Montenegro

Denmark
3		 Lyngby Tennisklub, Lyngby, Denmark
10–12 July 2009
clay (outdoors)
Montenegro
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frederik Nielsen
Goran Tošić		 7
5		 4
6 		65
77		 4
6 		   
2
Martin Pedersen
Daniel Danilović		 77
65		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Frederik Nielsen / Martin Pedersen
Daniel Danilović / Goran Tošić		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Frederik Nielsen
Daniel Danilović		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		 6
4		    
5
Martin Pedersen
Goran Tošić		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      

Algeria vs. Portugal

Algeria
0		 Office des parc Omnisport Wilaya d'Oran, Oran, Algeria
10–12 July 2009
clay (outdoors)
Portugal
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Valentin Rahmine
Rui Machado		 0
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2
Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine
Frederico Gil		 1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine / Valentin Rahmine
Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4
Valentin Rahmine
Leonardo Tavares		 1
6 		0
6 		       
5
Sid-Ali Akkal
João Sousa		 3
6 		0
6 		       

Second Round Matches

Lithuania vs. Slovenia

Lithuania
0		 TK Krka Otočec, Otočec, Slovenia
10–12 July 2009
clay (outdoors)
Slovenia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ričardas Berankis
Grega Žemlja		 1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2
Gvidas Sabeckis
Blaž Kavčič		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3
Ričardas Berankis / Vadim Pinko
Grega Žemlja / Andrej Kračman		 63
77		 3
6 		3
6 		     
4
Ričardas Berankis
Janez Semrajc		 3
6 		5
7 		       
5
Dovydas Šakinis
Grega Žemlja		 4
6 		6
2		 1
6 		     

Latvia vs. Bulgaria

Latvia
4		 TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
10–12 July 2009
clay (outdoors)
Bulgaria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andis Juška
Tihomir Grozdanov		 65
77		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Ernests Gulbis
Todor Enev		 7
5		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Ernests Gulbis / Deniss Pavlovs
Todor Enev / Ivaylo Traykov		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Adrians Zguns
Tihomir Grozdanov		 4
6		 3
6		        
5
Andis Juška
Valentin Dimov		 6
4		 6
4		        

Finland vs. Monaco

Finland
3		 Kirkkopuiston tenniskentat, Naantali, Finland
10–12 July 2009
clay (outdoors)
Monaco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Timo Nieminen
Benjamin Balleret		 6
1		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		 
2
Henri Kontinen
Guillaume Couillard		 4
6 		4
6 		77
64		 77
65		 6
2		  
3
Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen
Guillaume Couillard / Benjamin Balleret		 3
6 		67
79		 3
6 		     
4
Henri Laaksonen
Clement Morel		 7
5		 6
2		 64
77		 2
6 		6
3		  
5
Henri Kontinen
Benjamin Balleret		 6
3		 6
4		 6
1		      

Ireland vs. Cyprus

Ireland
2		 National Tennis Center, Nicosia, Cyprus
10–12 July 2009
hard (outdoors)
Cyprus
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Louk Sorensen
Marcos Baghdatis		 77
65		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		4
6 		 
2
Conor Niland
Photos Kallias		 5
7 		6
3		 5
0		      
retired
3
James McGee / Colin O'Brien
Marcos Baghdatis / Photos Kallias		 2
6 		7
5		 2
6 		2
6 		   
4
Conor Niland
Marcos Baghdatis		 6
4		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
5
Colin O'Brien
Demetrios Leontis		 77
62		 6
3		        

Third Round Matches

Slovenia vs. Latvia

Slovenia
2		 Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia
18–20 September 2009
carpet (indoors)
Latvia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Grega Žemlja
Andis Juška		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Luka Gregorc
Ernests Gulbis		 6
4		 77
63		 4
6		 4
6		 6
8 		 
3
Luka Gregorc / Grega Žemlja
Ernests Gulbis / Deniss Pavlovs		 65
77		 6
4		 6
2		 2
6		 6
4		  
4
Grega Žemlja
Ernests Gulbis		 2
6		 6
3		 3
6		 5
7		    
5
Blaž Kavčič
Andis Juška		 3
6		 4
6		 2
6		      

Finland vs. Cyprus

Finland
3		 Salohalli, Salo, Finland
18–20 September 2009
hard (indoors)
Cyprus
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jarkko Nieminen
Photos Kallias		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      
2
Henri Kontinen
Marcos Baghdatis		 3
6		 3
6		 2
6		      
3
Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen
Marcos Baghdatis / Photos Kallias		 65
77		 1
6		 6
2		 6
3		 7
5		  
4
Jarkko Nieminen
Marcos Baghdatis		 5
7		 3
6		 6
3		 4
6		    
5
Henri Kontinen
Photos Kallias		 6
0		 7
5		 6
0		      
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