The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.
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.
Group I
Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round 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 1997.[1]
Participating nations
Draw
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Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Finland and
Norway relegated to Group II in 1997.
Morocco,
Romania,
Croatia, and
Spain advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II
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 teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1997.[2]
Participating nations
Draw
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Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay) | Accra, Ghana (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
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Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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Jลซrmala, Latvia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Warsaw, Poland (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Budva, Yugoslavia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet) | Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
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Malta,
Macedonia,
Nigeria, and
Algeria relegated to Group III in 1997.
Great Britain and
Slovakia promoted to Group I in 1997.
Group III
Winners in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system from 1997, the bottom teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV. All other teams remained in Group III.
Participating nations
Zone A
Draw
Group A
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RR WโL |
Match WโL |
Set WโL |
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3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 6โ0 | 18โ0 (100%) | 36โ3 (92%) | 1 | ||
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0โ3 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 5โ1 | 13โ5 (72%) | 28โ13 (68%) | 2 | ||
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0โ3 | 1โ2 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 4โ2 | 13โ5 (72%) | 27โ12 (69%) | 3 | ||
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0โ3 | 1โ2 | 0โ3 | 3โ0 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 3โ3 | 8โ10 (44%) | 18โ23 (44%) | 4 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 4โ14 (22%) | 12โ30 (29%) | 5 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 1โ2 | 3โ0 | 1โ5 | 5โ13 (28%) | 13โ26 (33%) | 6 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 1โ2 | 0โ3 | 0โ6 | 2โ16 (11%) | 6โ33 (15%) | 7 |
Group B
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RR WโL |
Match WโL |
Set WโL |
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2โ1 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 6โ0 | 13โ5 (72%) | 28โ11 (72%) | 1 | ||
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1โ2 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 5โ1 | 14โ4 (78%) | 28โ9 (76%) | 2 | ||
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1โ2 | 1โ2 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 2โ1 | 4โ2 | 12โ6 (67%) | 27โ16 (63%) | 3 | ||
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1โ2 | 1โ2 | 1โ2 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ3 | 10โ8 (56%) | 22โ20 (52%) | 4 | ||
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1โ2 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 3โ0 | 2โ1 | 2โ4 | 7โ11 (39%) | 16โ24 (40%) | 5 | ||
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1โ2 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 0โ3 | 2โ1 | 1โ5 | 4โ14 (22%) | 13โ30 (30%) | 6 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 1โ2 | 0โ6 | 3โ15 (17%) | 7โ31 (18%) | 7 |
Lithuania and
Georgia promoted to Group II in 1997.
Azerbaijan,
Iceland,
Sudan,
Liechtenstein,
Tunisia and
Benin assigned to Group IV in 1997.
Zone B
Draw
- Venue: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
- Date: 8โ14 January
Group A
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RR WโL |
Match WโL |
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2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 6โ0 | 17โ1 (94%) | 32โ4 (89%) | 1 | ||
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1โ2 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 5โ1 | 13โ5 (72%) | 26โ12 (68%) | 2 | ||
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0โ3 | 1โ2 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 4โ2 | 12โ6 (67%) | 25โ15 (63%) | 3 | ||
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0โ3 | 1โ2 | 1โ2 | 2โ1 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ3 | 9โ9 (50%) | 21โ19 (53%) | 4 | ||
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0โ3 | 1โ2 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 4โ2 | 8โ10 (44%) | 19โ18 (51%) | 5 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 0โ3 | 3โ0 | 5โ1 | 4โ14 (22%) | 9โ28 (24%) | 6 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 6โ0 | 0โ18 (0%) | 0โ36 (0%) | 7 |
Group B
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RR WโL |
Match WโL |
Set WโL |
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3โ0 | 1โ2 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 5โ1 | 16โ2 (89%) | 33โ7 (83%) | 1 | ||
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0โ3 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 5โ1 | 15โ3 (83%) | 30โ10 (75%) | 2 | ||
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2โ1 | 0โ3 | 2โ1 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 5โ1 | 13โ5 (72%) | 27โ14 (66%) | 3 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 1โ2 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 3โ3 | 10โ8 (56%) | 25โ18 (58%) | 4 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 3โ0 | 3โ0 | 2โ4 | 6โ12 (33%) | 14โ25 (36%) | 5 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 3โ0 | 1โ5 | 3โ15 (17%) | 10โ29 (26%) | 6 | ||
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0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ3 | 0โ6 | 0โ18 (0%) | 0โ36 (0%) | 7 |
Ireland and
Greece promoted to Group II in 1997.
Cyprus,
Zambia,
Djibouti,
Botswana,
Togo and
Congo assigned to Group IV in 1997.
References
- ^ "1996 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1996 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.