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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.

Participating teams

Draw

Ninth place

Consolation semifinals

Consolation quarterfinals

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1

Slovakia

3

Luxembourg

2

1

Slovakia

bye

Eleventh place

Luxembourg

bye

4

Finland

2

Austria

3

Thirteenth place

13th–16th classification

Belarus

4

3

Zimbabwe

1

4

Finland

bye

Italy

2

2

Morocco

3

Fifteenth place

Austria

5

Norway

0

First Round Matches

Norway vs. Austria

Norway 0	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 6 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)		Israel 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Mirnyi Harel Levy 6 1 6 7 6 3 7 6     2 Vladimir Voltchkov Noam Okun 6 2 7 6 6 3       3 Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 7 6 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)		Slovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilles Müller Michal Mertiňák 7 5 6 3 7 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)		Finland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stefan Koubek Tuomas Ketola 7 5 4 6 7 6 6 1     2 Jürgen Melzer Jarkko Nieminen 6 7 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya Tuomas Ketola / Jarkko Nieminen 2 6 6 4 7 6 7 5     4 Stefan Koubek Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 2 6 3 6       5 Jürgen Melzer Tuomas Ketola 7 6 3 6 6 7 6 2 6 2

Belarus vs. Zimbabwe

Belarus 4	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 6 6 4       2 Vladimir Voltchkov Wayne Black 6 7 6 4 6 2 7 5     3 Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett 5 7 6 3 7 5 7 6     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		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Younes El Aynaoui Filippo Volandri 7 6 6 4 3 6 7 6     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		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 6 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		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 6         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		Luxembourg 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stian Boretti Gilles Müller 3 6 6 7 6 2 3 6     2 Jan Frode Andersen Mike Scheidweiler 4 6 4 6 6 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 6 3 6

Zimbabwe vs. Italy

Zimbabwe 3	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 6     2 Wayne Black Davide Sanguinetti 7 6 6 1 6 3       3 Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett Massimo Bertolini / Giorgio Galimberti 7 6 6 2 6 4       4 Genius Chidzikwe Giorgio Galimberti 2 6 2 6         5 Nigel Badza Davide Sanguinetti 1 6 1 6

References

1. "Norway v Austria". daviscup.com.
2. "Belarus v Israel". daviscup.com.
3. "Luxembourg v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
4. "Austria v Finland". daviscup.com.
5. "Belarus v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
6. "Morocco v Italy". daviscup.com.
7. "Norway v Finland". daviscup.com.
8. "Israel v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
9. "Norway v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
10. "Zimbabwe v Italy". daviscup.com.

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