1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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. 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.^[1]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (ind. carpet)

Slovenia

1

Novo Mesto, Slovenia (clay)

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Great Britain

4

Slovenia

5

Great Britain

5

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Malta

0

Ghana

0

Ghana

5

Wimbledon, United Kingdom (grass)

Malta

0

Great Britain

5

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Egypt

0

Egypt

5

Skopje, Macedonia (clay)

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Macedonia

0

Macedonia

2

Egypt

3

Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor hard)

Latvia

3

Ivory Coast

2

Ivory Coast

3

Latvia

2

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

Poland

4

Poznań, Poland (clay)

Nigeria

1

Nigeria

w/o

Poland

4

Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux. (indoor carpet)

Luxembourg

Belarus

1

Belarus

4

Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)

Luxembourg

1

Poland

1

Budva, Yugoslavia (clay)

Slovakia

4

Yugoslavia

1

Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (carpet)

Trnava, Slovakia (indoor carpet)

Slovakia

4

Yugoslavia

5

Slovakia

5

Algiers, Algeria (clay)

Algeria

0

Portugal

0

Algeria

0

Portugal

5

Malta, Macedonia, Nigeria, and Algeria relegated to Group III in 1997.
Great Britain and Slovakia promoted to Group I in 1997.

First round

Great Britain vs. Slovenia

Great Britain
4

Castle Farm, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom^[2]
3–5 May 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Slovenia
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Greg Rusedski Borut Urh	6 1	6 4	6⁰ 7⁷	6 3
2	Mark Petchey Iztok Božič	4 6	4 6	6 4	2 6
3	Neil Broad / Greg Rusedski Gregor Krušič / Borut Urh	7⁸ 6⁶	6 2	6 3
4	Greg Rusedski Iztok Božič	6 1	6 2	6 2
5	Nick Gould Borut Urh	6 4	2 6	6 4

Ghana vs. Malta

Ghana
5

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana^[3]
3–5 May 1996
Hard

Malta
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Franklyn Ofori Daryl Delicata	6 0	6 4	7⁷ 6²
2	Isaac Donkor Mark Schembri	6 4	6 3	6⁵ 7⁷	6 1
3	Isaac Donkor / Franklyn Ofori Daryl Delicata / Mark Schembri	6 1	7⁷ 6⁵	6 5
4	Franklyn Ofori Mark Schembri	6 4	6 4
5	Isaac Tetteh-Quaye Daryl Delicata	6 4	4 6	7⁷ 6¹

Egypt vs. Macedonia

Egypt
5

Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt^[4]
3–5 May 1996
Clay

Macedonia
0

		1	2	3
1	Amr Ghoneim Ognen Nikolovski	6 0	6 2	6 3
2	Tamer El-Sawy Lazar Magdinčev	6 2	6 3	6 0
3	Tamer El-Sawy / Hisham Hemeda Dragan Jovanovski / Ognen Nikolovski	6 1	6 4	6 2
4	Hisham Hemeda Ognen Nikolovski	4 6	6 1	6 0
5	Amr Ghoneim Lazar Magdinčev	6 2	6 1

Latvia vs. Ivory Coast

Latvia
2

National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia^[5]
3–5 May 1996
Hard (indoors)

Ivory Coast
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Armand Strombach Claude N'Goran	3 6	1 6	3 6
2	Ģirts Dzelde Clément N'Goran	7 5	6 4	6 1
3	Andris Fiļimonovs / Ģirts Dzelde Claude N'Goran / Clément N'Goran	6⁵ 7⁷	5 7	3 6
4	Ģirts Dzelde Claude N'Goran	7⁷ 6¹	3 6	1 6	2 6
5	Andris Fiļimonovs Clément N'Goran	7⁷ 6¹	6 3

Poland vs. Nigeria

Poland
4

KS Warszawianka, Warsaw, Poland^[6]
3–5 May 1996
Clay

Nigeria
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Ganiyu Adenekan	6 1	6 1	6 3
2	Adam Skrzypczak Sule Ladipo	3 6	4 6	3 6
3	Michał Chmela / Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Sule Ladipo / Godwin Omuta	6 4	7⁷ 6¹	6 2
4	Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Sule Ladipo	6 1	2 6	7⁷ 6⁵	6 1
5	Adam Skrzypczak Ganiyu Adenekan	6 0	6 4

Luxembourg vs. Belarus

Luxembourg
1

Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg^[7]
3–5 May 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Belarus
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Pascal Schaul Alexander Shvets	2 6	6¹ 7⁷	1 6
2	Sacha Thoma Vladimir Voltchkov	1 6	7 5	7⁹ 6⁷	7⁷ 6⁴
3	Johny Goudenbour / Alberto Paris Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov	6⁵ 7⁷	2 6	7⁷ 6¹	6² 7⁷
4	Sacha Thoma Alexander Shvets	5 7	2 6	6 3	6 2	3 6
5	Pascal Schaul Vladimir Voltchkov	3 6	2 6

Yugoslavia vs. Slovakia

Yugoslavia
1

Centar Budvanska Rivijera, Budva, Yugoslavia^[8]
3–5 May 1996
Clay

Slovakia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Nebojša Đorđević Karol Kučera	1 6	3 6	5 7
2	Bojan Vujić Ján Krošlák	6 4	0 6	2 6	3 6
3	Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić Ján Krošlák / Karol Kučera	7 5	6 4	2 6	2 6	6 3
4	Bojan Vujić Karol Kučera	5 7	1 6	4 6
5	Nebojša Đorđević Ján Krošlák	2 6	6 2	4 6

Algeria vs. Portugal

Algeria
0

Olympic Complex, Algiers, Algeria^[9]
1–3 May 1996
Clay

Portugal
5

		1	2	3
1	Ouassel Hared Emanuel Couto	3 6	0 6	1 6
2	Abdelhak Hameurlaine Bernardo Mota	2 6	1 6	1 6
3	Noujeim Hakimi / Abdelhak Hameurlaine Emanuel Couto / Bernardo Mota	3 6	1 6	0 6
4	Mohammed Mahmoudi Bruno Fragoso	4 6	4 6
5	Ouassel Hared Bernardo Mota	1 6	0 6

Second round

Ghana vs. Great Britain

Ghana
0

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana^[10]
12–14 July 1996
Hard

Great Britain
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Isaac Donkor Tim Henman	2 6	0 6	2 6
2	Franklyn Ofori Luke Milligan	1 6	6 3	4 6	2 6
3	Isaac Donkor / Franklyn Ofori Neil Broad / Mark Petchey	1 6	4 6	1 6
4	Daniel Omaboe Tim Henman	3 6	6 4	0 6
5	Isaac Donkor Luke Milligan	4 6	3 6

Egypt vs. Ivory Coast

Egypt
3

Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt^[11]
12–14 July 1996
Clay

Ivory Coast
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tamer El-Sawy Clément N'Goran	6 2	7 5	6 2
2	Amr Ghoneim Claude N'Goran	3 6	6 3	6 1	4 6	6 3
3	Tamer El-Sawy / Hisham Hemeda Claude N'Goran / Clément N'Goran	1 6	1 6	3 6
4	Tamer El-Sawy Claude N'Goran	6 4	6 2	6 1
5	Amr Ghoneim Clément N'Goran	3 6	4 6

Poland vs. Belarus

Poland
4

Olimpia Poznań, Poznań, Poland^[12]
12–14 July 1996
Clay

Belarus
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Alexander Shvets	7 5	6 2	6 4
2	Adam Skrzypczak Max Mirnyi	6 3	6 2	6 3
3	Michał Chmela / Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov	4 6	6 4	3 6	2 6
4	Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Max Mirnyi	6 4	7 5	6 1
5	Adam Skrzypczak Vladimir Voltchkov	7⁷ 6¹	6 3

Slovakia vs. Portugal

Slovakia
5

Městská hala, Trnava, Slovakia^[13]
12–14 July 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Portugal
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Ján Krošlák Emanuel Couto	6 0	6 4	6 1
2	Karol Kučera Nuno Marques	7⁷ 6²	2 6	6 4	6 4
3	Ján Krošlák / Karol Kučera Emanuel Couto / Bernardo Mota	6 3	6 2	6 2
4	Ján Krošlák Nuno Marques	6 2	6 3
5	Karol Kučera Emanuel Couto	6 4	6 1

Relegation play-offs

Slovenia vs. Malta

Slovenia
5

Teniški klub Krka, Novo Mesto, Slovenia^[14]
12–14 July 1996
Clay

Malta
0

		1	2	3
1	Borut Urh Mark Schembri	6 0	6 0	6 1
2	Iztok Božič Maurizio Cappello	6 0	6 1	6 1
3	Andrej Kraševec / Gregor Krušič Maurizio Cappello / Mark Schembri	6 1	6 3	6 2
4	Iztok Božič Mark Schembri	6 1	6 1
5	Borut Urh Maurizio Cappello	6 2	6 1

Macedonia vs. Latvia

Macedonia
2

Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, Macedonia^[15]
12–14 July 1996
Clay

Latvia
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Ognen Nikolovski Andris Fiļimonovs	2 6	3 6	1 6
2	Zoran Ševčenko Ģirts Dzelde	6 3	6 2	1 6	6 1
3	Goran Popov / Zoran Ševčenko Andris Fiļimonovs / Ģirts Dzelde	4 6	4 6	4 6
4	Goran Popov Ģirts Dzelde	2 6	3 6	2 6
5	Zoran Ševčenko Andris Fiļimonovs	7 5	7 5

Yugoslavia vs. Algeria

Yugoslavia
5

SD Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia^[16]
12–14 July 1996
Carpet

Algeria
0

		1	2	3
1	Srđan Muškatirović Abdelhak Hameurlaine	6 1	6 2	6 1
2	Nenad Zimonjić Noujeim Hakimi	7⁷ 6⁵	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2
3	Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić Noujeim Hakimi / Abdelhak Hameurlaine	7 5	6 4	7⁷ 6⁵
4	Nenad Zimonjić Abdelhak Hameurlaine	3 6	6 3	6 4
5	Dušan Vemić Sofiane Rais-Ali	6 2	6 1

Third round

Great Britain vs. Egypt

Great Britain
5

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, United Kingdom^[17]
20–22 September 1996
Grass

Egypt
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Greg Rusedski Tamer El-Sawy	6 2	6 4	7 5
2	Tim Henman Amr Ghoneim	6 0	6 4	7 5
3	Neil Broad / Mark Petchey Tamer El-Sawy / Amr Ghoneim	3 6	6 4	6 3	6 4
4	Tim Henman Tamer El-Sawy	6⁴ 7⁷	6 2	6 2
5	Greg Rusedski Amr Ghoneim	6 4	6 2

Slovakia vs. Poland

Slovakia
4

Zimný štadión, Trnava, Slovakia^[18]
20–22 September 1996
Carpet (indoors)

Poland
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Ján Krošlák Bartłomiej Dąbrowski	7⁹ 6⁷	6 3	6 3
2	Karol Kučera Adam Skrzypczak	6 1	6 1	6 1
3	Ján Krošlák / Karol Kučera Michał Chmela / Michał Gawłowski	6 1	6 4	6⁵ 7⁷	6 0
4	Karol Kučera Bartłomiej Dąbrowski	6² 7⁷	6 3	6 4
5	Dominik Hrbatý Michał Gawłowski	7⁷ 6¹	3 6	5 7

References

^ "1996 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^ "Great Britain v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
^ "Ghana v Malta". daviscup.com.
^ "Egypt v Macedonia". daviscup.com.
^ "Latvia v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Luxembourg v Belarus". daviscup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
^ "Algeria v Portugal". daviscup.com.
^ "Ghana v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
^ "Egypt v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.
^ "Poland v Belarus". daviscup.com.
^ "Slovakia v Portugal". daviscup.com.
^ "Slovenia v Malta". daviscup.com.
^ "Macedonia v Latvia". daviscup.com.
^ "Yugoslavia v Algeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Egypt". daviscup.com.
^ "Slovakia v Poland". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[1] "1996 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[2] "Great Britain v Slovenia". daviscup.com.

[3] "Ghana v Malta". daviscup.com.

[4] "Egypt v Macedonia". daviscup.com.

[5] "Latvia v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.

[6] "Poland v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[7] "Luxembourg v Belarus". daviscup.com.

[8] "Yugoslavia v Slovakia". daviscup.com.

[9] "Algeria v Portugal". daviscup.com.

[10] "Ghana v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

[11] "Egypt v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.

[12] "Poland v Belarus". daviscup.com.

[13] "Slovakia v Portugal". daviscup.com.

[14] "Slovenia v Malta". daviscup.com.

[15] "Macedonia v Latvia". daviscup.com.

[16] "Yugoslavia v Algeria". daviscup.com.

[17] "Great Britain v Egypt". daviscup.com.

[18] "Slovakia v Poland". daviscup.com.

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