2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
# 2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.

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 European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2018.

## Participating nations

### Draw

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | |
| Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | 1 | Sweden | 3 | Antalya, Turkey (clay) | | | | | |
| Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | | Tunisia | 2 | Antalya, Turkey (clay) | | | | | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 4 | | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | 4 | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | 1 | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 1 | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | 7 | Turkey | 1 | | | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | 1 | 7 | Turkey | 4 | 7 | Turkey | 1 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Turkey | 4 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| | | | | Cyprus | 1 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
| | | | | Cyprus | 1 | | | | 1 | Sweden | 5 |
| | | | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | | | | 1 | Sweden | 5 |
| | | | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard) | | | | 3 | Lithuania | 0 |
| | | | 3 | Lithuania | 3 | | | | 3 | Lithuania | 0 |
| Hanko, Finland (indoor hard) | Hanko, Finland (indoor hard) | Hanko, Finland (indoor hard) | 3 | Lithuania | 3 | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | | | |
| Hanko, Finland (indoor hard) | Hanko, Finland (indoor hard) | Hanko, Finland (indoor hard) | | Madagascar | 2 | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | Tbilisi, Georgia (hard) | | | |
| | Madagascar | 2 | | Madagascar | 2 | 3 | Lithuania | 3 | | | |
| | Madagascar | 2 | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | 3 | Lithuania | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Finland | 3 | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet) | | Georgia | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Finland | 3 | 5 | Finland | 2 | | Georgia | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Georgia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jelgava, Latvia (indoor hard) | Jelgava, Latvia (indoor hard) | Jelgava, Latvia (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Norway | 5 | | | | | | |
| Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | | Norway | 5 | Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | Marrakesh, Morocco (clay) | 6 | Latvia | 0 | Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard) | | | | | |
| 6 | Latvia | 2 | 6 | Latvia | 0 | | Norway | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Latvia | 2 | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | | Norway | 1 | | | |
| | Morocco | 3 | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | 4 | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| | Morocco | 3 | | Morocco | 1 | 4 | Denmark | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Morocco | 1 | | | | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor hard) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor hard) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor hard) |
| | | | 4 | Denmark | 4 | | | | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor hard) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor hard) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor hard) |
| | | | 4 | Denmark | 4 | | | | 4 | Denmark | 1 |
| | | | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | | | | 4 | Denmark | 1 |
| | | | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | | | | 8 | South Africa | 3 |
| | | | | Estonia | 1 | | | | 8 | South Africa | 3 |
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | | Estonia | 1 | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | | | |
| Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) | 8 | South Africa | 4 | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | Centurion, South Africa (hard) | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 3 | 8 | South Africa | 4 | 8 | South Africa | 5 | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 3 | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | 8 | South Africa | 5 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 2 | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | Maribor, Slovenia (indoor hard) | 2 | Slovenia | 0 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 2 | | Monaco | 2 | 2 | Slovenia | 0 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Slovenia | 3 | | | | | | |

* Cyprus, Madagascar, Latvia, and Monaco relegated to Group III in 2018.
* Sweden and South Africa promoted to Group I in 2018.

## First round

### Tunisia vs. Sweden

| Tunisia 2 | Tennis courts of Cité Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia 3–5 February 2017 Hard | Tennis courts of Cité Nationale Sportive El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia 3–5 February 2017 Hard | Sweden 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Malek Jaziri Isak Arvidsson 6 4 7 5 6 2       2 Mohamed Aziz Dougaz Patrik Rosenholm $6^4$ $7^7$ 3 6 6 3 6 4 3 6   3 Anis Ghorbel / Malek Jaziri Johan Brunström / Andreas Siljeström 3 6 5 7 $6^4$ $7^7$       4 Malek Jaziri Patrik Rosenholm 6 3 6 3 6 1       5 Mohamed Aziz Dougaz Isak Arvidsson $7^9$ $6^7$ 2 6 1 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

### Cyprus vs. Turkey

| Cyprus 1 | National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus 3–5 February 2017 Hard | National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus 3–5 February 2017 Hard | Turkey 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Petros Chrysochos Cem İlkel $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3 3 6 0 6 4 6   2 Menelaos Efstathiou Marsel İlhan 7 5 6 1 4 6 $6^5$ $7^7$ 4 6   3 Petros Chrysochos / Eleftherios Neos Altuğ Çelikbilek / Cem İlkel 3 6 5 7 $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 4 6 1   4 Petros Chrysochos Marsel İlhan 7 5 5 7 $6^2$ $7^7$ 4 6     5 Nicholas Campbell Altuğ Çelikbilek 3 6 $6^1$ $7^7$ ||||

### Lithuania vs. Madagascar

| Lithuania 3 | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Madagascar 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Laurynas Grigelis Lucas Andriamasilalao 6 1 6 2 6 4       2 Tadas Babelis Antso Rakotondramanga 4 6 4 6 3 6       3 Tadas Babelis / Laurynas Grigelis Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy / Antso Rakotondramanga 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Laurynas Grigelis Antso Rakotondramanga 6 4 $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 4       5 Tomas Vaišė Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 3 6 6 4 2 6 ||||

### Georgia vs. Finland

| Georgia 3 | New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, Georgia 3–5 February 2017 Carpet (i) | New Sport Hall, Tbilisi, Georgia 3–5 February 2017 Carpet (i) | Finland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikoloz Basilashvili Eero Vasa 2 6 6 1 6 4 6 1     2 George Tsivadze Harri Heliövaara 5 7 2 6 1 6       3 Nikoloz Basilashvili / George Tsivadze Harri Heliövaara / Patrik Niklas-Salminen 4 6 0 6 3 6       4 Nikoloz Basilashvili Emil Ruusuvuori 6 2 6 4 6 4       5 George Tsivadze Patrik Niklas-Salminen 6 4 7 5 5 7 0 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ ||||

### Latvia vs. Norway

| Latvia 0 | Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale, Jelgava, Latvia 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Olympic Sports Center of Zemgale, Jelgava, Latvia 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Norway 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mārtiņš Podžus Casper Ruud 3 6 1 6 5 7       2 Miķelis Lībietis Viktor Durasovic $7^7$ $6^5$ 4 6 1 6 $6^3$ $7^7$     3 Miķelis Lībietis / Mārtiņš Podžus Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud 3 6 $6^2$ $7^7$ $7^7$ $6^5$ 2 6     4 Rūdolfs Mednis Simen Sunde Bratholm 7 5 $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^6$ $7^8$       5 Artūrs Lazdiņš Viktor Durasovic            w/o ||||

### Denmark vs. Morocco

| Denmark 4 | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark 3–5 February 2017 Carpet (i) | Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark 3–5 February 2017 Carpet (i) | Morocco 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frederik Nielsen Amine Ahouda 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Søren Hess-Olesen Reda El Amrani 2 6 6 3 2 6 $6^5$ $7^7$     3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Reda El Amrani / Yassine Idmbarek 6 2 6 4 6 2       4 Frederik Nielsen Reda El Amrani 6 2 3 6 6 3 6 4     5 Søren Hess-Olesen Mehdi Jdi 3 6 6 0 6 0 ||||

### South Africa vs. Estonia

| South Africa 4 | Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 3–5 February 2017 Hard | Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 3–5 February 2017 Hard | Estonia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolaas Scholtz Jürgen Zopp 4 6 6 4 6 3 0 0    retired 2 Lloyd Harris Vladimir Ivanov 6 4 6 3 6 2       3 Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse Kenneth Raisma / Mattias Siimar $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 3 6 4 7 5     4 Lloyd Harris Mattias Siimar 7 5 6 3         5 Nicolaas Scholtz Vladimir Ivanov $6^3$ $7^7$ 3 6 ||||

### Slovenia vs. Monaco

| Slovenia 3 | Zeleznicarski Teniski Klub Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Zeleznicarski Teniski Klub Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia 3–5 February 2017 Hard (i) | Monaco 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Blaž Kavčič Lucas Catarina 6 4 2 6 6 2 6 4     2 Grega Žemlja Romain Arneodo 6 3 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 4     3 Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret 2 6 4 6 3 6       4 Grega Žemlja Lucas Catarina 6 2 6 3 6 1       5 Tilen Žitnik Thomas Oger 6 1 4 6 2 6 ||||

## Second round

### Turkey vs. Sweden

| Turkey 1 | Ali Bey Hotels & Resorts, Antalya, Turkey 7–9 April Clay | Ali Bey Hotels & Resorts, Antalya, Turkey 7–9 April Clay | Sweden 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marsel İlhan Christian Lindell 1 6 4 6 4 6       2 Cem İlkel Elias Ymer 6 4 3 6 $7^8$ $6^6$ $6^3$ $7^7$ 3 6   3 Altuğ Çelikbilek / Cem İlkel Johan Brunström / Andreas Siljeström $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 4 6 4 6 3     4 Altuğ Çelikbilek Elias Ymer $6^6$ $7^8$ 1 6 5 7       5 Anıl Yüksel Christian Lindell 3 6 7 5 1 6 ||||

### Georgia vs. Lithuania

| Georgia 2 | Mziuri Tennis Club, Tbilisi, Georgia 7–9 April Hard | Mziuri Tennis Club, Tbilisi, Georgia 7–9 April Hard | Lithuania 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikoloz Basilashvili Tadas Babelis 6 3 6 2 6 0       2 George Tsivadze Laurynas Grigelis 3 6 2 6 2 6       3 Nikoloz Basilashvili / George Tsivadze Laurynas Grigelis / Lukas Mugevičius 4 6 3 6 3 6       4 Nikoloz Basilashvili Laurynas Grigelis 6 0 6 1 6 0       5 George Tsivadze Lukas Mugevičius 4 6 2 6 6 1 4 6 ||||

### Norway vs. Denmark

| Norway 1 | Stavanger Forum Expo, Stavanger, Norway 7–9 April Hard (i) | Stavanger Forum Expo, Stavanger, Norway 7–9 April Hard (i) | Denmark 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Casper Ruud Søren Hess-Olesen 6 3 5 7 7 5 6 2     2 Viktor Durasovic Frederik Nielsen 2 6 6 3 2 6 $6^7$ $7^9$     3 Viktor Durasovic / Casper Ruud Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 4 6 6 4 2 6 2 6     4 Casper Ruud Frederik Nielsen 4 6 2 6 3 6       5 Simen Sunde Bratholm August Holmgren $6^4$ $7^7$ 5 7 ||||

### South Africa vs. Slovenia

| South Africa 5 | Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 7–9 April Hard | Irene Country Club, Centurion, South Africa 7–9 April Hard | Slovenia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lloyd Harris Mike Urbanija 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Nicolaas Scholtz Grega Žemlja 3 6 $6^1$ $7^7$ $7^8$ $6^6$ $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^9$ $6^7$   3 Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse Tomislav Ternar / Grega Žemlja $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 2 6 4       4 Lloyd Harris Tilen Žitnik 6 3 6 3         5 Nicolaas Scholtz Tomislav Ternar 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Play-offs

### Cyprus vs. Tunisia

| Cyprus 1 | National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus 7–9 April Hard | National Tennis Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus 7–9 April Hard | Tunisia 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Menelaos Efstathiou Malek Jaziri 2 6 3 6 5 7       2 Marcos Baghdatis Moez Echargui 5 7 $6^2$ $7^7$ 6 4 6 4 1 6   3 Marcos Baghdatis / Petros Chrysochos Malek Jaziri / Skander Mansouri 5 7 6 3 7 5 4 6 5 7   4 Petros Chrysochos Aziz Dougaz 6 4 $7^7$ $6^2$         5 Eleftherios Neos Moez Echargui 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Finland vs. Madagascar

| Finland 3 | Hangon Urheilutalo, Hanko, Finland 7–9 April Hard (i) | Hangon Urheilutalo, Hanko, Finland 7–9 April Hard (i) | Madagascar 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrik Niklas-Salminen Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Eero Vasa Antso Rakotondramanga 6 4 3 6 2 6 0 6     3 Harri Heliövaara / Henri Kontinen Antso Rakotondramanga / Lofo Ramiaramanana 6 1 6 2 6 1       4 Patrik Niklas-Salminen Antso Rakotondramanga 3 6 5 7 $6^3$ $7^7$       5 Harri Heliövaara Lucas Andriamasilalao 6 2 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Morocco vs. Latvia

| Morocco 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7–9 April Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7–9 April Clay | Latvia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Amine Ahouda Miķelis Lībietis 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 2     2 Reda El Amrani Mārtiņš Podžus 6 4 $7^{10}$ $6^8$ 6 4       3 Amine Ahouda / Reda El Amrani Miķelis Lībietis / Mārtiņš Podžus 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^7$ 3 6     4 Reda El Amrani Rūdolfs Mednis 6 2 6 2 6 3       5 Amine Ahouda Mārtiņš Podžus 1 6 0 0       retired ||||

### Estonia vs. Monaco

| Estonia 3 | Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia 7–9 April Hard (i) | Tere Tennisekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia 7–9 April Hard (i) | Monaco 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Ivanov Romain Arneodo $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^7$ $6^5$ 1 6 6 4     2 Kenneth Raisma Lucas Catarina 6 3 6 0 6 4       3 Kenneth Raisma / Mattias Siimar Romain Arneodo / Benjamin Balleret 4 6 6 1 6 2 $7^9$ $6^7$     4 Mattias Siimar Lucas Catarina 4 6 6 4 $6^3$ $7^7$       5 Kristofer Siimar Thomas Oger 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Third round

### Sweden vs. Lithuania

| Sweden 5 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15–17 September Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 15–17 September Clay | Lithuania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Elias Ymer Julius Tverijonas 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Mikael Ymer Laurynas Grigelis 2 6 7 5 6 0 0 6 6 1   3 Johan Brunström / Markus Eriksson Tadas Babelis / Laurynas Grigelis $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 3 6 1       4 Markus Eriksson Tadas Babelis 6 3 6 0         5 Mikael Ymer Julius Tverijonas 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Denmark vs. South Africa

| Denmark 1 | Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark 15–17 September Hard (indoor) | Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark 15–17 September Hard (indoor) | South Africa 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frederik Nielsen Nicolaas Scholtz 6 4 6 2 6 3       2 Benjamin Hannestad Lloyd Harris $6^4$ $7^7$ 0 6 5 7       3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse 3 6 0 6 4 6       4 Frederik Nielsen Lloyd Harris 1 6 6 1 4 6 3 6     5 Benjamin Hannestad Nicolaas Scholtz           not played ||||
