2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV
# 2019 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV

The Europe Zone was the unique zone within Group 4 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in San Marino, San Marino, from 15 to 20 July 2019.

## Participating nations

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Cyprus
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Kosovo
* Liechtenstein
* Malta
* San Marino

### Inactive nations

* Azerbaijan
* Moldova

## Draw

Date: 15–20 July

Location: Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 91 | 1 |
| 1 | Ireland | 93 | 2 |
| 2 | Cyprus | 94 | 3 |
| 2 | Malta | 97 | 4 |
| 3 | Iceland | 98 | 5 |
| 3 | Andorra | 108 | 6 |
| 4 | Armenia | 113 | 7 |
| 4 | San Marino | 121 | 8 |
| 5 | Albania | 126 | 9 |
| 5 | Kosovo | 132 | 10 |

* $^1Davis$ Cup Rankings as of 4 February 2019

### Round Robin

**Pool A**

| | | CYP | LIE | ISL | ARM | ALB | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Cyprus | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 24–0 (100%) | 144–25 (85%) | 1 |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 15–12 (56%) | 111–121 (49%) | 2 |
| 5 | Iceland | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 12–14 (46%) | 108–106 (50%) | 3 |
| 7 | Armenia | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 13–14 (48%) | 115–126 (48%) | 4 |
| 9 | Albania | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–4 | 0–24 (0%) | 46–146 (24%) | 5 |

**Pool B**

| | | IRL | MLT | SMR | KOS | AND | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ireland | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 23–2 (92%) | 147–48 (75%) | 1 |
| 4 | Malta | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 14–12 (54%) | 113–88 (56%) | 2 |
| 8 | San Marino | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 13–14 (48%) | 106–120 (47%) | 3 |
| 10 | Kosovo | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 8–19 (30%) | 77–142 (35%) | 4 |
| 6 | Andorra | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–4 | 7–18 (28%) | 90–135 (40%) | 5 |

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

### Playoffs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st–2nd | Cyprus | 2–1 | Ireland |
| 3rd–4th | Liechtenstein | 3–0 | Malta |
| 5th–6th | Iceland | 3–0 | San Marino |
| 7th–8th | Armenia | 3–0 | Kosovo |
| 9th–10th | Albania | 2–1 | Andorra |

## Round Robin

### Pool A

**Liechtenstein vs. Armenia**

| Liechtenstein 1 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 15–16 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 15–16 July Clay | Armenia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Timo Kranz Artur Soghoyan 2 6 6 4 4 6   2 Vital Flurin Leuch Mikayel Khachatryan 6 4 6 2     3 Timo Kranz / Vital Flurin Leuch Mikayel Khachatryan / Artur Soghoyan 0 6 $7^7$ $6^4$ $6^8$ $7^{10}$ ||||

**Cyprus vs. Iceland**

| Cyprus 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 15–16 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 15–16 July Clay | Iceland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Menelaos Efstathiou Birkir Gunnarsson 6 1 6 2     2 Petros Chrysochos Egill Sigurðsson 6 1 6 1     3 Sergis Kyratzis / Eleftherios Neos Anton Magnusson / Daniel Siddall 6 2 6 2 ||||

**Liechtenstein vs. Albania**

| Liechtenstein 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 16 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 16 July Clay | Albania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Robin Forster Martin Muedini 6 2 6 1     2 Vital Flurin Leuch Elbi Mjeshtri $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 4     3 Robin Forster / Christian Meier Elbi Mjeshtri / Genajd Shypheja 6 4 6 2 ||||

**Cyprus vs. Armenia**

| Cyprus 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 16 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 16 July Clay | Armenia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Menelaos Efstathiou Artur Soghoyan 6 1 6 1     2 Petros Chrysochos Mikayel Khachatryan 6 2 6 0     3 Sergis Kyratzis / Eleftherios Neos Daniel Karapetyan / Sedrak Khachatryan 6 0 6 1 ||||

**Liechtenstein vs. Iceland**

| Liechtenstein 2 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 17 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 17 July Clay | Iceland 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Timo Kranz Daniel Siddall 1 6 6 4 0 6   2 Vital Flurin Leuch Anton Magnusson 6 4 6 1     3 Timo Kranz / Vital Flurin Leuch Birkir Gunnarsson / Daniel Siddall 6 2 6 2 ||||

**Armenia vs. Albania**

| Armenia 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 17 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 17 July Clay | Albania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Artur Soghoyan Rajan Dushi 6 2 6 1     2 Mikayel Khachatryan Elbi Mjeshtri 6 3 $7^7$ $6^3$     3 Mikayel Khachatryan / Artur Soghoyan Martin Muedini / Genajd Shypheja 6 3 6 0 ||||

**Cyprus vs. Albania**

| Cyprus 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 18 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 18 July Clay | Albania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Menelaos Efstathiou Martin Muedini 6 0 6 1     2 Petros Chrysochos Rajan Dushi 6 0 6 1     3 Sergis Kyratzis / Eleftherios Neos Rajan Dushi / Martin Muedini 6 2 6 1 ||||

**Iceland vs. Armenia**

| Iceland 2 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 18 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 18 July Clay | Armenia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Birkir Gunnarsson Artur Soghoyan 4 6 4 6     2 Egill Sigurðsson Mikayel Khachatryan 7 5 6 2     3 Birkir Gunnarsson / Daniel Siddall Mikayel Khachatryan / Artur Soghoyan 4 6 $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 1 ||||

**Liechtenstein vs. Cyprus**

| Liechtenstein 0 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 19 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 19 July Clay | Cyprus 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Robin Forster Menelaos Efstathiou 0 6 1 6     2 Vital Flurin Leuch Petros Chrysochos 1 6 3 6     3 Robin Forster / Christian Meier Sergis Kyratzis / Eleftherios Neos 0 6 1 6 ||||

**Iceland vs. Albania**

| Iceland 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 19 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 19 July Clay | Albania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daniel Siddall Genajd Shypheja 6 0 6 1     2 Egill Sigurðsson Elbi Mjeshtri 6 3 6 2     3 Birkir Gunnarsson / Daniel Siddall Martin Muedini / Genajd Shypheja 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Pool B

**Ireland vs. San Marino**

| Ireland 2 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 15–16 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 15–16 July Clay | San Marino 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Simon Carr Filippo Tommesani 6 0 6 2     2 Peter Bothwell Marco De Rossi 7 5 3 6 4 6   3 Peter Bothwell / Julian Bradley Filippo Tommesani / Domenico Vicini 6 1 6 0 ||||

**Malta vs. Andorra**

| Malta 2 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 15–16 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 15–16 July Clay | Andorra 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Matthew Asciak Jesús Muro-Loscertales 4 1      retired 2 Matthew Cassar Torregiani Ricardo Rodeiro-Stetson 2 6 3 6     3 Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka Èric Cervós Noguer / Ricardo Rodeiro-Stetson 6 4 6 3 ||||

**Ireland vs. Kosovo**

| Ireland 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 16 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 16 July Clay | Kosovo 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Simon Carr Genc Selita 6 0 6 2     2 Peter Bothwell Granit Bajraliu 6 2 6 0     3 Julian Bradley / Osgar O'Hoisin Burim Bytyqi / Muhamed Zulji 6 1 6 0 ||||

**Malta vs. San Marino**

| Malta 2 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 16 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 16 July Clay | San Marino 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Matthew Asciak Tommaso Simoncini 6 1 6 0     2 Matthew Cassar Torregiani Marco De Rossi 1 6 2 6     3 Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka Marco De Rossi / Domenico Vicini 6 1 5 7 6 1 ||||

**Ireland vs. Andorra**

| Ireland 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 17 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 17 July Clay | Andorra 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Simon Carr Èric Cervós Noguer 6 2 6 0     2 Peter Bothwell Ricardo Rodeiro-Stetson 6 3 6 0     3 Peter Bothwell / Julian Bradley Èric Cervós Noguer / Guillermo Jáuregui 6 2 6 2 ||||

**San Marino vs. Kosovo**

| San Marino 2 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 17 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 17 July Clay | Kosovo 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Domenico Vicini Genc Selita 6 3 4 6 6 3   2 Filippo Tommesani Granit Bajraliu 4 6 0 6     3 Marco De Rossi / Domenico Vicini Granit Bajraliu / Burim Bytyqi 6 1 6 0 ||||

**Malta vs. Kosovo**

| Malta 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 18 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 18 July Clay | Kosovo 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Denzil Agius Burim Bytyqi 6 2 2 6 6 0   2 Matthew Asciak Granit Bajraliu 6 0 6 0     3 Matthew Asciak / Omar Sudzuka Burim Bytyqi / Muhamed Zulji 6 0 6 1 ||||

**Andorra vs. San Marino**

| Andorra 1 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 18 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 18 July Clay | San Marino 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Èric Cervós Noguer Domenico Vicini 3 6 $6^9$ $7^{11}$     2 Ricardo Rodeiro-Stetson Marco De Rossi 2 6 1 6     3 Èric Cervós Noguer / Guillermo Jáuregui Tommaso Simoncini / Filippo Tommesani 6 1 $7^7$ $6^2$ ||||

**Ireland vs. Malta**

| Ireland 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 19 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 19 July Clay | Malta 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Simon Carr Omar Sudzuka 6 0 6 2     2 Peter Bothwell Matthew Asciak 7 5 6 0     3 Julian Bradley / Osgar O'Hoisin Matthew Cassar Torregiani / Omar Sudzuka 6 4 6 3 ||||

**Andorra vs. Kosovo**

| Andorra 1 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 19 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 19 July Clay | Kosovo 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Èric Cervós Noguer Genc Selita 6 3 6 4     2 Ricardo Rodeiro-Stetson Granit Bajraliu $6^4$ $7^7$ 4 6     3 Èric Cervós Noguer / Guillermo Jáuregui Granit Bajraliu / Genc Selita $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6 4 6 ||||

## Playoffs

### 1st to 2nd playoff

**Cyprus vs. Ireland**

| Cyprus 2 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Ireland 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Menelaos Efstathiou Simon Carr 3 6 1 6     2 Petros Chrysochos Peter Bothwell 7 5 6 3     3 Petros Chrysochos / Sergis Kyratzis Peter Bothwell / Julian Bradley 6 2 2 6 $7^7$ $6^0$ ||||

### 3rd to 4th playoff

**Liechtenstein vs. Malta**

| Liechtenstein 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Malta 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Timo Kranz Omar Sudzuka 6 1 6 4     2 Vital Flurin Leuch Matthew Cassar Torregiani 6 0 6 0     3 Timo Kranz / Vital Flurin Leuch Denzil Agius / Omar Sudzuka 6 2 6 1 ||||

### 5th to 6th playoff

**Iceland vs. San Marino**

| Iceland 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | San Marino 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daniel Siddall Domenico Vicini 6 3 $7^7$ $6^2$     2 Egill Sigurðsson Filippo Tommesani 6 1 6 0     3 Birkir Gunnarsson / Anton Magnusson Tommaso Simoncini / Filippo Tommesani 6 4 6 1 ||||

### 7th to 8th playoff

**Armenia vs. Kosovo**

| Armenia 3 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Kosovo 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Artur Soghoyan Muhamed Zulji 6 0 6 3     2 Sedrak Khachatryan Burim Bytyqi 6 1 6 2     3 Mikayel Khachatryan / Artur Soghoyan Burim Bytyqi / Muhamed Zulji 6 2 6 3 ||||

### 9th to 10th playoff

**Albania vs. Andorra**

| Albania 2 | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Centro Tennis Cassa di Rispamio, San Marino, San Marino 20 July Clay | Andorra 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Martin Muedini Guillermo Jáuregui 6 2 6 1     2 Rajan Dushi Èric Cervós Noguer 1 6 1 6     3 Martin Muedini / Genajd Shypheja Èric Cervós Noguer / Guillermo Jáuregui       w/o ||||
