1994 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
# 1994 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1994.

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 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-off, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-off were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1995.

## Participating nations

* Croatia
* Great Britain
* Luxembourg
* Norway
* Portugal
* Romania
* South Africa
* Switzerland
* Zimbabwe

### Draw

| Preliminary Round 4–6 February | Preliminary Round 4–6 February | Preliminary Round 4–6 February |
| - | - | - |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 |
| First Round 25–27 March | First Round 25–27 March | First Round 25–27 March |
| Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
| Romania | Romania | 0 |
| Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 4 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
| Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay) | Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay) | Zagreb, Croatia (indoor clay) |
| Croatia | Croatia | 3 |
| Norway | Norway | 2 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| Relegation Play-off 15–17 July | Relegation Play-off 15–17 July | Relegation Play-off 15–17 July |
| Manchester, United Kingdom (grass) | Manchester, United Kingdom (grass) | Manchester, United Kingdom (grass) |
| Romania | Romania | 3 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 |

* South Africa, Portugal, Switzerland and Croatia advance to World Group qualifying round.
* Great Britain and Luxembourg relegated to Group II in 1995.

## Preliminary round

### Zimbabwe vs. Luxembourg

| Zimbabwe 4 | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 4–6 February 1994 Hard (indoors) | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 4–6 February 1994 Hard (indoors) | Luxembourg 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wayne Black Anthony Mills 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Mark Gurr Adrian Graimprey 7 5 6 4 3 6 $7^7$ $6^2$     3 Malcolm Birch / Wayne Black Adrian Graimprey / Frédéric Watry 6 4 6 3 6 3       4 Wayne Black Adrian Graimprey 6 4 3 6 6 2       5 Gwinyai Tongoona Anthony Mills 3 6 5 7 ||||

## First round

### South Africa vs. Romania

| South Africa 5 | Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa 25–27 March 1994 Hard (indoors) | Ellis Park Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa 25–27 March 1994 Hard (indoors) | Romania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marcos Ondruska Dinu Pescariu 5 7 6 2 6 1 3 6 6 1   2 Wayne Ferreira Răzvan Sabău 6 4 6 3 6 3       3 Wayne Ferreira / Danie Visser George Cosac / Ciprian Petre Porumb 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Wayne Ferreira Dinu Pescariu 4 6 6 3 6 3       5 Marcos Ondruska Răzvan Sabău 3 6 $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 3 ||||

### Portugal vs. Great Britain

| Portugal 4 | Lawn Tennis Club da Foz, Porto, Portugal 25–27 March 1994 Clay | Lawn Tennis Club da Foz, Porto, Portugal 25–27 March 1994 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nuno Marques Mark Petchey 6 1 $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 1       2 Emanuel Couto Jeremy Bates 6 3 5 7 4 6 6 1 6 0   3 Nuno Marques / João Cunha e Silva Jeremy Bates / Mark Petchey 5 7 6 4 $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6 6 8   4 Nuno Marques Jeremy Bates 4 6 6 1 6 4 6 0     5 Emanuel Couto Mark Petchey 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Croatia vs. Norway

| Croatia 3 | Centar Dražen Petrović, Zagreb, Croatia 25–27 March 1994 Clay (indoors) | Centar Dražen Petrović, Zagreb, Croatia 25–27 March 1994 Clay (indoors) | Norway 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Goran Ivanišević Anders Håseth 6 2 6 0 6 1       2 Saša Hiršzon Christian Ruud 1 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ $6^6$ $7^8$ 1 6     3 Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević Bent-Ove Pedersen / Christian Ruud 2 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ 7 5 6 4 11 9   4 Goran Ivanišević Christian Ruud 6 3 4 6 6 2 3 6 5 7   5 Saša Hiršzon Helge Koll-Frafjord 6 3 6 2 $7^{15}$ $6^{13}$ ||||

### Zimbabwe vs. Switzerland

| Zimbabwe 2 | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 25–27 March 1994 Hard (indoors) | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 25–27 March 1994 Hard (indoors) | Switzerland 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wayne Black Marc Rosset 3 6 4 6 1 6       2 Byron Black Jakob Hlasek 7 5 $7^7$ $6^0$ 6 4       3 Byron Black / Wayne Black Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Byron Black Marc Rosset 4 6 6 3 $6^6$ $7^8$ $6^6$ $7^8$     5 Wayne Black Jakob Hlasek 6 4 5 7 3 6 4 6 ||||

## Relegation play-off

### Great Britain vs. Romania

| Great Britain 2 | Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, United Kingdom 15–17 July 1994 Grass | Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, United Kingdom 15–17 July 1994 Grass | Romania 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jeremy Bates Răzvan Sabău 6 0 6 3 $6^3$ $7^7$ 2 6 2 6   2 Mark Petchey Andrei Pavel 6 3 3 6 4 6 2 6     3 Jeremy Bates / Tim Henman George Cosac / Dinu Pescariu 6 2 $6^5$ $7^7$ 5 7 6 2 6 1   4 Jeremy Bates Andrei Pavel 6 3 $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 2       5 Mark Petchey Răzvan Sabău 7 5 4 6 $7^7$ $6^3$ 3 6 2 6 ||||
