1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
# 1999 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

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 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 2000.

## Participating nations

* Bulgaria
* Denmark
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Ivory Coast
* Latvia
* Macedonia
* Morocco
* Norway
* Poland
* Senegal
* Slovenia
* Togo
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | Skagen, Denmark (hard) | | | | | |
| Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Ljubljana, Slovenia (clay) | Senegal | Senegal | 0 | Skagen, Denmark (hard) | | | | | |
| Senegal | Senegal | 0 | Senegal | Senegal | 0 | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| Senegal | Senegal | 0 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 5 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 5 | Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 3 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 |
| | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 |
| | | | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 |
| Lomé, Togo (hard) | Lomé, Togo (hard) | Lomé, Togo (hard) | Hungary | Hungary | 5 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Lomé, Togo (hard) | Lomé, Togo (hard) | Lomé, Togo (hard) | Greece | Greece | 0 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 4 | Greece | Greece | 0 | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 4 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | |
| Togo | Togo | 1 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | |
| Togo | Togo | 1 | Togo | Togo | 0 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | |
| | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | Latvia | Latvia | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Latvia | Latvia | 2 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Poland | Poland | 3 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 4 | Poland | Poland | 3 | Poland | Poland | 3 | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 4 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Poland | Poland | 3 | | | |
| Macedonia | Macedonia | 1 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 | | | |
| Macedonia | Macedonia | 1 | Macedonia | Macedonia | 0 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 | | | |
| | | | Macedonia | Macedonia | 0 | | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 5 | | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 5 | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 |
| | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 |
| | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 |
| Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | |
| Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Istanbul, Turkey (hard) | Morocco | Morocco | 4 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | Morocco | Morocco | 4 | Morocco | Morocco | 4 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | Morocco | Morocco | 4 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 3 | Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | Oslo, Norway (indoor carpet) | Norway | Norway | 1 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 3 | Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Norway | Norway | 1 | | | |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 5 | | | | | | |

* Senegal, Togo, Macedonia, and Yugoslavia relegated to Group III in 2000.
* Hungary and Morocco promoted to Group I in 2000.

## First round

### Denmark vs. Senegal

| Denmark 5 | Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark 30 April–2 May 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark 30 April–2 May 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Senegal 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kenneth Carlsen Diadji Ka 6 0 6 1 6 0       2 Kristian Pless Daouda Ndiaye 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein Yahiya Doumbia / Daouda Ndiaye $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 1 6 1       4 Kenneth Carlsen Daouda Ndiaye 6 4 6 0         5 Kristian Pless Diadji Ka 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Ireland vs. Slovenia

| Ireland 3 | Riverview Club, Dublin, Ireland 30 April–2 May 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Riverview Club, Dublin, Ireland 30 April–2 May 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Slovenia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Owen Casey Borut Urh $7^7$ $6^1$ 1 6 6 1 $6^2$ $7^7$ 7 5   2 Robert Collins Iztok Božič 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3     3 Owen Casey / Robert Collins Andrej Kračman / Borut Urh 3 6 3 6 3 6       4 Owen Casey Iztok Božič 2 6 6 3 3 6 7 5 6 3   5 Robert Collins Marko Tkalec $7^{10}$ $6^8$ 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Greece

| Hungary 5 | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 30 April–2 May 1999 Clay | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 30 April–2 May 1999 Clay | Greece 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gergely Kisgyörgy Anastasios Vasiliadis 6 0 6 1 $7^7$ $6^4$       2 Attila Sávolt Nikos Rovas 2 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 1 6 2 7 5   3 Gábor Köves / Attila Sávolt Konstantinos Economidis / Anastasios Vasiliadis 6 4 $6^6$ $7^8$ 6 1 6 3     4 Attila Sávolt Konstantinos Economidis 6 3 6 4         5 Kornél Bardóczky Pantelis Moschoutis 6 4 $7^7$ $6^2$ ||||

### Bulgaria vs. Togo

| Bulgaria 5 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 30 April–2 May 1999 Clay | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 30 April–2 May 1999 Clay | Togo 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milen Velev Goudjo Gbedey 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Ivaylo Traykov Jean-Kome Loglo 6 4 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 1   3 Ivaylo Traykov / Milen Velev Jean-Kome Loglo / Kossi Loglo 6 2 6 4 6 4       4 Ivo Bratanov Jean-Kome Loglo 6 2 6 1         5 Todor Enev Kossi Loglo 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Latvia vs. Poland

| Latvia 2 | National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 30 April–2 May 1999 Carpet (indoors) | National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 30 April–2 May 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Poland 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alvis Tabors Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 4 6 2 6 2 6       2 Andris Fiļimonovs Michał Gawłowski $7^7$ $6^3$ $6^6$ $7^8$ 7 5 3 6 6 3   3 Andris Fiļimonovs / Ivo Lagzdiņš Bartłomiej Dąbrowski / Michał Gawłowski 3 6 4 6 4 6       4 Andris Fiļimonovs Piotr Szczepanik 6 3 6 0 4 6 7 5     5 Ivo Lagzdiņš Michał Gawłowski 2 6 $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 3 3 6 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Macedonia

| Ivory Coast 5 | Centre International de Tennis Arthur Ashe, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 30 April–2 May 1999 Hard | Centre International de Tennis Arthur Ashe, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 30 April–2 May 1999 Hard | Macedonia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Valentin Sanon Ognen Nikolovski 6 2 6 3 6 1       2 Claude N'Goran Zoran Ševčenko $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 0 2 0      retired 3 Claude N'Goran / Valentin Sanon Goran Bosalevski / Zoran Ševčenko 6 2 6 2 6 3       4 Claude N'Goran Goran Sterijovski 6 3 6 1         5 Arthur Konan Goran Bosalevski 2 6 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Morocco vs. Yugoslavia

| Morocco 4 | Complexe Al Amal, Casablanca, Morocco 30 April–2 May 1999 Clay | Complexe Al Amal, Casablanca, Morocco 30 April–2 May 1999 Clay | Yugoslavia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim Alami Nikola Gnjatović 6 3 6 1 6 2       2 Hicham Arazi Nebojša Đorđević $6^8$ $7^{10}$ 1 6 6 0 6 1 6 1   3 Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi Nebojša Đorđević / Nikola Gnjatović 7 5 $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 3       4 Mounir El Aarej Nikola Gnjatović 6 2 6 2         5 Karim Alami Željko Tošić            w/o ||||

### Norway vs. Turkey

| Norway 5 | Norwegian Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 30 April–2 May 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Norwegian Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 30 April–2 May 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Turkey 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Helge Koll-Frafjord Erhan Oral 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Jan Frode Andersen Efe Üstündağ 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Lars Hjarrand / Helge Røsjø Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral 7 5 $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 4 5 7 6 1   4 Jan Frode Andersen Erhan Oral 6 2 6 4         5 Helge Røsjø Efe Üstündağ 3 6 7 5 6 2 ||||

## Second round

### Denmark vs. Ireland

| Denmark 3 | Skagen Tennis Club, Skagen, Denmark 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Skagen Tennis Club, Skagen, Denmark 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Ireland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kenneth Carlsen Owen Casey 6 2 4 6 6 1 6 1     2 Kristian Pless John Doran 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein Scott Barron / Owen Casey 4 6 6 4 3 6 4 6     4 Kenneth Carlsen Scott Barron 6 2 7 5 7 5       5 Kristian Pless Owen Casey 6 1 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Bulgaria

| Hungary 4 | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 16–18 July 1999 Clay | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 16–18 July 1999 Clay | Bulgaria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gergely Kisgyörgy Orlin Stanoytchev 4 6 4 6 6 3 7 5 6 3   2 Attila Sávolt Milen Velev 6 1 $6^2$ $7^7$ 2 6 0 6     3 Zoltán Böröczky / Attila Sávolt Ivaylo Traykov / Milen Velev 6 3 2 6 6 3 3 6 7 5   4 Attila Sávolt Orlin Stanoytchev 6 4 6 1 6 4       5 Gergely Kisgyörgy Ivaylo Traykov 6 2 $6^4$ $7^7$ 7 5 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Poland

| Ivory Coast 1 | Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Poland 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilou Lonfo Michał Chmela 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 4     2 Valentin Sanon Michał Gawłowski 3 6 0 6 6 3 6 3 2 6   3 Ilou Lonfo / Valentin Sanon Michał Chmela / Michał Gawłowski $7^7$ $6^4$ $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6 $6^5$ $7^7$     4 Valentin Sanon Michał Chmela 4 6 4 6 $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 1 4 6   5 Ilou Lonfo Michał Gawłowski           not played ||||

### Norway vs. Morocco

| Norway 1 | Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 16–18 July 1999 Clay | Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway 16–18 July 1999 Clay | Morocco 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christian Ruud Hicham Arazi 2 6 3 6 6 4 1 6     2 Jan Frode Andersen Younes El Aynaoui 3 6 2 6 4 6       3 Bent-Ove Pedersen / Christian Ruud Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi 6 4 6 1 5 7 $7^{13}$ $6^{11}$     4 Christian Ruud Younes El Aynaoui 6 4 6 4 $6^2$ $7^7$ 2 6 1 6   5 Jan Frode Andersen Karim Alami 2 6 4 6 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

### Slovenia vs. Senegal

| Slovenia 5 | Breskvar Tennis Academy, Ljubljana, Slovenia 16–18 July 1999 Clay | Breskvar Tennis Academy, Ljubljana, Slovenia 16–18 July 1999 Clay | Senegal 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marko Tkalec Daouda Ndiaye 6 4 6 1 6 4       2 Andrej Kračman Thierno Ly 6 1 6 1 5 7 6 3     3 Andrej Kračman / Borut Urh Thierno Ly / Daouda Ndiaye 6 1 6 1 6 2       4 Marko Tkalec Thierno Ly 6 2 6 0         5 Andrej Kračman Wael Zeidan 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Togo vs. Greece

| Togo 1 | AAT Tennis Club, Lomé, Togo 16–18 July 1999 Hard | AAT Tennis Club, Lomé, Togo 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Greece 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean-Kome Loglo Solon Peppas 7 5 3 6 $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6     2 Kossi Loglo Anastasios Vasiliadis 6 4 1 6 5 7 2 6     3 Jean-Kome Loglo / Kossi Loglo Konstantinos Economidis / Anastasios Vasiliadis 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Jean-Kome Loglo Konstantinos Economidis 2 6 1 6         5 Kossi Loglo Solon Peppas 7 5 6 1 ||||

### Latvia vs. Macedonia

| Latvia 4 | National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 16–18 July 1999 Clay | National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 16–18 July 1999 Clay | Macedonia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ģirts Dzelde Kristian Mitrovski 6 0 6 2 6 2       2 Andris Fiļimonovs Goran Sterijovski 6 1 $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 3       3 Ģirts Dzelde / Andris Fiļimonovs Goran Bosalevski / Goran Sterijovski 6 2 6 2 6 4       4 Oskars Vaskis Goran Sterijovski 3 6 6 2 6 2       5 Ivo Lagzdiņš Kristian Mitrovski 2 6 5 7 ||||

### Turkey vs. Yugoslavia

| Turkey 3 | T.E.D. Club, Istanbul, Turkey 16–18 July 1999 Hard | T.E.D. Club, Istanbul, Turkey 16–18 July 1999 Hard | Yugoslavia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Efe Üstündağ Dušan Vemić 3 6 $7^7$ $6^3$ 4 6 3 6     2 Erhan Oral Nebojša Đorđević 3 6 $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 4 6 2     3 Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral Nebojša Đorđević / Dušan Vemić 3 6 7 5 6 3 6 4     4 Erhan Oral Dušan Vemić 1 6 1 6 1 6       5 Efe Üstündağ Nebojša Đorđević 6 4 6 4 $7^7$ $6^4$ ||||

## Third round

### Hungary vs. Denmark

| Hungary 3 | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 24–26 September 1999 Clay | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 24–26 September 1999 Clay | Denmark 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gergely Kisgyörgy Kenneth Carlsen 2 6 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 2   2 Attila Sávolt Frederik Fetterlein 6 1 6 4 4 6 6 4     3 Gábor Köves / Attila Sávolt Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein 7 5 $7^7$ $6^3$ 3 6 $7^7$ $6^1$     4 Zoltán Böröczky Thomas Larsen 3 6 6 4 2 6       5 Gergely Kisgyörgy Frederik Fetterlein           not played ||||

### Morocco vs. Poland

| Morocco 5 | Olympic Club, Casablanca, Morocco 24–26 September 1999 Clay | Olympic Club, Casablanca, Morocco 24–26 September 1999 Clay | Poland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hicham Arazi Michał Gawłowski 6 2 6 1 $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 3     2 Karim Alami Michał Chmela 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi Michał Chmela / Michał Gawłowski 6 3 $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 1       4 Hicham Arazi Piotr Szczepanik 6 2 6 2         5 Mounir El Aarej Mariusz Zieliński 7 5 7 5 ||||
