1989 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1989.

Main article: 1989 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were two 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-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IIs in 1990.

Participating nations

Draw
First RoundSecond Round
  Switzerland
Liestal, Switzerland (clay)
bye
  Switzerland4
 Romania1
bye
 Romania
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Zimbabwe1
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Hungary4
 Hungary4
 Nigeria1
bye
 Nigeria
 Great Britain
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
bye
 Great Britain4
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Finland1
 Ireland0
 Finland5
Porto, Portugal (indoor clay)
 Senegal0
Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet)
 Portugal5
 Portugal1
 Netherlands4
bye
 Netherlands
Relegation Play-off
Limerick, Ireland (carpet)
 Ireland4
 Senegal1

First round

Zimbabwe vs. Hungary

Zimbabwe
1		 City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[1]
3–5 February 1989
Hard (indoors)
Hungary
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
Hungary		 Greig Rodger
Sándor Noszály		 65
77		 2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Zimbabwe
Hungary		 Byron Black
András Lányi		 3
6 		6
2		 64
77		 6
4		 3
6 		 
3 Zimbabwe
Hungary		 Byron Black / Greig Rodger
András Lányi / László Markovits		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		 5
7 		8
10 		 
4 Zimbabwe
Hungary		 Greig Rodger
András Lányi		 2
6 		2
6 		       
5 Zimbabwe
Hungary		 Byron Black
Sándor Noszály		 6
4		 4
6 		8
6		      

Ireland vs. Finland

Ireland
0		 Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[2]
3–5 February 1989
Hard (indoors)
Finland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Finland		 Eoin Collins
Veli Paloheimo		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
Finland		 Owen Casey
Olli Rahnasto		 5
7 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
Finland		 Owen Casey / Eoin Collins
Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto		 4
6 		79
67		 1
6 		4
6 		   
4 Republic of Ireland
Finland		 Owen Casey
Kimmo Hurme		 3
6 		65
77		        
5 Republic of Ireland
Finland		 Eoin Collins
Olli Rahnasto		 7
5		 3
6 		2
6 		     

Portugal vs. Senegal

Portugal
5		 Porto Tennis Club, Porto, Portugal[3]
3–5 February 1989
Clay (indoors)
Senegal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Senegal		 Nuno Marques
Yahiya Doumbia		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
2 Portugal
Senegal		 João Cunha e Silva
Thierno Ly		 6
0		 6
0		 6
3		      
3 Portugal
Senegal		 Nuno Marques / João Cunha e Silva
Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia		 6
4		 6
4		 6
2		      
4 Portugal
Senegal		 João Cunha e Silva
Yahiya Doumbia		 2
6 		6
1		 6
2		      
5 Portugal
Senegal		 Nuno Marques
Thierno Ly		 6
0		 6
0		        

Second round

Switzerland vs. Romania

Switzerland
4		 Tennisclub Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland[4]
5–7 May 1989
Clay
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Romania		 Claudio Mezzadri
Adrian Marcu		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 Switzerland
Romania		 Jakob Hlasek
George Cosac		 6
1		 1
6 		7
5		 6
3		    
3 Switzerland
Romania		 Heinz Günthardt / Jakob Hlasek
George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu		 6
4		 4
6 		64
77		 6
3		 9
11 		 
4 Switzerland
Romania		 Jakob Hlasek
Adrian Marcu		 77
64		 4
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
5 Switzerland
Romania		 Claudio Mezzadri
George Cosac		 77
65		 6
1		        

Hungary vs. Nigeria

Hungary
4		 Dózsa Stadium, Budapest, Hungary[5]
5–7 May 1989
Clay
Nigeria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Nigeria		 Sándor Noszály
Nduka Odizor		 6
1		 2
6 		67
79		 6
2		 6
3		  
2 Hungary
Nigeria		 András Lányi
Sadiq Abdullahi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
3 Hungary
Nigeria		 Gábor Köves / László Markovits
Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		 6
0		    
4 Hungary
Nigeria		 András Lányi
Nduka Odizor		 4
6 		77
65		 2
6 		     
5 Hungary
Nigeria		 Sándor Noszály
Sadiq Abdullahi		 5
2		          
retired

Finland vs. Great Britain

Finland
1		 Tennispalatsi, Helsinki, Finland[6]
5–7 May 1989
Carpet (indoors)
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
United Kingdom		 Olli Rahnasto
Jeremy Bates		 1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2 Finland
United Kingdom		 Veli Paloheimo
Chris Bailey		 6
1		 6
2		 4
6 		77
63		    
3 Finland
United Kingdom		 Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle		 4
6 		64
77		 5
7 		     
4 Finland
United Kingdom		 Olli Rahnasto
Chris Bailey		 4
6 		610
712		 5
7 		     
5 Finland
United Kingdom		 Veli Paloheimo
Jeremy Bates		 2
6 		5
7 		       

Netherlands vs. Portugal

Netherlands
4		 Best Leisure Centre, Best, Netherlands[7]
5–7 May 1989
Carpet (indoors)
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Portugal		 Michiel Schapers
João Cunha e Silva		 6
1		 6
2		 6
2		      
2 Netherlands
Portugal		 Tom Nijssen
Pedro Cordeiro		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
2		    
3 Netherlands
Portugal		 Tom Nijssen / Michiel Schapers
Pedro Cordeiro / João Cunha e Silva		 6
1		 7
5		 6
0		      
4 Netherlands
Portugal		 Tom Nijssen
João Cunha e Silva		 6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Netherlands
Portugal		 Michiel Schapers
Pedro Cordeiro		 6
1		 6
2		        

Relegation play-off

Ireland vs. Senegal

Ireland
4		 Limerick Lawn Tennis Club, Limerick, Ireland[8]
5–7 May 1989
Carpet
Senegal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Senegal		 Peter Wright
Abou Berthé		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 Republic of Ireland
Senegal		 Robert Dolan
Yahiya Doumbia		 1
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3 Republic of Ireland
Senegal		 Sean Molloy / Peter Wright
Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 11
9		  
4 Republic of Ireland
Senegal		 Peter Wright
Yahiya Doumbia		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5 Republic of Ireland
Senegal		 Robert Dolan
Abou Berthé		 6
2		 6
3		        

References
  1. "Zimbabwe v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  2. "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
  3. "Portugal v Senegal". daviscup.com.
  4. "Switzerland v Romania". daviscup.com.
  5. "Hungary v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  6. "Finland v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. "Netherlands v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  8. "Ireland v Senegal". daviscup.com.
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