title: 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
text: # 2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
  
  The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2009.
  
  In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  * Belarus
  * Belgium
  * Great Britain
  * Italy
  * Macedonia
  * Poland
  * Slovakia
  * South Africa
  * Ukraine
  
  ## Draw
  
  | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
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  | | | | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) |
  | | | | | | | bye | bye | | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) |
  | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | bye | bye | | Slovakia | Slovakia | 1 |
  | | | | bye | bye | | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
  | | | | bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | | Italy | Italy | 4 |
  | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | | | | Italy | Italy | | | | |
  | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
  | Slovakia | Slovakia | 5 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
  | Macedonia | Macedonia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Macedonia | Macedonia | 0 | | | | Belarus | Belarus | | | | |
  | | | | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Belarus | Belarus | | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) |
  | | | | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | bye | bye | | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) |
  | | | | Belarus | Belarus | 4 | bye | bye | | Belarus | Belarus | 0 |
  | | | | Belarus | Belarus | 4 | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Belarus | Belarus | 0 |
  | | | | Macedonia | Macedonia | 1 | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
  | | | | Macedonia | Macedonia | 1 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 |
  | | | | | | | Macedonia | Macedonia | 0 | | |
  | | | | | | | bye | bye | | | |
  | | | | | | | bye | bye | | Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard) |
  | | | | | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | | Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Renfrewshire, Great Britain (indoor hard) |
  | | | | bye | bye | | Ukraine | Ukraine | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 4 |
  | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
  | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
  | Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
  | Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Liverpool, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
  | | | | | | | bye | bye | | Liège, Belgium (clay) | Liège, Belgium (clay) |
  | | | | | | | Poland | Poland | | Liège, Belgium (clay) | Liège, Belgium (clay) |
  | | | | Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | | Poland | Poland | 1 |
  | | | | bye | bye | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 |
  | | | | bye | bye | | bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 |
  | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | | | | |
  
  * Macedonia and Great Britain relegated to Group II in 2010.
  * Italy, South Africa, Ukraine, and Belgium advance to World Group Play-off.
  
  ## First Round Matches
  
  ### South Africa vs. Macedonia
  
  | South Africa 5 | Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa 6–8 March 2009 hard (outdoor) | Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa 6–8 March 2009 hard (outdoor) | Macedonia 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Izak van der Merwe Predrag Rusevski 2 6 6 2 6 2 6 4     2 Rik de Voest Lazar Magdinčev 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski 6 1 $7^7$ $6^1$ 6 2       4 Raven Klaasen Ilija Martinoski 6 2 6 2         5 Izak van der Merwe Dimitar Grabuloski 6 4 6 0 ||||
  
  ## Second Round Matches
  
  ### Slovakia vs. Italy
  
  | Slovakia 1 | Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 6–8 March 2009 clay (outdoor) | Tennis Club Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy 6–8 March 2009 clay (outdoor) | Italy 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominik Hrbatý Potito Starace 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 Lukáš Lacko Fabio Fognini 6 1 3 6 2 6 6 1 1 6   3 Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek Flavio Cipolla / Potito Starace 7 5 4 6 6 0 2 6 9 7   4 Dominik Hrbatý Fabio Fognini $6^1$ $7^7$ 1 6 3 6       5 Lukáš Lacko Flavio Cipolla 2 6 5 7 ||||
  
  ### Belarus vs. South Africa
  
  | Belarus 0 | Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 8–10 May 2009 hard (outdoor) | Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 8–10 May 2009 hard (outdoor) | South Africa 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Uladzimir Ignatik Izak van der Merwe 4 6 3 4       retired  2 Andrei Karatchenia Rik de Voest 1 6 4 6 1 6       3 Siarhei Betau / Max Mirnyi Jeff Coetzee / Rik de Voest 3 6 4 6 $6^5$ $7^7$       4 Siarhei Betau Raven Klaasen 1 6 4 6         5 Andrei Karatchenia Izak van der Merwe 1 6 3 6 ||||
  
  ### Ukraine vs. Great Britain
  
  | Ukraine 4 | Braehead Arena, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain 6–8 March 2009 hard (indoor) | Braehead Arena, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain 6–8 March 2009 hard (indoor) | Great Britain 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Illya Marchenko Josh Goodall $7^7$ $6^2$ $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^5$       2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Chris Eaton 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 4     3 Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins 6 4 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 4   4 Ivan Sergeyev Josh Goodall $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 3         5 Illya Marchenko Chris Eaton 3 6 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ ||||
  
  ### Poland vs. Belgium
  
  | Poland 1 | Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium 6–8 March 2009 clay (indoor) | Country Hall du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium 6–8 March 2009 clay (indoor) | Belgium 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Kristof Vliegen 6 1 3 6 4 6 6 1 3 6   2 Jerzy Janowicz Xavier Malisse 6 7 3 6 3 6       3 Marcin Matkowski / Grzegorz Panfil Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus 3 6 $6^1$ $7^7$ 3 6       4 Jerzy Janowicz Kristof Vliegen 6 2 6 4         5 Grzegorz Panfil Xavier Malisse 3 6 2 6 ||||
  
  ## First Round Play-offs Matches
  
  ### Belarus vs. Macedonia
  
  | Belarus 4 | Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 10–12 July 2009 hard (outdoor) | Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 10–12 July 2009 hard (outdoor) | Macedonia 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Vasilevski Dimitar Grabuloski 7 5 $7^7$ $6^2$ 3 6 $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6   2 Uladzimir Ignatik Lazar Magdinčev 6 2 7 5 6 3       3 Alexander Bury / Max Mirnyi Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdinčev 6 1 $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 1       4 Uladzimir Ignatik Dimitar Grabuloski 6 3 6 1 6 4       5 Andrei Vasilevski Lazar Magdinčev 6 4 6 2 ||||
  
  ## Second Round Play-offs Matches
  
  ### Slovakia vs. Macedonia
  
  | Slovakia 5 | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 18–20 September 2009 Hard (Indoor) | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 18–20 September 2009 Hard (Indoor) | Macedonia 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominik Hrbatý Dimitar Grabuloski 6 2 6 4 6 4       2 Lukáš Lacko Lazar Magdinčev 6 1 6 1 6 3       3 Martin Kližan / Filip Polášek Dimitar Grabuloski / Lazar Magdinčev 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Lukáš Lacko Shendrit Deari 6 3 6 0         5 Dominik Hrbatý Tomislav Jotovski 6 0 6 0 ||||
  
  ### Great Britain vs. Poland
  
  | Great Britain 2 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, Great Britain 18–20 September 2009 Hard (Indoor) | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, Great Britain 18–20 September 2009 Hard (Indoor) | Poland 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Michał Przysiężny 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Daniel Evans Jerzy Janowicz 3 6 3 6 $6^5$ $7^7$       3 Ross Hutchins / Andy Murray Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 5 7 6 3 3 6 2 6     4 Andy Murray Jerzy Janowicz 6 3 6 4 6 3       5 Daniel Evans Michał Przysiężny 2 6 1 6 5 7 ||||
  