title: 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
text: # 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
  
  The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
  
  In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  * Belgium
  * Czech Republic
  * Great Britain
  * Israel
  * Italy
  * Luxembourg
  * Morocco
  * Portugal
  * Serbia and Montenegro
  * Ukraine
  
  ## Draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Oujda, Morocco (clay) | Oujda, Morocco (clay) | Oujda, Morocco (clay) |
  | | | | S | Czech Republic | 5 |
  | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | | | S | Czech Republic | 5 |
  | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | | Morocco | 0 |
  | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | Morocco | 0 |
  | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | Torre del Greco, Italy (clay) | Torre del Greco, Italy (clay) | Torre del Greco, Italy (clay) |
  | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 4 | Torre del Greco, Italy (clay) | Torre del Greco, Italy (clay) | Torre del Greco, Italy (clay) |
  | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 4 | S | Italy | 5 |
  | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | S | Italy | 5 |
  | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | | Luxembourg | 0 |
  | Israel | Israel | 1 | | Luxembourg | 0 |
  | Israel | Israel | 1 | Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet) | Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet) | Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet) |
  | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet) | Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet) | Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet) |
  | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 |
  | | | | S | Great Britain | 2 |
  | | | | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) |
  | | | | | Ukraine | 1 |
  | | | | S | Belgium | 4 |
  | First round play-offs | First round play-offs | First round play-offs | Second round play-offs | Second round play-offs | Second round play-offs |
  | | | | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | Marrakech, Morocco (clay) |
  | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 2 |
  | Eastbourne, UK (grass) | Eastbourne, UK (grass) | Eastbourne, UK (grass) | Portugal | Portugal | 3 |
  | | Israel | 3 | Odesa, Ukraine (clay) | Odesa, Ukraine (clay) | Odesa, Ukraine (clay) |
  | S | Great Britain | 2 | S | Great Britain | 3 |
  | | | | | Ukraine | 2 |
  
  * Morocco and Ukraine relegated to Group II in 2007.
  * Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Belgium advance to World Group Play-off.
  
  ## First Round Matches
  
  ### Luxembourg vs. Portugal
  
  | Luxembourg 4 | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 10–12 February 2006 Hard (indoor) | National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 10–12 February 2006 Hard (indoor) | Portugal 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Laurent Bram Rui Machado 5 7 4 6 2 6       2 Gilles Müller Frederico Gil 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler Frederico Gil / Leonardo Tavares 4 6 6 3 7 5 6 1     4 Gilles Müller Rui Machado $7^7$ $6^3$ $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 1       5 Gilles Kremer Gonçalo Nicau $6^8$ $7^{10}$ 6 4 6 4 ||||
  
  ### Israel vs. Serbia and Montenegro
  
  | Israel 1 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10–12 February 2006 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 10–12 February 2006 Hard | Serbia and Montenegro 4 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Janko Tipsarević $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 2 0 6 4 6     2 Noam Okun Novak Djokovic $6^2$ $7^7$ $6^6$ $7^8$ 2 6       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Ilija Bozoljac / Janko Tipsarević 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Dudi Sela Novak Djokovic 1 6 2 6 $6^3$ $7^7$       5 Noam Okun Janko Tipsarević $6^{10}$ $7^{12}$ 4 6 ||||
  
  ## Second Round Matches
  
  ### Morocco vs. Czech Republic
  
  | Morocco 0 | Oujda, Morocco 7–9 April 2006 Clay | Oujda, Morocco 7–9 April 2006 Clay | Czech Republic 5 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mounir El Aarej Tomáš Zíb 6 2 1 6 5 7 4 6     2 Mehdi Tahiri Tomáš Berdych 3 6 1 6 2 6       3 Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi Tomáš Berdych / Lukáš Dlouhý 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Mehdi Ziadi Lukáš Dlouhý 2 6 1 6         5 Mehdi Tahiri Tomáš Zíb 4 6 5 7 ||||
  
  ### Italy vs. Luxembourg
  
  | Italy 5 | Sporting Club Oplonti, Torre del Greco, Italy 7–9 April 2006 Clay | Sporting Club Oplonti, Torre del Greco, Italy 7–9 April 2006 Clay | Luxembourg 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Filippo Volandri Gilles Kremer 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Andreas Seppi Laurent Bram 6 2 6 1 6 3       3 Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti Laurent Bram / Gilles Kremer 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Filippo Volandri Laurent Bram 6 3 6 1         5 Giorgio Galimberti Gilles Kremer 6 1 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Great Britain vs. Serbia and Montenegro
  
  | Great Britain 2 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoor) | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoor) | Serbia and Montenegro 3 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Janko Tipsarević 6 3 $6^2$ $7^7$ 7 5 7 5     2 Arvind Parmar Novak Djokovic 3 6 2 6 5 7       3 Andy Murray / Greg Rusedski Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6     4 Greg Rusedski Novak Djokovic 3 6 6 4 3 6 $6^6$ $7^8$     5 Arvind Parmar Ilija Bozoljac 7 5 6 4 ||||
  
  ### Ukraine vs. Belgium
  
  | Ukraine 1 | International Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoor) | International Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine 7–9 April 2006 Carpet (indoor) | Belgium 4 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orest Tereshchuk Olivier Rochus 3 6 1 6 2 6       2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Kristof Vliegen 3 6 3 6 $6^5$ $7^7$       3 Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen $6^3$ $7^7$ 3 6 2 6       4 Sergiy Stakhovsky Gilles Elseneer 3 6 $6^2$ $7^7$         5 Sergei Bubka Stefan Wauters $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6 $7^{10}$ $6^8$ ||||
  
  ## First Round Play-offs Matches
  
  ### Israel vs. Great Britain
  
  | Israel 3 | International Lawn Tennis Centre, Eastbourne, Great Britain 21–23 July 2006 grass (outdoor) | International Lawn Tennis Centre, Eastbourne, Great Britain 21–23 July 2006 grass (outdoor) | Great Britain 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Noam Okun Alex Bogdanović 6 4 7 5 6 2       2 Andy Ram Andy Murray 6 2 6 4 5 7 2 6 3 6   3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Jamie Delgado / Andy Murray 3 6 6 3 5 7 6 3 6 4   4 Noam Okun Jamie Delgado 6 3 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6 6 3   5 Dekel Valtzer Alan Mackin 2 6 1 6 ||||
  
  ## Second Round Play-offs Matches
  
  ### Morocco vs. Portugal
  
  | Morocco 2 | Royale Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 22–24 September 2006 Clay | Royale Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 22–24 September 2006 Clay | Portugal 3 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rabie Chaki Gonçalo Nicau 4 6 6 3 1 6 6 3 12 10   2 Mehdi Tahiri Frederico Gil 2 6 4 6 2 6       3 Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Ziadi Frederico Gil / Gonçalo Nicau 1 6 3 6 1 6       4 Rabie Chaki Frederico Gil 6 1 5 7 1 6 $6^5$ $7^7$     5 Mehdi Tahiri Pedro Sousa $7^7$ $6^2$ 4 6 6 2 ||||
  
  ### Great Britain vs. Ukraine
  
  | Great Britain 3 | Lawn Tennis Club, Odesa, Ukraine 22–24 September 2006 Clay | Lawn Tennis Club, Odesa, Ukraine 22–24 September 2006 Clay | Ukraine 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Greg Rusedski Sergiy Stakhovsky 1 6 6 3 5 7 6 4 9 7   2 Andy Murray Oleksandr Dolgopolov 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Jamie Delgado / Andy Murray Sergiy Stakhovsky / Orest Tereshchuck 3 6 3 6 3 6       4 Andy Murray Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 3 6 2 7 5       5 Jamie Baker Sergei Bubka 3 6 $6^6$ $7^8$ ||||
  