title: 1989 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
text: # 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.
  
  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
  
  * Finland
  * Great Britain
  * Hungary
  * Ireland
  * Netherlands
  * Nigeria
  * Portugal
  * Romania
  * Senegal
  * Switzerland
  * Zimbabwe
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | | Liestal, Switzerland (clay) | Liestal, Switzerland (clay) | Liestal, Switzerland (clay) |
  | bye | bye | | Liestal, Switzerland (clay) | Liestal, Switzerland (clay) | Liestal, Switzerland (clay) |
  | bye | bye | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 |
  | | | | Romania | Romania | 1 |
  | bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 1 |
  | Romania | Romania | | | | |
  | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | |
  | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | | | |
  | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
  | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
  | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | Hungary | Hungary | 4 |
  | | | | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 |
  | bye | bye | | Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 |
  | Nigeria | Nigeria | | | | |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
  | bye | bye | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
  | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
  | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
  | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Finland | Finland | 1 |
  | Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Finland | Finland | 1 |
  | Finland | Finland | 5 | | | |
  | Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | Porto, Portugal (indoor clay) | | | |
  | Senegal | Senegal | 0 | | | |
  | Senegal | Senegal | 0 | Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet) |
  | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet) | Best, Netherlands (indoor carpet) |
  | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | Portugal | Portugal | 1 |
  | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |
  | bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | |
  
  * Switzerland, Hungary, Great Britain and Netherlands advance to World Group qualifying round.
  
  | Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off | Relegation Play-off |
  | - | - | - |
  | Limerick, Ireland (carpet) | Limerick, Ireland (carpet) | Limerick, Ireland (carpet) |
  | Ireland | Ireland | 4 |
  | Senegal | Senegal | 1 |
  
  * Zimbabwe and Senegal relegated to Group II in 1990.
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Zimbabwe vs. Hungary
  
  | Zimbabwe 1 | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 3–5 February 1989 Hard (indoors) | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 3–5 February 1989 Hard (indoors) | Hungary 4 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Greig Rodger Sándor Noszály $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6 1 6       2 Byron Black András Lányi 3 6 6 2 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 4 3 6   3 Byron Black / Greig Rodger András Lányi / László Markovits 2 6 7 5 6 1 5 7 8 10   4 Greig Rodger András Lányi 2 6 2 6         5 Byron Black Sándor Noszály 6 4 4 6 8 6 ||||
  
  ### Ireland vs. Finland
  
  | Ireland 0 | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 3–5 February 1989 Hard (indoors) | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland 3–5 February 1989 Hard (indoors) | Finland 5 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eoin Collins Veli Paloheimo 2 6 4 6 3 6       2 Owen Casey Olli Rahnasto 5 7 1 6 4 6       3 Owen Casey / Eoin Collins Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto 4 6 $7^9$ $6^7$ 1 6 4 6     4 Owen Casey Kimmo Hurme 3 6 $6^5$ $7^7$         5 Eoin Collins Olli Rahnasto 7 5 3 6 2 6 ||||
  
  ### Portugal vs. Senegal
  
  | Portugal 5 | Porto Tennis Club, Porto, Portugal 3–5 February 1989 Clay (indoors) | Porto Tennis Club, Porto, Portugal 3–5 February 1989 Clay (indoors) | Senegal 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nuno Marques Yahiya Doumbia 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 João Cunha e Silva Thierno Ly 6 0 6 0 6 3       3 Nuno Marques / João Cunha e Silva Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 João Cunha e Silva Yahiya Doumbia 2 6 6 1 6 2       5 Nuno Marques Thierno Ly 6 0 6 0 ||||
  
  ## Second round
  
  ### Switzerland vs. Romania
  
  | Switzerland 4 | Tennisclub Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland 5–7 May 1989 Clay | Tennisclub Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland 5–7 May 1989 Clay | Romania 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Claudio Mezzadri Adrian Marcu 4 6 6 1 6 4 6 4     2 Jakob Hlasek George Cosac 6 1 1 6 7 5 6 3     3 Heinz Günthardt / Jakob Hlasek George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu 6 4 4 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 3 9 11   4 Jakob Hlasek Adrian Marcu $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6 6 4 6 4     5 Claudio Mezzadri George Cosac $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 1 ||||
  
  ### Hungary vs. Nigeria
  
  | Hungary 4 | Dózsa Stadium, Budapest, Hungary 5–7 May 1989 Clay | Dózsa Stadium, Budapest, Hungary 5–7 May 1989 Clay | Nigeria 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sándor Noszály Nduka Odizor 6 1 2 6 $6^7$ $7^9$ 6 2 6 3   2 András Lányi Sadiq Abdullahi 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Gábor Köves / László Markovits Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 0     4 András Lányi Nduka Odizor 4 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 2 6       5 Sándor Noszály Sadiq Abdullahi 5 2          retired ||||
  
  ### Finland vs. Great Britain
  
  | Finland 1 | Tennispalatsi, Helsinki, Finland 5–7 May 1989 Carpet (indoors) | Tennispalatsi, Helsinki, Finland 5–7 May 1989 Carpet (indoors) | Great Britain 4 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Olli Rahnasto Jeremy Bates 1 6 2 6 5 7       2 Veli Paloheimo Chris Bailey 6 1 6 2 4 6 $7^7$ $6^3$     3 Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 4 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ 5 7       4 Olli Rahnasto Chris Bailey 4 6 $6^{10}$ $7^{12}$ 5 7       5 Veli Paloheimo Jeremy Bates 2 6 5 7 ||||
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Portugal
  
  | Netherlands 4 | Best Leisure Centre, Best, Netherlands 5–7 May 1989 Carpet (indoors) | Best Leisure Centre, Best, Netherlands 5–7 May 1989 Carpet (indoors) | Portugal 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michiel Schapers João Cunha e Silva 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Tom Nijssen Pedro Cordeiro 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 2     3 Tom Nijssen / Michiel Schapers Pedro Cordeiro / João Cunha e Silva 6 1 7 5 6 0       4 Tom Nijssen João Cunha e Silva 6 3 4 6 2 6       5 Michiel Schapers Pedro Cordeiro 6 1 6 2 ||||
  
  ## Relegation play-off
  
  ### Ireland vs. Senegal
  
  | Ireland 4 | Limerick Lawn Tennis Club, Limerick, Ireland 5–7 May 1989 Carpet | Limerick Lawn Tennis Club, Limerick, Ireland 5–7 May 1989 Carpet | Senegal 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Wright Abou Berthé 6 1 6 1 6 1       2 Robert Dolan Yahiya Doumbia 1 6 4 6 0 6       3 Sean Molloy / Peter Wright Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia 6 4 4 6 5 7 6 3 11 9   4 Peter Wright Yahiya Doumbia 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Robert Dolan Abou Berthé 6 2 6 3 ||||
  