1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone

The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 9 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws.[1] Zimbabwe and Nigeria were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.[2][3]

Participating nations

Draw

First round
17–19 January
Second Round
7–9 March
Third Round
3–6 April
 Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
bye
 Zimbabwe5
 Libya0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
 Libya
 Zimbabwe4
 Morocco1
 Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
bye
 Morocco3
 Kenya2
bye
 Kenya
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
 Nigeria5
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Tunisia0
 Nigeria4
 Senegal1
bye
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Senegal
 Nigeria3
 Algeria2
 Ivory Coast
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
bye
 Ivory Coast0
 Algeria5
bye
 Algeria

First round

Tunisia vs. Nigeria


Tunisia
0
Club Tennis de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia[4]
17–19 January 1986
Clay

Nigeria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jilani Bouhafa
Nduka Odizor
4
6
1
6
2
6
     
2
Karim Fliss
Tony Mmoh
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
3
Jilani Bouhafa / Karim Fliss
Tony Mmoh / Nduka Odizor
1
6
1
6
1
6
     
4
Elias Bramly
Nduka Odizor
3
6
2
6
       
5
Jilani Bouhafa
Tony Mmoh
0
6
0
6
       

Second round

Zimbabwe vs. Libya


Zimbabwe
5
Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe[5]
7–9 March 1986
Hard

Libya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orlando Lourenco
Abdel-Monem Bornaz
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
2
Haroon Ismail
Saad El Ragig
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
3
Greig Rodger / Clive Wilson
Abdel-Monem Bornaz / Abdul-Hakim Jteli
6
2
6
0
6
0
     
4
Orlando Lourenco
Saad El Ragig
6
0
6
0
6
0
     
5
Haroon Ismail
Abdel-Monem Bornaz
6
1
6
0
6
2
     

Morocco vs. Kenya


Morocco
3
Casablanca, Morocco[6]
7–9 March 1986
Hard

Kenya
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arafat Chekrouni
Eno Polo
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
2
Houcine Saber
Paul Wekesa
6
1
1
6
5
7
2
6
   
3
Mohammed Dlimi / Houcine Saber
Selim Rana / Paul Wekesa
7
5
6
2
4
6
7
9
6
3
 
4
Arafat Chekrouni
Paul Wekesa
6
4
6
2
5
7
0
6
3
6
 
5
Mohammed Dlimi
Eno Polo
6
4
6
4
6
4
     

Senegal vs. Nigeria


Senegal
1
Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[7]
7–9 March 1986
Hard

Nigeria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yahiya Doumbia
David Imonitie
6
4
6
4
8
6
     
2
Thierno Ly
Nduka Odizor
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
3
Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly
Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor
6
4
7
9
5
7
3
6
   
4
Yahiya Doumbia
Nduka Odizor
1
6
9
7
2
6
4
6
   
5
Thierno Ly
Sadiq Abdullahi
4
6
1
6
       

Algeria vs. Ivory Coast


Algeria
5
Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria[8]
7–9 March 1986
Clay

Ivory Coast
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Reda Galou
Clément N'Goran
8
6
6
8
8
10
6
3
6
2
 
2
Djamel Boudjemline
Philippe Koffi
6
0
6
0
6
2
     
3
Djamel Boudjemline / Reda Galou
Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran
6
2
7
9
6
4
6
3
   
4
Djamel Boudjemline
Clément N'Goran
6
3
4
6
6
3
     
5
Reda Galou
Philippe Koffi
5
7
6
1
6
4
     

Third round

Zimbabwe vs. Morocco


Zimbabwe
4
Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe[3]
4–6 April 1986
Hard

Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Orlando Lourenco
Arafat Chekrouni
2
6
1
6
4
6
     
2
Haroon Ismail
Abdel Nadini
7
5
6
1
6
2
     
3
Haroon Ismail / Orlando Lourenco
Arafat Chekrouni / Mohammed Dlimi
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4
Haroon Ismail
Arafat Chekrouni
11
9
4
1
       
retired
5
Orlando Lourenco
Abdel Nadini
6
3
6
4
       

Algeria vs. Nigeria


Algeria
2
Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria[2]
3–5 April 1986
Clay

Nigeria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Djamel Boudjemline
Tony Mmoh
5
7
2
6
2
6
     
2
Moncef Zehar
David Imonitie
6
4
6
3
4
6
0
6
6
3
 
3
Yassine Amier / Abdel-Halim Azzi
David Imonitie / Tony Mmoh
1
6
6
8
1
6
     
4
Djamel Boudjemline
David Imonitie
6
1
6
1
4
6
6
3
   
5
Moncef Zehar
Tony Mmoh
1
6
2
6
1
6
     

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Algeria v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Zimbabwe v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Tunisia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe v Libya". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Morocco v Kenya". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Senegal v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Algeria v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.