2010 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2010.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was divided into a European zone and an African zone. The Group III Africa tournament was held in Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco, May 5–8, on outdoor clay courts. [1]

Participating teams

Format

The fourteen teams played in four groups, in round-robin format. Each tie consisted of two singles and one doubles match, each best-of-three sets. The winners of Groups A and B and the winners of Groups C and D then played off for promotion to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2011.[1]

Group A

Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
 Morocco 2 2 0 6 0 2
 Ivory Coast 2 1 1 3 3 1
 Kenya 2 0 2 0 6 0

Ivory Coast vs. Kenya


Ivory Coast
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[2]
5 May 2010
Clay

Kenya
0
1 2 3
1
Terence Nugent
Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
3
6
2
   
2
Valentin Sanon
Gilbert Kibet
6
0
6
0
   
3
Terence Nugent / Valentin Sanon
Gilbert Kibet / Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
2
6
2
   

Morocco vs. Ivory Coast


Morocco
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[3]
6 May 2010
Clay

Ivory Coast
0
1 2 3
1
Rabie Chaki
Terence Nugent
77
63
6
3
   
2
Reda El Amrani
Valentin Sanon
6
3
77
61
   
3
Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi
Terence Nugent / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
6
2
6
1
   

Morocco vs. Kenya


Morocco
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[4]
7 May 2010
Clay

Kenya
0
1 2 3
1
Mehdi Ziadi
Dennis Ochieng
6
0
6
0
   
2
Talal Ouahabi
Francis Thuku Mwangi
6
0
6
0
   
3
Rabie Chaki / Reda El Amrani
Francis Thuku Mwangi / Yash Rawal
6
0
6
1
   

Group B

Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
 Madagascar 3 3 0 8 1 3
 Zimbabwe 3 2 1 7 2 2
 Botswana 3 1 2 2 7 1
 Congo 3 0 3 1 8 0

Madagascar vs. Congo


Madagascar
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[5]
5 May 2010
Clay

Congo
0
1 2 3
1
Erick Counil
Alain Bemba
6
1
6
0
   
2
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Peity Chatrian Gnitou
6
2
6
1
   
3
Thierry Rajaobelina / Antso Rakotondramanga
Alain Bemba / Peity Chatrian Gnitou
6
0
6
2
   

Zimbabwe vs. Botswana


Zimbabwe
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[6]
5 May 2010
Clay

Botswana
0
1 2 3
1
Benjamin Lock
Lefa Ashley Sibanda
6
0
6
0
   
2
Mark Fynn
Thabiso Mabaka
6
0
6
0
   
3
Mark Fynn / Admire Mushonga
Bakang Mosinyi / Shingirai Muzondiwa
6
1
6
1
   

Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe


Madagascar
2
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[7]
6 May 2010
Clay

Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3
1
Thierry Rajaobelina
Admire Mushonga
6
4
6
1
   
2
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Mark Fynn
6
4
6
2
   
3
Antso Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana
Mark Fynn / Admire Mushonga
62
77
6
4
3
6
 

Botswana vs. Congo


Botswana
2
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[8]
6 May 2010
Clay

Congo
1
1 2 3
1
Lefa Ashley Sibanda
Habib-Gildas Lhebath
6
0
6
0
   
2
Shingirai Muzondiwa
Peity Chatrian Gnitou
7
5
3
6
6
3
 
3
Thabiso Mabaka / Bakang Mosinyi
Alain Bemba / Peity Chatrian Gnitou
5
7
6
3
4
6
 

Madagascar vs. Botswana


Madagascar
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[9]
7 May 2010
Clay

Botswana
0
1 2 3
1
Antso Rakotondramanga
Lefa Ashley Sibanda
6
0
6
1
   
2
Erick Counil
Shingirai Muzondiwa
6
0
6
0
   
3
Antso Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana
Thabiso Mabaka / Bakang Mosinyi
6
0
6
0
   

Zimbabwe vs. Congo


Zimbabwe
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[10]
7 May 2010
Clay

Congo
0
1 2 3
1
Benjamin Lock
Evence Kamessa
6
1
6
0
   
2
Mark Fynn
Peity Chatrian Gnitou
6
2
6
2
   
3
Mark Fynn / Admire Mushonga
Alain Bemba / Habib-Gildas Lhebath
6
0
6
1
   

Group C

Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
 Tunisia 3 3 0 9 0 3
 Benin 3 2 1 4 5 2
 Ghana 3 1 2 4 5 1
 Cameroon 3 0 3 1 8 0

Tunisia vs. Benin


Tunisia
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[11]
5 May 2010
Clay

Benin
0
1 2 3
1
Haythem Abid
Théophile Segodo
6
1
6
0
   
2
Malek Jaziri
Loic Didavi
6
2
6
0
   
3
Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri
Marc Houngbo / Christophe Pognon
6
3
6
2
   

Ghana vs. Cameroon


Ghana
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[12]
5 May 2010
Clay

Cameroon
0
1 2 3
1
Mohammed Salifu
Germain Ayinda
7
5
6
3
   
2
Henry Adjei-Darko
Célestin Nkoueleue
6
0
6
0
   
3
Emmanuel Mensah / Menford Owusu
Augustin Ntouba / Étienne Teboh
7
5
6
1
   

Tunisia vs. Ghana


Tunisia
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[13]
6 May 2010
Clay

Ghana
0
1 2 3
1
Haythem Abid
Mohammed Salifu
7
5
710
68
   
2
Malek Jaziri
Henry Adjei-Darko
6
4
7
5
   
3
Ouassim Derbal / Ahmed Triki
Emmanuel Mensah / Menford Owusu
6
3
6
3
   

Cameroon vs. Benin


Cameroon
1
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[14]
6 May 2010
Clay

Benin
2
1 2 3
1
Germain Ayinda
Christophe Pognon
2
6
4
6
   
2
Célestin Nkoueleue
Loic Didavi
6
4
0
6
78
66
 
3
Augustin Ntouba / Étienne Teboh
Loic Didavi / Théophile Segodo
6
4
5
7
1
6
 

Tunisia vs. Cameroon


Tunisia
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[15]
7 May 2010
Clay

Cameroon
0
1 2 3
1
Haythem Abid
Augustin Ntouba
6
0
6
1
   
2
Malek Jaziri
Germain Ayinda
6
2
6
0
   
3
Ouassim Derbal / Ahmed Triki
Célestin Nkoueleue / Augustin Ntouba
6
2
6
3
   

Ghana vs. Benin


Ghana
1
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[16]
7 May 2010
Clay

Benin
2
1 2 3
1
Mohammed Salifu
Christophe Pognon
65
77
6
1
1
6
 
2
Henry Adjei-Darko
Loic Didavi
6
0
6
0
   
3
Henry Adjei-Darko / Mohammed Salifu
Loic Didavi / Christophe Pognon
63
77
77
64
3
6
 

Group D

Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
 Algeria 2 2 0 5 1 2
 Nigeria 2 1 1 4 2 1
 Rwanda 2 0 2 0 6 0

Nigeria vs. Rwanda


Nigeria
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[17]
5 May 2010
Clay

Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Justin Ntaberanwa
6
2
6
2
   
2
Sunday Emmanuel
Olivier Nkunda
6
3
6
1
   
3
Candy Idoko / Lawal Shehu
Dieu-Donne Habiyambere / Olivier Nkunda
6
1
6
2
   

Algeria vs. Nigeria


Algeria
2
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[18]
6 May 2010
Clay

Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1
Abdelhak Hameurlaïne
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
6
3
64
77
2
6
 
2
Ouassel Hared
Sunday Emmanuel
6
2
6
4
   
3
Ouassel Hared / Slimane Saoudi
Candy Idoko / Lawal Shehu
3
6
7
5
7
5
 

Algeria vs. Rwanda


Algeria
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[19]
7 May 2010
Clay

Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1
Abdelhak Hameurlaïne
Dieu-Donne Habiyambere
6
0
6
2
   
2
Slimane Saoudi
Olivier Nkunda
6
1
6
1
   
3
Ahmed Ouadane / Slimane Saoudi
Mele Bizimana / Olivier Nkunda
6
1
6
1
   

Promotion Playoffs

Morocco vs. Madagascar


Morocco
2
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[20]
8 May 2010
Clay

Madagascar
0
1 2 3
1
Rabie Chaki
Antso Rakotondramanga
6
1
6
4
   
2
Reda El Amrani
Jacob Rasolondrazana
6
0
6
1
   
3
Rabie Chaki / Reda El Amrani
Antso Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana
      not
played

Tunisia vs. Algeria


Tunisia
2
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[21]
8 May 2010
Clay

Algeria
0
1 2 3
1
Haythem Abid
Ouassel Hared
6
3
6
2
   
2
Malek Jaziri
Slimane Saoudi
6
4
6
2
   
3
Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri
Ahmed Ouadane / Slimane Saoudi
      not
played

Morocco and Tunisia promoted to Group II for 2011.

5th–8th Playoff

Nigeria vs. Benin


Nigeria
2
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[22]
8 May 2010
Clay

Benin
1
1 2 3
1
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Christophe Pognon
5
7
2
6
   
2
Sunday Emmanuel
Loic Didavi
6
2
6
2
   
3
Candy Idoko / Lawal Shehu
Marc Houngbo / Christophe Pognon
6
3
6
1
   

Ivory Coast vs. Zimbabwe


Ivory Coast
0
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[23]
8 May 2010
Clay

Zimbabwe
2
1 2 3
1
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Benjamin Lock
2
6
3
6
   
2
Terence Nugent
Mark Fynn
6
4
4
6
68
710
 
3
Terence Nugent / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Mark Fynn / Admire Mushonga
      not
played

9th–12th Playoff

Ghana vs. Rwanda


Ghana
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[24]
8 May 2010
Clay

Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1
Menford Owusu
Dieu-Donne Habiyambere
6
2
5
7
6
0
 
2
Emmanuel Mensah
Olivier Nkunda
6
2
6
2
   
3
Emmanuel Mensah / Menford Owusu
Mele Bizimana / Justin Ntaberanwa
6
2
6
2
   

Kenya vs. Botswana


Kenya
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[25]
8 May 2010
Clay

Botswana
0
1 2 3
1
Francis Thuku Mwangi
Thabiso Mabaka
6
3
6
3
   
2
Gilbert Kibet
Shingirai Muzondiwa
6
4
6
3
   
3
Dennis Ochieng / Yash Rawal
Bakang Mosinyi / Lefa Ashley Sibanda
6
4
3
6
6
4
 

13th–14th Playoff

Cameroon vs. Congo


Cameroon
3
Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco[26]
8 May 2010
Clay

Congo
0
1 2 3
1
Augustin Ntouba
Evence Kamessa
6
1
6
0
   
2
Germain Ayinda
Habib-Gildas Lhebath
6
1
6
0
   
3
Augustin Ntouba / Étienne Teboh
Alain Bemba / Peity Chatrian Gnitou
7
5
7
5
   

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Morocco
1  Tunisia
3  Algeria
3  Madagascar
5  Nigeria
5  Zimbabwe
7  Benin
7  Ivory Coast
9  Ghana
9  Kenya
11  Botswana
11  Rwanda
13  Cameroon
14  Congo
  •  Morocco and  Tunisia were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2011.

References

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