2023 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2023. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Pretoria, South Africa, from 9 to 12 August 2023.

Participating nations

Draw

Date: 9–12 August 2023

Location: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams and nations will play each team once in their group. Nations finishing first in each group will be promoted to World Group II play-offs in 2024. Nations finishing second in each group will enter a promotion play-off and the winner will be promoted to World Group II play-offs in 2024.

Nations finishing in the bottom two of each group will enter relegation play-offs, with the third of Group A facing the fourth of Group B, and the third of Group B facing the fourth of Group A and the two lost teams will be relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2024.

Seeding

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  South Africa
 Zimbabwe
2  Ivory Coast
 Benin
3  Algeria
 Namibia
4  Togo
 Senegal
  • 1Davis Cup Rankings as of

Round Robin

Pool A

  RSA TOG CIV ALG RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
 South Africa 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–1 (%) – (%) 1
 Togo 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 (%) – (%) 2
 Ivory Coast 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (%) – (%) 3
 Algeria 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (%) – (%) 4

Pool B

  ZIM BEN NAM SEN RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
 Zimbabwe 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 1
 Benin 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 2
 Namibia 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 3
 Senegal 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (%) – (%) 4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

Playoffs

Placing A Team Score B Team
First  South Africa 3–0  Zimbabwe
Promotional  Togo 2–1  Benin
Relegation  Ivory Coast 2–0  Senegal
Relegation  Namibia 2–1  Algeria

Round Robin

Pool A

South Africa vs. Algeria


South Africa
3
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[1]
9 August 2023
Hard

Algeria
0
1 2 3
1
Devin Badenhorst
Toufik Sahtali
6
2
77
65
   
2
Philip Henning
Samir Hamza Reguig
6
1
6
0
   
3
Philip Henning / Christiaan Worst
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
6
3
6
3
   

Ivory Coast vs. Togo


Ivory Coast
1
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[2]
9 August 2023
Hard

Togo
2
1 2 3
1
Alex Cyrille Lago
Komlavi Loglo
1
6
2
6
   
2
Eliakim Coulibaly
Thomas Setodji
6
1
6
3
   
3
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji
65
77
7
5
5
7
 

South Africa vs. Ivory Coast


South Africa
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[3]
10 August 2023
Hard

Ivory Coast
1
1 2 3
1
Devin Badenhorst
Frederic Coulibaly
6
1
6
3
   
2
Philip Henning
Eliakim Coulibaly
6
2
0
6
4
6
 
3
Philip Henning / Christiaan Worst
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
6
4
6
2
   

Algeria vs. Togo


Algeria
1
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[4]
10 August 2023
Hard

Togo
2
1 2 3
1
Toufik Sahtali
Komlavi Loglo
6
2
6
3
   
2
Samir Hamza Reguig
Thomas Setodji
2
6
1
6
   
3
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji
65
77
2
6
   

South Africa vs. Togo


South Africa
3
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[5]
11 August 2023
Hard

Togo
0
1 2 3
1
Devin Badenhorst
Hod'abalo isak Padio
6
3
6
1
   
2
Philip Henning
Liova Ayite Ajavon
6
2
6
1
   
3
Leo Matthysen / Christiaan Worst
M'lapa Tingou Akomlo / Hod'abalo isak Padio
6
2
6
1
   

Ivory Coast vs. Algeria


Ivory Coast
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[6]
11 August 2023
Hard

Algeria
1
1 2 3
1
Myko Yohann Himad Kouame
Toufik Sahtali
1
6
0
6
   
2
Eliakim Coulibaly
Samir Hamza Reguig
6
2
6
0
   
3
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
6
4
6
1
   

Pool B

Zimbabwe vs. Namibia


Zimbabwe
1
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[7]
9 August 2023
Hard

Namibia
2
1 2 3
1
Benedict Badza
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
3
6
4
6
   
2
Benjamin Lock
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
6
3
6
0
   
3
Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
1
6
4
6
   

Benin vs. Senegal


Benin
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[8]
9 August 2023
Hard

Senegal
1
1 2 3
1
Sylvestre Monnou
Yannick Languina
6
2
6
4
   
2
Loic Didavi
Seydina Andre
6
3
6
4
   
3
Alexis Klégou / Sylvestre Monnou
Hassimiyou Dieng / Yannick Languina
0
6
0
6
   

Zimbabwe vs. Benin


Zimbabwe
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[9]
10 August 2023
Hard

Benin
1
1 2 3
1
Benedict Badza
Sylvestre Monnou
6
4
0
6
1
6
 
2
Benjamin Lock
Loic Didavi
6
2
6
0
   
3
Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou
6
3
6
2
   

Namibia vs. Senegal


Namibia
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[10]
10 August 2023
Hard

Senegal
1
1 2 3
1
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
Yannick Languina
6
1
6
0
   
2
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Seydina Andre
77
62
5
7
3
6
 
3
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng
6
2
3
6
7
5
 

Zimbabwe vs. Senegal


Zimbabwe
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[11]
11 August 2023
Hard

Senegal
1
1 2 3
1
Benedict Badza
Hassimiyou Dieng
6
2
77
61
   
2
Benjamin Lock
Seydina Andre
3
6
3
6
   
3
Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng
6
4
6
3
   

Benin vs. Namibia


Benin
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[12]
11 August 2023
Hard

Namibia
1
1 2 3
1
Sylvestre Monnou
Steyn Dippenaar
6
2
6
1
   
2
Loic Didavi
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
6
1
4
6
4
6
 
3
Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou
Steyn Dippenaar / Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
6
4
6
4
   

Play-offs

First place play-off

South Africa vs. Zimbabwe


South Africa
3
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[13]
12 August 2023
Hard

Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3
1
Devin Badenhorst
Takura Mhwandagara
6
1
6
2
   
2
Philip Henning
Benedict Badza
6
4
6
0
   
3
Leo Matthysen / Christiaan Worst
Benedict Badza / Takura Mhwandagara
6
4
6
3
   

Promotional play-off

Togo vs. Benin


Togo
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[14]
12 August 2023
Hard

Benin
1
1 2 3
1
Liova Ayite Ajavon
Sylvestre Monnou
5
7
4
6
   
2
Thomas Setodji
Loic Didavi
77
64
6
2
   
3
Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji
Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou
6
3
3
6
7
5
 

Relegation play-offs

Ivory Coast vs. Senegal


Ivory Coast
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[15]
12 August 2023
Hard

Senegal
0
1 2 3
1
Frederic Coulibaly
Hassimiyou Dieng
7
5
6
3
   
2
Eliakim Coulibaly
Seydina Andre
7
5
6
3
   
3
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng
      not
played

Namibia vs. Algeria


Namibia
2
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[16]
12 August 2023
Hard

Algeria
1
1 2 3
1
Daniel Jauss
Toufik Sahtali
1
6
0
6
   
2
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Samir Hamza Reguig
4
6
6
1
6
2
 
3
Steyn Dippenaar / Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
4
6
77
62
6
3
 

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  South Africa
Promoted/Second  Zimbabwe
Promoted/Third  Togo
Fourth  Benin
Fifth  Ivory Coast  Namibia
Relegated/Seventh  Senegal  Algeria

References

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  2. ^ "Ivory Coast v Togo". Daviscup.com.
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  6. ^ "Ivory Coast v Algeria". Daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe v Namibia". Daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Benin v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
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  13. ^ "South Africa v Zimbabwe". Daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Togo v Benin". Daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Ivory Coast v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Namibia v Algeria". Daviscup.com.