2016 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III

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The Europe Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Tallinn, Estonia, in March 2016. Estonia and Cyprus won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2017.

Participating nations

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Inactive nations

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Draw

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Date: 2–5 March 2016

Location: Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Four pools of four teams (Pools A, B, C and D). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 30 November 2015 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
  1.  Moldova (52)
  2.  Ireland (64)
  3.  Cyprus (69)
  4.  Estonia (72)
  1.  Macedonia (84)
  2.  Montenegro (91)
  3.  Malta (95)
  4.  Greece (100)
  1.  Liechtenstein (107)
  2.  San Marino (109)
  3.  Armenia (117)
  4.  Iceland (118)
  1.  Albania (124)
  2.  Andorra (126)
  3.  Kosovo (–)

Groups:

Group A

 Moldova  Malta  San Marino RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Moldova 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 72–18 1
 Malta 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 4–8 47–55 2
 San Marino 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–5 2–10 26–72 3

Group B

 Ireland  Macedonia  Armenia  Albania RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–2 108–39 1
 Macedonia 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 14–5 100–61 2
 Armenia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 5–14 58–94 3
 Albania 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 2–17 36–108 4

Group C

 Cyprus  Montenegro  Andorra  Iceland RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Cyprus 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 8–1 17–3 115–52 1
 Montenegro 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 8–12 89–100 2
 Andorra 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 9–12 86–106 3
 Iceland 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 6–13 67–99 4

Group D

 Estonia  Greece  Liechtenstein  Kosovo RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Estonia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 109–18 1
 Greece 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–6 75–63 2
 Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 6–12 62–85 3
 Kosovo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–18 28–108 4

First round

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Group A

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Moldova vs. San Marino

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Moldova
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
2 March 2016
Hard (i)
San Marino
0
1 2 3
1 Moldova
San Marino 		Alexander Cozbinov
Pietro Grassi 		6
0 		6
0 		       
2 Moldova
San Marino 		Radu Albot
Marco De Rossi 		6
0 		6
2 		       
3 Moldova
San Marino 		Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac
Marco De Rossi / Pietro Grassi 		6
4 		6
1 		       

Malta vs. San Marino

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Malta
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
3 March 2016
Hard (i)
San Marino
1
1 2 3
1 Malta
San Marino 		Matthew Asciak
Pietro Grassi 		6
1 		6
1 		       
2 Malta
San Marino 		Bernard Cassar Torregiani
Marco De Rossi 		62
77 		63
77 		       
3 Malta
San Marino 		Matthew Asciak / Bernard Cassar Torregiani
Marco De Rossi / Pietro Grassi 		6
2 		6
1 		       

Moldova vs. Malta

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Moldova
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
4 March 2016
Hard (i)
Malta
0
1 2 3
1 Moldova
Malta 		Andrei Șoltoianu
Bradley Callus 		6
2 		6
3 		       
2 Moldova
Malta 		Radu Albot
Bernard Cassar Torregiani 		6
0 		6
1 		       
3 Moldova
Malta 		Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac
Bradley Callus / Matthew Cassar Torregiani 		6
3 		6
2 		       

Group B

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Ireland vs. Albania

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Ireland
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
2 March 2016
Hard (i)
Albania
0
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
Albania 		Peter Bothwell
Arber Sulstarova 		6
0 		6
0 		       
2 Republic of Ireland
Albania 		Sam Barry
Flavio Dece 		6
1 		6
3 		       
3 Republic of Ireland
Albania 		Sam Barry / David O'Hare
Flavio Dece / Genajd Shypheja 		6
0 		6
0 		       

Macedonia vs. Armenia

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North Macedonia
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
2 March 2016
Hard (i)
Armenia
0
1 2 3
1 North Macedonia
Armenia 		Dimitar Grabul
Mikayel Khachatryan 		6
4 		6
0 		       
2 North Macedonia
Armenia 		Tomislav Jotovski
Mikayel Avetisyan 		6
4 		6
2 		       
3 North Macedonia
Armenia 		Dimitar Grabul / Tomislav Jotovski
Mikayel Avetisyan / Henrik Nikoghosyan 		6
1 		6
4 		       

Ireland vs. Armenia

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Ireland
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
3 March 2016
Hard (i)
Armenia
0
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
Armenia 		Bjorn Thomson
Sedrak Khachatryan 		6
2 		6
2 		       
2 Republic of Ireland
Armenia 		Sam Barry
Mikayel Avetisyan 		6
1 		6
0 		       
3 Republic of Ireland
Armenia 		Sam Barry / David O'Hare
Mikayel Avetisyan / Mikayel Khachatryan 		6
1 		6
2 		       

Macedonia vs. Albania

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North Macedonia
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
3 March 2016
Hard (i)
Albania
0
1 2 3
1 North Macedonia
Albania 		Dimitar Grabul
Flavio Dece 		77
63 		6
1 		       
2 North Macedonia
Albania 		Tomislav Jotovski
Genajd Shypheja 		6
0 		6
0 		       
3 North Macedonia
Albania 		Tomislav Jotovski / Gorazd Srbljak
Genajd Shypheja / Arber Sulstarova 		6
0 		6
3 		       

Ireland vs. Macedonia

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Ireland
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
4 March 2016
Hard (i)
North Macedonia
1
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
North Macedonia 		Bjorn Thomson
Dimitar Grabul 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
North Macedonia 		Sam Barry
Tomislav Jotovski 		6
3 		6
4 		       
3 Republic of Ireland
North Macedonia 		Sam Barry / David O'Hare
Dimitar Grabul / Tomislav Jotovski 		6
3 		6
2 		       

Armenia vs. Albania

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Armenia
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
4 March 2016
Hard (i)
Albania
1
1 2 3
1 Armenia
Albania 		Mikayel Khachatryan
Arber Sulstarova 		6
3 		6
0 		       
2 Armenia
Albania 		Mikayel Avetisyan
Flavio Dece 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		     
3 Armenia
Albania 		Mikayel Avetisyan / Mikayel Khachatryan
Flavio Dece / Genajd Shypheja 		6
2 		6
2 		       

Group C

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Cyprus vs. Iceland

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Cyprus
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
2 March 2016
Hard (i)
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1 Cyprus
Iceland 		Petros Chrysochos
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius 		6
0 		6
2 		       
2 Cyprus
Iceland 		Marcos Baghdatis
Birkir Gunnarsson 		6
4 		6
0 		       
3 Cyprus
Iceland 		Constandinos Christoforou / Soteris Hadjistyllis
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		     

Montenegro vs. Andorra

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Montenegro
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
2 March 2016
Hard (i)
Andorra
1
1 2 3
1 Montenegro
Andorra 		Rrezart Cungu
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier 		3
6 		5
7 		       
2 Montenegro
Andorra 		Ljubomir Čelebić
Laurent Recouderc 		6
4 		5
7 		6
4 		     
3 Montenegro
Andorra 		Ljubomir Čelebić / Pavle Rogan
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Laurent Recouderc 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		     

Montenegro vs. Iceland

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Montenegro
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
3 March 2016
Hard (i)
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1 Montenegro
Iceland 		Rrezart Cungu
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius 		4
6 		4
6 		       
2 Montenegro
Iceland 		Ljubomir Čelebić
Birkir Gunnarsson 		6
2 		6
2 		       
3 Montenegro
Iceland 		Ljubomir Čelebić / Pavle Rogan
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson 		6
3 		6
3 		       

Cyprus vs. Andorra

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Cyprus
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
3 March 2016
Hard (i)
Andorra
0
1 2 3
1 Cyprus
Andorra 		Petros Chrysochos
Eric Cervos Noguer 		6
0 		6
0 		       
2 Cyprus
Andorra 		Marcos Baghdatis
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier 		6
2 		6
0 		       
3 Cyprus
Andorra 		Constandinos Christoforou / Soteris Hadjistyllis
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Laurent Recouderc 		4
6 		77
61 		6
1 		     

Andorra vs. Iceland

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Andorra
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
4 March 2016
Hard (i)
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1 Andorra
Iceland 		Eric Cervos Noguer
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius 		2
6 		4
6 		       
2 Andorra
Iceland 		Laurent Recouderc
Birkir Gunnarsson 		6
3 		6
1 		       
3 Andorra
Iceland 		Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Laurent Recouderc
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius / Birkir Gunnarsson 		6
3 		6
4 		       

Cyprus vs. Montenegro

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Cyprus
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
4 March 2016
Hard (i)
Montenegro
0
1 2 3
1 Cyprus
Montenegro 		Petros Chrysochos
Pavle Rogan 		6
0 		6
0 		       
2 Cyprus
Montenegro 		Marcos Baghdatis
Ljubomir Čelebić 		6
4 		77
64 		       
3 Cyprus
Montenegro 		Constandinos Christoforou / Soteris Hadjistyllis
Matija Bulatovic / Rrezart Cungu 		6
2 		6
3 		       

Group D

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Greece vs. Kosovo

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Greece
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
2 March 2016
Hard (i)
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1 Greece
Kosovo 		Christos Antonopoulos
Granit Bajraliu 		6
2 		6
2 		       
2 Greece
Kosovo 		Ioannis Stergiou
Hyda Banjska 		6
4 		6
0 		       
3 Greece
Kosovo 		Christos Antonopoulos / Vasileios Iliopoulos
Gurash Hasani / Meldin Mustafi 		6
2 		6
1 		       

Estonia vs. Liechtenstein

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Estonia
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
2 March 2016
Hard (i)
Liechtenstein
0
1 2 3
1 Estonia
Liechtenstein 		Kenneth Raisma
Gian-Carlo Besimo 		6
1 		6
3 		       
2 Estonia
Liechtenstein 		Jürgen Zopp
Vital Flurin Leuch 		6
0 		6
0 		       
3 Estonia
Liechtenstein 		Kenneth Raisma / Jürgen Zopp
Robin Forster / Timo Kranz 		6
0 		77
62 		       

Greece vs. Liechtenstein

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Greece
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
3 March 2016
Hard (i)
Liechtenstein
0
1 2 3
1 Greece
Liechtenstein 		Christos Antonopoulos
Robin Forster 		6
3 		6
4 		       
2 Greece
Liechtenstein 		Ioannis Stergiou
Timo Kranz 		6
1 		6
2 		       
3 Greece
Liechtenstein 		Christos Antonopoulos / Vasileios Iliopoulos
Gian-Carlo Besimo / Vital Flurin Leuch 		6
3 		6
3 		       

Estonia vs. Kosovo

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Estonia
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
3 March 2016
Hard (i)
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1 Estonia
Kosovo 		Vladimir Ivanov
Granit Bajraliu 		6
0 		6
2 		       
2 Estonia
Kosovo 		Jürgen Zopp
Hyda Banjska 		6
0 		6
1 		       
3 Estonia
Kosovo 		Mattias Siimar / Jürgen Zopp
Granit Bajraliu / Gurash Hasani 		6
1 		6
1 		       

Estonia vs. Greece

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Estonia
3 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
4 March 2016
Hard (i)
Greece
0
1 2 3
1 Estonia
Greece 		Kenneth Raisma
Christos Antonopoulos 		6
1 		6
0 		       
2 Estonia
Greece 		Jürgen Zopp
Ioannis Stergiou 		6
0 		6
1 		       
3 Estonia
Greece 		Mattias Siimar / Jürgen Zopp
Christos Antonopoulos / Vasileios Iliopoulos 		6
0 		6
1 		       

Kosovo vs. Liechtenstein

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Kosovo
0 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
4 March 2016
Hard (i)
Liechtenstein
3
1 2 3
1 Kosovo
Liechtenstein 		Granit Bajraliu
Robin Forster 		3
6 		4
6 		       
2 Kosovo
Liechtenstein 		Hyda Banjska
Vital Flurin Leuch 		1
6 		0
6 		       
3 Kosovo
Liechtenstein 		Gurash Hasani / Meldin Mustafi
Timo Kranz / Vital Flurin Leuch 		3
6 		1
6 		       

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score D Team
Promotional  Moldova 0–2  Estonia
5th–8th  Malta 1–2  Greece
9th–12th  San Marino 1–2  Liechtenstein
13th–15th N/A —  Kosovo
Placing B Team Score C Team
Promotional  Ireland 0–2  Cyprus
5th–8th  Macedonia 2–0  Montenegro
9th–12th  Armenia 1–2  Andorra
13th–15th  Albania 0–3  Iceland

Promotional

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Moldova vs. Estonia

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Moldova
0 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
5 March 2016
Hard (i)
Estonia
2
1 2 3
1 Moldova
Estonia 		Alexander Cozbinov
Kenneth Raisma 		2
6 		4
6 		       
2 Moldova
Estonia 		Radu Albot
Jürgen Zopp 		2
6 		2
6 		       
3 Moldova
Estonia 		Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac
Mattias Siimar / Jürgen Zopp 		          not
played

Ireland vs. Cyprus

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Ireland
0 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
5 March 2016
Hard (i)
Cyprus
2
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
Cyprus 		Peter Bothwell
Petros Chrysochos 		1
6 		6
2 		0
6 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
Cyprus 		Sam Barry
Marcos Baghdatis 		4
6 		64
77 		       
3 Republic of Ireland
Cyprus 		Sam Barry / David O'Hare
Marcos Baghdatis / Petros Chrysochos 		          not
played

5th–8th

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Malta vs. Greece

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Malta
1 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
5 March 2016
Hard (i)
Greece
2
1 2 3
1 Malta
Greece 		Matthew Asciak
Vasileios Iliopoulos 		6
2 		6
1 		       
2 Malta
Greece 		Bernard Cassar Torregiani
Ioannis Stergiou 		2
6 		6
3 		0
6 		     
3 Malta
Greece 		Matthew Asciak / Bernard Cassar Torregiani
Christos Antonopoulos / Vasileios Iliopoulos 		5
7 		4
6 		       

Macedonia vs. Montenegro

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North Macedonia
2 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
5 March 2016
Hard (i)
Montenegro
0
1 2 3
1 North Macedonia
Montenegro 		Gorazd Srbljak
Matija Bulatovic 		6
1 		6
2 		       
2 North Macedonia
Montenegro 		Dimitar Grabul
Rrezart Cungu 		6
2 		6
0 		       
3 North Macedonia
Montenegro 		Dimitar Grabul / Tomislav Jotovski
Rrezart Cungu / Pavle Rogan 		          not
played

9th–12th

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San Marino vs. Liechtenstein

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San Marino
1 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
5 March 2016
Hard (i)
Liechtenstein
2
1 2 3
1 San Marino
Liechtenstein 		Pietro Grassi
Timo Kranz 		1
6 		6
3 		3
6 		     
2 San Marino
Liechtenstein 		Marco De Rossi
Vital Flurin Leuch 		6
2 		7
5 		       
3 San Marino
Liechtenstein 		Marco De Rossi / Pietro Grassi
Robin Forster / Timo Kranz 		2
6 		3
6 		       

Armenia vs. Andorra

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Armenia
1 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
5 March 2016
Hard (i)
Andorra
2
1 2 3
1 Armenia
Andorra 		Mikayel Khachatryan
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier 		3
6 		3
6 		       
2 Armenia
Andorra 		Sedrak Khachatryan
Laurent Recouderc 		2
6 		3
6 		       
3 Armenia
Andorra 		Sedrak Khachatryan / Henrik Nikoghosyan
Eric Cervos Noguer / Genajd Shypheja 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		     

13th–15th

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Albania vs. Iceland

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Albania
0 		Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
5 March 2016
Hard (i)
Iceland
3
1 2 3
1 Albania
Iceland 		Mario Zili
Rafn Kumar Bonifacius 		1
6 		0
6 		       
2 Albania
Iceland 		Flavio Dece
Birkir Gunnarsson 		2
6 		3
6 		       
3 Albania
Iceland 		Genajd Shypheja / Arber Sulstarova
Birkir Gunnarsson / Vladimir Ristic 		1
6 		4
6 		       

References

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