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The '''European and African Zone''' was one of the three zones of regional [[Davis Cup]] competition in 2003.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four 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 play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties 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 II in 2004.

==Participating teams==
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'''Seeds''': 
# {{davis|SVK}}
# {{davis|MAR}}
# {{davis|ZIM}}
# {{davis|FIN}}

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Remaining nations:
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* {{davis|AUT}}
* {{davis|BLR}}
* {{davis|ISR}}
* {{davis|ITA}}
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* {{davis|LUX}}
* {{davis|NOR}}
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==Draw==
{{16TeamBracket-Consols
| boldwinner = y
| team-width = 175
| minround = 2 | maxround = 5
| RD2 = Second Round Play-offs
| RD3 = First Round Play-offs
| RD4 = First Round
| RD5 = Second Round

| RD2-date=19–21 September
| RD3-date=11–13 July
| RD4-date=7–9 February
| RD5-date=4–6 April

| RD4-text1= 
| RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1={{davis|SVK}} | RD4-score1=
| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=bye | RD4-score2=

| RD4-text2= 
| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3={{davis|LUX}}| RD4-score3=
| RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4=bye | RD4-score4=

| RD4-text3= 
| RD4-seed5=4 | RD4-team5={{davis|FIN}}| RD4-score5=
| RD4-seed6= | RD4-team6=bye | RD4-score6=

| RD4-text4=[[Oslo]], [[Norway]] (indoor hard)
| RD4-seed7= | RD4-team7={{davis|AUT}}| RD4-score7=5
| RD4-seed8= | RD4-team8={{davis|NOR}}| RD4-score8=0

| RD4-text5=[[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] (carpet)
| RD4-seed9= | RD4-team9={{davis|BLR}}| RD4-score9=3
| RD4-seed10= | RD4-team10={{davis|ISR}} | RD4-score10=2

| RD4-text6= 
| RD4-seed11= | RD4-team11=bye | RD4-score11=
| RD4-seed12=3 | RD4-team12={{davis|ZIM}}| RD4-score12=

| RD4-text7= 
| RD4-seed13= | RD4-team13=bye | RD4-score13=
| RD4-seed14= | RD4-team14={{davis|ITA}}| RD4-score14=

| RD4T9-loc= 
| RD4-seed15= | RD4-team15=bye | RD4-score15=
| RD4-seed16=2 | RD4-team16={{davis|MAR}}| RD4-score16=

| RD3-text1= 
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|LUX}}| RD3-score1=
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=bye | RD3-score2=

| RD3-text2= [[Asker]], [[Norway]] (clay)
| RD3-seed3=4 | RD3-team3={{davis|FIN}} | RD3-score3=4
| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|NOR}} | RD3-score4=1

| RD3-text3= [[Ramat Hasharon]], [[Israel]] (hard)
| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5={{davis|ISR}} | RD3-score5=5
| RD3-seed6=3 | RD3-team6={{davis|ZIM}} | RD3-score6=0

| RD3-text4= 
| RD3-seed7= | RD3-team7=bye | RD3-score7=
| RD3-seed8= | RD3-team8={{davis|ITA}}| RD3-score8=

| RD5-text1=[[Esch-sur-Alzette]], [[Luxembourg|Lux.]] (indoor hard)
| RD5-seed1=1 | RD5-team1={{davis|SVK}}| RD5-score1=3
| RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2={{davis|LUX}}| RD5-score2=2

| RD5-text2=[[Sankt Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]], [[Austria]] (carpet)
| RD5-seed3=4 | RD5-team3={{davis|FIN}}| RD5-score3=2
| RD5-seed4= | RD5-team4={{davis|AUT}}| RD5-score4=3

| RD5-text3=[[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] (carpet)
| RD5-seed5= | RD5-team5={{davis|BLR}}| RD5-score5=4
| RD5-seed6=3 | RD5-team6={{davis|ZIM}}| RD5-score6=1

| RD5-text4=[[Marrakesh]], [[Morocco]] (clay)
| RD5-seed7= | RD5-team7={{davis|ITA}}| RD5-score7=2
| RD5-seed8=2 | RD5-team8={{davis|MAR}}| RD5-score8=3

| RD2-text1=[[Asker]], [[Norway]] (clay)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|LUX}}| RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|NOR}}| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-text2=[[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]] (hard)
| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3={{davis|ZIM}}| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|ITA}}| RD2-score4=2
}}
*{{davis|NOR}} and {{davis|ITA}} relegated to Group II in 2004.
*{{davis|SVK}}, {{davis|AUT}}, {{davis|BLR}}, and {{davis|MAR}} advance to World Group Play-off.

== First Round Matches ==
===Norway vs. Austria===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=NOR
|team2=AUT
|venue=Riksanlegget, [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-AUT-NOR-01|title= Norway v Austria|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=7–9 February 2003
|surface=Hard (indoor)
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stian Boretti]] |2 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Jürgen Melzer]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan Frode Andersen]] |3 |3 |5 | | |T2P1=[[Alexander Peya]] |6 |6 |7 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan Frode Andersen]] |T1P2=[[Stian Boretti]]  |3 |2 |7 |6 |5 |T2P1=[[Jürgen Melzer]] |T2P2=[[Alexander Peya]] |6 |6 |6.035 |4 |7 }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fredrik Aarum]] |4 |2 | | | |T2P1=[[Oliver Marach]] |6 |6 | | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stian Boretti]] |3 |5 | | | |T2P1=[[Konstantin Gruber]] |6 |7 | | | }}
|}}

===Belarus vs. Israel===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=BLR
|team2=ISR
|venue=Olympic Training Centre, [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-BLR-ISR-01|title=Belarus v Israel|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=7–9 February 2003
|surface=Carpet (indoor)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Max Mirnyi]] |6 |6.015 |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Harel Levy]] |1 |7 |3 |6.055 | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vladimir Voltchkov]] |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Noam Okun]] |2 |6.045 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Max Mirnyi]] |T1P2=[[Vladimir Voltchkov]] |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Jonathan Erlich]] |T2P2=[[Andy Ram]] |6.015 |4 |4 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alexander Shvets]] |1 |2 | | | |T2P1=[[Andy Ram]] |6 |3 | | | re1=2}}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alexander Skrypko]] |4 |4 | | | |T2P1=[[Harel Levy]] |6 |6 | | | }}
|}}

== Second Round Matches ==
===Luxembourg vs. Slovakia===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=LUX
|team2=SVK
|venue=National Tennis Centre (CNT), [[Esch-sur-Alzette]], [[Luxembourg]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-SVK-LUX-01|title=Luxembourg v Slovakia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=4–6 April 2003
|surface=Hard (indoor)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gilles Müller]] |7 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Michal Mertiňák]] |5 |3 |6.055 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gilles Kremer]] |3 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Karol Beck]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gilles Müller]] |T1P2=[[Mike Scheidweiler]]  |7 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Karol Beck]] |T2P2=[[Igor Zelenay]] |5 |5 |4 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gilles Müller]] |4 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Karol Beck]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mike Scheidweiler]] |6 |3 |2 |4 | |T2P1=[[Michal Mertiňák]] |4 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|}}

===Austria vs. Finland===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=AUT
|team2=FIN
|venue=Arlberg-well.com Halle, [[St Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]], [[Austria]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-FIN-AUT-01|title=Austria v Finland|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=4–6 April 2003
|surface=Carpet (indoor)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stefan Koubek]] |7 |4 |7 |6 | |T2P1=[[Tuomas Ketola]] |5 |6 |6.025 |1 | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jürgen Melzer]] |6.045 |6 |4 |6 |4 |T2P1=[[Jarkko Nieminen]] |7 |4 |6 |4 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Julian Knowle]] |T1P2=[[Alexander Peya]]  |2 |6 |7 |7 | |T2P1=[[Tuomas Ketola]] |T2P2=[[Jarkko Nieminen]] |6 |4 |6.035 |5 | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stefan Koubek]] |3 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Jarkko Nieminen]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jürgen Melzer]] |7 |3 |6.055 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Tuomas Ketola]] |6.015 |6 |7 |2 |2 }}
|}}

===Belarus vs. Zimbabwe===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=BLR
|team2=ZIM
|venue=Olympic Training Centre, [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-BLR-ZIM-01|title=Belarus v Zimbabwe|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=4–6 April 2003
|surface=Carpet (indoor)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Max Mirnyi]] |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Kevin Ullyett]] |3 |6.035 |4 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vladimir Voltchkov]] |6.035 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Wayne Black]] |7 |4 |2 |5 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Max Mirnyi]] |T1P2=[[Vladimir Voltchkov]] |5 |6 |7 |7 | |T2P1=[[Wayne Black]] |T2P2=[[Kevin Ullyett]] |7 |3 |5 |6.035 | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Alexander Skrypko]] |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Wayne Black]] |3 |3 | | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vladimir Voltchkov]] |6 |1 | | | |T2P1=[[Gwinyai Tongoona]] |1 |2 | | | re1=2}}
|}}

===Morocco vs. Italy===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=MAR
|team2=ITA
|venue=Royal Tennis Club, [[Marrakesh]], [[Morocco]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-M-ITA-MAR-01|title=Morocco v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=4–6 April 2003
|surface=Clay
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Younes El Aynaoui]] |7 |6 |3 |7 | |T2P1=[[Filippo Volandri]] |6.055 |4 |6 |6.045 | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Hicham Arazi]] |5 |6 |6 |4 |3 |T2P1=[[Davide Sanguinetti]] |7 |1 |0 |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mounir El Aarej]] |T1P2=[[Younes El Aynaoui]]  |1 |4 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Massimo Bertolini]] |T2P2=[[Giorgio Galimberti]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Younes El Aynaoui]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Davide Sanguinetti]] |4 |3 |2 | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Hicham Arazi]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Filippo Volandri]] |3 |3 |2 | | }}
|}}

== First Round Play-offs Matches ==
===Norway vs. Finland===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=NOR
|team2=FIN
|venue=Asker Tennis Club, [[Asker]], [[Norway]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-REL-FIN-NOR-01|title=Norway v Finland|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=11–13 July 2003
|surface=Clay
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stian Boretti]] |1 |1 | | | |T2P1=[[Jarkko Nieminen]] |6 |5 | | | re1=2}}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan Frode Andersen]] |4 |6 |7 |7 | |T2P1=[[Janne Ojala]] |6 |3 |6.025 |5 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan Frode Andersen]] |T1P2=[[Stian Boretti]] |5 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Tuomas Ketola]] |T2P2=[[Jarkko Nieminen]] |7 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan Frode Andersen]] |2 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Jarkko Nieminen]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Thomas Haug (tennis)|Thomas Haug]] |1 |3 | | | |T2P1=[[Kim Tiilikainen]] |6 |6 | | | }}
|}}

===Israel vs. Zimbabwe===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=ISR
|team2=ZIM
|venue=[[Canada Stadium]], [[Ramat HaSharon]], [[Israel]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-REL-ISR-ZIM-01|title=Israel v Zimbabwe|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=11–13 July 2003
|surface=Hard
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Noam Okun]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Gwinyai Tongoona]] |4 |3 |4 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Harel Levy]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Genius Chidzikwe]] |2 |4 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jonathan Erlich]] |T1P2=[[Andy Ram]] |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Genius Chidzikwe]] |T2P2=[[Gwinyai Chingoka]] |5 |4 |4 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Noam Okun]] |6 |7 | | | |T2P1=[[Zibusiso Ncube]] |4 |6.025 | | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jonathan Erlich]] |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Gwinyai Chingoka]] |4 |0 | | | }}
|}}

== Second Round Play-offs Matches ==
===Norway vs. Luxembourg===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=NOR
|team2=LUX
|venue=Asker Tennis Club, [[Asker]], [[Norway]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-REL-LUX-NOR-01|title=Norway v Luxembourg|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=19–21 September 2003
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stian Boretti]] |3 |6.025 |6 |3 | |T2P1=[[Gilles Müller]] |6 |7 |2 |6 | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan Frode Andersen]] |4 |4 |6.035 | | |T2P1=[[Mike Scheidweiler]] |6 |6 |7 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan Frode Andersen]] |T1P2=[[Stian Boretti]]  |1 |6 |6 |3 |4 |T2P1=[[Gilles Müller]] |T2P2=[[Mike Scheidweiler]] |6 |4 |3 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Helge Koll-Frafjord]] |4 | | | | |T2P1=[[Gilles Kremer]] |6 | | | | re1=2}}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Erling Tveit]] |3 |7 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Laurent Hild]] |6 |6.045 |6 | | }}
|}}

===Zimbabwe vs. Italy===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=ZIM
|team2=ITA
|venue=Harare City Sports Centre, [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2003-G1-EA-REL-ZIM-ITA-01|title=Zimbabwe v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=19–21 September 2003
|surface=Hard
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kevin Ullyett]] |4 |7 |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Filippo Volandri]] |6 |5 |3 |6.045 | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Wayne Black]] |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Davide Sanguinetti]] |6.015 |1 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Wayne Black]] |T1P2=[[Kevin Ullyett]]  |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Massimo Bertolini]] |T2P2=[[Giorgio Galimberti]] |6.065 |2 |4 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Genius Chidzikwe]] |2 |2 | | | |T2P1=[[Giorgio Galimberti]] |6 |6 | | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nigel Badza]] |1 |1 | | | |T2P1=[[Davide Sanguinetti]] |6 |6 | | | }}
|}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Davis Cup}}
{{2003 in tennis}}
{{2003 ATP Tour}}

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