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{{main|2007 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone}}

The '''European and African Zone''' is one of the three zones of regional [[Davis Cup]] competition in 2007.

In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

==Participating teams==
*{{davis|GEO}}
*{{davis|GBR}}
*{{davis|ISR}}
*{{davis|ITA}}
*{{davis|LUX}}
*{{davis|Macedonia}}
*{{davis|NED}}
*{{davis|POR}}
*{{davis|SRB|2004}}
*{{davis|SVK}}

==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=21–23 September
| RD3-date=20–22 July
| RD4-date=9–11 February
| RD5-date=6–8 April

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

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

| RD4-text3= 
| RD4-seed5=S | RD4-team5={{davis|ITA}} | RD4-score5=
| RD4-seed6= | RD4-team6=bye | RD4-score6=

| RD4-text4=[[Ramat HaSharon]], [[Israel]] (hard)
| RD4-seed7= | RD4-team7={{davis|ISR}} | RD4-score7=5
| RD4-seed8= | RD4-team8={{davis|LUX}} | RD4-score8=0

| RD4-text5=[[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] (indoor carpet)
| RD4-seed9= | RD4-team9={{davis|GEO}} | RD4-score9=3
| RD4-seed10= | RD4-team10={{davis|POR}} | RD4-score10=2

| RD4-text6= 
| RD4-seed11= | RD4-team11=bye | RD4-score11=
| RD4-seed12=S | RD4-team12={{davis|SRB|2004}} | RD4-score12=

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

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

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

| RD3-text2=[[Alghero]], [[Italy]] (hard)
| RD3-seed3=S | RD3-team3={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score3=4
| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|LUX}} | RD3-score4=1

| RD3-text3= 
| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5={{davis|POR}} | RD3-score5=
| RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6=bye | RD3-score6=

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

| RD5-text1=[[Skopje]], [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] (clay)
| RD5-seed1=S | RD5-team1={{davis|SVK}} | RD5-score1=5
| RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2={{davis|Macedonia}} | RD5-score2=0

| RD5-text2=[[Ramat HaSharon]], [[Israel]] (hard)
| RD5-seed3=S | RD5-team3={{davis|ITA}} | RD5-score3=2
| RD5-seed4= | RD5-team4={{davis|ISR}} | RD5-score4=3

| RD5-text3=[[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]] (indoor clay)
| RD5-seed5= | RD5-team5={{davis|GEO}} | RD5-score5=0
| RD5-seed6=S | RD5-team6={{davis|SRB|2004}} | RD5-score6=5

| RD5-text4=[[Birmingham]], [[England]] (indoor hard)
| RD5-seed7= | RD5-team7={{davis|GBR}} | RD5-score7=4
| RD5-seed8=S | RD5-team8={{davis|NED}} | RD5-score8=1

| RD2-text1=[[Esch-sur-Alzette]], [[Luxembourg|Lux.]] (ind. hard)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|Macedonia}} | RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|LUX}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-text2=[[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]] (indoor hard)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|POR}} | RD2-score3=0
| RD2-seed4=S | RD2-team4={{davis|NED}} | RD2-score4=5
}}
*Luxembourg and Portugal relegated to Group II in 2008.
*Slovakia, Israel, Serbia, and Great Britain advance to World Group Play-off.

== First Round Matches ==
===Israel vs. Luxembourg===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Israel
|team2=Luxembourg
|venue=[[Canada Stadium]], [[Ramat HaSharon]], [[Israel]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008962|title=Israel v Luxembourg|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=9–11 February 2007
|surface=Hard
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Noam Okun]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Gilles Kremer]] |0 |0 |1 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dudi Sela]] |4 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Gilles Müller]] |6 |4 |2 |6.005 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jonathan Erlich]]  |T1P2=[[Andy Ram]]  |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Laurent Bram]]  |T2P2=[[Mike Scheidweiler]]  |6.045 |0 |3 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Andy Ram]] |6 |5 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Laurent Bram]] |2 |7 |4 | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dudi Sela]] |6 |7 | | | |T2P1=[[Gilles Kremer]] |4 |5 | | | }}
|}}

===Georgia vs. Portugal===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Georgia
|team2=Portugal
|venue=[[Tbilisi Sports Palace]], [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008963|title=Georgia v Portugal|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=9–11 February 2007
|surface=Carpet (indoor)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Irakli Labadze]] |7 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Rui Machado]] |5 |3 |6.025 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lado Chikhladze]] |6 |7 |6.025 |6 | |T2P1=[[Frederico Gil]] |3 |6.015 |7 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lado Chikhladze]]  |T1P2=[[Irakli Labadze]]  |7 |6.065 |7 |5 |6 |T2P1=[[Gastão Elias]]  |T2P2=[[Frederico Gil]]  |6.055 |7 |6.035 |7 |3 }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[George Chantouria]] |2 |4 | | | |T2P1=[[Pedro Sousa]] |6 |6 | | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[George Khrikadze]] |3 |6.045 | | | |T2P1=[[Gastão Elias]] |6 |7 | | | }}
|}}

== Second Round Matches ==

===Slovakia vs. Macedonia===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Slovakia
|team2=Macedonia
|venue=Tennis Club JUG, [[Skopje]], [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]
|date=6–8 April 2007
|surface=clay (outdoor)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Michal Mertiňák]]|6|6|4|6| |T2P1=[[Lazar Magdinčev]]|3|2|6|4| }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dominik Hrbatý]]|6|6|6|| |T2P1=[[Predrag Rusevski]]|2|3|3|| }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dominik Hrbatý]]|T1P2=[[Michal Mertiňák]]|6|6|6|| |T2P1=[[Lazar Magdinčev]]|T2P2=[[Predrag Rusevski]]|2|1|2|| }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Pavol Červenák]]|6|6||| |T2P1=[[Ilija Martinoski]]|3|4||| }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ivo Klec]]|6|6||| |T2P1=[[Dimitar Grabuloski]]|2|3||| }}
|}}

===Israel vs. Italy===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Israel
|team2=Italy
|venue=[[Canada Stadium]], [[Ramat HaSharon]], [[Israel]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008968|title=Israel v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=6–8 April 2007
|surface=Hard
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dudi Sela]] |6 |7 |1 |3 |6 |T2P1=[[Andreas Seppi]] |3 |5 |6 |6 |3 }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Noam Okun]] |7 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Simone Bolelli]] |5 |5 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jonathan Erlich]]  |T1P2=[[Andy Ram]]  |6 |7 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Daniele Bracciali]]  |T2P2=[[Potito Starace]]  |3 |6.035 |6.045 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Noam Okun]] |6.035 |6.005 | | | |T2P1=[[Andreas Seppi]] |7 |7 | | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Dudi Sela]] |5 |3 | | | |T2P1=[[Simone Bolelli]] |7 |6 | | | }}
|}}

===Serbia vs. Georgia===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Serbia
|team1-var=2004
|team2=Georgia
|venue=Sportski Centar Kovilovo, [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008969|title=Serbia v Georgia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=6–8 April 2007
|surface=Clay (indoor)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Novak Djokovic]] |6 |5 | | | |T2P1=[[George Chantouria]] |1 |0 | | | re2=2}}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Janko Tipsarević]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Lado Chikhladze]] |4 |4 |5 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ilija Bozoljac]]  |T1P2=[[Nenad Zimonjić]]  |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Lado Chikhladze]]  |T2P2=[[George Khrikadze]]  |5 |4 |3 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ilija Bozoljac]] |4 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Lado Chikhladze]] |6 |3 |6.055 | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Janko Tipsarević]] |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[George Khrikadze]] |0 |1 | | | }}
|}}

=== Great Britain vs. Netherlands ===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Great Britain
|team2=Netherlands
|venue=[[National Exhibition Centre]], [[Birmingham]], [[Great Britain]]
|date=6–8 April 2007
|surface=hard (indoor)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Andy Murray]]|6|7|6|| |T2P1=[[Raemon Sluiter]]|3|5|2|| }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tim Henman]]|7|6|7|| |T2P1=[[Robin Haase]]|6.039|3|6.039|| }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jamie Murray]]|T1P2=[[Greg Rusedski]]|6|3|6|7| |T2P1=[[Robin Haase]]|T2P2=[[Rogier Wassen]]|1|6|3|6.049| }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jamie Murray]]|6|6.00|2|| |T2P1=[[Robin Haase]]|4|7|6|| }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tim Henman]]|6|6||| |T2P1=[[Igor Sijsling]]|2|3||| }}
|}}

== First Round Play-offs Matches ==
===Italy vs. Luxembourg===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=Luxembourg
|venue=Tennis Club Alghero, [[Alghero]], [[Italy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008974|title=Italy v Luxembourg|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=20–22 July 2007
|surface=Hard
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Potito Starace]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Laurent Bram]] |1 |3 |4 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Andreas Seppi]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Gilles Müller]] |1 |1 |4 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Daniele Bracciali]]  |T1P2=[[Potito Starace]]  |3 |6 |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Gilles Müller]]  |T2P2=[[Mike Scheidweiler]]  |6 |1 |6 |4 |3 }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Daniele Bracciali]] |3 | | | | |T2P1=[[Gilles Kremer]] |6 | | | | re1=2}}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Federico Luzzi]] |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Laurent Bram]] |4 |4 | | | }}
|}}

== Second Round Play-offs Matches ==

===Macedonia vs. Luxembourg===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Macedonia
|team2=Luxembourg
|venue=National Tennis Centre (CNT), [[Esch-sur-Alzette]], [[Luxembourg]]
|date=21–23 September 2007
|surface=Hard (indoor)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lazar Magdinčev]]|2|7|6|1|6 |T2P1=[[Gilles Müller]]|6|6.039|3|6|3 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Predrag Rusevski]]|6|3|6|5|6 |T2P1=[[Gilles Kremer]]|4|6|3|7|4 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lazar Magdinčev]]|T1P2=[[Predrag Rusevski]]|7|4|7|2|3 |T2P1=[[Gilles Müller]]|T2P2=[[Mike Scheidweiler]]|6.039|6|5|6|6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ilija Martinoski]]|3|4|3|| |T2P1=[[Gilles Müller]]|6|6|6|| }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lazar Magdinčev]]|6|6|6.009|6.029|6 |T2P1=[[Gilles Kremer]]|1|3|7|7|4 }}
|}}

===Netherlands vs. Portugal===
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Netherlands
|team2=Portugal
|venue=[[Rotterdam Ahoy|Ahoy]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100008978|title=Netherlands v Portugal|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=21–23 September 2007
|surface=Hard (indoor)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Raemon Sluiter]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Frederico Gil]] |2 |1 |3 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Robin Haase]] |6 |6 |2 |5 |6 |T2P1=[[Gastão Elias]] |1 |1 |6 |7 |2 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jesse Huta Galung]]  |T1P2=[[Peter Wessels]]  |6 |6.045 |7 |6 | |T2P1=[[Gastão Elias]]  |T2P2=[[Frederico Gil]]  |2 |7 |6.045 |3 | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Robin Haase]] |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=[[Frederico Gil]] |3 |4 | | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jesse Huta Galung]] |6 |3 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Rui Machado]] |3 |6 |2 | | }}
|}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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