1987 Davis Cup Africa Zone

The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 11 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws.^[1] Zimbabwe and Senegal were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.^[2]^[3]

Participating nations

Draw


First round 30 January–1 February		Second Round 13–22 March		Third Round 3–5 April



Nigeria
		Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
bye
		Nigeria	3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
		Ivory Coast	2
Tunisia	0
				Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Ivory Coast	5
				Nigeria	2

				Zimbabwe	3
Zimbabwe
		Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
bye
		Zimbabwe	5

		Kenya	0
Kenya	w/o

Djibouti

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Morocco	2
		Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Senegal	3
		Senegal	4

		Algeria	1
bye
				Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Algeria
				Senegal	3

				Egypt	2
Libya

bye
		Libya

		Egypt	w/o
bye

Egypt

First round

Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia

Ivory Coast
5

Abidjan, Ivory Coast^[4]
30 January–1 February 1987
Carpet (indoors)

Tunisia
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Clément N'Goran Abdel-Majid Soudani	6 2	6 0	7 5
2	Antoine Beugré Hassan Soudani	10 8	6 2	6 1
3	Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran Abdel-Majid Soudani / Hassan Soudani	6 2	6 4	1 6	7 5
4	Clément N'Goran Elias Bramly	6 1	6 3
5	Antoine Beugré Adel Brahim	6 3	6 2

Senegal vs. Morocco

Senegal
3

Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal^[5]
30 January–1 February 1987
Hard

Morocco
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Abou Berthé Mohammed Dlimi	3 6	6 4	2 6	4 6
2	Yahiya Doumbia Abdel Nadini	7 9	6 8	6 3	6 3	6 3
3	Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Arafat Chekrouni / Mohammed Dlimi	6 3	6 4	6 4
4	Abou Berthé Abdel Nadini	2 6	5 7	6 3	6 3	2 6
5	Yahiya Doumbia Mohammed Dlimi	3 6	4 6	6 3	8 6	6 4

Second round

Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria

Ivory Coast
2

Abidjan, Ivory Coast^[6]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors)

Nigeria
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Clément N'Goran Rotimi Akinloye	6 8	6 3	6 4	6 1
2	Antoine Beugré Tony Mmoh	1 6	3 6	4 6
3	Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran John Atiomo / Tony Mmoh	9 7	6 1	2 6	7 9	13 15
4	Clément N'Goran Tony Mmoh	3 6	6 3	5 7	2 6
5	Antoine Beugré Rotimi Akinloye	6 2	4 6	6 4

Kenya vs. Zimbabwe

Kenya
0

Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya^[7]
13–15 March 1987
Clay

Zimbabwe
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Paul Wekesa Byron Black	3 6	4 6	2 6
2	Eno Polo Greig Rodger	2 6	5 7	7 5	4 6
3	Kush Bhardwaj / Selim Rana Byron Black / Haroon Ismail	3 6	4 6	3 6
4	Eno Polo Byron Black	3 6	1 6
5	Kush Bhardwaj Greig Rodger	7 9	2 6

Senegal vs. Algeria

Senegal
4

Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal^[8]
20–22 March 1987
Hard

Algeria
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Thierno Ly Yassine Amier	5 7	6 2	6 3	2 6	6 4
2	Yahiya Doumbia Djamel Boudjemline	6 4	6 0	6 2
3	Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Yassine Amier / Djamel Boudjemline	6 3	6 2	8 6
4	Yahiya Doumbia Yassine Amier	8 6	6 2
5	Thierno Ly Djamel Boudjemline	3 6	7 9

Third round

Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria

Zimbabwe
3

City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe^[3]
3–5 April 1987
Hard (indoors)

Nigeria
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Byron Black Tony Mmoh	4 6	1 6	6 4	6 0	4 2	retired
2	Greig Rodger Nduka Odizor	6 8	6 2	1 6	2 6
3	Byron Black / Greig Rodger Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor	8 6	6 1	3 6	6 3
4	Greig Rodger Sadiq Abdullahi	3 6	4 6	4 6
5	Byron Black Nduka Odizor	5 7	6 4	6 3	6 1

Senegal vs. Egypt

Senegal
3

Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal^[2]
3–5 April 1987
Hard

Egypt
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Miloud Doumbia Khaled Baligh	10 12	9 7	6 4	0 6	6 8
2	Yahiya Doumbia Hisham Nasser	6 3	6 0	6 0
3	Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia Khaled Baligh / Hisham Nasser	6 3	5 7	6 4	6 3
4	Miloud Doumbia Hisham Nasser	5 7	2 6	2 6
5	Yahiya Doumbia Khaled Baligh	6 3	6 4	6 4

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Senegal v Egypt". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Zimbabwe v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Ivory Coast v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Morocco". daviscup.com.
^ "Ivory Coast v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Kenya v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Algeria". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[SENvEGY-2] "Senegal v Egypt". daviscup.com.

[ZIMvNGR-3] "Zimbabwe v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[4] "Ivory Coast v Tunisia". daviscup.com.

[5] "Senegal v Morocco". daviscup.com.

[6] "Ivory Coast v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[7] "Kenya v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.

[8] "Senegal v Algeria". daviscup.com.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]