The Europe Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in two different locations,
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...
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Ulcinj
Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on the southern coast of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 10,707 (2011), the majority being Albanians.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic coa ...
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Montenegro
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, from 3 to 7 April 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2019.
Participating nations
Inactive nation
Draw
Date: 3–7 April
Location 1: Tennis Club Lokomotiv,
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...
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Location 2: Ulcinj Bellevue,
Ulcinj
Ulcinj ( cyrl, Улцињ, ; ) is a town on the southern coast of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 10,707 (2011), the majority being Albanians.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic coa ...
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Montenegro
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Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams at each venue. The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which nation will be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019. Two promoted – one from each venue.
Seeding
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1Davis Cup Rankings as of 5 February 2018
Draw
Pool A (Plovdiv)
Pool B (Plovdiv)
Pool A (Ulcinj)
Pool B (Ulcinj)
''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
and promoted to Group II in 2019.
Round Robin
Pool A (Plovdiv)
Bulgaria vs. Albania
Macedonia vs. Iceland
Bulgaria vs. Iceland
Macedonia vs. Albania
Bulgaria vs. Macedonia
Iceland vs. Albania
Pool B (Plovdiv)
Monaco vs. San Marino
Cyprus vs. Andorra
Monaco vs. Andorra
Cyprus vs. San Marino
Monaco vs. Cyprus
Andorra vs. San Marino
Pool A (Ulcinj)
Latvia vs. Greece
Montenegro vs. Armenia
Latvia vs. Montenegro
Greece vs. Armenia
Latvia vs. Armenia
Montenegro vs. Greece
Pool B (Ulcinj)
Moldova vs. Liechtenstein
Malta vs. Kosovo
Moldova vs. Malta
Liechtenstein vs. Kosovo
Moldova vs. Kosovo
Malta vs. Liechtenstein
Play-offs
Promotional play-offs
Bulgaria vs. Monaco
Montenegro vs. Malta
3rd to 4th play-offs
Macedonia vs. Cyprus
Greece vs. Moldova
5th to 6th play-offs
Iceland v Andorra
Latvia vs. Liechtenstein
7th to 8th play-offs
Albania vs. San Marino
Armenia vs. Kosovo
References
External links
Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
Europe Zone Group III
Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone