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, Bulgaria and Ulcinj, Montenegro, 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, Bulgaria (clay) Location 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
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
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed 1 59 1 70 2 71 3 76 4 2 81 5 84 6 101 7 101 8 3 106 9 107 10 108 11 116 12 4 117 13 122 14 126 15 132 16 1Davis Cup Rankings as of 5 February 2018
Draw Pool A (Plovdiv)
Pool B (Plovdiv)
Pool C (Ulcinj)
Pool D (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 Placing (Plovdiv)A TeamScoreB Team1st–2nd 1–2 3rd–4th 2–0 5th–6th 3–0 7th–8th 0–2 Placing (Ulcinj)A TeamScoreB TeamPromotional 3–0 3rd–4th 3–0 5th–6th 3–0 7th–8th 3–0
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 C (Ulcinj) Latvia vs. Greece
Montenegro vs. Armenia
Latvia vs. Montenegro
Greece vs. Armenia
Latvia vs. Armenia
Montenegro vs. Greece
Pool D (Ulcinj) Moldova vs. Liechtenstein
Malta vs. Kosovo
Moldova vs. Malta
Liechtenstein vs. Kosovo
Moldova vs. Kosovo
Malta vs. Liechtenstein
Play-offs 1st to 2nd 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