The Africa Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2014. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt, September 8–13, on outdoor clay courts. The nine competing nations were divided into one pool of four teams and one of five. The winners and runners up from each pool played off to determine the two nations to be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015, while the third and fourth placed nations played to off to determine overall placings within the group.
Participating nations
Draw
The eight teams were divided into one pool of four teams, and one of five. The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool, and the two winners of these play-offs are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015. The third and fourth placed teams in each pool play off against the equivalent team from the other pool to determine overall rankings within the group. The fifth placed team in pool B does not enter the play-offs.
Pool A
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandings 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–3 118–58 1 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 13–5 99–53 2 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 6–10 61–61 3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–18 2–108 4
Pool B
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandings 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 24–3 157–81 1 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 8–4 17–10 133–104 2 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 6–6 16–13 137–118 3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–9 7–20 95–142 4 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–4 1–11 4–22 73–150 5
First round Pool A Zimbabwe vs. Congo
Madagascar vs. Congo
Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria
Nigeria vs. Congo
Zimbabwe vs. Madagascar
Madagascar vs. Nigeria
Pool B Algeria vs. Botswana
Benin vs. Mozambique
Namibia vs. Botswana
Algeria vs. Mozambique
Benin vs. Namibia
Botswana vs. Mozambique
Benin vs. Algeria
Namibia vs. Mozambique
Benin vs. Botswana
Algeria vs. Namibia
Play-offs Promotion Zimbabwe vs. Namibia
Madagascar vs. Algeria
5th place play-off: Nigeria vs. Benin
7th place play-off: Congo vs. Mozambique
Final standings Rank Team113356789
and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015. was suspended from Davis Cup competition for one year for violation of ITF rules, after the Tunisian Tennis Federation ordered Malek Jaziri not to play against Israeli opponent Amir Weintraub during the 2013 Tashkent Challenger, an ATP Challenger Tour event in October 2013.
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