The draws for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Groups I and II took place at the ITF headquarters in London on Monday.
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in sport with 130 nations taking part in 2013 in the ITF’s centenary year. The competition is 114 years old having been founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are HP (Official Technology Sponsor), Rolex (Official Timekeeper) Hugo Boss (Official Men’s Fashion Clothing Sponsor), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and NH Hoteles (Official Hotel). Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball) is an international partner. Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com, www.copadavis.com, www.twitter.com/daviscup, www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis and www.daviscup.tv.
The full draws are listed below:
Europe/Africa Zone Group I
First round (31 January-2 February 2014)
Croatia [s] v BYE
Russia [c] v Poland
Israel [s] v BYE
Slovenia [c] v Portugal
Ukraine [c] v Romania
Sweden [s] v BYE
Slovak Republic [c] [*] v Latvia
Austria [s] v BYE
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
First round (31 January-2 February 2014)
South Africa [s] [c] v Monaco
Norway [c] [*] v Lithuania [s]
Finland [s] [c] v Bulgaria
Bosnia/Herzegovina [s] [c] [*] v Greece
Belarus [s] [c] v Ireland
Moldova [s] [c] v Egypt
Morocco [c] v Luxembourg [s]
Denmark [s] [c] [*] v Cyprus
Key
[s] = Seeded nation
[c] = Choice of ground
[*] = Choice of ground decided by lot
The home nation is listed first for each tie.
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