Zonal Ties – Final Results

Peru 3-2 over Mexico

Horna, Miranda and Coach Yzaga of Peru Celebrate


R1 - L.HORNA (PER) def. D.GARZA (MEX)
6-4 7-6(8) 2-6 6-3
R2 - I.MIRANDA (PER) def. S.GONZALEZ (MEX)
6-4 3-6 6-1 5-7 8-6
R3 - L.HORNA / I.MIRANDA (PER) def. S.GONZALEZ / A.RUIZ-ROSALES (MEX)
6-1 6-3 6-1
R4 - J.ELIZONDO (MEX) def. M.SILVA (PER)
6-4 6-3
R5 - D.GARZA (MEX) def. M.ECHAZU (PER)
4-6 6-1 6-4

Gonzalez and Elizondo of Mexico


Brazil 3-1 over Canada

Kuerten, Saretta, Sa and Mello of Brasil


R1 - R.MELLO (BRA) def. F.DANCEVIC (CAN)
3-6 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3 11-9
R2 - F.SARETTA (BRA) def. F.NIEMEYER (CAN)
6-4 6-7(6) 6-2 6-1
R3 - D.NESTOR / F.NIEMEYER (CAN) def. G.KUERTEN / A.SA (BRA)
4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)
R4 - F.SARETTA (BRA) def. P.POLANSKY (CAN)
1-6 6-2 7-5 6-1
R5 - R.MELLO (BRA) v F.NIEMEYER (CAN)
Not played

Peter Polansky Canada


Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 2007 Second Round

Japan 5-0 over Thailand

R1 - G.SOEDA (JPN) def. K.WACHIRAMANOWONG (THA)
6-1 6-2 6-2
R2 - T.SUZUKI (JPN) def. W.DOAKMAIKLEE (THA)
6-4 6-2 6-3
R3 - S.IWABUCHI / T.SUZUKI (JPN) def. S.RATIWATANA / S.RATIWATANA (THA)
6-3 6-4 2-6 6-4
R4 - G.SOEDA (JPN) def. W.DOAKMAIKLEE (THA)
6-1 6-2
R5 - Y.SUGITA (JPN) def. K.WACHIRAMANOWONG (THA)
6-2 6-4

Korea, Rep of 5-0 over Uzbekistan

R1 - K.IM (KOR) def. F.DUSTOV (UZB)
6-0 6-2 4-6 7-5
R2 - H.LEE (KOR) def. D.ISTOMIN (UZB)
6-3 6-2 6-2
R3 - J.AN / W.JUN (KOR) def. F.DUSTOV / D.ISTOMIN (UZB)
6-1 6-3 6-1
R4 - W.JUN (KOR) def. S.IKRAMOV (UZB)
7-5 6-4
R5 - J.AN (KOR) def. V.UZAKOV (UZB)
6-1 6-2

Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2007 - 2nd Round

Slovak Republic defeated Macedonia, F.Y.R. 5-0 in Macedonia, F.Y.R.

Ivan Klec of Slovakia


R1 - M.MERTINAK (SVK) def. L.MAGDINCEV (MKD)
6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
R2 - D.HRBATY (SVK) def. P.RUSEVSKI (MKD)
6-2 6-3 6-3
R3 - D.HRBATY / M.MERTINAK (SVK) def. L.MAGDINCEV / P.RUSEVSKI (MKD)
6-2 6-1 6-2
R4 - P.CERVENAK (SVK) def. I.MARTINOSKI (MKD)
6-3 6-4
R5 - I.KLEC (SVK) def. D.GRABULOSKI (MKD)
6-2 6-3

Israel defeated Italy 3-2 in Israel

Ram and Erlich of Israel


R1 - D.SELA (ISR) def. A.SEPPI (ITA)
6-3 7-5 1-6 3-6 6-3
R2 - N.OKUN (ISR) def. S.BOLELLI (ITA)
7-5 7-5 6-4
R3 - J.ERLICH / A.RAM (ISR) def. D.BRACCIALI / P.STARACE (ITA)
6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
R4 - A.SEPPI (ITA) def. N.OKUN (ISR)
7-6(4) 7-6(1)
R5 - S.BOLELLI (ITA) def. D.SELA (ISR)
7-5 6-3

Serbia defeated Georgia 5-0 in Serbia

Zimonjic and Bozoljac of Serbia


R1 - N.DJOKOVIC (SRB) def. G.CHANTOURIA (GEO)
6-1 5-0 – Retired
R2 - J.TIPSAREVIC (SRB) def. L.CHIKHLADZE (GEO)
6-4 6-4 7-5
R3 - I.BOZOLJAC / N.ZIMONJIC (SRB) def. L.CHIKHLADZE / G.KHRIKADZE (GEO)
7-5 6-4 6-3
R4 - I.BOZOLJAC (SRB) def. L.CHIKHLADZE (GEO)
4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
R5 - J.TIPSAREVIC (SRB) def. G.KHRIKADZE (GEO)
6-0 6-1

Great Britain defeated Netherlands 4-1 in Great Britain

R1 - A.MURRAY (GBR) def. R.SLUITER (NED)
6-3 7-5 6-2
R2 - T.HENMAN (GBR) def. R.HAASE (NED)
7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)
R3 - J.MURRAY / G.RUSEDSKI (GBR) def. R.HAASE / R.WASSEN (NED)
6-1 3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
R4 - R.HAASE (NED) def. J.MURRAY (GBR)
4-6 7-6(0) 6-2
R5 - T.HENMAN (GBR) def. I.SIJSLING (NED)
6-2 6-3

Robin Haase The Netherlands


GROUP I FIRST ROUND RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
Winners remain in Group I, losers compete in second round relegation play-off in September

Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 2007
1st Round Play-Offs

Chinese Taipei defeated China, P.R. 3-2 in Chinese Taipei

Y. Wang of Taipei


R1 - Y.LU (TPE) def. P.SUN (CHN)
3-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2
R2 - Y.WANG (TPE) def. X.YU (CHN)
6-3 6-2 6-4
R3 - X.YU / S.ZENG (CHN) def. T.CHEN / C.YI (TPE)
7-6(7) 4-6 7-5 6-3
R4 - X.YU (CHN) def. Y.LU (TPE)
6-4 7-5 2-6 7-6(4)
R5 - Y.WANG (TPE) def. P.SUN (CHN)
6-4 7-5 6-3

India defeated Kazakhstan 3-2 in Kazakhstan

R1 - R.BOPANNA (IND) def. D.MAKEYEV (KAZ)
6-2 6-1 6-2
R2 - A.KEDRYUK (KAZ) def. K.RASTOGI (IND)
6-4 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)
R3 - R.BOPANNA / L.PAES (IND) def. A.KEDRYUK / D.MAKEYEV (KAZ)
6-2 6-2 6-2
R4 - A.KEDRYUK (KAZ) def. R.BOPANNA (IND)
6-4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4
R5 - L.PAES (IND) def. D.MAKEYEV (KAZ)
6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4

GROUP II FIRST ROUND TIES
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE

Europe/Africa Zone Group II 2007

1st Round

Morocco defeated Denmark 4-1 in Morocco

Younes of Morocco


R1 - R.CHAKI (MAR) def. F.NIELSEN (DEN)
6-4 6-2 6-3
R2 - Y.EL AYNAOUI (MAR) def. R.NORBY (DEN)
6-0 6-3 6-4
R3 - F.NIELSEN / R.NORBY (DEN) def. R.CHAKI / M.EL AAREJ (MAR)
4-6 6-2 7-6(6) 6-3
R4 - Y.EL AYNAOUI (MAR) def. F.NIELSEN (DEN)
6-3 7-5 6-4
R5 - R.CHAKI (MAR) def. M.PEDERSEN (DEN)
6-3 4-6 6-4

Frederik Nielsen Denmark


Slovenia defeated Estonia 3-2 in Estonia

R1 - G.ZEMLJA (SLO) def. J.ZOPP (EST)
4-6 6-4 7-6(3) 6-3
R2 - M.KUNNAP (EST) def. M.TKALEC (SLO)
7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(10) 7-6(5)
R3 - M.KUNNAP / J.ZOPP (EST) def. L.GREGORC / G.ZEMLJA (SLO)
6-2 3-6 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
R4 - G.ZEMLJA (SLO) def. M.KUNNAP (EST)
6-3 6-2 3-6 6-7(2) 6-3
R5 - L.GREGORC (SLO) def. J.ZOPP (EST)
6-4 7-5 6-2

Greece defeated Ukraine 3-2 in Greece

R1 - S.STAKHOVSKY (UKR) def. A.JAKUPOVIC (GRE)
6-3 6-1 6-2
R2 - K.ECONOMIDIS (GRE) def. S.BUBKA (UKR)
6-3 6-2 6-4
R3 - S.STAKHOVSKY / O.TERESHCHUK (UKR) def. K.ECONOMIDIS / A.JAKUPOVIC (GRE)
6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
R4 - K.ECONOMIDIS (GRE) def. S.STAKHOVSKY (UKR)
3-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-3
R5 - A.JAKUPOVIC (GRE) def. O.DOLGOPOLOV (UKR)
7-6(3) 6-3 7-5

Poland 4-0 over Nigeria (Still in Progress)

R1 - L.KUBOT (POL) def. J.IGBINOVIA (NGR)
6-3 6-2 7-6(4)
R2 - D.OLEJNICZAK (POL) def. A.BABALOLA (NGR)
6-1 6-4 6-3
R3 - M.FYRSTENBERG / M.MATKOWSKI (POL) def. A.BABALOLA / J.IGBINOVIA (NGR)
7-6(4) 7-5 4-6 6-1
R4 - M.FYRSTENBERG (POL) def. A.BABALOLA (NGR)
6-4 6-4
R5 - J.IGBINOVIA (NGR) v D.OLEJNICZAK (POL)

Latvia defeated Bulgaria 4-1 in Latvia

R1 - A.JUSKA (LAT) def. T.ENEV (BUL)
6-7(5) 6-3 6-3 7-6(3)
R2 - E.GULBIS (LAT) def. I.TRAYKOV (BUL)
6-3 6-2 6-3
R3 - E.GULBIS / D.PAVLOVS (LAT) def. I.KUSHEV / I.TRAYKOV (BUL)
7-5 6-4 6-2
R4 - D.PAVLOVS (LAT) def. Y.KANEV (BUL)
6-3 6-1
R5 - I.TRAYKOV (BUL) def. R.EMULINS (LAT)
6-2 7-5


Finland defeated Cyprus 3-2 in Cyprus

Nieminen and Ketola of Finland


R1 - M.BAGHDATIS (CYP) def. J.PAUKKU (FIN)
6-3 6-3 7-6(3)
R2 - J.NIEMINEN (FIN) def. P.KALLIAS (CYP)
6-1 6-3 6-1
R3 - T.KETOLA / J.NIEMINEN (FIN) def. M.BAGHDATIS / P.KALLIAS (CYP)
4-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-3
R4 - M.BAGHDATIS (CYP) def. J.NIEMINEN (FIN)
6-2 6-4 6-3
R5 - T.NIEMINEN (FIN) def. P.KALLIAS (CYP)
2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1

Baghdatis and Kallias Cyprus


Monaco defeated Algeria 5-0 in Algeria

R1 - B.BALLERET (MON) def. A.HAMEURLAINE (ALG)
6-3 6-2 6-2
R2 - J.LISNARD (MON) def. S.SAOUDI (ALG)
7-5 6-4 6-4
R3 - G.COUILLARD / J.LISNARD (MON) def. A.HAMEURLAINE / S.SAOUDI (ALG)
6-3 7-5 6-7(6) 6-2
R4 - B.BALLERET (MON) def. M.OUAHAB (ALG)
6-1 6-1
R5 - G.COUILLARD (MON) def. M.BOUABBANE (ALG)
6-0 6-2

Hungary defeated Norway 4-1 in Norway

R1 - K.BARDOCZKY (HUN) def. F.SLETTING-JOHNSEN (NOR)
4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 7-5
R2 - S.KISS (HUN) def. S.BORETTI (NOR)
7-6(5) 6-2 1-6 3-6 6-1
R3 - K.BARDOCZKY / G.KISGYORGY (HUN) def. S.BORETTI / F.SLETTING-JOHNSEN (NOR)
4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-2
R4 - A.KELLNER (HUN) def. P.RIISE-HANSEN (NOR)
6-2 6-4
R5 - F.SLETTING-JOHNSEN (NOR) def. S.KISS (HUN)
6-4 4-6 6-2

GROUP II SECOND ROUND TIES
Winners advance to final in September, losers remain in Group II in 2008

AMERICAS ZONE

Uruguay defeated Ecuador 5-0 in Uruguay

R1 - M.FELDER (URU) def. C.AVELLAN (ECU)
6-3 6-1 6-3
R2 - P.CUEVAS (URU) def. J.CAMPOZANO (ECU)
7-6(11) 6-3 6-3
R3 - M.FELDER / M.VILARRUBI (URU) def. C.AVELLAN / J.DURANGO (ECU)
5-7 6-3 7-6(2) 6-0
R4 - P.CUEVAS (URU) def. J.DURANGO (ECU)
6-1 6-2
R5 - F.SANSONETTI (URU) def. P.ALVARADO (ECU)
6-3 6-4

Paraguay defeated Dominican Republic 3-1 in Paraguay

R1 - R.DELGADO (PAR) def. H.ESTRELLA (DOM)
6-0 6-0 6-1
R2 - V.ESTRELLA (DOM) def. G.RAMIREZ (PAR)
6-4 6-3 1-6 5-7 7-5
R3 - R.DELGADO / F.RODRIGUEZ (PAR) def. H.ESTRELLA / V.ESTRELLA (DOM)
6-4 4-6 6-1 3-2 – Retired
R4 - R.DELGADO (PAR) def. L.DELGADO (DOM)
6-0 6-0 6-0
R5 - E.BAEZ-BRITEZ (PAR) v H.ESTRELLA (DOM)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE

Philippines defeated New Zealand 4-1

R1 - C.MAMIIT (PHI) def. J.STATHAM (NZL)
6-4 6-4 6-4
R2 - E.TAINO (PHI) def. S.REA (NZL)
6-1 6-2 6-4
R3 - C.MAMIIT / E.TAINO (PHI) def. D.KING-TURNER / S.REA (NZL)
5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 6-2
R4 - P.TIERRO (PHI) def. M.SIMPSON (NZL)
6-3 2-6 6-2
R5 - J.STATHAM (NZL) def. J.ARCILLA (PHI)
6-2 6-4

Kuwait defeated Indonesia 4-1

R1 - M.GHAREEB (KUW) def. P.SIMPATIAJI (INA)
7-6(7) 7-5 7-5
R2 - E.SIE (INA) def. A.MUHAMMAD (KUW)
6-3 6-1 6-0
R3 - M.GHAREEB / M.SIDDIQ (KUW) def. S.SUWANDI / B.WIRYAWAN (INA)
6-7(3) 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
R4 - M.GHAREEB (KUW) def. E.SIE (INA)
6-1 6-1 6-3
R5 - A.MUHAMMAD (KUW) def. P.SIMPATIAJI (INA)
3-6 6-4 6-4

GROUP II RELEGATION PLAY-OFFS
Winners remain in Group II in 2008, losers relegated to Group III in 2008

AMERICAS ZONE

Netherlands Antilles 5-0 over Jamaica

R1 - J.ROJER (AHO) def. D.JOHNSON (JAM)
6-1 6-2 6-2
R2 - R.WINKLAAR (AHO) def. R.RUSSELL (JAM)
3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2
R3 - R.BEHR / J.ROJER (AHO) def. D.JOHNSON / R.RUSSELL (JAM)
7-6(7) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
R4 - N.VAN ROSBERG (AHO) def. E.CAMPBELL (JAM)
4-6 6-1 6-4
R5 - R.WINKLAAR (AHO) def. D.JOHNSON (JAM)
6-4 3-6 4-3 – Retired

El Salvador 4-1 over Cuba

Rafael and Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador


R1 - R.AREVALO-GONZALEZ (ESA) def. L.CUELLAR-CONTRERAS (CUB)
6-1 5-7 6-4 6-3
R2 - E.HERNANDEZ-PEREZ (CUB) def. M.AREVALO (ESA)
6-4 3-6 6-4 2-0 - Retired
R3 - M.AREVALO / R.AREVALO-GONZALEZ (ESA) def. L.CUELLAR-CONTRERAS / S.MARTINEZ-BREIJO (CUB)
6-4 7-5 6-1
R4 - R.AREVALO-GONZALEZ (ESA) def. E.HERNANDEZ-PEREZ (CUB)
6-0 6-3 6-1
R5 - B.SURIANO (ESA) def. S.MARTINEZ-BREIJO (CUB)
6-4 2-6 7-6(2)

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE

Pakistan defeated Pacific Oceania 2-3 in Pacific Oceania

R1 - A.KHAN (PAK) def. J.LANGTON (POC)
6-3 6-3 2-6 6-2
R2 - M.LEONG (POC) def. J.KHAN (PAK)
6-1 6-1 6-1
R3 - A.KHAN / S.KHAN (PAK) def. B.BAUDINET / W.NOTT (POC)
5-7 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-3
R4 - M.LEONG (POC) def. A.KHAN (PAK)
6-1 6-2 6-2
R5 - W.NOTT (POC) def. J.KHAN (PAK)
6-1 6-0 6-0

Iran defeated Hong Kong, China 2-3 in Iran

R1 - X.LAI (HKG) def. A.SHAHGHOLI (IRI)
6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3
R2 - H.YU (HKG) def. A.SHOKOOFI (IRI)
6-4 7-6(2) 7-5
R3 - A.SHAHGHOLI / A.SHOKOOFI (IRI) def. H.SO / H.YU (HKG)
6-3 6-4 6-2
R4 - H.YU (HKG) def. A.SHAHGHOLI (IRI)
6-7(1) 6-2 6-3 6-4
R5 - R.KAMRAN (IRI) def. T.WONG (HKG)
6-1 6-2

A Postscript

I hope people are taking the time to read through the results of the Zonal Ties. It’s very educational to see that countries like El Salvador, Cuba, the Netherlands Antilles and the Dominican Republic as well as non powerhouse countries in South America like Uruguay and Paraguay and non Arab countries like Nigeria on the African continent are fielding Davis Cup teams.

It’s easy for the top players to whine and complain about the inconvenience of Davis Cup and while I don’t think these men should be called unpatriotic I do think they do a disservice to the men who are playing basically for the love of the game. Many of them never get their names in the big time tennis press or their faces on magazines with world wide circulation. Many of them don’t have multi million dollar clothing deals or their names on their sneakers. But come Davis Cup time they come out and play to the best of their abilities.

If it takes giving rankings points to stop the whining so be it. But I don’t think Davis Cup needs to be scrapped. Fine tuned, yes. Scrapped no. The needs of the top players are different from those of lower or unranked players and need to be taken into account when scheduling Davis Cup play.

Congratulations to the players at all levels of Davis Cup. I hope tennis fans from non sexy countries struggling to stay competitive don’t have to start their postings on fan boards the way one fan did by saying “I know no one cares about this tie but…”