2023 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

Davis Cup competition in 2023

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2023. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Pretoria, South Africa, from 9 to 12 August 2023.

Participating nations

Draw

Date: 9–12 August 2023

Location: University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa (Hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four teams and nations will play each team once in their group. Nations finishing first in each group will be promoted to World Group II play-offs in 2024. Nations finishing second in each group will enter a promotion play-off and the winner will be promoted to World Group II play-offs in 2024.

Nations finishing in the bottom two of each group will enter relegation play-offs, with the third of Group A facing the fourth of Group B, and the third of Group B facing the fourth of Group A and the two lost teams will be relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2024.

Seeding

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  South Africa
 Zimbabwe
2  Ivory Coast
 Benin
3  Algeria
 Namibia
4  Togo
 Senegal
  • 1Davis Cup Rankings as of

Round Robin

Pool A

  RSA TOG CIV ALG RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
 South Africa 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–1 (%) – (%) 1
 Togo 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 (%) – (%) 2
 Ivory Coast 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (%) – (%) 3
 Algeria 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (%) – (%) 4

Pool B

  ZIM BEN NAM SEN RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
 Zimbabwe 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 1
 Benin 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 2
 Namibia 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (%) – (%) 3
 Senegal 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (%) – (%) 4

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 A Team Score B Team
First  South Africa 3–0  Zimbabwe
Promotional  Togo 2–1  Benin
Relegation  Ivory Coast 2–0  Senegal
Relegation  Namibia 2–1  Algeria

Round Robin

Pool A

South Africa vs. Algeria


South Africa
3 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[1]
9 August 2023
Hard
Algeria
0
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Algeria 		Devin Badenhorst
Toufik Sahtali 		6
2 		77
65 		   
2 South Africa
Algeria 		Philip Henning
Samir Hamza Reguig 		6
1 		6
0 		   
3 South Africa
Algeria 		Philip Henning / Christiaan Worst
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Ivory Coast vs. Togo


Ivory Coast
1 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[2]
9 August 2023
Hard
Togo
2
1 2 3
1 Ivory Coast
Togo 		Alex Cyrille Lago
Komlavi Loglo 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2 Ivory Coast
Togo 		Eliakim Coulibaly
Thomas Setodji 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3 Ivory Coast
Togo 		Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji 		65
77 		7
5 		5
7 		 

South Africa vs. Ivory Coast


South Africa
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[3]
10 August 2023
Hard
Ivory Coast
1
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Ivory Coast 		Devin Badenhorst
Frederic Coulibaly 		6
1 		6
3 		   
2 South Africa
Ivory Coast 		Philip Henning
Eliakim Coulibaly 		6
2 		0
6 		4
6 		 
3 South Africa
Ivory Coast 		Philip Henning / Christiaan Worst
Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago 		6
4 		6
2 		   

Algeria vs. Togo


Algeria
1 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[4]
10 August 2023
Hard
Togo
2
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Togo 		Toufik Sahtali
Komlavi Loglo 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Algeria
Togo 		Samir Hamza Reguig
Thomas Setodji 		2
6 		1
6 		   
3 Algeria
Togo 		Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali
Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji 		65
77 		2
6 		   

South Africa vs. Togo


South Africa
3 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[5]
11 August 2023
Hard
Togo
0
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Togo 		Devin Badenhorst
Hod'abalo isak Padio 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 South Africa
Togo 		Philip Henning
Liova Ayite Ajavon 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 South Africa
Togo 		Leo Matthysen / Christiaan Worst
M'lapa Tingou Akomlo / Hod'abalo isak Padio 		6
2 		6
1 		   

Ivory Coast vs. Algeria


Ivory Coast
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[6]
11 August 2023
Hard
Algeria
1
1 2 3
1 Ivory Coast
Algeria 		Myko Yohann Himad Kouame
Toufik Sahtali 		1
6 		0
6 		   
2 Ivory Coast
Algeria 		Eliakim Coulibaly
Samir Hamza Reguig 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Ivory Coast
Algeria 		Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali 		6
4 		6
1 		   

Pool B

Zimbabwe vs. Namibia


Zimbabwe
1 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[7]
9 August 2023
Hard
Namibia
2
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Namibia 		Benedict Badza
Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2 Zimbabwe
Namibia 		Benjamin Lock
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk 		6
3 		6
0 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Namibia 		Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk 		1
6 		4
6 		   

Benin vs. Senegal


Benin
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[8]
9 August 2023
Hard
Senegal
1
1 2 3
1 Benin
Senegal 		Sylvestre Monnou
Yannick Languina 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Benin
Senegal 		Loic Didavi
Seydina Andre 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3 Benin
Senegal 		Alexis Klégou / Sylvestre Monnou
Hassimiyou Dieng / Yannick Languina 		0
6 		0
6 		   

Zimbabwe vs. Benin


Zimbabwe
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[9]
10 August 2023
Hard
Benin
1
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Benin 		Benedict Badza
Sylvestre Monnou 		6
4 		0
6 		1
6 		 
2 Zimbabwe
Benin 		Benjamin Lock
Loic Didavi 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Benin 		Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Namibia vs. Senegal


Namibia
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[10]
10 August 2023
Hard
Senegal
1
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Senegal 		Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
Yannick Languina 		6
1 		6
0 		   
2 Namibia
Senegal 		Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Seydina Andre 		77
62 		5
7 		3
6 		 
3 Namibia
Senegal 		Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng 		6
2 		3
6 		7
5 		 

Zimbabwe vs. Senegal


Zimbabwe
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[11]
11 August 2023
Hard
Senegal
1
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Senegal 		Benedict Badza
Hassimiyou Dieng 		6
2 		77
61 		   
2 Zimbabwe
Senegal 		Benjamin Lock
Seydina Andre 		3
6 		3
6 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Senegal 		Benedict Badza / Benjamin Lock
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng 		6
4 		6
3 		   

Benin vs. Namibia


Benin
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[12]
11 August 2023
Hard
Namibia
1
1 2 3
1 Benin
Namibia 		Sylvestre Monnou
Steyn Dippenaar 		6
2 		6
1 		   
2 Benin
Namibia 		Loic Didavi
Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk 		6
1 		4
6 		4
6 		 
3 Benin
Namibia 		Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou
Steyn Dippenaar / Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Play-offs

First place play-off

South Africa vs. Zimbabwe


South Africa
3 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[13]
12 August 2023
Hard
Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Zimbabwe 		Devin Badenhorst
Takura Mhwandagara 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2 South Africa
Zimbabwe 		Philip Henning
Benedict Badza 		6
4 		6
0 		   
3 South Africa
Zimbabwe 		Leo Matthysen / Christiaan Worst
Benedict Badza / Takura Mhwandagara 		6
4 		6
3 		   

Promotional play-off

Togo vs. Benin


Togo
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[14]
12 August 2023
Hard
Benin
1
1 2 3
1 Togo
Benin 		Liova Ayite Ajavon
Sylvestre Monnou 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 Togo
Benin 		Thomas Setodji
Loic Didavi 		77
64 		6
2 		   
3 Togo
Benin 		Komlavi Loglo / Thomas Setodji
Loic Didavi / Sylvestre Monnou 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		 

Relegation play-offs

Ivory Coast vs. Senegal


Ivory Coast
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[15]
12 August 2023
Hard
Senegal
0
1 2 3
1 Ivory Coast
Senegal 		Frederic Coulibaly
Hassimiyou Dieng 		7
5 		6
3 		   
2 Ivory Coast
Senegal 		Eliakim Coulibaly
Seydina Andre 		7
5 		6
3 		   
3 Ivory Coast
Senegal 		Eliakim Coulibaly / Alex Cyrille Lago
Seydina Andre / Hassimiyou Dieng 		      not
played

Namibia vs. Algeria


Namibia
2 		University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa[16]
12 August 2023
Hard
Algeria
1
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Algeria 		Daniel Jauss
Toufik Sahtali 		1
6 		0
6 		   
2 Namibia
Algeria 		Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Samir Hamza Reguig 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		 
3 Namibia
Algeria 		Steyn Dippenaar / Codie Schalk Van Schalkwyk
Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali 		4
6 		77
62 		6
3 		 

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  South Africa
Promoted/Second  Zimbabwe
Promoted/Third  Togo
Fourth  Benin
Fifth  Ivory Coast  Namibia
Relegated/Seventh  Senegal  Algeria

References

  1. ^ "South Africa v Algeria". Daviscup.com.
  2. ^ "Ivory Coast v Togo". Daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Ivory Coast". Daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Algeria v Togo". Daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "South Africa v Togo". Daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ivory Coast v Algeria". Daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe v Namibia". Daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Benin v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe v Benin". Daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Namibia v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Zimbabwe v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Benin v Namibia". Daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "South Africa v Zimbabwe". Daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Togo v Benin". Daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Ivory Coast v Senegal". Daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Namibia v Algeria". Daviscup.com.

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