Davis Cup
February 22-28, 1999
Euro/African Group III - Zone A
Cairo, Egypt - Clay

Group A      Group B
Ageria       Benin
Ghana        Bosnia/Herzegovina
Luxembourg   Egypt
Tunesia      Nigeria


Round Robin

Group A

Tunisia d. Algeria 2-1
Souheil Zekri (TUN) d. Khereddine Bounifa (ALG) 6-1 6-1
Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) d. Oualid Jallali (TUN) 7-5 2-6 6-4
Oualid Jallali/Souheil Zekri (TUN) d. Khereddine Bounifa/Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) 6-1 6-0

Luxembourg d. Ghana 3-0
Johnny Goudenbour (LUX) d. Isaac Donkor (GHA) 6-2 4-6 6-2
Pascal Schaul (LUX) d. Frank Ofori (GHA) 4-6 6-2 6-1
Giles Kremer/Mike Scheidweiller (LUX) d. Courage Anyidoho/Gunther Darkey (GHA) 7-6(0) 6-2

Luxembourg d. Algeria 3-0
Johnny Goudenbour (LUX) d. Nabil Dob (ALG) 6-1 6-0
Pascal Schaul (LUX) d. Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) 6-3 6-4
Giles Kremer/Mike Scheidweiller (LUX) d. Sid-ali Addal/Nabil Dob (ALG) 6-2 7-6(3)

Tunisia d. Ghana 2-1
Souheil Zekri (TUN) d. Isaac Donkor (GHA) 3-6 6-3 6-2
Oualid Jallali (TUN) d. Frank Ofori (GHA) 7-6(5) 7-5
Gunther Darkey/Frank Ofori (GHA) d. Oualid Jallali/Karim Jelassi (TUN) 6-2 6-2

Ghana d. Algeria 2-1
Sid-Ali Addal (ALG) d. Gunther Darkey (GHA) 3-6 6-4 7-5
Frank Ofori (GHA) d. Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) 6-3 7-6(6)
Gunther Darkey/Frank Ofori (GHA) d. Sid-Ali Addal/Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) 6-1 6-1

Luxembourg d. Tunisia 3-0
Giles Kremer (LUX) d. Souheil Zekri (TUN) 4-6 6-3 6-1
Pascal Schaul (LUX) d. Oualid Jallali (TUN) 6-4 6-3
Johnny Goudenbour/Mike Scheidweiller (LUX) d. Oualid Jallali/Souheil Zekri (TUN) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2


Group B

Benin d. Nigeria 2-1
Alphonse Gandonou (BEN) d. Ganiyu Adelekan (NGR) 6-2 3-6 7-5
Christophe Pognon (BEN) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (BNGR) 6-2 6-2 
Jonathan Igbinovia/Yakubu Suleiman (NGR) d. Alphonse Gandonou/Jean-Marie Da Silva (BEN) 6-3 6-4

Egypt d. Bosnia/Herzegovina 3-0
Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Haris Basalic (BIH) 2-6 6-1 6-3
Amr Ghoneim (EGY) d. Merid Zahirovic (BIH) 7-5 6-2
Amr Ghoneim/Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Igor Ibrisbegovic/Aljosa Pric (BIH) 6-3 6-2

Egypt d. Benin 3-0
Hisham Hemeda (EGY) d. Sourou Gandonou (BEN) 6-0 6-1
Amr Ghoneim (EGY) d. Christophe Pognon (BEN) 6-3 6-1
Gehad El Deeb/Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Alphonse Gandonou/Sourour Gandonour (BEN) 6-2 6-3

Bosnia/Herzegovina d. Nigeria 2-1
Igor Ibrisbegovic (BIH) d. Yakubu Suleiman (NGR) 4-6 6-0 6-2
Haris Basalic (BIH) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 6-4 6-3
Ganiyu Adelekan/Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) d. Igor Ibrisbegovic/Aljosa Piric (BIH) 6-3 2-6 6-2

Bosnia/Herzegovina d. Benin 3-0
Haris Basalic (BIH) d. Alphonse Gandanou (BEN) 6-0 6-1
Merid Zahirovic (BIH) d. Christophe Pognon (BEN) 6-4 6-1
Igor Ibrisbegovic/Aljosa Piric (BIH) d. Jean-Marie Da Silva/Sourou Gandonou (BEN) 6-3 6-4

Egypt d. Nigeria 3-0
Hisham Hemeda (EGY) d. Ganiyu Adelekan (NGR) 6-3 6-1
Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 6-2 6-2
Gehad El Deeb/Amr Ghoneim (EGY) d. Ganiyu Adelekan/Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 6-4 7-6(6)


Standings after Round Robin

                     Matches  Sets   Sets  Games  Games
Nation        Points   Won    Won    Lost   Won    Lost
Group A
Luxembourg      3        9     18      4    126     74
Tunesia         2        4     11     11    103     96
Ghana           1        3     10     12    101    105
Algeria         0        2      4     16     61    116

Group B
Egypt           3        9     18      1    112     51
Bosnia/Herz.    2        5     12      9     98     85
Benin           1        2      4     15     58    101
Nigeria         0        2      6     16     80    111


Semifinals
Luxembourg d. Bosnia/Herzegovina 2-0
Johnny Goudenbour (LUX) d. Haris Basalic (BIH) 7-6(2) 6-4
Pascal Schaul (LUX) d. Merid Zahirovic (BIH) 7-5 6-4
Doubles: not played - tie decided

Egypt d. Tunisia 3-0
Hisham Hemeda (EGY) d. Souheil Zekri (TUN) 6-1 6-0
Amr Ghoneim (EGY) d. Oualid Jallali (TUN) 6-2 1-6 7-5
Amr Ghoneim/Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Aref Jallali/Karim Jelassi (TUN) 6-2 6-0


Playoffs for 5-8th place
Nigeria d. Ghana 2-1
Ganiyu Adelekan (NGR) d. Gunther Darkey (GHA) 6-1 6-2
Frank Ofori (GHA) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 3-6 7-5 6-3
Ganiyu Adelekan/Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) d. Gunther Darkey/Frank Ofori (GHA) 6-3 6-4

Beini d. Algeria 2-1
Alphonse Gandonou (BEN) d. Nabil Dob (ALG) 6-0 2-0 ret.
Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) d. Christophe Pognon (BEN) 6-7(7) 6-0 6-1
Alphonse Gandonou/Jean-Marie Da Silva (BEN) d. Said Ali-Akkal/Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) 6-3 6-4


Finals
Egypt d. Luxembourg 3-0
Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Giles Kremer (LUX) 7-5 6-4
Amr Ghoneim (EGY) d. Pascal Schaul (LUX) 6-4 6-3
Amr Ghoneim/Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Giles Kremer/Mike Schiedweiller (LUX) 6-4 6-4

3rd place
Bosnia/Herzegovina d. Tunesia 2-0
Igor Ibrisbegovic (BIH) d. Souheil Zekri (TUN) 5-7 6-0 6-1
Merid Zahirovic (BIH) d. Oualid Jallali (TUN) 5-7 6-2 6-1
Doubles: not played - tie decided

5th place
Nigeria d. Benin 2-1
Amadin Ikponwosa (NGR) d. Jean-Marie Da Silva (BEN) 6-2 6-4
Christophe Pognon (BEN) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 6-1 3-6 6-1
Ganiyu Adelekan/Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) d. Jean-Marie Da Silva/Christophe Pognon (BEN) 6-2 7-6(3)

7th place
Algeria d. Ghana 2-1
Courage Anyidoho (GHA) d. Said Ali-Akkal (ALG) 6-2 7-6(6)
Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) d. Gunther Darkey (GHA) 6-4 6-3
Said Ali-Akkal/Abdelhak Hameurlaine (ALG) d. Gunther Darkey/Isaac Donkor (GHA) 6-4 6-3


Final Standings
1. Egypt*
2. Luxembourg*
3. Bosnia/Herzegovina
4. Tunesia
5. Nigeria
6. Benin
7. Algeria**
8. Ghana**

* Promoted to Euro/African Group II in 2000
**Relegated to Euro/African Group IV in 2000