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In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Sidi Fredj T.C., Algiers, Algeria, February 3–7, while the other was held in State Tennis Centre, Jūrmala, Latvia, June 11–15.
Format
The eight teams in the Jūrmala tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2004. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2004.
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Latvia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
 Azerbaijan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 North Macedonia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Moldova |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 11 | Latvia |
2–1 | Moldova
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| June 11 | Azerbaijan |
2–1 | Macedonia
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| June 12 | Latvia |
2–1 | Azerbaijan
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| June 12 | Macedonia |
2–1 | Moldova
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| June 13 | Latvia |
3–0 | Macedonia
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| June 13 | Azerbaijan |
2–1 | Moldova
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Guatemala vs. Saint Lucia
 Guatemala 3 |
Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 |
 Saint Lucia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
 Cyprus |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
 Turkey |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 11 | Georgia |
3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| June 11 | Cyprus |
3–0 | Turkey
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| June 12 | Georgia |
2–1 | Turkey
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| June 12 | Cyprus |
3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| June 13 | Georgia |
2–1 | Cyprus
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| June 13 | Turkey |
2–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad and Tobago
 Puerto Rico 3 |
Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 31 March 2003 |
 Trinidad and Tobago 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Promotion pool
The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Latvia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Cyprus |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 14 | Georgia |
3–0 | Azerbaijan
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| June 14 | Latvia |
2–1 | Cyprus
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| June 15 | Georgia |
2–1 | Latvia
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| June 15 | Cyprus |
3–0 | Azerbaijan
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Georgia and Latvia promoted to Group II for 2004.
Puerto Rico vs. Bolivia
Puerto Rico 2 |
Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3 April 2003 |
 Bolivia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Relegation pool
The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| North Macedonia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Moldova |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 14 | Turkey |
2–1 | Macedonia
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| June 14 | Moldova |
3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| June 15 | Turkey |
2–0 | Moldova
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| June 15 | Macedonia |
3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Moldova and Bosnia/Herzegovina demoted to Group IV for 2004.
Guatemala vs. Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala 2 |
Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4 April 2003 |
Trinidad and Tobago 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia
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| 2 | Latvia
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| 3 | Cyprus
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| 4 | Azerbaijan
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| 5 | Turkey
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| 6 | North Macedonia
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| 7 | Moldova
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| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Georgia and Latvia promoted to Group II in 2004.
- Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina relegated to Group IV in 2004.
References
- "Davis Cup – Draws & Results".
- "Guatemala v Saint Lucia". daviscup.com.
- "Puerto Rico v Trinidad and Tobago". daviscup.com.
- "Puerto Rico v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
- "Guatemala v Trinidad and Tobago". daviscup.com.