South Africa to face Israel in Davis Cup next year
South Africa's first Davis Cup tie in their new group will be played in South Africa against Israel in February next year.
The greatly anticipated Euro/Africa Group 1 Davis Cup relegation tie between hosts Israel and Romania was completed last week with Israel winning the tie 5-0.
The tie was played in Ramat Hasharon.
Israel were the last team in the Euro/Africa Group 1 to maintain their Group 1 status for the 2018 competition. They will now play newly promoted KIA South Africa in round 1 from 2 to 3 February 2018 in the newly announced two day Davis Cup format.
South Africa gained promotion to Group 1 in September this year when they upset Denmark 4-1.
The tie against Israel will be hosted in South Africa as the last and only encounter between the two nations took place in 2001 in Israel with the hosts beating South Africa 3-2.
Tennis South Africa (TSA) confirmed that no venue for the February tie had yet been decided and applications from various provinces to host the tie were being considered. South Africa’s domestic Davis Cup ties over the last five years were played at the Irene Country Club in Pretoria.
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