A near promotion for the white and blue team engaged in Tirana for the matches in group IV of the Davis Cup, Europe zone.
The San Marino representative, captained by Domenico Vicini, was made up of Marco De Rossi (always winner in singles), Filippo Tommesani, by seventeen-year-old Mattia Muraccini, also author of a good victory in singles on the third day of the group, and by Umberto Vannucci.
After finishing the group top thanks to successes over Iceland (3-0), Andorra (2-1) and Liechtenstein (2-1), the Titans surrendered in the play-off which was worth promotion to Group III at Armenia, which won the decisive double.
The experience of the San Marino national team in the Billie Jean King Cup Group III Europe challenges held in Chisinau (Moldova) ended with eighth place out of eleven Nations. The team was made up of Talita Giardi, Silvia Alletti, Giorgia Benedettini and Emma Pelliccioni, captained by Alice Balducci.
After defeats in the first two matches of the event (0-3 against Cyprus and 0-3 against Armenia), the very young blue-and-whites achieved their first historic success, beating Albania 2-1 and repeating it against Iceland, again by 2-1, the following day. In the play-off for 7th and 8th place, then came the 2-0 defeat against Montenegro.