2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Pool results

Placing	Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
1	Croatia	Great Britain	Poland	Bulgaria
2	Belarus	Hungary	Israel	Netherlands
3	Austria	Portugal	Romania	Slovenia
4	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Turkey	Luxembourg

Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II play-offs.

Croatia vs. Poland

Croatia 1	Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel 9 February 2013 Hard (outdoors)		Poland 2
1 2 3 1 Ana Konjuh Urszula Radwańska 2 6 6 3 78 66   2 Donna Vekić Agnieszka Radwańska 3 6 2 6     3 Darija Jurak / Ana Konjuh Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska 2 6 4 6

Great Britain vs. Bulgaria

Great Britain 2	Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel 10 February 2013 Hard (outdoors)		Bulgaria 0
1 2 3 1 Laura Robson Dia Evtimova 6 0 6 4     2 Heather Watson Tsvetana Pironkova 1 6 6 4 6 2   3 Laura Robson / Heather Watson Tsvetana Pironkova / Elitsa Kostova       not played

5th to 8th play-offs

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.

Belarus vs. Israel

Belarus 0	Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel 9 February 2013 Hard (outdoors)		Israel 2
1 2 3 1 Lidziya Marozava Julia Glushko 2 6 4 6     2 Ilona Kremen Shahar Pe'er 3 6 2 6     3 Aliaksandra Sasnovich / Lidziya Marozava Shahar Pe'er / Julia Glushko       not played

Hungary vs. Netherlands

Hungary 2	Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel 10 February 2013 Hard (outdoors)		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Réka-Luca Jani Bibiane Schoofs 6 3 2 6 6 3   2 Tímea Babos Richèl Hogenkamp 6 2 6 3     3 Tímea Babos / Réka-Luca Jani Bibiane Schoofs / Angelique van der Meet       not played

9th to 12th play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.

Austria vs. Romania

Austria 2	Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel 9 February 2013 Hard (outdoors)		Romania 1
1 2 3 1 Melanie Klaffner Cristina Dinu 6 0 6 3     2 Nicole Rottmann Raluca Olaru 63 77 1 6     3 Nicole Rottmann / Melanie Klaffner Cristina Dinu / Raluca Olaru 6 3 6 2

Portugal vs. Slovenia

The play-off tie between Portugal and Slovenia did not take place.

Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2014.

Georgia vs. Turkey

Georgia 1	Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel 9 February 2013 Hard (outdoors)		Turkey 2
1 2 3 1 Sofia Kvatsabaia Başak Eraydın 0 6 3 6     2 Sofia Shapatava Çağla Büyükakçay 7 5 6 3     3 Sofia Shapatava / Margalita Chakhnashvili Çağla Büyükakçay / Pemra Özgen 5 7 2 6

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Luxembourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0	Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel 10 February 2013 Hard (outdoors)		Luxembourg 2
1 2 3 1 Anita Husarić Claudine Schaul 6 4 4 6 3 6   2 Jelena Simić Anne Kremer 77 63 3 6 1 6   3 Anita Husarić / Jasmina Kajtazovič Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul       not played

Final placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Poland	Great Britain
Third	Croatia	Bulgaria
Fifth	Israel	Hungary
Seventh	Belarus	Netherlands
Ninth	Austria	Portugal
Eleventh	Romania	Slovenia
Twelfth	Turkey	Luxembourg
Relegated	Georgia	Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Poland and Great Britain advanced to World Group II play-offs.
• Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014.

See also

• Fed Cup structure

External links

• Fed Cup website