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2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The playoffs of the 2014 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2014 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 to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Pool results

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Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Netherlands  Romania  Ukraine  Belarus
2  Belgium  Hungary  Israel  Portugal
3  Croatia  Great Britain  Austria  Turkey
4  Luxembourg  Latvia  Slovenia  Bulgaria

Promotional play-offs

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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.

Netherlands vs. Belarus

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Netherlands
2 		Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[1]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Belarus
0
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Belarus 		Richèl Hogenkamp
Aliaksandra Sasnovich 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 Netherlands
Belarus 		Kiki Bertens
Olga Govortsova 		77
65 		6
2 		   
3 Netherlands
Belarus 		Kiki Bertens / Michaëlla Krajicek
Olga Govortsova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich 		      not
played

Romania vs. Ukraine

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Romania
2 		Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[2]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Ukraine
0
1 2 3
1 Romania
Ukraine 		Sorana Cîrstea
Olga Savchuk 		6
3 		6
0 		   
2 Romania
Ukraine 		Simona Halep
Elina Svitolina 		6
3 		7
5 		   
3 Romania
Ukraine 		Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Olga Savchuk 		      not
played

5th to 8th play-offs

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

Belgium vs. Portugal

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Belgium
2 		Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[3]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Portugal
1
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Portugal 		An-Sophie Mestach
Bárbara Luz 		2
6 		6
0 		6
2 		 
2 Belgium
Portugal 		Yanina Wickmayer
Michelle Larcher de Brito 		65
77 		3
6 		   
3 Belgium
Portugal 		Ysaline Bonaventure / An-Sophie Mestach
Michelle Larcher de Brito / Bárbara Luz 		77
63 		6
0 		   

Hungary vs. Israel

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Hungary
2 		Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[4]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Israel
1
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Israel 		Szabina Szlavikovics
Ofri Lankri 		3
6 		6
3 		63
77 		 
2 Hungary
Israel 		Réka-Luca Jani
Keren Shlomo 		6
4 		6
3 		   
3 Hungary
Israel 		Réka-Luca Jani / Szabina Szlavikovics
Ofri Lankri / Keren Shlomo 		6
3 		6
4 		   

9th to 12th play-offs

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

Croatia vs. Turkey

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Croatia
2 		Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[5]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Turkey
1
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Turkey 		Tereza Mrdeža
İpek Soylu 		4
6 		6
1 		0
6 		 
2 Croatia
Turkey 		Donna Vekić
Melis Sezer 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Croatia
Turkey 		Darija Jurak / Tereza Mrdeža
Çağla Büyükakçay / İpek Soylu 		77
64 		4
6 		6
3 		 

Great Britain vs. Austria

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Great Britain
2 		Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[6]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Austria
0
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Austria 		Tara Moore
Tamira Paszek 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 United Kingdom
Austria 		Heather Watson
Yvonne Meusburger 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 United Kingdom
Austria 		Tara Moore / Jocelyn Rae
Yvonne Meusburger / Tamira Paszek 		      not
played

Relegation play-offs

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The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015.

Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria

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Luxembourg
0 		Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[7]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Bulgaria
2
1 2 3
1 Luxembourg
Bulgaria 		Claudine Schaul
Isabella Shinikova 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Luxembourg
Bulgaria 		Anne Kremer
Elitsa Kostova 		3
6 		79
67 		67
79 		 
3 Luxembourg
Bulgaria 		Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul
Elitsa Kostova / Viktoriya Tomova 		      not
played

Latvia vs. Slovenia

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Latvia
2 		Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[8]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Slovenia
0
1 2 3
1 Latvia
Slovenia 		Jeļena Ostapenko
Dalila Jakupović 		6
3 		711
69 		   
2 Latvia
Slovenia 		Diāna Marcinkēviča
Maša Zec Peškirič 		6
0 		6
0 		   
3 Latvia
Slovenia 		Diāna Marcinkēviča / Jeļena Ostapenko
Dalila Jakupović / Andreja Klepač 		      not
played

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted  Netherlands  Romania
Third  Belarus  Ukraine
Fifth  Belgium  Hungary
Seventh  Portugal  Israel
Ninth  Croatia  Great Britain
Eleventh  Turkey  Austria
Thirteenth  Bulgaria  Latvia
Relegated  Luxembourg  Slovenia

References

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  1. ^ "Netherlands v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Romania v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Belgium v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Israel". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Croatia v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Austria". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Luxembourg v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Latvia v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
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