2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
The play-offs of the 2018 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 fourteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2018 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
[edit]Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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1 | Serbia | Great Britain | Hungary | Latvia |
2 | Bulgaria | Estonia | Croatia | Poland |
3 | — | — | Slovenia | Turkey |
4 | Georgia | Portugal | Sweden | Austria |
Promotional play-offs
[edit]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.
Serbia vs. Latvia
[edit]Serbia 1 |
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[1] 10 February Hard (indoors) |
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Great Britain vs. Hungary
[edit]Great Britain 2 |
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[2] 10 February Hard (indoors) |
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5th place play-off
[edit]The runner-up teams from pools A and D, and B and C competed in order to establish which two teams would place joint fifth in the final standings and which two would place joint seventh.
Bulgaria vs. Poland
[edit]Bulgaria 0 |
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[3] 10 February Hard (indoors) |
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Estonia vs. Croatia
[edit]Estonia 2 |
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[4] 10 February Hard (indoors) |
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Relegation play-offs
[edit]The teams placing last in each pool competed to keep their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The bottom-placed team from group A faced the bottom-placed team from Group D, whilst Group B's and Group C's bottom-placed teams faced off. The losers were relegated to the 2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
Georgia vs. Austria
[edit]Georgia 2 |
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[5] 10 February Hard (indoors) |
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Portugal vs. Sweden
[edit]Portugal 0 |
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[6] 10 February Hard (indoors) |
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Final placements
[edit]Placing | Teams | |
Promoted/First | Latvia | Great Britain |
Third | Serbia | Hungary |
Fifth | Poland | Estonia |
Seventh | Bulgaria | Croatia |
Ninth | Turkey | Slovenia |
Eleventh | Georgia | Sweden |
Relegated/Thirteenth | Austria | Portugal |
- Great Britain and Latvia were promoted to 2018 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs
- Austria and Portugal were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "Serbia v Latvia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Great Britain v Hungary". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Bulgaria v Poland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Estonia v Croatia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Georgia v Austria". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Portugal v Sweden". fedcup.com.