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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 edit

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 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.

Croatia vs. Poland edit

 
Croatia
1 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[1]
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 edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

 
Belarus
0 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[2]
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 edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

 
Austria
2 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[3]
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 edit

The play-off tie between Portugal and Slovenia did not take place.[4]

Relegation play-offs edit

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 edit

 
Georgia
1 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[5]
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 edit

 
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 edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Croatia v Poland". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Belarus v Israel". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Austria v Romania". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Portugal v Slovenia".
  5. ^ "Georgia v Turkey". fedcup.com.

External links edit

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