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2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2016 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 2016 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
1   Ukraine   Great Britain   Israel   Belgium
2   Portugal   Georgia   Croatia   Bulgaria
3 — —   Estonia   Latvia
4   Sweden   South Africa   Turkey   Hungary

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.

Belgium vs. Great Britain edit

 
Belgium
2 		Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[1]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Ysaline Bonaventure
Katie Swan 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Alison Van Uytvanck
Heather Watson 		6
4 		3
6 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Marie Benoît / An-Sophie Mestach
Jocelyn Rae / Anna Smith 		      not
played

Ukraine vs. Israel edit

 
Ukraine
3 		Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[2]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Israel
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Kateryna Bondarenko
Shahar Pe'er 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Lesia Tsurenko
Julia Glushko 		77
61 		77
62 		   
3  
  		Kateryna Bondarenko / Olga Savchuk
Shelly Krolitzky / Alona Pushkarevsky 		6
2 		6
2 		   

5th place play-off edit

The runner-up teams from pools B and D and those from A 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.

Georgia vs. Bulgaria edit

 
Georgia
2 		Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[3]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Bulgaria
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Ekaterine Gorgodze
Dia Evtimova 		0
6 		6
4 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Sofia Shapatava
Isabella Shinikova 		6
1 		61
77 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava
Elitsa Kostova / Isabella Shinikova 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		 

Portugal vs. Croatia edit

 
Portugal
0 		Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[4]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Croatia
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Maria João Koehler
Silvia Njirić 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Michelle Larcher de Brito
Ana Konjuh 		2
6 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Michelle Larcher de Brito / Inês Murta
Darija Jurak / Tena Lukas 		      not
played

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 C, whilst Group B's and Group D's bottom-placed teams faced off. The losers were relegated to the 2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

South Africa vs. Hungary edit

 
South Africa
0 		Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[5]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Hungary
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Ilze Hattingh
Anna Bondár 		0
6 		1
6 		   
2  
  		Chanel Simmonds
Réka-Luca Jani 		0
6 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Michelle Sammons / Chanel Simmonds
Dalma Gálfi / Fanny Stollár 		      not
played

Sweden vs. Turkey edit

 
Sweden
0 		Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[6]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Susanne Celik
İpek Soylu 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Rebecca Peterson
Çağla Büyükakçay 		6
2 		4
6 		0
6 		 
3  
  		Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Cornelia Lister
Çağla Büyükakçay / İpek Soylu 		      not
played

Final placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted   Belgium   Ukraine
Third   Great Britain   Israel
Fifth   Georgia   Croatia
Seventh   Bulgaria   Portugal
Ninth   Estonia   Latvia
Eleventh   Hungary   Turkey
Relegated   South Africa   Sweden

References edit

  1. ^ "Belgium v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Ukraine v Israel". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Portugal v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "South Africa v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Turkey". fedcup.com.

External links edit

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