2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I. The winner of the promotion play-off advanced to World Group II play-offs, and the losers of the relegation play-off were relegated down to the Americas Zone Group II.

Pool results edit

Placing Pool A Pool B
1   Paraguay   Brazil
2   Colombia   Argentina
3   Chile   Venezuela
4   Guatemala

Promotion play-off edit

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

Paraguay vs. Brazil edit

 
Paraguay
2
Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay[1]
10 February
Clay
 
Brazil
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Montserrat González
Nathaly Kurata
6
1
6
3
   
2  
 
Verónica Cepede Royg
Beatriz Haddad Maia
62
77
7
5
711
69
 
3  
 
Verónica Cepede Royg / Montserrat González
Beatriz Haddad Maia / Luisa Stefani
      not
played

Third place play-off edit

The runner-up teams of the two pools were drawn in head-to-head to determine the third and fourth placings.

Colombia vs. Argentina edit

 
Colombia
0
Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay[2]
10 February
Clay
 
Argentina
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Juliana Valero
Paula Ormaechea
1
6
4
6
   
2  
 
María Paulina Pérez
Stephanie Mariel Petit
4
6
4
6
   
3  
 
María Paulina Pérez / Juliana Valero
María Irigoyen / Catalina Pella
      not
played

Relegation play-offs edit

The bottom team of Pool A and the third placed team of Pool B were drawn in head-to-head. The loser was relegated down to Americas Zone Group II in 2019. The last placed team of Pool B (Guatemala) was automatically relegated.

Chile vs. Venezuela edit

 
Chile
2
Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay[3]
10 February
Clay
 
Venezuela
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Alexa Guarachi
Aymet Uzcátegui
77
63
6
2
   
2  
 
Fernanda Brito
Andrea Gámiz
6
3
6
3
   
3  
 
Fernanda Brito / Alexa Guarachi
Andrea Gámiz / Adriana Pérez
      not
played

Final placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Paraguay
Second   Brazil
Third   Argentina
Fourth   Colombia
Fifth   Chile
Relegated/Sixth   Venezuela   Guatemala

References edit

  1. ^ "Paraguay v Brazil". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Colombia v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Chile v Venezuela". fedcup.com.

External links edit