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2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2005 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 2005 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 for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Bulgaria  Netherlands  Slovenia  Belarus
2  South Africa  Sweden  Serbia and Montenegro  Israel
3  Hungary  Luxembourg  Great Britain  Ukraine
4  Estonia  Poland  Denmark  Greece

Promotion play-offs

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The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

Bulgaria vs. Netherlands

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Bulgaria
2 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Sesil Karatantcheva
Elise Tamaëla 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Magdalena Maleeva
Michaëlla Krajicek 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
3  
  		 
  		      not
played

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Slovenia vs. Belarus

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Slovenia
2 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Belarus
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Tina Pisnik
Victoria Azarenka 		77
62 		60
77 		2
6 		 
2  
  		Katarina Srebotnik
Anastasiya Yakimova 		6
1 		6
0 		   
3  
  		Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik
Victoria Azarenka / Tatiana Poutchek 		6
3 		6
2 		   

[2]

Fifth to Seventh play-off

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The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the losers were allocated seventh.

South Africa vs. Sweden

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South Africa
2 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Sweden
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Chanelle Scheepers
Sousan Massi 		6
0 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Natalie Grandin
Sofia Arvidsson 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Natalie Grandin / Alicia Pillay
Johanna Larsson / Sousan Massi 		7
5 		6
4 		   

[3]

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Israel

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Serbia and Montenegro
0 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Israel
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Dragana Zarić
Tzipora Obziler 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Ana Timotić
Shahar Pe'er 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		 
3  
  		 
  		      not
played

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Ninth and Eleventh play-off

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The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated ninth place in the Group while the losers were allocated eleventh.

Hungary vs. Luxembourg

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Hungary
1 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Barbara Pócza
Mandy Minella 		65
77 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Zsófia Gubacsi
Anne Kremer 		7
5 		68
710 		3
6 		 
3  
  		Zsófia Gubacsi / Virág Németh
Mandy Minella / Lynn Philippe 		7
5 		6
4 		   

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Great Britain vs. Ukraine

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Great Britain
1 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Ukraine
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Katie O'Brien
Valeria Bondarenko 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Elena Baltacha
Alona Bondarenko 		1
6 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Katie O'Brien / Jane O'Donoghue
Alona Bondarenko / Valeria Bondarenko 		3
6 		2
6 		   

[6]

Relegation play-offs

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The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

Estonia vs. Poland

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Estonia
3 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
20 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Poland
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Margit Rüütel
Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka 		6
1 		     
retired
2  
  		Maret Ani
Karolina Kosińska 		6
1 		77
61 		   
3  
  		Anett Kaasik / Margit Rüütel
Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosolska 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		 

[7]

Denmark vs. Greece

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Denmark
2 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
20 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors) 		 
Greece
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Caroline Wozniacki
Anna Koumantou 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Anna Gerasimou 		6
3 		5
7 		9
11 		 
3  
  		Hanne Skak Jensen / Caroline Wozniacki
Asimina Kaplani / Anna Koumantou 		77
65 		6
4 		   

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Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted   Bulgaria   Slovenia
Third   Netherlands   Belarus
Fifth   South Africa   Israel
Seventh   Sweden   Serbia and Montenegro
Ninth   Luxembourg   Ukraine
Eleventh   Hungary   Great Britain
Thirteenth   Estonia   Denmark
Relegated   Poland   Greece
  •   Bulgaria and   Slovenia advanced to the World Group II play-offs. The Bulgarians were drawn against   Japan, and they lost 1–4. The Slovenians were drawn against   China, and they also lost 1–4. Both teams thus fell back to Group I for the next year.[9][10]
  •   Poland and   Greece were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. The Polish placed first overall, thus achieving advancement back to Group I for 2006, while the Greeks placed fifth.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Slovenia v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro v Israel". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Hungary v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Estonia v Poland". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Denmark v Greece". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  11. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Poland". fedcup.com.
  12. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Greece". fedcup.com.
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