2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2009 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 2009 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  Great Britain  Poland  Belarus  Estonia
2  Hungary  Sweden  Denmark  Croatia
3  Netherlands  Romania  Slovenia  Bulgaria
4  Luxembourg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Austria

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.

Great Britain vs. Poland

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Great Britain
1
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
7 February 2009
Greenset hard (indoors)
 
Poland
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Elena Baltacha
Katarzyna Piter
6
4
6
1
   
2  
 
Anne Keothavong
Agnieszka Radwańska
62
77
64
77
   
3  
 
Sarah Borwell / Anne Keothavong
Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosolska
5
7
3
6
   

[1]

Belarus vs. Estonia

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Belarus
0
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
7 February 2009
Greenset hard (indoors)
 
Estonia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Olga Govortsova
Maret Ani
3
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Victoria Azarenka
Kaia Kanepi
6
2
3
6
1
6
 
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

[2]

Fifth to Seventh play-offs

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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.

Hungary vs. Sweden

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Hungary
1
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
7 February 2009
Greenset hard (indoors)
 
Sweden
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Zsófia Susányi
Johanna Larsson
1
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Katalin Marosi
Sofia Arvidsson
6
1
711
69
   
3  
 
Gréta Arn / Katalin Marosi
Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson
3
6
3
6
   

[3]

Denmark vs. Croatia

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Denmark
0
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
7 February 2009
Greenset hard (indoors)
 
Croatia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Mai Grage
Petra Martić
5
7
0
6
   
2  
 
Hanne Skak Jensen
Sanda Mamić
6
0
1
6
3
6
 
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

[4]

Ninth

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Due to the fact that there were an odd number of teams in Pool D (three), as opposed to the four teams in the other pools, all the teams that placed third in the pools with four teams (  Netherlands,   Romania and   Slovenia) were allocated ninth place.[5]

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.

Luxembourg vs. Austria

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Luxembourg
1
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
7 February 2009
Greenset hard (indoors)
 
Austria
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Claudine Schaul
Melanie Klaffner
6
0
5
7
6
1
 
2  
 
Mandy Minella
Patricia Mayr
77
64
2
6
3
6
 
3  
 
Mandy Minella / Claudine Schaul
Sandra Klemenschits / Patricia Mayr
1
6
1
6
   

[6]

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Bulgaria

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
7 February 2009
Greenset hard (indoors)
 
Bulgaria
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Sandra Martinović
Elitsa Kostova
6
4
0
6
6
2
 
2  
 
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Tsvetana Pironkova
1
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Mervana Jugić-Salkić / Sandra Martinović
Elitsa Kostova / Tsvetana Pironkova
6
4
3
6
6
3
 

[7]

Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted   Poland
  Estonia
Third   Great Britain
  Belarus
Fifth   Sweden
  Croatia
Seventh   Hungary
  Denmark
Ninth   Netherlands
  Romania
  Slovenia
Twelfth   Austria
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relegated   Luxembourg
  Bulgaria

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Great Britain v Poland". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Belarus v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Denmark v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2009". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Luxembourg v Austria". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Poland". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Estonia". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2009". fedcup.com.
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