2010 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2010 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2010 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom team was relegated down to the Group II for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  Japan  Chinese Taipei
2  South Korea  Kazakhstan
3  New Zealand  Thailand
4  Indonesia  Uzbekistan

Promotion play-offs edit

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. 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.

Japan vs. Chinese Taipei edit

 
Japan
2
National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6 February 2010
Synpave (outdoors)
 
Chinese Taipei
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Ayumi Morita
Chang Kai-chen
62
77
4
6
   
2  
 
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Chan Yung-jan
7
5
7
5
   
3  
 
Rika Fujiwara / Ayumi Morita
Chuang Chia-jung / Hsieh Su-wei
6
3
6
3
   

[1]

Third to Fourth play-offs edit

The second-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.

South Korea vs. Kazakhstan edit

 
South Korea
1
National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6 February 2010
Synpave (outdoors)
 
Kazakhstan
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Yu Min-hwa
Galina Voskoboeva
2
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Kim Na-ri
Yaroslava Shvedova
3
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Kim So-jung / Lee Jin-a
Zarina Diyas / Sesil Karatantcheva
1
6
6
1
7
5
 

[2]

Fifth to Sixth play-off edit

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a ties. The winner of the tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the loser was allocated sixth.

New Zealand vs. Thailand edit

 
New Zealand
2
National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6 February 2010
Synpave (outdoors)
 
Thailand
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Ellen Barry
Nudnida Luangnam
6
4
6
4
   
2  
 
Sacha Jones
Suchanun Viratprasert
6
4
6
3
   
3  
 
Ellen Barry / Sacha Jones
Nudnida Luangnam / Varatchaya Wongteanchai
0
2
    retired
 

[3]

Relegation play-offs edit

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The losing team was relegated to Group II for next year.

Indonesia vs. Uzbekistan edit

 
Indonesia
0
National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6 February 2010
Synpave (outdoors)
 
Uzbekistan
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Lavinia Tananta
Nigina Abduraimova
3
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Ayu-Fani Damayanti
Akgul Amanmuradova
0
5
    retired
 
3  
 
Sandy Gumulya / Jessy Rompies
Nigina Abduraimova / Albina Khabibulina
4
6
5
7
   

[4]

Final Placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted   Japan
Second   Chinese Taipei
Third   Kazakhstan
Fourth   South Korea
Fifth   New Zealand
Sixth   Thailand
Seventh   Uzbekistan
Relegated   Indonesia
  •   Japan advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against   Slovenia. They lost 1–4, and thus was relegated back to Group I for 2011.[5]
  •   Indonesia was relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for the next year, where they placed first overall and thus achieved advancement back to Group I for 2012.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Japan v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "South Korea v Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "New Zealand v Thailand". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Indonesia v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Japan". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Indonesia". fedcup.com.

External links edit