2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup.
Group I edit
- Venue 1: Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
- Venue 2: Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
- Date: 5–8 February 2020
The thirteen teams were split across the two venues, with 7 teams competing in Tallinn and the other 6 competing in Esch-sur-Alzette. In Tallinn, the seven teams were split into two Pools of three and four teams with the teams finishing 1st and 2nd place in the pool competing in promotional playoffs for advancement to the play-offs. In Esch-sur-Alzette, the nations were split into two pools of 3 teams, with the nations finishing first and second competing in promotional playoffs for advancement to the play-offs. The nations finishing last in each of the pools competed in relegation playoffs, with one nation from each venue relegated to Group II in 2022.[1]
Seeding edit
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | Serbia | 21 | 1 |
Ukraine | 23 | 2 | |
Italy | 24 | 3 | |
Poland | 26 | 4 | |
2 | Croatia | 28 | 5 |
Sweden | 29 | 6 | |
Estonia | 38 | 7 | |
Turkey | 39 | 8 | |
3 | Austria | 40 | 9 |
Bulgaria | 42 | 10 | |
Luxembourg | 44 | 11 | |
Greece | 45 | 12 | |
Slovenia | 49 | 13 |
- 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019
Pools edit
Pool A (Tallinn) | UKR | CRO | BUL | |
1 | Ukraine (2–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Croatia (1–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
3 | Bulgaria (0–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Pool B (Tallinn) | ITA | EST | AUT | GRE | |
1 | Italy (3–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Estonia (1–2) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
3 | Austria (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
4 | Greece (1–2) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Pool A (Esch-sur-Alzette) | SRB | SWE | LUX | |
1 | Serbia (2–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
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2 | Sweden (1–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
3 | Luxembourg (0–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Pool B (Esch-sur-Alzette) | POL | SLO | TUR | |
1 | Poland (2–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Slovenia (1–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
3 | Turkey (0–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Play-offs edit
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Final placements edit
Placing | Teams | |||
Promoted/First | Ukraine | Italy | Serbia | Poland |
Fifth | Estonia | Croatia | Slovenia | Sweden |
Ninth | Austria | |||
Tenth | Bulgaria | Turkey | ||
Twelfth/Relegated | Greece | Luxembourg |
- Ukraine, Italy, Serbia and Poland were promoted to the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
- Greece and Luxembourg were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2022.
Group II edit
The eight teams are split into two pools of 4. The 1st and 2nd placed teams of each pool will play-off to determine the nation advancing to Group I in 2022. The third and fourth placed teams will play-off to determine the nations relegated to Group III in 2022.[2]
Seeding edit
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | Israel | 52 | 1 |
Denmark | 55 | 2 | |
2 | Tunisia | 61 | 3 |
Portugal | 62 | 4 | |
3 | Georgia | 64 | 5 |
Finland | 65 | 6 | |
4 | Egypt | 67 | 7 |
Moldova | 88 | 8 |
- 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019
Pools edit
Pool A | GEO | TUN | ISR | MDA | |
1 | Georgia (3–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Tunisia (2–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Israel (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | Moldova (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool B | DEN | FIN | EGY | POR | |
1 | Denmark (2–1) | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Finland (2–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Egypt (2–1) | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
4 | Portugal (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Play-offs edit
Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotional | Georgia | 2–1 | Finland |
Promotional | Tunisia | 1–2 | Denmark |
Relegation | Israel | 2–0 | Portugal |
Relegation | Moldova | 0–2 | Egypt |
Final placements edit
Placing | Teams | |
Promoted/First | Georgia | Denmark |
Third | Finland | Tunisia |
Fifth | Israel | Egypt |
Relegated/Seventh | Portugal | Moldova |
Group III edit
The 21 teams are split into three pools of 4 teams and three pools of 3 teams. The 1st placed teams of each pool will play-off to determine the two nations advancing to Group II in 2022.[3]
Seeding edit
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | Norway | 73 | 1 |
Cyprus | 76 | 2 | |
Lithuania | 77 | 3 | |
Ireland | 81 | 4 | |
Malta | 82 | 5 | |
South Africa | 83 | 6 | |
2 | Kosovo | 86 | 7 |
Algeria | 87 | 8 | |
North Macedonia | 88 | 9 | |
Armenia | 89 | 10 | |
Montenegro | 90 | 11 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93 | 12 | |
3 | Kenya | 96 | 13 |
Iceland | 97 | 14 | |
Albania | NR | – | |
Azerbaijan | NR | – | |
Ghana | NR | – | |
Namibia | NR | – | |
Nigeria | NR | – | |
Rwanda | NR | – | |
Zimbabwe | NR | – |
- 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 19 April 2021
Pools edit
Pool A | NOR | MKD | ALB | |
1 | Norway (2–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | North Macedonia (1–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
3 | Albania (0–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Pool B | BIH | CYP | RWA | |
1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Cyprus (1–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | Rwanda (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool D | IRL | ARM | ISL | GHA | |
1 | Ireland (3–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Armenia (2–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Iceland (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
4 | Ghana (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Pool E | MLT | ALG | ZIM | KEN | |
1 | Malta (3–0) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Algeria (2–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Zimbabwe (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | Kenya (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool F | RSA | MNE | AZE | NAM | |
1 | South Africa (3–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Montenegro (2–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Azerbaijan (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
4 | Namibia (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Play-offs edit
Promotional play-offs edit
Semifinals 18 June 2021 | Promotional play-off 19 June 2021 | |||||||
A | Norway | |||||||
Bye | ||||||||
A | Norway | 2 | ||||||
B | Bosnia and H. | 0 | ||||||
D | Ireland | 0 | ||||||
B | Bosnia and H. | 3 | ||||||
F | South Africa | 0 | ||||||
E | Malta | 3 | ||||||
E | Malta | 0 | ||||||
C | Lithuania | 2 | ||||||
Bye | ||||||||
C | Lithuania | |||||||
5th-place play-off edit
5th-place play-off 19 June 2021 | ||||
D | Ireland | 2 | ||
F | South Africa | 1 |
7th-12th-place play-offs edit
Semifinals 18 June 2021 | 7th-place play-off 19 June 2021 | |||||||
B | Cyprus | |||||||
Bye | ||||||||
B | Cyprus | 2 | ||||||
C | Nigeria | 0 | ||||||
D | Armenia | 1 | ||||||
C | Nigeria | 2 | ||||||
F | Montenegro | 2 | ||||||
A | North Macedonia | 0 | ||||||
F | Montenegro | 2 | ||||||
E | Algeria | 1 | ||||||
Bye | ||||||||
E | Algeria | |||||||
11th-place play-off edit
11th-place play-off 19 June 2021 | ||||
D | Armenia | 2 | ||
A | North Macedonia | 1 |
13th-18th-place play-offs edit
Semifinals 18 June 2021 | 13th-place play-off 19 June 2021 | |||||||
C | Kosovo | |||||||
Bye | ||||||||
C | Kosovo | 2 | ||||||
E | Zimbabwe | 1 | ||||||
E | Zimbabwe | 3 | ||||||
B | Rwanda | 0 | ||||||
A | Albania | 1 | ||||||
F | Azerbaijan | 2 | ||||||
F | Azerbaijan | 3 | ||||||
D | Iceland | 0 | ||||||
Bye | ||||||||
D | Iceland | |||||||
17th-place play-off edit
17th-place play-off 19 June 2021 | ||||
B | Rwanda | 0 | ||
A | Albania | 3 |
19th-21st-place play-offs edit
Semifinals 18 June 2021 | 19th-place play-off 19 June 2021 | ||||||||
E | Kenya | 1 | |||||||
F | Namibia | 2 | |||||||
D | Ghana | 1 | |||||||
F | Namibia | 2 |
Final placements edit
Placing | Teams | |
Promoted/First | Norway | Lithuania |
Third | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Malta |
Fifth | Ireland | |
Sixth | South Africa | |
Seventh | Cyprus | Montenegro |
Ninth | Nigeria | Algeria |
Eleventh | Armenia | |
Twelfth | North Macedonia | |
Thirteenth | Kosovo | Azerbaijan |
Fifteenth | Zimbabwe | Iceland |
Seventeenth | Albania | |
Eighteenth | Rwanda | |
Nineteenth | Namibia | |
Twentieth | Kenya | |
Twenty-first | Ghana |
References edit
- ^ "Group I Europe/Africa 2020". www.fedcup.com.
- ^ "Group II Europe/Africa 2020". www.fedcup.com.
- ^ "Group III Europe/Africa 2021". www.fedcup.com.