The play-offs of the 2013 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 fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2013 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.

Pool results

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Croatia Great Britain Poland Bulgaria
2 Belarus Hungary Israel Netherlands
3 Austria Portugal Romania Slovenia
4 Georgia Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey Luxembourg

Promotional play-offs

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

Croatia vs. Poland


Croatia
1		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[1]
9 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Poland
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Poland		 Ana Konjuh
Urszula Radwańska		 2
6 		6
3		 78
66		  
2 Croatia
Poland		 Donna Vekić
Agnieszka Radwańska		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3 Croatia
Poland		 Darija Jurak / Ana Konjuh
Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska		 2
6 		4
6 		   

Great Britain vs. Bulgaria


Great Britain
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
10 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Bulgaria
0
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Bulgaria		 Laura Robson
Dia Evtimova		 6
0		 6
4		    
2 United Kingdom
Bulgaria		 Heather Watson
Tsvetana Pironkova		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		  
3 United Kingdom
Bulgaria		 Laura Robson / Heather Watson
Tsvetana Pironkova / Elitsa Kostova		       not
played

5th to 8th play-offs

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.

Belarus vs. Israel


Belarus
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[2]
9 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Israel
2
1 2 3
1 Belarus
Israel		 Lidziya Marozava
Julia Glushko		 2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Belarus
Israel		 Ilona Kremen
Shahar Pe'er		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3 Belarus
Israel		 Aliaksandra Sasnovich / Lidziya Marozava
Shahar Pe'er / Julia Glushko		       not
played

Hungary vs. Netherlands


Hungary
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
10 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Netherlands		 Réka-Luca Jani
Bibiane Schoofs		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		  
2 Hungary
Netherlands		 Tímea Babos
Richèl Hogenkamp		 6
2		 6
3		    
3 Hungary
Netherlands		 Tímea Babos / Réka-Luca Jani
Bibiane Schoofs / Angelique van der Meet		       not
played

9th to 12th play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.

Austria vs. Romania


Austria
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[3]
9 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Romania
1
1 2 3
1 Austria
Romania		 Melanie Klaffner
Cristina Dinu		 6
0		 6
3		    
2 Austria
Romania		 Nicole Rottmann
Raluca Olaru		 63
77		 1
6 		   
3 Austria
Romania		 Nicole Rottmann / Melanie Klaffner
Cristina Dinu / Raluca Olaru		 6
3		 6
2		    

Portugal vs. Slovenia

The play-off tie between Portugal and Slovenia did not take place.[4]

Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2014.

Georgia vs. Turkey


Georgia
1		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[5]
9 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1 Georgia (country)
Turkey		 Sofia Kvatsabaia
Başak Eraydın		 0
6 		3
6 		   
2 Georgia (country)
Turkey		 Sofia Shapatava
Çağla Büyükakçay		 7
5		 6
3		    
3 Georgia (country)
Turkey		 Sofia Shapatava / Margalita Chakhnashvili
Çağla Büyükakçay / Pemra Özgen		 5
7 		2
6 		   

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Luxembourg


Bosnia and Herzegovina
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
10 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Luxembourg		 Anita Husarić
Claudine Schaul		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		 
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Luxembourg		 Jelena Simić
Anne Kremer		 77
63		 3
6 		1
6 		 
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Luxembourg		 Anita Husarić / Jasmina Kajtazovič
Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul		       not
played

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted  Poland  Great Britain
Third  Croatia  Bulgaria
Fifth  Israel  Hungary
Seventh  Belarus  Netherlands
Ninth  Austria  Portugal
Eleventh  Romania  Slovenia
Twelfth  Turkey  Luxembourg
Relegated  Georgia  Bosnia and Herzegovina

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Croatia v Poland". fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Belarus v Israel". fedcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Austria v Romania". fedcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Portugal v Slovenia".
  5. ↑ "Georgia v Turkey". fedcup.com.
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