The play-offs of the 2017 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 fourteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2017 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 to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Pool results

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Poland Croatia Great Britain Serbia
2 Austria Hungary Latvia Estonia
3—— Turkey Bulgaria
4 Georgia Bosnia and Herzegovina Portugal Israel

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.

Poland vs. Serbia


Poland
1		 Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[1]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Serbia
2
1 2 3
1 Poland
Serbia		 Katarzyna Piter
Ivana Jorović		 2
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
2 Poland
Serbia		 Magda Linette
Nina Stojanović		 6
2		 6
1		    
3 Poland
Serbia		 Magda Linette / Katarzyna Piter
Ivana Jorović / Nina Stojanović		 6
4		 4
6 		1
6 		 

Croatia vs. Great Britain


Croatia
1		 Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[2]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
United Kingdom		 Donna Vekić
Heather Watson		 2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Croatia
United Kingdom		 Ana Konjuh
Johanna Konta		 6
4		 6
3		    
3 Croatia
United Kingdom		 Darija Jurak / Ana Konjuh
Johanna Konta / Heather Watson		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		 

5th place play-off

The runner-up teams from pools A and D, and B and C competed in order to establish which two teams would place joint fifth in the final standings and which two would place joint seventh.

Austria vs. Estonia


Austria
2		 Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[3]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Estonia
1
1 2 3
1 Austria
Estonia		 Tamira Paszek
Maileen Nuudi		 6
2		 6
3		    
2 Austria
Estonia		 Barbara Haas
Maria Lota Kaul		 6
3		 2
6 		6
0		  
3 Austria
Estonia		 Julia Grabher / Pia König
Valeria Gorlats / Maileen Nuudi		 5
7 		5
7 		   

Hungary vs. Latvia


Hungary
2		 Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[4]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Latvia
0
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Latvia		 Ágnes Bukta
Daniela Vismane		 6
2		 6
3		    
2 Hungary
Latvia		 Fanny Stollár
Diāna Marcinkēviča		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		  
3 Hungary
Latvia		 Dalma Gálfi / Fanny Stollár
Diāna Marcinkēviča / Daniela Vismane		       not
played

Relegation play-offs

The teams placing last in each pool competed to keep their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The bottom-placed team from group A faced the bottom-placed team from Group D, whilst Group B's and Group C's bottom-placed teams faced off. The losers were relegated to the 2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Georgia vs. Israel


Georgia
2		 Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[5]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Israel
1
1 2 3
1 Georgia (country)
Israel		 Ekaterine Gorgodze
Deniz Khazaniuk		 6
4		 4
6 		7
5		  
2 Georgia (country)
Israel		 Sofia Shapatava
Julia Glushko		 4
6 		6
2		 2
6 		 
3 Georgia (country)
Israel		 Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava
Julia Glushko / Shelly Krolitzky		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		  

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Portugal


Bosnia and Herzegovina
1		 Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[6]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Portugal
2
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal		 Jelena Simić
Inês Murta		 4
6 		0
6 		   
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal		 Dea Herdželaš
Michelle Larcher de Brito		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal		 Nefisa Berberović / Anita Husarić
Francisca Jorge / Rita Vilaça		 6
4		 77
64		    

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Serbia  Great Britain
Third  Poland  Croatia
Fifth  Austria  Hungary
Seventh  Estonia  Latvia
Ninth  Bulgaria  Turkey
Eleventh  Georgia  Portugal
Relegated/Thirteenth  Israel  Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

  1. ↑ "Poland v Serbia". fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Croatia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Austria v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Hungary v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia v Israel". fedcup.com.
  6. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal". fedcup.com.
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