2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools, and also last in their pools.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1  Serbia and Montenegro Ukraine Belarus Estonia
2  Sweden Israel Hungary Bulgaria
3  Lithuania Netherlands Denmark Poland
4   South Africa  Greece

The eight top teams were then randomly paired up the team from a different placing of another group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group Play-offs. The four bottom teams were also randomly paired up in play-off ties with the losers being relegated down to Group II for 2005.

Promotional Play-offs

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Bulgaria


Serbia and Montenegro
1		 Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Bulgaria
2
1 2 3
1 Serbia and Montenegro
Bulgaria		 Jelena Janković
Tsvetana Pironkova		 6
4		 6
1		    
2 Serbia and Montenegro
Bulgaria		 Jelena Dokić
Sesil Karatantcheva		        
w/o
3 Serbia and Montenegro
Bulgaria		 Ana Timotić / Dragana Zarić
Sesil Karatantcheva / Maria Penkova		 4
6 		6
2		 3
6 		 

[1]

Ukraine vs. Hungary


Ukraine
2		 Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Hungary
0
1 2 3
1 Ukraine
Hungary		 Elena Tatarkova
Kira Nagy		 7
5		 6
2		    
2 Ukraine
Hungary		 Yuliya Beygelzimer
Melinda Czink		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
3 Ukraine
Hungary		 Mariya Koryttseva / Olga Savchuk
Katalin Marosi / Kira Nagy		       not
played

[3]

Belarus vs. Sweden


Belarus
2		 Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Sweden
1
1 2 3
1 Belarus
Sweden		 Tatsiana Uvarova
Hanna Nooni		 7
5		 6
4		    
2 Belarus
Sweden		 Anastasiya Yakimova
Sofia Arvidsson		 65
77		 3
6 		   
3 Belarus
Sweden		 Darya Kustova / Tatiana Poutchek
Sofia Arvidsson / Hanna Nooni		 6
2		 6
2		    

[5]

Estonia vs. Israel


Estonia
2		 Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Israel
1
1 2 3
1 Estonia
Israel		 Maret Ani
Tzipora Obziler		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		  
2 Estonia
Israel		 Kaia Kanepi
Anna Smashnova		 0
6 		0
6 		   
3 Estonia
Israel		 Maret Ani / Kaia Kanepi
Tzipora Obziler / Anna Smashnova		 7
5		 6
1		    

[7]

Relegation Play-offs

Lithuania vs. Greece


Lithuania
0		 Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Greece
2
1 2 3
1 Lithuania
Greece		 Edita Liachovičiūtė
Christina Zachariadou		 6
3		 0
6 		3
6 		 
2 Lithuania
Greece		 Lina Stančiūtė
Eleni Daniilidou		 2
6 		2
6 		   
3 Lithuania
Greece		 Edita Liachovičiūtė / Lina Stančiūtė
Eleni Daniilidou / Asimina Kaplani		       not
played

[9]

Denmark vs. South Africa


Denmark
0		 Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
South Africa
2
1 2 3
1 Denmark
South Africa		 Maria Rasmussen
Nicole Rencken		 4
6 		0
6 		   
2 Denmark
South Africa		 Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Natalie Grandin		 4
6 		2
6 		   
3 Denmark
South Africa		 Mette Iversen / Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Natalie Grandin / Nicole Rencken		       not
played

[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Serbia and Montenegro v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Ukraine v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine". fedcup.com.
  5. ↑ "Belarus v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  6. ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Belarus". fedcup.com.
  7. ↑ "Estonia v Israel". fedcup.com.
  8. ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Estonia". fedcup.com.
  9. ↑ "Lithuania v Greece". fedcup.com.
  10. ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania". fedcup.com.
  11. ↑ "Denmark v South Africa". fedcup.com.
  12. ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Denmark". fedcup.com.
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