2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The playoffs of the 2014 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2014 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  Netherlands Romania Ukraine Belarus
2  Belgium Hungary Israel Portugal
3  Croatia Great Britain Austria Turkey
4  Luxembourg Latvia Slovenia Bulgaria

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.

Netherlands vs. Belarus


Netherlands
2		 Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[1]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Belarus
0
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Belarus		 Richèl Hogenkamp
Aliaksandra Sasnovich		 6
3		 6
4		    
2 Netherlands
Belarus		 Kiki Bertens
Olga Govortsova		 77
65		 6
2		    
3 Netherlands
Belarus		 Kiki Bertens / Michaëlla Krajicek
Olga Govortsova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich		       not
played

Romania vs. Ukraine


Romania
2		 Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[2]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Ukraine
0
1 2 3
1 Romania
Ukraine		 Sorana Cîrstea
Olga Savchuk		 6
3		 6
0		    
2 Romania
Ukraine		 Simona Halep
Elina Svitolina		 6
3		 7
5		    
3 Romania
Ukraine		 Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Olga Savchuk		       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.

Belgium vs. Portugal


Belgium
2		 Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[3]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Portugal
1
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Portugal		 An-Sophie Mestach
Bárbara Luz		 2
6 		6
0		 6
2		  
2 Belgium
Portugal		 Yanina Wickmayer
Michelle Larcher de Brito		 65
77		 3
6 		   
3 Belgium
Portugal		 Ysaline Bonaventure / An-Sophie Mestach
Michelle Larcher de Brito / Bárbara Luz		 77
63		 6
0		    

Hungary vs. Israel


Hungary
2		 Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[4]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Israel
1
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Israel		 Szabina Szlavikovics
Ofri Lankri		 3
6 		6
3		 63
77		  
2 Hungary
Israel		 Réka-Luca Jani
Keren Shlomo		 6
4		 6
3		    
3 Hungary
Israel		 Réka-Luca Jani / Szabina Szlavikovics
Ofri Lankri / Keren Shlomo		 6
3		 6
4		    

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.

Croatia vs. Turkey


Croatia
2		 Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[5]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Turkey
1
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Turkey		 Tereza Mrdeža
İpek Soylu		 4
6 		6
1		 0
6 		 
2 Croatia
Turkey		 Donna Vekić
Melis Sezer		 6
2		 6
1		    
3 Croatia
Turkey		 Darija Jurak / Tereza Mrdeža
Çağla Büyükakçay / İpek Soylu		 77
64		 4
6 		6
3		  

Great Britain vs. Austria


Great Britain
2		 Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[6]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Austria
0
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Austria		 Tara Moore
Tamira Paszek		 6
2		 6
4		    
2 United Kingdom
Austria		 Heather Watson
Yvonne Meusburger		 6
4		 6
2		    
3 United Kingdom
Austria		 Tara Moore / Jocelyn Rae
Yvonne Meusburger / Tamira Paszek		       not
played

Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015.

Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria


Luxembourg
0		 Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[7]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Bulgaria
2
1 2 3
1 Luxembourg
Bulgaria		 Claudine Schaul
Isabella Shinikova		 2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Luxembourg
Bulgaria		 Anne Kremer
Elitsa Kostova		 3
6 		79
67		 67
79		  
3 Luxembourg
Bulgaria		 Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul
Elitsa Kostova / Viktoriya Tomova		       not
played

Latvia vs. Slovenia


Latvia
2		 Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[8]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Slovenia
0
1 2 3
1 Latvia
Slovenia		 Jeļena Ostapenko
Dalila Jakupović		 6
3		 711
69		    
2 Latvia
Slovenia		 Diāna Marcinkēviča
Maša Zec Peškirič		 6
0		 6
0		    
3 Latvia
Slovenia		 Diāna Marcinkēviča / Jeļena Ostapenko
Dalila Jakupović / Andreja Klepač		       not
played

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted  Netherlands  Romania
Third  Belarus  Ukraine
Fifth  Belgium  Hungary
Seventh  Portugal  Israel
Ninth  Croatia  Great Britain
Eleventh  Turkey  Austria
Thirteenth  Bulgaria  Latvia
Relegated  Luxembourg  Slovenia

References

  1. ↑ "Netherlands v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Romania v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Belgium v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Hungary v Israel". fedcup.com.
  5. ↑ "Croatia v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  6. ↑ "Great Britain v Austria". fedcup.com.
  7. ↑ "Luxembourg v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  8. ↑ "Latvia v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
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