1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Knockout Stage

The Knockout Stage of the 1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 South Africa Croatia Slovenia Latvia
2 Ireland Greece Norway Yugoslavia
3 Estonia Portugal Lithuania Malta
4 Luxembourg Turkey Congo Tunisia
Main article: 1992 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The eight teams were then randomly drawn into a three-stage knockout tournament, with the winner qualifying for the World Group.

Draw
  Quarterfinals
16 April		 Semifinals
17 April		 Final
18 April
                           
     Greece 0  
   Latvia 3  
     Latvia 1  
       Croatia 2  
   Croatia 3
     Ireland 0  
       Croatia 1
     South Africa 2
     Norway 0  
   Slovenia 3  
   Slovenia 0
       South Africa 3  
   Yugoslavia 0
     South Africa 3  

Quarterfinals

Greece vs. Latvia

Greece
0		 Olympic T.C., Athens, Greece
16 April 1992
Clay (outdoors)
Latvia
3
1 2 3
1
Christina Zachariadou
Oksana Bushevitsa		 2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Christína Papadáki
Larisa Neiland		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		 
3
Christína Papadáki / Christina Zachariadou
Agnese Blumberga / Larisa Neiland		 63
77		 2
6 		   

[1]

Croatia vs. Ireland

Croatia
3		 Olympic T.C., Athens, Greece
16 April 1992
Clay (outdoors)
Ireland
0
1 2 3
1
Maja Palaveršić
Gina Niland		 6
0		 6
2		    
2
Nadin Ercegović
Siobhán Nicholson		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Gorana Matić / Maja Murić
Yvonne Doyle / Catriona McCarthy		 6
2		 6
3		    

[2]

Norway vs. Slovenia

Norway
0		 Olympic T.C., Athens, Greece
16 April 1992
Clay (outdoors)
Slovenia
3
1 2 3
1
Cathrine Instebo
Tina Vukasović		 1
6 		3
6 		   
2
Amy Jonsson-Råholt
Barbara Mulej		 3
6 		5
7 		   
3
Amy Jonsson-Råholt / Astrid Sunde
Tina Križan / Tina Vukasović		 4
6 		0
6 		   

[3]

Yugoslavia vs. South Africa

Yugoslavia
0		 Olympic T.C., Athens, Greece
16 April 1992
Clay (outdoors)
South Africa
3
1 2 3
1
Branislava Ivanović
Elna Reinach		 0
6 		2
6 		   
2
Ljudmila Pavlov
Amanda Coetzer		 3
6 		0
6 		   
3
Branislava Ivanović / Marijana Ranđelović
Mariaan de Swardt / Joannette Kruger		 0
6 		0
6 		   

[4]

Semifinals

Latvia vs. Croatia

Latvia
1		 Olympic T.C., Athens, Greece
17 April 1992
Clay (outdoors)
Croatia
2
1 2 3
1
Oksana Bushevitsa
Maja Palaveršić		 4
6 		6
2		 3
6 		 
2
Larisa Neiland
Nadin Ercegović		 3
6 		1
6 		   
3
Agnese Blumberga / Oksana Bushevitsa
Gorana Matić / Maja Murić		 3
6 		6
3		 8
6		  

[5]

Slovenia vs. South Africa

Slovenia
0		 Olympic T.C., Athens, Greece
16 April 1992
Clay (outdoors)
South Africa
3
1 2 3
1
Tina Križan
Elna Reinach		 77
62		 4
6 		3
6 		 
2
Barbara Mulej
Amanda Coetzer		 4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
3
Tina Križan / Tina Vukasović
Mariaan de Swardt / Joannette Kruger		 1
6 		3
6 		   

[6]

Final

Croatia vs. South Africa

Croatia
1		 Olympic T.C., Athens, Greece
16 April 1992
Clay (outdoors)
South Africa
2
1 2 3
1
Maja Palaveršić
Elna Reinach		 78
66		 5
7 		6
3		  
2
Nadin Ercegović
Amanda Coetzer		 5
7 		6
4		 2
6 		 
3
Nadin Ercegović / Maja Murić
Mariaan de Swardt / Elna Reinach		 3
6 		1
6 		   

[7]

  •  South Africa advanced to the World Group, where they were defeated in the first round by  Canada, 2–1.[8]

See also
  • Fed Cup structure

References
  1. "Greece v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  2. "Croatia v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  3. "Norway v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  4. "Yugoslavia v South Africa". fedcup.com.
  5. "Latvia v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  6. "Slovenia v South Africa". fedcup.com.
  7. "Croatia v South Africa". fedcup.com.
  8. "Canada v South Africa". fedcup.com.
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