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
Main article: 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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
Jelena Janković
Tsvetana Pironkova		 6
4		 6
1		    
2
Jelena Dokić
Sesil Karatantcheva		        
w/o
3
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
Elena Tatarkova
Kira Nagy		 7
5		 6
2		    
2
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Melinda Czink		 3
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
3
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
Tatsiana Uvarova
Hanna Nooni		 7
5		 6
4		    
2
Anastasiya Yakimova
Sofia Arvidsson		 65
77		 3
6 		   
3
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
Maret Ani
Tzipora Obziler		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		  
2
Kaia Kanepi
Anna Smashnova		 0
6 		0
6 		   
3
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
Edita Liachovičiūtė
Christina Zachariadou		 6
3		 0
6 		3
6 		 
2
Lina Stančiūtė
Eleni Daniilidou		 2
6 		2
6 		   
3
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
Maria Rasmussen
Nicole Rencken		 4
6 		0
6 		   
2
Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Natalie Grandin		 4
6 		2
6 		   
3
Mette Iversen / Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Natalie Grandin / Nicole Rencken		       not
played

[11]

See also
  • Fed Cup structure

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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