2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2013 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 fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2013 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 down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Pool results
PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Croatia Great Britain Poland Bulgaria
2 Belarus Hungary Israel Netherlands
3 Austria Portugal Romania Slovenia
4 Georgia Bosnia and Herzegovina Turkey Luxembourg

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.

Croatia vs. Poland

Croatia
1		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[1]
9 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Poland
2
1 2 3
1
Ana Konjuh
Urszula Radwańska		 2
6 		6
3		 78
66		  
2
Donna Vekić
Agnieszka Radwańska		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Darija Jurak / Ana Konjuh
Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska		 2
6 		4
6 		   

Great Britain vs. Bulgaria

Great Britain
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
10 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Bulgaria
0
1 2 3
1
Laura Robson
Dia Evtimova		 6
0		 6
4		    
2
Heather Watson
Tsvetana Pironkova		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		  
3
Laura Robson / Heather Watson
Tsvetana Pironkova / Elitsa Kostova		       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.

Belarus vs. Israel

Belarus
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[2]
9 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Israel
2
1 2 3
1
Lidziya Marozava
Julia Glushko		 2
6 		4
6 		   
2
Ilona Kremen
Shahar Pe'er		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Aliaksandra Sasnovich / Lidziya Marozava
Shahar Pe'er / Julia Glushko		       not
played

Hungary vs. Netherlands

Hungary
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
10 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1
Réka-Luca Jani
Bibiane Schoofs		 6
3		 2
6 		6
3		  
2
Tímea Babos
Richèl Hogenkamp		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
Tímea Babos / Réka-Luca Jani
Bibiane Schoofs / Angelique van der Meet		       not
played

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.

Austria vs. Romania

Austria
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[3]
9 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Romania
1
1 2 3
1
Melanie Klaffner
Cristina Dinu		 6
0		 6
3		    
2
Nicole Rottmann
Raluca Olaru		 63
77		 1
6 		   
3
Nicole Rottmann / Melanie Klaffner
Cristina Dinu / Raluca Olaru		 6
3		 6
2		    

Portugal vs. Slovenia

The play-off tie between Portugal and Slovenia did not take place.[4]

Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2014.

Georgia vs. Turkey

Georgia
1		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel[5]
9 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1
Sofia Kvatsabaia
Başak Eraydın		 0
6 		3
6 		   
2
Sofia Shapatava
Çağla Büyükakçay		 7
5		 6
3		    
3
Sofia Shapatava / Margalita Chakhnashvili
Çağla Büyükakçay / Pemra Özgen		 5
7 		2
6 		   

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Luxembourg

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
10 February 2013
Hard (outdoors)
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1
Anita Husarić
Claudine Schaul		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		 
2
Jelena Simić
Anne Kremer		 77
63		 3
6 		1
6 		 
3
Anita Husarić / Jasmina Kajtazovič
Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul		       not
played

Final placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Poland  Great Britain
Third  Croatia  Bulgaria
Fifth  Israel  Hungary
Seventh  Belarus  Netherlands
Ninth  Austria  Portugal
Eleventh  Romania  Slovenia
Twelfth  Turkey  Luxembourg
Relegated  Georgia  Bosnia and Herzegovina

See also
  • Fed Cup structure

References
  1. "Croatia v Poland". fedcup.com.
  2. "Belarus v Israel". fedcup.com.
  3. "Austria v Romania". fedcup.com.
  4. "Portugal v Slovenia".
  5. "Georgia v Turkey". fedcup.com.
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