2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from the Europe/Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the thirteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top four teams advanced to the 2020 Fed Cup Play-offs, while the bottom two teams were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year.

Main article: 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Pool results
PlacingPool A (Tallinn)Pool B (Tallinn)Pool A (Esch-sur-Alzette)Pool B (Esch-sur-Alzette)
1 Ukraine Italy Serbia Poland
2 Croatia Estonia Sweden Slovenia
3N/A AustriaN/A
4 Bulgaria Greece Luxembourg Turkey

Promotional play-offs

The first-placed and second-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The winners of each round advanced to the 2020 Fed Cup Play-offs.

Ukraine vs. Estonia

Ukraine
2		 Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[1]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Estonia
1
1 2 3
1
Dayana Yastremska
Elena Malõgina		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Elina Svitolina
Anett Kontaveit		 3
6 		77
65		 2
6 		 
3
Marta Kostyuk / Dayana Yastremska
Anett Kontaveit / Elena Malõgina		 6
2		 6
0		    

Croatia vs. Italy

Croatia
0		 Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[2]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Italy
2
1 2 3
1
Lea Bošković
Elisabetta Cocciaretto		 3
6 		3
6 		   
2
Jana Fett
Camila Giorgi		 64
77		 4
6 		   
3
Jana Fett / Darija Jurak
Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan		       not
played

Serbia vs. Slovenia

Serbia
2		 Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[3]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Slovenia
1
1 2 3
1
Olga Danilović
Kaja Juvan		 2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Nina Stojanović
Tamara Zidanšek		 6
4		 7
5		    
3
Aleksandra Krunić / Nina Stojanović
Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidanšek		 6
4		 6
4		    

Poland vs. Sweden

Poland
2		 Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[4]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Sweden
0
1 2 3
1
Iga Świątek
Mirjam Björklund		 7
5		 4
6 		6
3		  
2
Magda Linette
Johanna Larsson		 7
5		 6
4		    
3
Maja Chwalińska / Alicja Rosolska
Johanna Larsson / Cornelia Lister		       not
played

Relegation play-offs

The last-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The losers of each tie were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2021.

Bulgaria vs. Greece

Bulgaria
2		 Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[5]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Greece
0
1 2 3
1
Isabella Shinikova
Valentini Grammatikopoulou		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Viktoriya Tomova
Despina Papamichail		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Isabella Shinikova / Viktoriya Tomova
Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Despina Papamichail		       not
played

Luxembourg vs. Turkey

Luxembourg
0		 Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[6]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1
Tiffany Cornelius
Berfu Cengiz		 2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Eléonora Molinaro
Pemra Özgen		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Tiffany Cornelius / Eléonora Molinaro
Ayla Aksu / İpek Öz		       not
played

Final placements
Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Ukraine  Italy  Serbia  Poland
Fifth  Estonia  Croatia  Slovenia  Sweden
Ninth  Austria
Tenth  Bulgaria  Turkey
Twelfth/Relegated  Greece  Luxembourg

References
  1. "Ukraine v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  2. "Croatia v Italy". fedcup.com.
  3. "Serbia v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  4. "Poland v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  5. "Bulgaria v Greece". fedcup.com.
  6. "Luxembourg v Turkey". fedcup.com.
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