2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top two countries of each pool played for first to fourth placings, while the bottom two of each pool competed for sixth to ninth. The teams that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group Play-offs, whilst those coming in eighth were relegated down to Group II for the next year.

PlacingPool APool B
1 Mexico Canada
2 El Salvador Brazil
3  Cuba
4 Colombia Chile
5 Puerto Rico Uruguay
Main article: 2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Promotional Play-Offs

The first and second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group for next year.

Mexico vs. Brazil

Mexico
0		 Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Brazil
2
1 2 3
1
Marcela Arroyo
Carla Tiene		 1
6 		2
6 		   
2
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
Maria Fernanda Alves		 0
6 		1
6 		   
3
Marcela Arroyo / Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
Maria Fernanda Alves / Carla Tiene		       not
played

[1]

El Salvador vs. Canada

El Salvador
0		 Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Canada
2
1 2 3
1
Miriam Cruz
Aleksandra Wozniak		 0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Liz Cruz
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 2
6 		4
6 		   
3
Liz Cruz / Miriam Cruz
Marie-Ève Pelletier / Aleksandra Wozniak		       not
played

[2]

Fifth

As there were only four teams from Pool A compared to the five from Pool B, the third-placed team from Pool B ( Cuba) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Cubans were automatically awarded fifth place.

Relegation Play-Offs

The last and second-to-last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

Colombia vs. Uruguay

Colombia
0		 Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Uruguay
2
1 2 3
1
Gabriela Mejía Tenorio
María Eugenia Roca Recarey		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2
Karen Castiblanco
Ana Lucía Migliarini de León		 0
6 		1
6 		   
3
Karen Castiblanco / Gabriela Mejía Tenorio
Ana Lucía Migliarini de León / María Eugenia Roca Recarey		       not
played

[3]

Puerto Rico vs. Chile

Puerto Rico
2		 Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil
24 April 2004
Red clay (outdoors)
Chile
1
1 2 3
1
María Calbetó
Valentina Castro		 2
6 		1
6 		   
2
Vilmarie Castellvi
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto		 7
5		 6
4		    
3
Kristina Brandi / Vilmarie Castellvi
Valentina Castro / Andrea Koch-Benvenuto		 6
2		 6
1		    

[4]

Final Placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Brazil
 Canada
Third  Mexico
 El Salvador
Fifth  Cuba
Sixth  Uruguay
 Puerto Rico
Relegated  Colombia
 Chile
  •  Brazil and  Canada advanced to the World Group Play-offs. The Brazilians were drawn against  Croatia, but they were defeated 1–4. The Canadians were drawn against   Switzerland, but they were also defeated 2–3. Both teams were thus relegated back to Group I for the next year.[5][6]
  •  Colombia and  Chile were relegated down to 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II, where they respectively placed second and first overall. Thus, they both achieved advancement back to Group I for 2006.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Mexico v Brazil". fedcup.com.
  2. "El Salvador v Canada". fedcup.com.
  3. "Colombia v Uruguay". fedcup.com.
  4. "Puerto Rico v Chile". fedcup.com.
  5. "Fed Cup Profile, Brazil". fedcup.com.
  6. "Fed Cup Profile, Canada". fedcup.com.
  7. "Fed Cup Profile, Colombia". fedcup.com.
  8. "Fed Cup Profile, Chile". fedcup.com.
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