2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2006 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 eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top countries of each pool played for first to second, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The team that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group II Play-offs, whilst those coming in seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year.

PlacingPool APool B
1 Canada Brazil
2 Mexico Puerto Rico
3 Chile Colombia
4 Uruguay Cuba
Main article: 2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Promotional Play-Offs

The first 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 II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

Canada vs. Brazil

Canada
3		 Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
22 April 2006
Red clay (outdoors)
Brazil
0
1 2 3
1
Stéphanie Dubois
Jenifer Widjaja		 3
6 		6
4		 7
5		  
2
Aleksandra Wozniak
Maria Fernanda Alves		 6
4		 6
0		    
3
Sharon Fichman / Aleksandra Wozniak
Larissa Carvalho / Letícia Sobral		 3
0		      
retired

[1]

Third to Fourth Play-off

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a tie. The winner of the tie was allocated third place in the Group while the loser was allocated fourth.

Mexico vs. Puerto Rico

Mexico
1		 Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
22 April 2006
Red clay (outdoors)
Puerto Rico
2
1 2 3
1
Erika Clarke
Vilmarie Castellvi		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos
Kristina Brandi		 2
6 		2
6 		   
3
Erika Clarke / Lorena Villalobos Cruz
Kristina Brandi / Vilmarie Castellvi		 6
1		 7
5		    

[2]

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.

Chile vs. Cuba

Chile
2		 Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
22 April 2006
Red clay (outdoors)
Cuba
0
1 2 3
1
Valentina Castro
Yanet Núñez Mojarena		 6
1		 1
6 		6
3		  
2
Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
Yamile Fors Guerra		 77
63		 6
4		    
3
Valentina Castro / Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
Yamile Fors Guerra / Yanet Núñez Mojarena		       not
played

[3]

Uruguay vs. Colombia

Uruguay
1		 Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
22 April 2006
Red clay (outdoors)
Colombia
2
1 2 3
1
María Eugenia Roca Recarey
Viky Núñez Fuentes		 77
65		 6
2		    
2
Estefanía Craciun
Mariana Duque Mariño		 1
6 		6
1		 4
6 		 
3
Estefanía Craciun / Ana Lucía Migliarini de León
Mariana Duque Mariño / Viky Núñez Fuentes		 6
4		 4
6 		5
7 		 

[4]

Final Placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Canada
Second  Brazil
Third  Puerto Rico
Fourth  Mexico
Fifth  Chile
 Colombia
Relegated  Cuba
 Uruguay
  •  Canada advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, and were drawn against  Argentina, where they won 3–2. The team thus advanced to World Group II for the next year.[5]
  •  Cuba and  Uruguay were relegated down to Americas Zone Group II for the next year. The Uruguayans placed equal first, and thus advanced back to Group I for 2008, while the Cubans did not compete.[6][7]

See also

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