2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2010 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2010 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 for the next year.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Slovenia  Switzerland Sweden Austria
2 Netherlands Romania Hungary Great Britain
3 Israel Croatia Denmark Belarus
4 Bulgaria Portugal Latvia Bosnia and Herzegovina
Main article: 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa 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.

Slovenia vs. Switzerland

Slovenia
3		 Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
Switzerland
0
1 2 3
1
Katarina Srebotnik
Amra Sadiković		 6
2		 64
77		 6
1		  
2
Polona Hercog
Sarah Moundir		 6
4		 6
1		    
3
Polona Hercog / Katarina Srebotnik
Sarah Moundir / Amra Sadiković		       w/o
 

[1]

Sweden vs. Austria

Sweden
3		 Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
Austria
0
1 2 3
1
Johanna Larsson
Patricia Mayr		 6
3		 6
3		    
2
Sofia Arvidsson
Sybille Bammer		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson
Sandra Klemenschits / Yvonne Meusburger		       w/o
 

[2]

Fifth to Seventh Play-off

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the losers were allocated seventh.

Netherlands vs. Great Britain

Netherlands
2		 Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1
Chayenne Ewijk
Anne Keothavong		 65
77		 3
6 		   
2
Arantxa Rus
Katie O'Brien		 7
5		 3
6 		6
4		  
3
Richèl Hogenkamp / Nicole Thijssen
Sarah Borwell / Katie O'Brien		 6
2		 6
4		    

[3]

Romania vs. Hungary

Romania
2		 Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
Hungary
1
1 2 3
1
Irina-Camelia Begu
Zsófia Susányi		 77
63		 6
1		    
2
Simona Halep
Réka-Luca Jani		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Irina-Camelia Begu / Alexandra Dulgheru
Réka-Luca Jani / Anikó Kapros		        
w/o

[4]

Ninth to Eleventh Play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated ninth place in the Group while the losers were allocated eleventh.

Israel vs. Denmark

Israel
2		 Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
Denmark
1
1 2 3
1
Keren Shlomo
Mai Grage		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2
Julia Glushko
Malou Ejdesgaard		 4
6 		1
0		    
retired
3
Julia Glushko / Shahar Pe'er
Mai Grage / Karina Jacobsgaard		 6
0		 6
1		    

[5]

Croatia vs. Belarus

Croatia
1		 Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
Belarus
2
1 2 3
1
Silvia Njirić
Tatiana Poutchek		 2
6 		0
6 		   
2
Ajla Tomljanović
Ekaterina Dzehalevich		 77
62		 6
4		    
3
Silvia Njirić / Ajla Tomljanović
Ekaterina Dzehalevich / Tatiana Poutchek		 1
6 		1
6 		   

[6]

Relegation Play-Offs

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

Bulgaria vs. Portugal

Bulgaria
2		 Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
Portugal
1
1 2 3
1
Dia Evtimova
Neuza Silva		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
Tsvetana Pironkova
Michelle Larcher de Brito		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Dia Evtimova / Tsvetana Pironkova
Maria João Koehler / Neuza Silva		        
w/o

[7]

Latvia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Latvia
3		 Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
3 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
1 2 3
1
Irina Kuzmina
Ema Burgić		 5
7 		6
3		 77
65		  
2
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Sandra Martinović		 7
5		 6
1		    
3
Līga Dekmeijere / Diāna Marcinkēviča
Ema Burgić / Anita Husarić		 4
6 		6
2		 6
0		  

[8]

Final placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Slovenia  Sweden
Third   Switzerland  Austria
Fifth  Netherlands  Romania
Seventh  Great Britain  Hungary
Ninth  Israel  Belarus
Eleventh  Denmark  Croatia
Thirteenth  Bulgaria  Latvia
Relegated  Portugal  Bosnia and Herzegovina

References
  1. "Slovenia v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  2. "Sweden v Austria". fedcup.com.
  3. "Netherlands v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  4. "Romania v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  5. "Israel v Denmark". fedcup.com.
  6. "Croatia v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  7. "Bulgaria v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  8. "Latvia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
  9. "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  10. "Fed Cup Profile, Sweden". fedcup.com.
  11. "Fed Cup Profile, Portugal". fedcup.com.
  12. "Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
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