2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2011 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 2012 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 sixth and ninth. The top team advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Americas Zone Group II for the next year.

PlacingPool APool B
1 Argentina Colombia
2 Canada Paraguay
3  Brazil
4 Peru Venezuela
5 Bahamas Bolivia
Main article: 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Promotional Play-Offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advanced to World Group II.

Argentina vs. Colombia

Argentina
2		 Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil
February 4, 2012
Red clay (outdoors)
Colombia
0
1 2 3
1
Paula Ormaechea
Catalina Castaño		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Florencia Molinero
Mariana Duque		 3
6 		6
2		 6
1		  
3
 
 		       not
played

[1]

3rd to 4th Play-Offs

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.

Canada vs. Paraguay

Canada
0		 Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil
February 4, 2012
Red clay (outdoors)
Paraguay
2
1 2 3
1
Marie-Ève Pelletier
Montserrat González		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		 
2
Sharon Fichman
Verónica Cepede Royg		 6
2		 2
6 		3
6 		 
3
 
 		       not
played

[2]

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 Americas Zone Group II in 2013.

Peru vs. Bolivia

Peru
2		 Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil
February 4, 2012
Red clay (outdoors)
Bolivia
0
1 2 3
1
Patricia Kú Flores
Nabila Farah		 6
0		 6
3		    
2
Bianca Botto
Noelia Zeballos		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
 
 		       not
played

[3]

Bahamas vs. Venezuela

Bahamas
0		 Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil
February 4, 2012
Red clay (outdoors)
Venezuela
2
1 2 3
1
Nikkita Fountain
Gabriela Paz		 2
6 		0
6 		   
2
Simone Pratt
Andrea Gámiz		 4
6 		2
6 		   
3
 
 		       not
played

[4]

Final placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Argentina
Second  Colombia
Third  Paraguay
Fourth  Canada
Fifth  Brazil
Sixth  Peru
 Venezuela
Relegated  Bolivia
 Bahamas

See also

References
  1. "Argentina v Colombia". fedcup.com.
  2. "Canada v Paraguay". fedcup.com.
  3. "Peru v Bolivia". fedcup.com.
  4. "Bahamas v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
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