2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2005 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 2005 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 Bulgaria Netherlands Slovenia Belarus
2 South Africa Sweden Serbia and Montenegro Israel
3 Hungary Luxembourg Great Britain Ukraine
4 Estonia Poland Denmark Greece
Main article: 2005 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.

Bulgaria vs. Netherlands

Bulgaria
2		 Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1
Sesil Karatantcheva
Elise Tamaëla		 6
1		 6
1		    
2
Magdalena Maleeva
Michaëlla Krajicek		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
3
 
 		       not
played

[1]

Slovenia vs. Belarus

Slovenia
2		 Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Belarus
1
1 2 3
1
Tina Pisnik
Victoria Azarenka		 77
62		 60
77		 2
6 		 
2
Katarina Srebotnik
Anastasiya Yakimova		 6
1		 6
0		    
3
Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik
Victoria Azarenka / Tatiana Poutchek		 6
3		 6
2		    

[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.

South Africa vs. Sweden

South Africa
2		 Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Sweden
1
1 2 3
1
Chanelle Scheepers
Sousan Massi		 6
0		 6
4		    
2
Natalie Grandin
Sofia Arvidsson		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
Natalie Grandin / Alicia Pillay
Johanna Larsson / Sousan Massi		 7
5		 6
4		    

[3]

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Israel

Serbia and Montenegro
0		 Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Israel
2
1 2 3
1
Dragana Zarić
Tzipora Obziler		 1
6 		4
6 		   
2
Ana Timotić
Shahar Pe'er		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		 
3
 
 		       not
played

[4]

Ninth and 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.

Hungary vs. Luxembourg

Hungary
1		 Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1
Barbara Pócza
Mandy Minella		 65
77		 4
6 		   
2
Zsófia Gubacsi
Anne Kremer		 7
5		 68
710		 3
6 		 
3
Zsófia Gubacsi / Virág Németh
Mandy Minella / Lynn Philippe		 7
5		 6
4		    

[5]

Great Britain vs. Ukraine

Great Britain
1		 Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Ukraine
2
1 2 3
1
Katie O'Brien
Valeria Bondarenko		 6
3		 6
3		    
2
Elena Baltacha
Alona Bondarenko		 1
6 		3
6 		   
3
Katie O'Brien / Jane O'Donoghue
Alona Bondarenko / Valeria Bondarenko		 3
6 		2
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.

Estonia vs. Poland

Estonia
3		 Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
20 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Poland
0
1 2 3
1
Margit Rüütel
Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka		 6
1		      
retired
2
Maret Ani
Karolina Kosińska		 6
1		 77
61		    
3
Anett Kaasik / Margit Rüütel
Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosolska		 5
7 		6
4		 6
3		  

[7]

Denmark vs. Greece

Denmark
2		 Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
20 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Greece
1
1 2 3
1
Caroline Wozniacki
Anna Koumantou		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		  
2
Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Anna Gerasimou		 6
3		 5
7 		9
11 		 
3
Hanne Skak Jensen / Caroline Wozniacki
Asimina Kaplani / Anna Koumantou		 77
65		 6
4		    

[8]

Final Placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Bulgaria  Slovenia
Third  Netherlands  Belarus
Fifth  South Africa  Israel
Seventh  Sweden  Serbia and Montenegro
Ninth  Luxembourg  Ukraine
Eleventh  Hungary  Great Britain
Thirteenth  Estonia  Denmark
Relegated  Poland  Greece
  •  Bulgaria and  Slovenia advanced to the World Group II Play-offs. The Bulgarians were drawn against  Japan, and they lost 1–4. The Slovenians were drawn against  China, and they also lost 1–4. Both teams thus fell back to Group I for the next year.[9][10]
  •  Poland and  Greece were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. The Polish placed first overall, thus achieving advancement back to Group I for 2006, while the Greeks placed fifth.[11][12]

See also

References
  1. "Bulgaria v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  2. "Slovenia v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  3. "South Africa v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  4. "Serbia and Montenegro v Israel". fedcup.com.
  5. "Hungary v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
  6. "Great Britain v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
  7. "Estonia v Poland". fedcup.com.
  8. "Denmark v Greece". fedcup.com.
  9. "Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  10. "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  11. "Fed Cup Profile, Poland". fedcup.com.
  12. "Fed Cup Profile, Greece". fedcup.com.
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