2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2011 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 fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2011 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.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1  Switzerland Poland Belarus Netherlands
2 Great Britain Israel Croatia Romania
3  Luxembourg Austria Hungary
4 Denmark Bulgaria Greece Latvia
Main article: 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Promotional Play-Offs

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

Belarus vs. Poland

Belarus
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2011
Hard (outdoors)
Poland
0
1 2 3
1
Olga Govortsova
Magda Linette		 77
62		 77
60		    
2
Victoria Azarenka
Agnieszka Radwańska		 7
5		 7
5		    
3
Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova
Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosolska		       not
played

[1]

Netherlands vs. Switzerland

Netherlands
1		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2011
Hard (outdoors)
Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1
Michaëlla Krajicek
Timea Bacsinszky		 4
6 		7
5		 5
7 		 
2
Arantxa Rus
Patty Schnyder		 6
4		 6
1		    
3
Michaëlla Krajicek / Arantxa Rus
Timea Bacsinszky / Patty Schnyder		 5
7 		2
6 		   

[2]

5th to 8th Play-Offs

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.

Croatia vs. Great Britain

Croatia
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2011
Hard (outdoors)
Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1
Silvia Njirić
Heather Watson		 2
6 		5
7 		   
2
Ajla Tomljanović
Elena Baltacha		 2
6 		3
6 		   
3
Silvia Njirić / Ajla Tomljanović
Jocelyn Rae / Heather Watson		       not
played

[3]

Israel vs. Romania

Israel
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2011
Hard (outdoors)
Romania
1
1 2 3
1
Julia Glushko
Monica Niculescu		 4
6 		1
6 		   
2
Shahar Pe'er
Alexandra Dulgheru		 6
0		 7
5		    
3
Julia Glushko / Shahar Pe'er
Cristina Dinu / Alexandra Dulgheru		 6
4		 6
3		    

[4]

9th to 12th Play-Offs

The third placed teams of each pool except Pool A were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.

Austria vs. Luxembourg

Austria
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2011
Hard (outdoors)
Luxembourg
1
1 2 3
1
Melanie Klaffner
Anne Kremer		 0
6 		4
6 		   
2
Sybille Bammer
Mandy Minella		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Melanie Klaffner / Sandra Klemenschits
Anne Kremer / Mandy Minella		 0
6 		6
0		 7
5		  

[5]

  •  Hungary was not drawn against anyone due to the odd number of teams in Pool A. As such, Hungary was automatically named an equal 9th team along with Austria.

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 Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2012.

Denmark vs. Greece

Denmark
1		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2011
Hard (outdoors)
Greece
2
1 2 3
1
Karen Barbat
Eirini Georgatou		 1
6 		62
77		    
2
Caroline Wozniacki
Eleni Daniilidou		 6
0		 6
3		    
3
Mai Grage / Caroline Wozniacki
Eleni Daniilidou / Eirini Georgatou		 2
6 		5
7 		   

[6]

Bulgaria vs. Latvia

Bulgaria
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2011
Hard (outdoors)
Latvia
0
1 2 3
1
Dia Evtimova
Irina Kuzmina		 5
7 		6
3		 6
3		  
2
Elitsa Kostova
Līga Dekmeijere		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Elitsa Kostova / Magdalena Maleeva
Līga Dekmeijere / Irina Kuzmina		       not
played

[7]

Final Placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Belarus   Switzerland
Third  Poland  Netherlands
Fifth  Great Britain  Israel
Seventh  Croatia  Romania
Ninth  Austria  Hungary
Eleventh  Luxembourg  
Twelfth  Greece  Bulgaria
Relegated  Denmark  Latvia
  •  Belarus advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against  Estonia. They won 5–0, and as such progressed through to World Group II for 2012. Their win against Estonia was the most decisive in Fed Cup history, with Estonia winning only thirteen games.[8]
  •   Switzerland advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against  Sweden. They won 4–1, and as such progressed through to World Group II for 2012.
  •  Denmark and  Latvia were relegated down to the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. Both teams were positioned in the relegation play-offs, where they were drawn against each other. The Latvians won, meaning they remained in Group II for 2013, while the Danes lost and were relegated down to Group III.

See also

References
  1. "Belarus v Poland". fedcup.com.
  2. "Netherlands v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  3. "Croatia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  4. "Israel v Romania". fedcup.com.
  5. "Austria v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
  6. "Denmark v Greece". fedcup.com.
  7. "Bulgaria v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  8. "Fed Cup Records". fedcup.com.
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