2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2012 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 2012 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 Austria Sweden Great Britain Poland
2 Bulgaria Hungary Portugal Romania
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina Israel Croatia
4 Estonia Greece Netherlands Luxembourg
Main article: 2012 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.

Austria vs. Great Britain

Austria
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 4, 2012
Hard (outdoors)
Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Anne Keothavong		 65
77		 3
6 		   
2
Tamira Paszek
Elena Baltacha		 1
6 		4
6 		   
3
Sandra Klemenschits / Tamira Paszek
Laura Robson / Heather Watson		       not
played

[1]

Sweden vs. Poland

Sweden
2		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 4, 2012
Hard (outdoors)
Poland
1
1 2 3
1
Sofia Arvidsson
Urszula Radwańska		 6
1		 6
2		    
2
Johanna Larsson
Agnieszka Radwańska		 1
6 		0
6 		   
3
Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson
Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska		 6
4		 6
3		    

[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.

Bulgaria vs. Portugal

Bulgaria
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2012
Hard (outdoors)
Portugal
2
1 2 3
1
Isabella Shinikova
Maria João Köhler		 3
6 		5
7 		   
2
Dia Evtimova
Michelle Larcher de Brito		 1
6 		1
6 		   
3
Dia Evtimova / Isabella Shinikova
Maria João Köhler / Michelle Larcher de Brito		       not
played

[3]

Hungary vs. Romania

Hungary
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2012
Hard (outdoors)
Romania
2
1 2 3
1
Katalin Marosi
Mihaela Buzărnescu		 2
6 		66
78		    
2
Réka-Luca Jani
Simona Halep		 2
6 		3
6 		   
3
Vaszilisza Bulgakova / Katalin Marosi
Mihaela Buzărnescu / Simona Halep		       not
played

[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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2012
Hard (outdoors)
Croatia
2
1 2 3
1
Anita Husarić
Donna Vekić		 2
6 		0
6 		   
2
Jasmina Tinjić
Tereza Mrdeža		 0
1		     retired
 
3
Anita Husarić / Jasmina Tinjić
Petra Martić / Ani Mijačika		       not
played

[5]

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 2013.

Estonia vs. Netherlands

Estonia
1		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 4, 2012
Hard (outdoors)
Netherlands
2
1 2 3
1
Eva Paalma
Kiki Bertens		 2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Anett Kontaveit
Bibiane Schoofs		 4
6 		77
63		 6
1		  
3
Anett Kontaveit / Tatjana Vorobjova
Kiki Bertens / Michaëlla Krajicek		 0
6 		0
6 		   

[6]

Greece vs. Luxembourg

Greece
1		 Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2012
Hard (outdoors)
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1
Agni Stefanou
Claudine Schaul		 4
6 		2
6 		   
2
Despina Papamichail
Anne Kremer		 5
7 		6
4		 7
5		  
3
Despina Papamichail / Maria Sakkari
Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul		 6
3		 2
6 		68
710		  

[7]

Final Placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Great Britain  Sweden
Third  Austria  Poland
Fifth  Portugal  Romania
Seventh  Bulgaria  Hungary
Ninth  Israel  Croatia
Eleventh  Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Twelfth  Netherlands  Luxembourg
Relegated  Estonia  Greece

See also

References
  1. "Austria v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  2. "Sweden v Poland". fedcup.com.
  3. "Bulgaria v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  4. "Hungary v Romania". fedcup.com.
  5. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  6. "Estonia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  7. "Greece v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
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