2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

International tennis competition play-offs 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2008 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 2008 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 D1 NED SUI SWE SRB2 BUL HUN BLR 1995 ROU3 LUX DEN SLO POL4 POR GBR GEO 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. Netherlands vs. Serbia Netherlands Serbia SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary 2 February 2008 Taraflex carpet (indoors) 0 2 Renée Reinhard 2 6 3 Ana Ivanovic 6 3 6 Arantxa Rus 4 6.065 Jelena Janković 6 7     http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010656 Netherlands v Serbia fedcup.com Switzerland vs. Sweden Switzerland Sweden SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary 2 February 2008 Taraflex carpet (indoors) 2 1 Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 5 6 Johanna Larsson 4 7 4 Patty Schnyder 2 6 3 Sofia Arvidsson 6 3 6 Emmanuelle Gagliardi Patty Schnyder 2 6 7 Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson 6 3 6.025 http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010655 Switzerland v Sweden fedcup.com 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. Bulgaria vs. Hungary Bulgaria Hungary SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary 2 February 2008 Taraflex carpet (indoors) 0 2 Elitsa Kostova 2 1 Gréta Arn 6 6 Dia Evtimova 0 0 Ágnes Szávay 6 6     http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010657 Bulgaria v Hungary fedcup.com Belarus vs. Romania Belarus Romania 1995 SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary 2 February 2008 Taraflex carpet (indoors) 0 2 Ima Bohush 0 3 Monica Niculescu 6 6 Olga Govortsova 2 6.025 Sorana Cîrstea 6 7     http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010658 Belarus v Romania fedcup.com Ninth Due to the fact that there were an odd number of teams in Pool D (three), as opposed to the four teams in the other pools, all the teams that placed third in the pools with four teams (LUX, DEN and SLO) were allocated ninth place.http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-i/europe-africa/2008.aspx Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2008 fedcup.com 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. Portugal vs. Great Britain Portugal Great Britain SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary 2 February 2008 Taraflex carpet (indoors) 0 2 Ana Catarina Nogueira 1 6.005 Anne Keothavong 6 7 Magali de Lattre 4 2 Katie O'Brien 6 6     http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010668 Portugal v Great Britain fedcup.com Georgia vs. Poland Georgia Poland SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary 2 February 2008 Taraflex carpet (indoors) 0 3 Tatia Mikadze 1 0 Urszula Radwańska 6 6 Oksana Kalashnikova 4 3 Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6 Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia Kvatsabaia 1 1 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010667 Georgia v Poland fedcup.com Final placements Placing Teams Promoted SRB SUIThird NED SWEFifth HUN ROUSeventh BUL BLR 1995Ninth LUX DEN SLOTwelfth GBR POLRelegated POR GEO SRB and SUI advanced to the World Group II play-offs. The Serbians were drawn against CRO, and they won 3–2, which thus caused them to advance to 2009 World Group II. The Swiss, however, were drawn against AUT, and they also lost 2–3. They thus were relegated back to Group I.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SRB Fed Cup Profile, Serbia fedcup.com 2012-12-02 2016-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325065218/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SRB deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SUI Fed Cup Profile, Switzerland fedcup.com 2012-12-02 2016-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20160424031337/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SUI dead POR and GEO were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. They both placed second in their respective pools, and thus advanced to the play-offs. The Portuguese won their tie, and thus advanced back to Group I, while the Georgians lost theirs and therefore remained in Group II for 2010.http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-ii/europe-africa/2009.aspx Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2009 fedcup.com References 30em External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone