2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

International tennis competition play-offs 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2009 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 2009 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 GBR POL BLR EST2 HUN SWE DEN CRO3 NED ROU SLO BUL4 LUX BIH AUT Promotion 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. Great Britain vs. Poland Great Britain Poland Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 7 February 2009 Greenset hard (indoors) 1 2 Elena Baltacha 6 6 Katarzyna Piter 4 1 Anne Keothavong 6.015 6.035 Agnieszka Radwańska 7 7 Sarah Borwell Anne Keothavong 5 3 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska 7 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013623 Great Britain v Poland fedcup.com Belarus vs. Estonia Belarus Estonia Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 7 February 2009 Greenset hard (indoors) 0 2 Olga Govortsova 3 4 Maret Ani 6 6 Victoria Azarenka 6 3 1 Kaia Kanepi 2 6 6     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013622 Belarus v Estonia fedcup.com Fifth to Seventh play-offs 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. Hungary vs. Sweden Hungary Sweden Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 7 February 2009 Greenset hard (indoors) 1 2 Zsófia Susányi 1 2 Johanna Larsson 6 6 Katalin Marosi 6 7 Sofia Arvidsson 1 6.085 Gréta Arn Katalin Marosi 3 3 Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013626 Hungary v Sweden fedcup.com Denmark vs. Croatia Denmark Croatia Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 7 February 2009 Greenset hard (indoors) 0 2 Mai Grage 5 0 Petra Martić 7 6 Hanne Skak Jensen 6 1 3 Sanda Mamić 0 6 6     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013627 Denmark v Croatia 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 (NED, ROU and SLO) were allocated ninth place.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/group-i/europe-africa/2009.aspx Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2009 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. Luxembourg vs. Austria Luxembourg Austria Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 7 February 2009 Greenset hard (indoors) 1 2 Claudine Schaul 6 5 6 Melanie Klaffner 0 7 1 Mandy Minella 7 2 3 Patricia Mayr 6.035 6 6 Mandy Minella Claudine Schaul 1 1 Sandra Klemenschits Patricia Mayr 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013624 Luxembourg v Austria fedcup.com Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia 7 February 2009 Greenset hard (indoors) 2 1 Sandra Martinović 6 0 6 Elitsa Kostova 4 6 2 Mervana Jugić-Salkić 1 1 Tsvetana Pironkova 6 6 Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra Martinović 6 3 6 Elitsa Kostova Tsvetana Pironkova 4 6 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013625 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria fedcup.com Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted POL ESTThird GBR BLRFifth SWE CROSeventh HUN DENNinth NED ROU SLOTwelfth AUT BIHRelegated LUX BUL POL and EST advanced to the World Group II play-offs. The Poles were drawn against JPN, and they won 3–2, which thus caused them to advance to 2009 World Group II. The Estonians were drawn against ISR, and they also won 3–2, and therefore also advanced to World Group II.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POL Fed Cup Profile, Poland fedcup.com 2016-03-25 2012-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325042257/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POL deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST Fed Cup Profile, Estonia fedcup.com 2016-05-31 2012-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221915/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST dead LUX and BUL were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/group-i/europe-africa/2009.aspx Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2009 fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References 30em External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone