2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

International tennis competition play-offs 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2007 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 2007 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 ROU UKR SRB POL2 SUI BLR SLO LUX3 DEN HUN SWE GBR4 NED LTU EST BUL 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. Romania vs. Serbia Romania Serbia TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Mădălina Gojnea 1 6 6 Ana Timotić 6 4 3 Raluca Olaru 3 4 Jelena Janković 6 6 Mădălina Gojnea Monica Niculescu 4 1 Jelena Janković Ana Timotić 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100009428 Romania v Serbia fedcup.com Ukraine vs. Poland Ukraine Poland TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Yuliana Fedak 7 7 Marta Domachowska 6.025 6.045 Alona Bondarenko 4 3 Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6 Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko 3 6 6 Marta Domachowska Urszula Radwańska 6 3 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100009429 Ukraine v Poland 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. Switzerland vs. Slovenia Switzerland Slovenia TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 2 0 Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6 6 Tadeja Majerič 0 0 Patty Schnyder 6 3 6 Polona Hercog 3 6 2     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100009441 Switzerland v Slovenia fedcup.com Belarus vs. Luxembourg Belarus Luxembourg TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Ksenia Milevskaya 6 6 Lynn Philippe 2 2 Tatiana Poutchek 1 2 Anne Kremer 6 6 Ksenia Milevskaya Anastasiya Yakimova 3 6 6 Anne Kremer Lynn Philippe 6 3 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100009440 Belarus v Luxembourg fedcup.com Ninth to 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. Denmark vs. Hungary Denmark Hungary TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Karen Barbat 6 6 Lucia Batta 3 2 Hanne Skak Jensen 3 0 Kira Nagy 6 6 Eva Dyrberg Hanne Skak Jensen 4 7 0 Kira Nagy Ágnes Szávay 6 5 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100009443 Denmark v Hungary fedcup.com Sweden vs. Great Britain Sweden Great Britain TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 3 0 Johanna Larsson 6 1 6 Naomi Cavaday 2 6 1 Sofia Arvidsson 6 7 Anne Keothavong 3 5 Mari Andersson Johanna Larsson 6 6 Elena Baltacha Claire Curran 0 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100009442 Sweden v Great Britain 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. Netherlands vs. Estonia Netherlands Estonia TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Nicole Thijssen 6 6 Anett Schutting 1 1 Michaëlla Krajicek 6 7 Margit Rüütel 2 5     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100009431 Netherlands v Estonia fedcup.com Lithuania vs. Bulgaria Lithuania Bulgaria TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) 0 2 Julija Gotovskytė 1 0 Dia Evtimova 6 3 2 Lina Stančiūtė 1 7 2 Tsvetana Pironkova 6 6.045 6     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100009430 Lithuania v Bulgaria fedcup.com Final placements Placing Teams Promoted SRB UKR Third ROU POL Fifth SUI BLR Seventh SLO LUX Ninth HUN SWE Eleventh DEN GBR Thirteenth NED BUL Relegated EST LTU Serbia and Ukraine advanced to the World Group II play-offs. The Serbians were drawn against Slovakia, and they lost 1–4, which thus caused them to be relegated back to Group I for the next year. The Ukrainians, however, were drawn against Australia, and they won 4–1. They thus advanced to World Group II.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SRB Fed Cup Profile, Serbia fedcup.com 2016-03-25 2012-11-25 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=UKR Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine fedcup.com 2016-04-26 2012-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160426055239/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UKR dead Estonia and Lithuania were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. They respectively placed first and second in the same pool, and thus both advanced to the advancement play-offs. Estonia won theirs, and thus proceeded back to Group I for 2009, while Lithuania lost and therefore remained in Group II.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST Fed Cup Profile, Estonia fedcup.com 2016-05-31 2012-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221915/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania fedcup.com 2016-04-22 2012-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222203/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU dead 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:2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone