2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2010 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 2010 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 SLO SUI SWE AUT2 NED ROU HUN GBR3 ISR CRO DEN BLR4 BUL POR LAT BIH 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. Slovenia vs. Switzerland Slovenia Switzerland Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 6 February 2010 Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors) 3 0 Katarina Srebotnik 6 6.035 6 Amra Sadiković 2 7 1 Polona Hercog 6 6 Sarah Moundir 4 1 Polona Hercog Katarina Srebotnik Sarah Moundir Amra Sadiković 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014922 Slovenia v Switzerland fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101116032637/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014922 16 November 2010 dead Sweden vs. Austria Sweden Austria Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 6 February 2010 Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors) 3 0 Johanna Larsson 6 6 Patricia Mayr 3 3 Sofia Arvidsson 6 6 Sybille Bammer 1 1 Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson Sandra Klemenschits Yvonne Meusburger 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014921 Sweden v Austria fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101116023907/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014921 16 November 2010 dead 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. Netherlands vs. Great Britain Netherlands Great Britain Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 6 February 2010 Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors) 2 1 Chayenne Ewijk 6.045 3 Anne Keothavong 7 6 Arantxa Rus 7 3 6 Katie O'Brien 5 6 4 Richèl Hogenkamp Nicole Thijssen 6 6 Sarah Borwell Katie O'Brien 2 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014923 Netherlands v Great Britain fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101116032642/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014923 16 November 2010 dead Romania vs. Hungary Romania Hungary Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 6 February 2010 Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors) 2 1 Irina-Camelia Begu 7 6 Zsófia Susányi 6.025 1 Simona Halep 6 6 Réka-Luca Jani 4 2 Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Dulgheru Réka-Luca Jani Anikó Kapros 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014924 Romania v Hungary fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101115170748/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014924 15 November 2010 dead 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. Israel vs. Denmark Israel Denmark Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 6 February 2010 Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors) 2 1 Keren Shlomo 4 4 Mai Grage 6 6 Julia Glushko 4 1 Malou Ejdesgaard 6 0 2 Julia Glushko Shahar Pe'er 6 6 Mai Grage Karina Jacobsgaard 0 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014925 Israel v Denmark fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20121019100608/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014925 19 October 2012 dead Croatia vs. Belarus Croatia Belarus Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 6 February 2010 Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors) 1 2 Silvia Njirić 2 0 Tatiana Poutchek 6 6 Ajla Tomljanović 7 6 Ekaterina Dzehalevich 6.015 4 Silvia Njirić Ajla Tomljanović 1 1 Ekaterina Dzehalevich Tatiana Poutchek 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014926 Croatia v Belarus fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120629181616/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014926 29 June 2012 dead 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. Bulgaria vs. Portugal Bulgaria Portugal Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 6 February 2010 Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors) 2 1 Dia Evtimova 6 6 Neuza Silva 1 1 Tsvetana Pironkova 6 6 Michelle Larcher de Brito 3 3 Dia Evtimova Tsvetana Pironkova Maria João Koehler Neuza Silva 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014919 Bulgaria v Portugal fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101115182400/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014919 15 November 2010 dead Latvia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Latvia Bosnia and Herzegovina Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 3 February 2010 Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors) 3 0 Irina Kuzmina 5 6 7 Ema Burgić 7 3 6.045 Diāna Marcinkēviča 7 6 Sandra Martinović 5 1 Līga Dekmeijere Diāna Marcinkēviča 4 6 6 Ema Burgić Anita Husarić 6 2 0 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014920 Latvia v Bosnia and Herzegovina fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101115164953/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100014920 15 November 2010 dead Final placements Placing Teams Promoted SLO SWE Third SUI AUT Fifth NED ROU Seventh GBR HUN Ninth ISR BLR Eleventh DEN CRO Thirteenth BUL LAT Relegated POR BIH SLO and SWE advanced to the World Group II play-offs. The Swedes were drawn against CHN, and they won 3–2, which allowed them to advance to World Group II, while the Slovenians were drawn against JPN and won 4–1. They also thus advanced to World Group II for 2011.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083744/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO 12 November 2010 deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SWE Fed Cup Profile, Sweden fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083911/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SWE 12 November 2010 dead POR and BIH were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. They both placed first respectively in Pool A and Pool B, and also both won their promotion play-off matches. The two teams thus advanced back to Group I for 2012.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POR Fed Cup Profile, Portugal fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084810/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POR 12 November 2010 deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina fedcup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084515/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH 12 November 2010 dead References 30em External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone