2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools, and also last in their pools. PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D1 SCG UKR BLR EST2 SWE ISR HUN BUL3 LTU NED DEN POL4   RSA   GRE The eight top teams were then randomly paired up the team from a different placing of another group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group play-offs. The four bottom teams were also randomly paired up in play-off ties with the losers being relegated down to Group II for 2005. Promotion play-offs Serbia and Montenegro vs. Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro Bulgaria Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Jelena Janković 6 6 Tsvetana Pironkova 4 1 Jelena Dokić Sesil Karatantcheva 2 Ana Timotić Dragana Zarić 4 6 3 Sesil Karatantcheva Maria Penkova 6 2 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100005998 Serbia and Montenegro v Bulgaria fedcup.com BUL advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against JPN. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BUL Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria fedcup.com 2014-03-07 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20140307071654/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BUL dead Ukraine vs. Hungary Ukraine Hungary Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 2 0 Elena Tatarkova 7 6 Kira Nagy 5 2 Yuliya Beygelzimer 3 6 6 Melinda Czink 6 3 2 Mariya Koryttseva Olga Savchuk Katalin Marosi Kira Nagy http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100005999 Ukraine v Hungary fedcup.com UKR advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against GER. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UKR Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine fedcup.com 2016-04-26 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160426055239/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UKR dead Belarus vs. Sweden Belarus Sweden Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Tatsiana Uvarova 7 6 Hanna Nooni 5 4 Anastasiya Yakimova 6.045 3 Sofia Arvidsson 7 6 Darya Kustova Tatiana Poutchek 6 6 Sofia Arvidsson Hanna Nooni 2 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006000 Belarus v Sweden fedcup.com BLR advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against SVK. They lost 0–4, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BLR Fed Cup Profile, Belarus fedcup.com 2016-04-16 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160416120619/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BLR dead Estonia vs. Israel Estonia Israel Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Maret Ani 5 6 6 Tzipora Obziler 7 2 4 Kaia Kanepi 0 0 Anna Smashnova 6 6 Maret Ani Kaia Kanepi 7 6 Tzipora Obziler Anna Smashnova 5 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006001 Estonia v Israel fedcup.com EST advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against CZE. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST Fed Cup Profile, Estonia fedcup.com 2016-05-31 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221915/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST dead Relegation play-offs Lithuania vs. Greece Lithuania Greece Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 0 2 Edita Liachovičiūtė 6 0 3 Christina Zachariadou 3 6 6 Lina Stančiūtė 2 2 Eleni Daniilidou 6 6 Edita Liachovičiūtė Lina Stančiūtė Eleni Daniilidou Asimina Kaplani http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100005996 Lithuania v Greece fedcup.com LTU was relegated down to Group II for next year, where they placed fifth overall.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania fedcup.com 2016-04-22 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222203/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU dead Denmark vs. South Africa Denmark South Africa Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 0 2 Maria Rasmussen 4 0 Nicole Rencken 6 6 Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard 4 2 Natalie Grandin 6 6 Mette Iversen Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard Natalie Grandin Nicole Rencken http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100005997 Denmark v South Africa fedcup.com DEN was relegated down to Group II for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DEN Fed Cup Profile, Denmark fedcup.com 2016-05-17 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160517075454/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DEN dead See also Fed Cup structure References External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone