2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

Tennis competition play-offs 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone The play-offs of the 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top countries of each pool played for first to second, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The teams that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group II play-offs, whilst those coming in seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year. PlacingPool APool B1 PUR CAN2 URU BRA3 MEX CUB4 BOL PAR Promotion play-offs The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. 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. Puerto Rico vs. Canada Puerto Rico Canada Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 2 0 Vilmarie Castellvi 7 4 11 Aleksandra Wozniak 5 6 9 Kristina Brandi 6 3 8 Marie-Ève Pelletier 4 6 6 Kristina Brandi Vilmarie Castellvi Stéphanie Dubois Marie-Ève Pelletier http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007213 Puerto Rico v Canada fedcup.com Third to Fourth play-off The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a tie. The winner of the tie was allocated third place in the Group while the loser was allocated fourth. Uruguay vs. Brazil Uruguay Brazil Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 0 3 Estefanía Craciun 0 1 Larissa Carvalho 6 6 Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 7 2 0 Jenifer Widjaja 5 6 6 Camila Belassi María Eugenia Roca Recarey 3 1 Maria Fernanda Alves Joana Cortez 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007214 Uruguay v Brazil fedcup.com Relegation play-offs The last and second-to-last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year. Bolivia vs. Cuba Bolivia Cuba Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 María Irene Squillaci Sandoval 0 2 Yanet Núñez Mojarena 5 5 María Fernanda Álvarez Terán 2 6 6 Yamile Fors Guerra 6 4 4 María Fernanda Álvarez Terán María Irene Squillaci Sandoval 4 4 Yamile Fors Guerra Yanet Núñez Mojarena 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007227 Bolivia v Cuba fedcup.com Mexico vs. Paraguay Mexico Paraguay Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 3 0 Daniela Múñoz Gallegos 2 6 6 Madeleine Madelaire 6 1 0 Melissa Torres Sandoval 3 6 6 Sarah Tami Masi 6 2 3 Marcela Arroyo Erika Clarke 0 6 6 Amanda Melgarejo Sarah Tami Masi 6 1 0 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007212 Mexico v Paraguay fedcup.com Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted PUR Second CAN Third BRA Fourth URUFifth CUB MEXRelegated BOL PAR PUR advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against INA, where they lost 1–4. The team thus was relegated back to Group I for the next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PUR Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico fedcup.com 2016-03-30 2012-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160330212823/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PUR dead BOL and PAR were relegated down to Americas Zone Group II for the next year, where they both placed equal third.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BOL Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia fedcup.com 2016-04-22 2012-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222151/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BOL deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAR Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay fedcup.com 2016-04-22 2012-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222213/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAR 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:2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone