2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Subsection of tennis competition 2008 Fed Cup The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup. Group I Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) Date: 30 January – 2 February The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in play-offs, with the two losing nations relegated to Group II in 2009. Pools 35em Pool A NED NED (3–0) BUL BUL (2–1) LUX LUX (1–2) POR POR (0–3) 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–3 0–2 35em Pool B SUI SUI (3–0) HUN HUN (2–1) DEN DEN (1–2) GBR GBR (0–3) 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 35em Pool C SWE SWE (3–0) BLR BLR (2–1) SLO SLO (1–2) GEO GEO (0–3) 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–3 0–2 35em Pool D SRB SRB (2–0) ROM ROM (1–1) POL POL (0–2) 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–3 Play-offs 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs PlacingA TeamScoreB/D TeamPromotion NED 0–2 SRB5th–8th BUL 0–2 HUN9th LUX N/A 9th N/A DENRelegation POR 0–2 GBRPlacingC TeamScoreB/D TeamPromotion SWE 1–2 SUI5th–8th BLR 0–2 ROU9th SLO N/A Relegation GEO 0–3 POL SRB and SUI advanced to the 2008 World Group II play-offs.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010679 Croatia v Serbia fedcup.com 2012-10-16 2012-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016202158/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010679 deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010677 Austria v Switzerland fedcup.com 2012-10-22 2012-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022012603/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010677 dead POR and GEO were relegated to Group II for 2009.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013757 Portugal v Morocco fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013759 Georgia v Turkey fedcup.com Group II Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) Date: 30 January – 2 February The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one of four teams. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group I in 2009. The nations finishing third in their pools took part in play-offs with the losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009, along with the nation finishing fourth in the pool of four teams. Pools 35em Pool A BIH BIH (2–0) RSA RSA (1–1) TUR TUR (0–2) 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 35em Pool B EST EST (3–0) LTU LTU (2–1) GRE GRE (1–2) IRE IRE (0–3) 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–3 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 Play-offs 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs PlacingA TeamScoreB TeamPromotion BIH 2–0 LTUPromotion RSA 0–3 ESTRelegation TUR 2-1Greece - Turkiye 1 - 2 (2008)GRERelegation N/AIRL BIH and EST advanced to Group I for 2009.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013625 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013611 Estonia v Bulgaria fedcup.com GRE and IRL were relegated to Group III for 2009.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013732 Greece v Ireland fedcup.com Group III Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay) Date: 22–26 April The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top team of each pool progressed to Group II for 2009. Pools 35em Pool A LAT LAT (4–0) NOR NOR (3–1) MRI MRI (2–2) ISL ISL (1–3) ZIM ZIM (0–4) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 35em Pool B MAR MAR (5–0) ARM ARM (4–1) FIN FIN (3–2) EGY EGY (2–3) MNE MNE (1–4) MDA MDA (0–5) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 LAT and MAR advanced to Group II for 2009.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013758 Latvia v Morocco fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References 40em 30em Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083744/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Switzerland https://web.archive.org/web/20160424031337/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SUI 2016-04-24 Fed Cup Profile, Netherlands https://web.archive.org/web/20120924064635/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=NED 2012-09-24 Fed Cup Profile, Denmark https://web.archive.org/web/20160517075454/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DEN 2016-05-17 Fed Cup Profile, Romania https://web.archive.org/web/20160427200851/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ROU 2016-04-27 Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222203/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, Morocco https://web.archive.org/web/20160425194658/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MAR 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Serbia https://web.archive.org/web/20160325065218/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SRB 2016-03-25 Fed Cup Profile, Sweden https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083911/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SWE 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Estonia https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221915/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST 2016-05-31 Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg https://web.archive.org/web/20160604055939/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LUX 2016-06-04 Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain https://web.archive.org/web/20160517114500/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GBR 2016-05-17 Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria https://web.archive.org/web/20140307071654/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BUL 2014-03-07 Fed Cup Profile, Finland https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222156/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=FIN 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, Iceland https://web.archive.org/web/20160524091801/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ISL 2016-05-24 Fed Cup Profile, Greece https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084616/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Georgia https://web.archive.org/web/20160512215337/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GEO 2016-05-12 Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084515/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Norway https://web.archive.org/web/20160425195351/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=NOR 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Turkey https://web.archive.org/web/20160330225314/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUR 2016-03-30 Fed Cup Profile, Zimbabwe https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215024/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ZIM 2016-03-03 Fed Cup Profile, Ireland https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085242/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL 2016-05-06 Fed Cup Profile, Montenegro https://web.archive.org/web/20160425195033/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MNE 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Latvia https://web.archive.org/web/20160512215353/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LAT 2016-05-12 Fed Cup Profile, Moldova https://web.archive.org/web/20160517091514/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MDA 2016-05-17 Fed Cup Profile, Armenia https://web.archive.org/web/20160425195324/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ARM 2016-04-25 External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Europe Africa Category:International sports competitions in Budapest Category:Tennis tournaments in Hungary Category:Sports competitions in Tallinn Category:Tennis tournaments in Estonia Category:Sports competitions in Yerevan Category:Tennis tournaments in Armenia 2008 Fed Cup Europe Africa Zone 2008 Fed Cup Europe Africa Zone Category:January 2008 sports events in Europe Category:February 2008 sports events in Europe Category:April 2008 sports events in Europe