2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

International tennis competition play-offs 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The playoffs of the 2014 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 2014 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 to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II. Pool results PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D1 NED ROU UKR BLR2 BEL HUN ISR POR3 CRO GBR AUT TUR4 LUX LAT SLO BUL Promotional play-offs The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II play-offs. Netherlands vs. Belarus Netherlands Belarus Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungaryhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021464 Netherlands v Belarus fedcup.com 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) 2 0 Richèl Hogenkamp 6 6 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3 4 Kiki Bertens 7 6 Olga Govortsova 6.045 2 Kiki Bertens Michaëlla Krajicek Olga Govortsova Aliaksandra Sasnovich Romania vs. Ukraine Romania Ukraine Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungaryhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021463 Romania v Ukraine fedcup.com 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) 2 0 Sorana Cîrstea 6 6 Olga Savchuk 3 0 Simona Halep 6 7 Elina Svitolina 3 5 Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu Lyudmyla Kichenok Olga Savchuk 5th to 8th play-offs The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams. Belgium vs. Portugal Belgium Portugal Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungaryhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021465 Belgium v Portugal fedcup.com 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) 2 1 An-Sophie Mestach 2 6 6 Bárbara Luz 6 0 2 Yanina Wickmayer 6.045 3 Michelle Larcher de Brito 7 6 Ysaline Bonaventure An-Sophie Mestach 7 6 Michelle Larcher de Brito Bárbara Luz 6.025 0 Hungary vs. Israel Hungary Israel Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungaryhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021466 Hungary v Israel fedcup.com 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) 2 1 Szabina Szlavikovics 3 6 6.025 Ofri Lankri 6 3 7 Réka-Luca Jani 6 6 Keren Shlomo 4 3 Réka-Luca Jani Szabina Szlavikovics 6 6 Ofri Lankri Keren Shlomo 3 4 9th to 12th play-offs The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams. Croatia vs. Turkey Croatia Turkey Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungaryhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021467 Croatia v Turkey fedcup.com 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) 2 1 Tereza Mrdeža 4 6 0 İpek Soylu 6 1 6 Donna Vekić 6 6 Melis Sezer 2 1 Darija Jurak Tereza Mrdeža 7 4 6 Çağla Büyükakçay İpek Soylu 6.035 6 3 Great Britain vs. Austria Great Britain Austria Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungaryhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021468 Great Britain v Austria fedcup.com 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) 2 0 Tara Moore 6 6 Tamira Paszek 2 4 Heather Watson 6 6 Yvonne Meusburger 4 2 Tara Moore Jocelyn Rae Yvonne Meusburger Tamira Paszek Relegation play-offs The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015. Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria Luxembourg Bulgaria Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungaryhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021469 Luxembourg v Bulgaria fedcup.com 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) 0 2 Claudine Schaul 2 3 Isabella Shinikova 6 6 Anne Kremer 3 7 6.065 Elitsa Kostova 6 6.065 7 Anne Kremer Claudine Schaul Elitsa Kostova Viktoriya Tomova Latvia vs. Slovenia Latvia Slovenia Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungaryhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100021470 Latvia v Slovenia fedcup.com 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) 2 0 Jeļena Ostapenko 6 7 Dalila Jakupović 3 6.085 Diāna Marcinkēviča 6 6 Maša Zec Peškirič 0 0 Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena Ostapenko Dalila Jakupović Andreja Klepač Final placements Placing Teams Promoted NED ROU Third BLR UKR Fifth BEL HUN Seventh POR ISR Ninth CRO GBR Eleventh TUR AUT Thirteenth BUL LAT Relegated LUX SLO NED and ROU advanced to World Group II play-offs. LUX and SLO were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2015. References External links Fed Cup website P1