2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

International tennis competition play-offs 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2005 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 2005 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 BUL NED SLO BLR2 RSA SWE SCG ISR3 HUN LUX GBR UKR4 EST POL DEN GRE 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. Bulgaria vs. Netherlands Bulgaria Netherlands Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 2 0 Sesil Karatantcheva 6 6 Elise Tamaëla 1 1 Magdalena Maleeva 4 6 6 Michaëlla Krajicek 6 3 2     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007221 Bulgaria v Netherlands fedcup.com Slovenia vs. Belarus Slovenia Belarus Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Tina Pisnik 7 6.00 2 Victoria Azarenka 6.015 7 6 Katarina Srebotnik 6 6 Anastasiya Yakimova 1 0 Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6 6 Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek 3 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007222 Slovenia v Belarus fedcup.com 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. South Africa vs. Sweden South Africa Sweden Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Chanelle Scheepers 6 6 Sousan Massi 0 4 Natalie Grandin 4 4 Sofia Arvidsson 6 6 Natalie Grandin Alicia Pillay 7 6 Johanna Larsson Sousan Massi 5 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007223 South Africa v Sweden fedcup.com Serbia and Montenegro vs. Israel Serbia and Montenegro Israel Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 0 2 Dragana Zarić 1 4 Tzipora Obziler 6 6 Ana Timotić 4 6 3 Shahar Pe'er 6 4 6     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007224 Serbia and Montenegro v Israel fedcup.com Ninth and 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. Hungary vs. Luxembourg Hungary Luxembourg Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Barbara Pócza 6.045 4 Mandy Minella 7 6 Zsófia Gubacsi 7 6.075 3 Anne Kremer 5 7 6 Zsófia Gubacsi Virág Németh 7 6 Mandy Minella Lynn Philippe 5 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007225 Hungary v Luxembourg fedcup.com Great Britain vs. Ukraine Great Britain Ukraine Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Katie O'Brien 6 6 Valeria Bondarenko 3 3 Elena Baltacha 1 3 Alona Bondarenko 6 6 Katie O'Brien Jane O'Donoghue 3 2 Alona Bondarenko Valeria Bondarenko 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007226 Great Britain v Ukraine fedcup.com 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. Estonia vs. Poland Estonia Poland Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 20 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 3 0 Margit Rüütel 6 Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka 1 2 Maret Ani 6 7 Karolina Kosińska 1 6.005 Anett Kaasik Margit Rüütel 5 6 6 Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska 7 4 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007219 Estonia v Poland fedcup.com Denmark vs. Greece Denmark Greece Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 20 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Caroline Wozniacki 4 6 6 Anna Koumantou 6 1 3 Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard 6 5 9 Anna Gerasimou 3 7 11 Hanne Skak Jensen Caroline Wozniacki 7 6 Asimina Kaplani Anna Koumantou 6.045 4 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007220 Denmark v Greece fedcup.com Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted BUL SLO Third NED BLR Fifth RSA ISR Seventh SWE SCG Ninth LUX UKR Eleventh HUN GBR Thirteenth EST DEN Relegated POL GRE BUL and SLO advanced to the World Group II play-offs. The Bulgarians were drawn against JPN, and they lost 1–4. The Slovenians were drawn against CHN, and they also lost 1–4. Both teams thus fell back to Group I for the next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BUL Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria fedcup.com 2014-03-07 2012-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20140307071654/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BUL deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia fedcup.com 2010-11-12 2012-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083744/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO dead POL and GRE were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. The Polish placed first overall, thus achieving advancement back to Group I for 2006, while the Greeks placed fifth.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POL Fed Cup Profile, Poland fedcup.com 2016-03-25 2012-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325042257/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POL deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE Fed Cup Profile, Greece fedcup.com 2010-11-12 2012-10-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084616/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE 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 Europe/Africa Zone