2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

Tennis competition play-offs 2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone The play-offs of the 2006 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 eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2006 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 team 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 CAN BRA2 MEX PUR3 CHI COL4 URU CUB 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. Canada vs. Brazil Canada Brazil Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) 3 0 Stéphanie Dubois 3 6 7 Jenifer Widjaja 6 4 5 Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6 Maria Fernanda Alves 4 0 Sharon Fichman Aleksandra Wozniak 3 Larissa Carvalho Letícia Sobral 0 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007817 Canada v Brazil 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. Mexico vs. Puerto Rico Mexico Puerto Rico Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Erika Clarke 1 1 Vilmarie Castellvi 6 6 Daniela Múñoz Gallegos 2 2 Kristina Brandi 6 6 Erika Clarke Lorena Villalobos Cruz 6 7 Kristina Brandi Vilmarie Castellvi 1 5 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007816 Mexico v Puerto Rico 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. Chile vs. Cuba Chile Cuba Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) 2 0 Valentina Castro 6 1 6 Yanet Núñez Mojarena 1 6 3 Andrea Koch-Benvenuto 7 6 Yamile Fors Guerra 6.025 4 Valentina Castro Andrea Koch-Benvenuto Yamile Fors Guerra Yanet Núñez Mojarena http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007815 Chile v Cuba fedcup.com Uruguay vs. Colombia Uruguay Colombia Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 María Eugenia Roca Recarey 7 6 Viky Núñez Fuentes 6.045 2 Estefanía Craciun 1 6 4 Mariana Duque Mariño 6 1 6 Estefanía Craciun Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 6 4 5 Mariana Duque Mariño Viky Núñez Fuentes 4 6 7 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007814 Uruguay v Colombia fedcup.com Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted CAN Second BRA Third PUR Fourth MEXFifth CHI COLRelegated CUB URU CAN advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against ARG, where they won 3–2. The team thus advanced to World Group II for the next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CAN Fed Cup Profile, Canada fedcup.com 2016-04-19 2012-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419124450/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CAN dead CUB and URU were relegated down to Americas Zone Group II for the next year. The Uruguayans placed equal first, and thus advanced back to Group I for 2008, while the Cubans did not compete.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CUB Fed Cup Profile, Cuba fedcup.com 2016-03-03 2012-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231142/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CUB deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=URU Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay fedcup.com 2016-04-19 2012-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419044920/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=URU 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:2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone