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2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
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2013 Fed Cup
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2013 Fed Cup.
Group I
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard, outdoors)
Date: 6–10 February
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2014.
Pools
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Pool A CRO CRO (3–0) BLR BLR (2–1) AUT AUT (1–2) GEO GEO (0–3) 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3
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Pool B GBR GBR (3–0) HUN HUN (2–1) POR POR (1–2) BIH BIH (0–3) 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2
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Pool C POL POL (3–0) ISR ISR (1–2) ROU ROU (1–2) TUR TUR (1–2) 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1
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Pool D BUL BUL (3–0) NED NED (2–1) SLO SLO (1–2) LUX LUX (0–3) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3
Play-offs
2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
PlacingA TeamScoreC TeamPromotional CRO 1–2 POL5th–8th BLR 0–2 ISR9th–12th AUT 2–1 ROURelegation GEO 1–2 TURPlacingB TeamScoreD TeamPromotional GBR 2–0 BUL5th–8th HUN 2–0 NED9th–12th POR W/O SLORelegation BIH 0–2 LUX
POL and GBR advanced to World Group II play-offs.
GEO and BIH were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014.
Group II
Venue: Bellevue Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay)
Dates: 17–20 April
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two nations placing first and second will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group I. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group III for 2014.
Pools
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Pool A TUN TUN (3–0) LAT LAT (2–1) FIN FIN (1–2) EST EST (0–3) 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–2
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Pool B MNE MNE (3–0) LTU LTU (2–1) RSA RSA (1–2) GRE GRE (0–3) 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Play-offs
2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
PlacingA TeamScoreB TeamPromotion TUN 2–1 LTUPromotion LAT 2–1 MNERelegation FIN 2–1 GRERelegation EST 1–2 RSA
LAT and TUN advanced to Europe/Africa Group I in 2014.
EST and GRE were relegated to Europe/Africa Group III in 2014.
Group III
Venue: Terraten Club, Chișinău, Moldova (outdoor clay)
Dates: 8–11 May
The thirteen teams were divided into three pools of three teams and one pool of four. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group II for 2014. The fourth nation in Pool D will not compete in the positional play-offs.
Pools
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Pool A EGY EGY (2–0) MLT MLT (1–1) ARM ARM (0–2) 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2
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Pool B DEN DEN (2–0) MAR MAR (1–1) NAM NAM (0–2) 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3
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Pool C MDA MDA (2–0) IRL IRL (1–1) KEN KEN (0–2) 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3
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Pool D LIE LIE (2–1) MAD MAD (2–1) NOR NOR (1–2) CYP CYP (1–2) 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3
Play-offs
2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs
PlacingA TeamScoreC TeamPromotional EGY 2–0 MDA5th–8th MLT 2–1 IRL9th–12th ARM 2–1 KENPlacingB TeamScoreD TeamPromotional DEN 1–2 LIE5th–8th MAR 1–1 MAD9th–12th NAM 0–3 NOR13th N/A – CYP
EGY and LIE advanced to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014.
See also
Fed Cup structure
References
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Fed Cup Result, 2013 Europe/Africa Group I
Fed Cup Result, 2013 Europe/Africa Group II
Fed Cup Result, 2013 Europe/Africa Group III
External links
Fed Cup website
Europe Africa
Category:Sport in Eilat
Category:Tennis tournaments in Israel
Category:Sport in Ulcinj
Category:Tennis tournaments in Montenegro
Category:Tennis tournaments in Moldova
Category:Sports competitions in Chișinău