2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

Tennis competition play-offs 2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone The play-offs of the 2004 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 nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top two countries of each pool played for first to fourth placings, while the bottom two of each pool competed for sixth to ninth. The teams that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group play-offs, whilst those coming in eighth were relegated down to Group II for the next year. PlacingPool APool B1 MEX CAN2 ESA BRA3   CUB4 COL CHI5 PUR URU Promotion play-offs The first and second 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 play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group for next year. Mexico vs. Brazil Mexico Brazil Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 0 2 Marcela Arroyo 1 2 Carla Tiene 6 6 Daniela Múñoz Gallegos 0 1 Maria Fernanda Alves 6 6 Marcela Arroyo Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Maria Fernanda Alves Carla Tiene http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100005992 Mexico v Brazil fedcup.com El Salvador vs. Canada El Salvador Canada Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 0 2 Miriam Cruz 0 0 Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6 Liz Cruz 2 4 Marie-Ève Pelletier 6 6 Liz Cruz Miriam Cruz Marie-Ève Pelletier Aleksandra Wozniak http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100005993 El Salvador v Canada fedcup.com Fifth As there were only four teams from Pool A compared to the five from Pool B, the third-placed team from Pool B (CUB) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Cubans were automatically awarded fifth place. 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. Colombia vs. Uruguay Colombia Uruguay Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 0 2 Gabriela Mejía Tenorio 4 4 María Eugenia Roca Recarey 6 6 Karen Castiblanco 0 1 Ana Lucía Migliarini de León 6 6 Karen Castiblanco Gabriela Mejía Tenorio Ana Lucía Migliarini de León María Eugenia Roca Recarey http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100005994 Colombia v Uruguay fedcup.com Puerto Rico vs. Chile Puerto Rico Chile Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 María Calbetó 2 1 Valentina Castro 6 6 Vilmarie Castellvi 7 6 Andrea Koch-Benvenuto 5 4 Kristina Brandi Vilmarie Castellvi 6 6 Valentina Castro Andrea Koch-Benvenuto 2 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100005995 Puerto Rico v Chile fedcup.com Final Placements Placing TeamsPromoted BRA CANThird MEX ESA Fifth CUBSixth URU PURRelegated COL CHI BRA and CAN advanced to the World Group play-offs. The Brazilians were drawn against CRO, but they were defeated 1–4. The Canadians were drawn against SUI, but they were also defeated 2–3. Both teams were thus relegated back to Group I for the next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BRA Fed Cup Profile, Brazil fedcup.com 2016-04-18 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418131053/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BRA deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CAN Fed Cup Profile, Canada fedcup.com 2016-04-19 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419124450/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CAN dead COL and CHI were relegated down to 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II, where they respectively placed second and first overall. Thus, they both achieved advancement back to Group I for 2006.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=COL Fed Cup Profile, Colombia fedcup.com 2016-04-22 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222441/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=COL deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CHI Fed Cup Profile, Chile fedcup.com 2016-04-19 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419044457/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CHI 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:2004 Fed Cup Americas Zone