2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

October 2012 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools. PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D1 SUI ISR RSA HUN2 BLR FR Yugoslavia UKR NED3 EST BUL DEN POL4 LUX GEO 1990 ROU GBR5 IRL The eight teams were then randomly paired up the team from a different placing of another group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group play-offs. Switzerland vs. Netherlands Switzerland Netherlands Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) 2 0 Myriam Casanova 7 6 Elise Tamaëla 6.015 3 Patty Schnyder 6 6 Miriam Oremans 3 1 Myriam Casanova Patty Schnyder Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004571 Switzerland v Netherlands fedcup.com SUI advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against ISR. They won 4–1, and thus advanced to the World Group for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SUI Fed Cup Profile, Switzerland fedcup.com 2016-04-24 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160424031337/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SUI dead Israel vs. Belarus Israel Belarus Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Tzipora Obziler 4 3 Nadejda Ostrovskaya 6 6 Anna Smashnova 6 6 Tatiana Poutchek 4 0 Tzipora Obziler Anna Smashnova 1 6 8 Olga Barabanschikova Nadejda Ostrovskaya 6 4 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004572 Israel v Belarus fedcup.com ISR advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against SUI. They lost 1–4, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ISR Fed Cup Profile, Israel fedcup.com 2011-08-24 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110824175102/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ISR dead South Africa vs. Yugoslavia South Africa FR Yugoslavia Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) 2 0 Chanelle Scheepers 6 6 Katarina Mišić 2 2 Amanda Coetzer 7 3 6 Jelena Janković 5 6 2 Amanda Coetzer Chanelle Scheepers Katarina Mišić Jelena Janković http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004573 South Africa v Yugoslavia fedcup.com RSA advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against CZE. They lost 1–4, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=RSA Fed Cup Profile, South Africa fedcup.com 2013-03-14 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20130314140855/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=RSA dead Hungary vs. Ukraine Hungary Ukraine Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Melinda Czink 2 6.045 Yuliya Beygelzimer 6 7 Petra Mandula 4 6 6 Tatiana Perebiynis 6 4 2 Zsófia Gubacsi Petra Mandula 1 6 6 Yuliya Beygelzimer Tatiana Perebiynis 6 1 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004574 Hungary v Ukraine fedcup.com HUN advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against ARG. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HUN Fed Cup Profile, Hungary fedcup.com 2016-05-28 2012-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160528125229/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HUN dead See also Fed Cup structure References External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone