2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone The play-offs of the 2008 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 seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I. The team that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group II play-offs, whilst those coming in sixth and seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year. PlacingPool APool B1 BRA COL2 PUR CAN3 PAR MEX4 URU   Promotion play-offs The top team of each pool was placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to World Group II for next year. Brazil vs. Colombia Brazil Colombia Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia 2 February 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 0 3 Maria Fernanda Alves 5 0 Mariana Duque Mariño 7 6 Teliana Pereira 2 7 3 Catalina Castaño 6 5 6 Ana-Clara Duarte Fernanda Hermenegildo 2 6 4 Viky Núñez Fuentes Mariana Duque Mariño 6 2 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010661 Brazil v Colombia fedcup.com Third to Fourth play-off The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a ties. The winner of the tie was allocated third place in the Group while the loser was allocated fourth. Puerto Rico vs. Canada Puerto Rico Canada Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia 2 February 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 0 3 Monica Puig 2 4 Ekaterina Shulaeva 6 6 Vilmarie Castellvi 6 1 5 Aleksandra Wozniak 3 6 7 Monica Puig Jessica Roland-Rosario 3 0 Stéphanie Dubois Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010663 Puerto Rico v Canada fedcup.com Relegation play-offs Because there was one extra player in Pool A, the last-placed team of that pool (URU) was automatically relegated down to Group II.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=URU Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay fedcup.com 2016-04-19 2012-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160419044920/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=URU dead The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Uruguayans in relegation. Paraguay vs. Mexico Paraguay Mexico Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia 2 February 2008 Red clay (outdoors) 3 0 Adriana Pereira 7 3 6 Valeria Pulido 5 6 3 Rossana de los Ríos 6 6 Daniela Múñoz Gallegos 0 3 Rossana de los Ríos Adriana Pereira Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Valeria Pulido 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010662 Paraguay v Mexico fedcup.com Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted COL Second BRA Third CAN Fourth PUR Fifth PARRelegated MEX URU COL advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against BEL, where they lost 0–5. The team thus fell back to Group I for the next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=COL Fed Cup Profile, Colombia fedcup.com 2016-04-22 2012-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222441/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=COL dead MEX and URU were relegated down to Americas Zone Group II for the next year. The Mexicans placed second in their pool of four, while the Uruguayans did not compete.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MEX Fed Cup Profile, Mexico fedcup.com 2016-04-22 2012-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222207/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MEX deadhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=URU Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay fedcup.com 2016-04-19 2012-11-27 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:2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone