2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

International tennis competition play-offs 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II. PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D1 AUT SWE GBR POL 2 BUL HUN POR ROM3   BIH ISR CRO4 EST GRE NED LUX Promotion play-offs The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II play-offs. Austria vs. Great Britain Austria Great Britain Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) 0 2 Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6.044 3 Anne Keothavong 7 6 Tamira Paszek 1 4 Elena Baltacha 6 6 Sandra Klemenschits Tamira Paszek Laura Robson Heather Watson http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018325 Austria v Great Britain fedcup.com Sweden vs. Poland Sweden Poland Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) 2 1 Sofia Arvidsson 6 6 Urszula Radwańska 1 2 Johanna Larsson 1 0 Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6 Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson 6 6 Agnieszka Radwańska Urszula Radwańska 4 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018326 Sweden v Poland fedcup.com 5th to 8th play-offs The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams. Bulgaria vs. Portugal Bulgaria Portugal Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) 0 2 Isabella Shinikova 3 5 Maria João Köhler 6 7 Dia Evtimova 1 1 Michelle Larcher de Brito 6 6 Dia Evtimova Isabella Shinikova Maria João Köhler Michelle Larcher de Brito http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018327 Bulgaria v Portugal fedcup.com Hungary vs. Romania Hungary Romania Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) 0 2 Katalin Marosi 2 6.055 Mihaela Buzărnescu 6 7 Réka-Luca Jani 2 3 Simona Halep 6 6 Vaszilisza Bulgakova Katalin Marosi Mihaela Buzărnescu Simona Halep http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018328 Hungary v Romania fedcup.com 9th to 12th play-offs The third placed teams of each pool except Pool A were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams. Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) 0 2 Anita Husarić 2 0 Donna Vekić 6 6 Jasmina Tinjić 0 Tereza Mrdeža 1 1 Anita Husarić Jasmina Tinjić Petra Martić Ani Mijačika http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018329 Bosnia and Herzegovina v Croatia fedcup.com Relegation play-offs The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2013. Estonia vs. Netherlands Estonia Netherlands Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) 1 2 Eva Paalma 2 2 Kiki Bertens 6 6 Anett Kontaveit 4 7 6 Bibiane Schoofs 6 6.025 1 Anett Kontaveit Tatjana Vorobjova 0 0 Kiki Bertens Michaëlla Krajicek 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018331 Estonia v Netherlands fedcup.com Greece vs. Luxembourg Greece Luxembourg Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) 1 2 Agni Stefanou 4 2 Claudine Schaul 6 6 Despina Papamichail 5 6 7 Anne Kremer 7 4 5 Despina Papamichail Maria Sakkari 6 2 6.077 Anne Kremer Claudine Schaul 3 6 7 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018332 Greece v Luxembourg fedcup.com Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted GBR SWE Third AUT POL Fifth POR ROM Seventh BUL HUN Ninth ISR CRO Eleventh BIH   Twelfth NED LUX Relegated EST GRE GBR and SWE advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against each other for advancement. SWE defeated GBR, 4–1, and thus proceeded to World Group II whilst the British were relegated back to Group I for 2013. EST and GRE were relegated down to 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. See also Fed Cup structure References External links Fed Cup website Category:2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone