2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

none 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2011 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 2011 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 SUI POL BLR NED2 GBR ISR CRO ROU3   LUX AUT HUN4 DEN BUL GRE LAT 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, where they'd get a chance to advanced to World Group II. Belarus vs. Poland Belarus Poland Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2011 Hard (outdoors) 2 0 Olga Govortsova 7 7 Magda Linette 6.02 6.00 Victoria Azarenka 7 7 Agnieszka Radwańska 5 5 Victoria Azarenka Olga Govortsova Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100016885 Belarus v Poland fedcup.com Netherlands vs. Switzerland Netherlands Switzerland Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2011 Hard (outdoors) 1 2 Michaëlla Krajicek 4 7 5 Timea Bacsinszky 6 5 7 Arantxa Rus 6 6 Patty Schnyder 4 1 Michaëlla Krajicek Arantxa Rus 5 2 Timea Bacsinszky Patty Schnyder 7 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100016886 Netherlands v Switzerland 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. Croatia vs. Great Britain Croatia Great Britain Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2011 Hard (outdoors) 0 2 Silvia Njirić 2 5 Heather Watson 6 7 Ajla Tomljanović 2 3 Elena Baltacha 6 6 Silvia Njirić Ajla Tomljanović Jocelyn Rae Heather Watson http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100016881 Croatia v Great Britain fedcup.com Israel vs. Romania Israel Romania Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2011 Hard (outdoors) 2 1 Julia Glushko 4 1 Monica Niculescu 6 6 Shahar Pe'er 6 7 Alexandra Dulgheru 0 5 Julia Glushko Shahar Pe'er 6 6 Cristina Dinu Alexandra Dulgheru 4 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100016882 Israel 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. Austria vs. Luxembourg Austria Luxembourg Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2011 Hard (outdoors) 2 1 Melanie Klaffner 0 4 Anne Kremer 6 6 Sybille Bammer 6 6 Mandy Minella 4 2 Melanie Klaffner Sandra Klemenschits 0 6 7 Anne Kremer Mandy Minella 6 0 5 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100016883 Austria v Luxembourg fedcup.com HUN was not drawn against anyone due to the odd number of teams in Pool A. As such, Hungary was automatically named an equal 9th team along with Austria. 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 2012. Denmark vs. Greece Denmark Greece Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2011 Hard (outdoors) 1 2 Karen Barbat 1 6.02 Eirini Georgatou 6 7 Caroline Wozniacki 6 6 Eleni Daniilidou 0 3 Mai Grage Caroline Wozniacki 2 5 Eleni Daniilidou Eirini Georgatou 6 7 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100016879 Denmark v Greece fedcup.com Bulgaria vs. Latvia Bulgaria Latvia Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2011 Hard (outdoors) 2 0 Dia Evtimova 5 6 6 Irina Kuzmina 7 3 3 Elitsa Kostova 6 6 Līga Dekmeijere 3 3 Elitsa Kostova Magdalena Maleeva Līga Dekmeijere Irina Kuzmina http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100016880 Bulgaria v Latvia fedcup.com Final Placements Placing Teams Promoted BLR SUI Third POL NED Fifth GBR ISR Seventh CRO ROU Ninth AUT HUN Eleventh LUX   Twelfth GRE BUL Relegated DEN LAT BLR advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against EST. They won 5–0, and as such progressed through to World Group II for 2012. Their win against Estonia was the most decisive in Fed Cup history, with Estonia winning only thirteen games.http://www.fedcup.com/en/history/records.aspx Fed Cup Records fedcup.com 2013-08-14 2011-04-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20130814012443/http://www.fedcup.com/en/history/records.aspx dead SUI advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against SWE. They won 4–1, and as such progressed through to World Group II for 2012. DEN and LAT were relegated down to the 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. Both teams were positioned in the relegation play-offs, where they were drawn against each other. The Latvians won, meaning they remained in Group II for 2013, while the Danes lost and were relegated down to Group III. 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:2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone