2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2006 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, and also last in their pools. PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D1 SVK SCG GBR ISR2 NED DEN BUL ROU3 LUX SLO HUN BLR4 FIN RSA UKR EST5       SWE The eight top 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 II play-offs. The four bottom teams were also randomly paired up in play-off ties with the losers being relegated down to Group II for 2007. Promotion play-offs Slovakia vs. Great Britain Slovakia Great Britain TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) 2 1 Magdaléna Rybáriková 7 6 Elena Baltacha 5 3 Daniela Hantuchová 6 6 Anne Keothavong 2 1 Dominika Cibulková Janette Husárová 4 3 Elena Baltacha Claire Curran 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007824 Slovakia v Great Britain fedcup.com SVK advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against GBR. They won 5–0, and thus advanced to the World Group II for next year.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SVK Fed Cup Profile, Slovakia fedcup.com 2016-03-03 2012-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165246/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SVK dead Serbia and Montenegro vs. Israel Serbia and Montenegro Israel TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) 1 2 Ana Timotić 5 4 Anna Smashnova 7 5 2 Ana Ivanovic 2 6 4 Shahar Pe'er 6 4 6 Ana Ivanovic Danica Krstajić 1 6 8 Tzipora Obziler Shahar Pe'er 6 4 10 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007825 Serbia and Montenegro v Israel fedcup.com ISR advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against INA. However, the Indonesians pulled out of the tie to protest the violence that occurred in the Gaza Strip at that time of the year.https://www.haaretz.com/news/indonesia-pulls-out-of-fed-cup-tennis-in-israel-to-protest-gaza-strip-violence-1.192131 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072953/http://www.haaretz.com/news/indonesia-pulls-out-of-fed-cup-tennis-in-israel-to-protest-gaza-strip-violence-1.192131 dead March 4, 2016 Indonesia pulls out of Fed Cup tennis in Israel to protest Gaza Strip violence Associated Press 2006-07-04 2012-11-04 Israel thus progressed to the 2007 World Group II.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ISR Fed Cup Profile, Israel fedcup.com 2011-08-24 2012-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110824175102/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ISR dead Relegation play-offs South Africa vs. Sweden South Africa Sweden TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) 0 3 Elze Potgieter 1 0 Johanna Larsson 6 6 Alicia Pillay 1 1 Sofia Arvidsson 6 6 Alicia Pillay Lizaan du Plessis 2 0 Mari Andersson Nadja Roma 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007823 South AFrica v Sweden fedcup.com RSA was relegated down to Group II for next year, where they placed third overall.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=RSA Fed Cup Profile, South Africa fedcup.com 2013-03-14 2012-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20130314140855/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=RSA dead Finland vs. Ukraine Finland Ukraine TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) 0 2 Piia Suomalainen 7 1 2 Olena Antypina 6.055 6 6 Emma Laine 3 7 7 Kateryna Bondarenko 6 6.085 9     http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100007822 Finland v Ukraine fedcup.com FIN was relegated down to Group II for next year, where they placed last in their pool of three, and lost in their relegation play-off. The Finns therefore played in the 2008 Group III.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=FIN Fed Cup Profile, Finland fedcup.com 2016-04-22 2012-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222156/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=FIN 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:2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone