2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2007 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 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 for the next year.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1  Romania  Ukraine  Serbia  Poland
2   Switzerland  Belarus  Slovenia  Luxembourg
3  Denmark  Hungary  Sweden  Great Britain
4  Netherlands  Lithuania  Estonia  Bulgaria

Promotional Play-Offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

Romania vs. Serbia


Romania
1
TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21 April 2007
Red clay (outdoors)

Serbia
2
1 2 3
1 Romania
Serbia
Mădălina Gojnea
Ana Timotić
1
6
6
4
6
3
 
2 Romania
Serbia
Raluca Olaru
Jelena Janković
3
6
4
6
   
3 Romania
Serbia
Mădălina Gojnea / Monica Niculescu
Jelena Janković / Ana Timotić
4
6
1
6
   

[1]

Ukraine vs. Poland


Ukraine
2
TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21 April 2007
Red clay (outdoors)

Poland
1
1 2 3
1 Ukraine
Poland
Yuliana Fedak
Marta Domachowska
77
63
77
65
   
2 Ukraine
Poland
Alona Bondarenko
Agnieszka Radwańska
4
6
3
6
   
3 Ukraine
Poland
Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko
Marta Domachowska / Urszula Radwańska
3
6
6
3
6
3
 

[2]

Fifth to Seventh Play-off

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the losers were allocated seventh.

Switzerland vs. Slovenia


Switzerland
2
TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21 April 2007
Red clay (outdoors)

Slovenia
0
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
Slovenia
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Tadeja Majerič
6
0
6
0
   
2 Switzerland
Slovenia
Patty Schnyder
Polona Hercog
6
3
3
6
6
2
 
3 Switzerland
Slovenia
 
 
      not
played

[3]

Belarus vs. Luxembourg


Belarus
2
TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21 April 2007
Red clay (outdoors)

Luxembourg
1
1 2 3
1 Belarus
Luxembourg
Ksenia Milevskaya
Lynn Philippe
6
2
6
2
   
2 Belarus
Luxembourg
Tatiana Poutchek
Anne Kremer
1
6
2
6
   
3 Belarus
Luxembourg
Ksenia Milevskaya / Anastasiya Yakimova
Anne Kremer / Lynn Philippe
3
6
6
3
6
3
 

[4]

Ninth to Eleventh Play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated ninth place in the Group while the losers were allocated eleventh.

Denmark vs. Hungary


Denmark
1
TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21 April 2007
Red clay (outdoors)

Hungary
2
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Hungary
Karen Barbat
Lucia Batta
6
3
6
2
   
2 Denmark
Hungary
Hanne Skak Jensen
Kira Nagy
3
6
0
6
   
3 Denmark
Hungary
Eva Dyrberg / Hanne Skak Jensen
Kira Nagy / Ágnes Szávay
4
6
7
5
0
6
 

[5]

Sweden vs. Great Britain


Sweden
3
TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21 April 2007
Red clay (outdoors)

Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1 Sweden
United Kingdom
Johanna Larsson
Naomi Cavaday
6
2
1
6
6
1
 
2 Sweden
United Kingdom
Sofia Arvidsson
Anne Keothavong
6
3
7
5
   
3 Sweden
United Kingdom
Mari Andersson / Johanna Larsson
Elena Baltacha / Claire Curran
6
0
6
1
   

[6]

Relegation Play-Offs

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

Netherlands vs. Estonia


Netherlands
2
TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21 April 2007
Red clay (outdoors)

Estonia
1
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Estonia
Nicole Thijssen
Anett Schutting
6
1
6
1
   
2 Netherlands
Estonia
Michaëlla Krajicek
Margit Rüütel
6
2
7
5
   
3 Netherlands
Estonia
 
 
      not
played

[7]

Lithuania vs. Bulgaria


Lithuania
0
TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21 April 2007
Red clay (outdoors)

Bulgaria
2
1 2 3
1 Lithuania
Bulgaria
Julija Gotovskytė
Dia Evtimova
1
6
0
3
  retired
 
2 Lithuania
Bulgaria
Lina Stančiūtė
Tsvetana Pironkova
1
6
77
65
2
6
 
3 Lithuania
Bulgaria
 
 
      not
played

[8]

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted  Serbia  Ukraine
Third  Romania  Poland
Fifth   Switzerland  Belarus
Seventh  Slovenia  Luxembourg
Ninth  Hungary  Sweden
Eleventh  Denmark  Great Britain
Thirteenth  Netherlands  Bulgaria
Relegated  Estonia  Lithuania

See also

References

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