2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2010 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 2010 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.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Slovenia   Switzerland  Sweden  Austria
2  Netherlands  Romania  Hungary  Great Britain
3  Israel  Croatia  Denmark  Belarus
4  Bulgaria  Portugal  Latvia  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Promotion play-offs

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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.

Slovenia vs. Switzerland

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Slovenia
3
Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
 
Switzerland
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Katarina Srebotnik
Amra Sadiković
6
2
64
77
6
1
 
2  
 
Polona Hercog
Sarah Moundir
6
4
6
1
   
3  
 
Polona Hercog / Katarina Srebotnik
Sarah Moundir / Amra Sadiković
      w/o
 

[1]

Sweden vs. Austria

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Sweden
3
Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
 
Austria
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Johanna Larsson
Patricia Mayr
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Sofia Arvidsson
Sybille Bammer
6
1
6
1
   
3  
 
Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson
Sandra Klemenschits / Yvonne Meusburger
      w/o
 

[2]

Fifth to seventh play-off

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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.

Netherlands vs. Great Britain

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Netherlands
2
Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Chayenne Ewijk
Anne Keothavong
65
77
3
6
   
2  
 
Arantxa Rus
Katie O'Brien
7
5
3
6
6
4
 
3  
 
Richèl Hogenkamp / Nicole Thijssen
Sarah Borwell / Katie O'Brien
6
2
6
4
   

[3]

Romania vs. Hungary

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Romania
2
Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
 
Hungary
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Irina-Camelia Begu
Zsófia Susányi
77
63
6
1
   
2  
 
Simona Halep
Réka-Luca Jani
6
4
6
2
   
3  
 
Irina-Camelia Begu / Alexandra Dulgheru
Réka-Luca Jani / Anikó Kapros
       
w/o

[4]

Ninth to eleventh play-off

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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.

Israel vs. Denmark

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Israel
2
Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
 
Denmark
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Keren Shlomo
Mai Grage
4
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Julia Glushko
Malou Ejdesgaard
4
6
1
0
   
retired
3  
 
Julia Glushko / Shahar Pe'er
Mai Grage / Karina Jacobsgaard
6
0
6
1
   

[5]

Croatia vs. Belarus

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Croatia
1
Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
 
Belarus
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Silvia Njirić
Tatiana Poutchek
2
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Ajla Tomljanović
Ekaterina Dzehalevich
77
62
6
4
   
3  
 
Silvia Njirić / Ajla Tomljanović
Ekaterina Dzehalevich / Tatiana Poutchek
1
6
1
6
   

[6]

Relegation play-offs

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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.

Bulgaria vs. Portugal

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Bulgaria
2
Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
6 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
 
Portugal
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Dia Evtimova
Neuza Silva
6
1
6
1
   
2  
 
Tsvetana Pironkova
Michelle Larcher de Brito
6
3
6
3
   
3  
 
Dia Evtimova / Tsvetana Pironkova
Maria João Koehler / Neuza Silva
       
w/o

[7]

Latvia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Latvia
3
Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal
3 February 2010
Greenset Grand Prix hard (indoors)
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Irina Kuzmina
Ema Burgić
5
7
6
3
77
65
 
2  
 
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Sandra Martinović
7
5
6
1
   
3  
 
Līga Dekmeijere / Diāna Marcinkēviča
Ema Burgić / Anita Husarić
4
6
6
2
6
0
 

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Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted   Slovenia   Sweden
Third    Switzerland   Austria
Fifth   Netherlands   Romania
Seventh   Great Britain   Hungary
Ninth   Israel   Belarus
Eleventh   Denmark   Croatia
Thirteenth   Bulgaria   Latvia
Relegated   Portugal   Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

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  1. ^ "Slovenia v Switzerland". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Sweden v Austria". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Netherlands v Great Britain". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Romania v Hungary". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Israel v Denmark". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Croatia v Belarus". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Bulgaria v Portugal". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Latvia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010.
  10. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Sweden". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Portugal". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010.
  12. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010.
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