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

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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.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Austria  Sweden  Great Britain  Poland
2  Bulgaria  Hungary  Portugal  Romania
3    Bosnia and Herzegovina  Israel  Croatia
4  Estonia  Greece  Netherlands  Luxembourg

Promotion play-offs

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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

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Austria
0 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 4, 2012
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Anne Keothavong 		65
77 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Tamira Paszek
Elena Baltacha 		1
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Sandra Klemenschits / Tamira Paszek
Laura Robson / Heather Watson 		      not
played

[1]

Sweden vs. Poland

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Sweden
2 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 4, 2012
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Poland
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Sofia Arvidsson
Urszula Radwańska 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Johanna Larsson
Agnieszka Radwańska 		1
6 		0
6 		   
3  
  		Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson
Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska 		6
4 		6
3 		   

[2]

5th to 8th play-offs

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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

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Bulgaria
0 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2012
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Portugal
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Isabella Shinikova
Maria João Köhler 		3
6 		5
7 		   
2  
  		Dia Evtimova
Michelle Larcher de Brito 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3  
  		Dia Evtimova / Isabella Shinikova
Maria João Köhler / Michelle Larcher de Brito 		      not
played

[3]

Hungary vs. Romania

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Hungary
0 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2012
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Romania
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Katalin Marosi
Mihaela Buzărnescu 		2
6 		66
78 		   
2  
  		Réka-Luca Jani
Simona Halep 		2
6 		3
6 		   
3  
  		Vaszilisza Bulgakova / Katalin Marosi
Mihaela Buzărnescu / Simona Halep 		      not
played

[4]

9th to 12th play-offs

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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

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
0 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2012
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Croatia
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Anita Husarić
Donna Vekić 		2
6 		0
6 		   
2  
  		Jasmina Tinjić
Tereza Mrdeža 		0
1 		    retired
 
3  
  		Anita Husarić / Jasmina Tinjić
Petra Martić / Ani Mijačika 		      not
played

[5]

Relegation play-offs

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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

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Estonia
1 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 4, 2012
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Netherlands
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Eva Paalma
Kiki Bertens 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Anett Kontaveit
Bibiane Schoofs 		4
6 		77
63 		6
1 		 
3  
  		Anett Kontaveit / Tatjana Vorobjova
Kiki Bertens / Michaëlla Krajicek 		0
6 		0
6 		   

[6]

Greece vs. Luxembourg

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Greece
1 		Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel
February 5, 2012
Hard (outdoors) 		 
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Agni Stefanou
Claudine Schaul 		4
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Despina Papamichail
Anne Kremer 		5
7 		6
4 		7
5 		 
3  
  		Despina Papamichail / Maria Sakkari
Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul 		6
3 		2
6 		68
710 		 

[7]

Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted   Great Britain   Sweden
Third   Austria   Poland
Fifth   Portugal   Romania
Seventh   Bulgaria   Hungary
Ninth   Israel   Croatia
Eleventh   Bosnia and Herzegovina  
Twelfth   Netherlands   Luxembourg
Relegated   Estonia   Greece

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Austria v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Sweden v Poland". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Romania". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Estonia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Greece v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
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