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2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2022 Billie Jean King Cup

The 30th Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup.

Group I edit

  • Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
  • Date: 11–16 April 2022

The eleven teams were divided into two pools of five and six teams. The nations finishing first in their pools were automatically advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. The nations finishing 2nd in their pools took part in a play-off to determine the nation advancing to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. The nations finishing last and second-last in their pools took part in a relegation play-offs, with the losing nations relegated to Group II for 2023. [1]

Seeding edit

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   Serbia 20 1
  Sweden 26 2
2   Hungary 33 3
  Croatia 34 4
3   Turkey 36 5
  Austria 38 6
4   Estonia 39 7
  Bulgaria 42 8
5   Slovenia 43 9
  Denmark 54 10
  Georgia 65 11
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 8 November 2021

Pools edit

Pool A HUN SRB TUR DEN EST
1   Hungary (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
2   Serbia (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
3   Turkey (2–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
4   Denmark (1–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1
5   Estonia (0–4) 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2
Pool B SLO CRO AUT BUL SWE GEO
1   Slovenia (4–1) 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1
2   Croatia (4–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
3   Austria (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
4   Bulgaria (2–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1
5   Sweden (2–3) 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0
6   Georgia (0–5) 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
1st[a]   Hungary 2–1   Slovenia
Promotional   Serbia 0–2   Croatia
5th–6th   Turkey 0–2   Austria
7th —   Bulgaria
Relegation   Denmark 2–1   Georgia
Relegation   Estonia 1–2   Sweden

Final placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Hungary
Promoted/Second   Slovenia
Promoted/Third   Croatia
Promoted/Fourth   Serbia
Promoted/Fifth   Austria
Sixth   Turkey
Seventh   Bulgaria
Eighth   Denmark   Sweden
Relegated/Tenth   Estonia   Georgia

Group II edit

The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The four nations finishing 1st and 2nd in their pools took part in play-offs to determine the nations advancing to Group I in 2023. The nations finishing third took part in a relegation play-off, with the losing nations relegated to Group III for 2023, along with the nation finishing last in Group B. [2]

Seeding edit

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   Greece 37 1
  Luxembourg 45 2
2   Finland 51 3
  Egypt 55 4
3   Norway 58 5
  Israel 60 6
  Lithuania 62 7
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 8 November 2021

Pools edit

Pool A NOR EGY GRE
1   Norway (1–1) 2–1 1–2
2   Egypt (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3   Greece (1–1) 2–1 1–2
Pool B LTU ISR LUX FIN
1   Lithuania (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   Israel (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3   Luxembourg (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4   Finland (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional   Norway 2–1   Israel
  Egypt 2–1   Lithuania
Relegation   Greece 2–1   Luxembourg
—   Finland

Final placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Norway   Egypt
Third   Israel   Lithuania
Fifth   Greece
Relegated/Sixth   Luxembourg
Relegated/Seventh   Finland
  •   Norway and   Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2023.
  •   Finland and   Luxembourg were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2023.

Group III edit

  • Dates: 7–11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) / 5–10 July 2022 (Skopje)

The twenty-eight nations were split into two events. Event A was held in Ulcinj, whilst Event B was held in Skopje. In Ulcinj, the eleven teams were split into two pools of four nations and one pool of three nations. The top teams in each group will contest a two stage knock-out draw, with one team earning promotion to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023. In Skopje, the seventeen teams were split into two pools of four nations and three pools of three nations. An eight-team knock-out draw made up of the top team from each group and the two best 2nd place teams will determine the one nation promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

Seeding edit

Pools edit

Event A (Ulcinj) edit

Pool A (Ulcinj) BIH MNE NGR
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0) 2–0 3–0
2   Montenegro (1–1) 0–2 3–0
3   Nigeria (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B (Ulcinj) ALG CYP GHA AZE
1   Algeria (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2   Cyprus (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3   Ghana (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–0
4   Azerbaijan (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
Pool C (Ulcinj) MAR MDA ARM MRI
1   Morocco (3–0) 3–0 2–0 3–0
2   Moldova (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–0
3   Armenia (1–2) 0–2 1–2 2–1
4   Mauritius (0–3) 0–3 0–2 1–2

Event B (Skopje) edit

Pool A (Skopje) IRL ISL SEY
1   Ireland (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2   Iceland (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3   Seychelles (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B (Skopje) POR MLT BDI
1   Portugal (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2   Malta (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3   Burundi (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool C (Skopje) MKD RSA BOT UGA
1   North Macedonia (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2   South Africa (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3   Botswana (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4   Uganda (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool D (Skopje) KOS ALB KEN NAM
1   Kosovo (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2   Albania (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3   Kenya (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4   Namibia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

Promotional play-offs edit

Semifinals
10 June 2022 (Ulcinj)
8 July 2022 (Skopje)		Promotional play-offs
11 June 2022 (Ulcinj)
10 July 2022 (Skopje)
A  Bosnia/Herzegovina
Bye
A  Bosnia/Herzegovina2
C  Morocco0
C  Morocco2
B  Algeria0
A  Ireland1
B  Portugal2
B  Portugal2
C  North Macedonia1
C  North Macedonia2
D  Kosovo0
3rd-place play-off
9 July 2022 (Skopje)
   
A   Ireland NP
D   Kosovo NP

4th–6th (Ulcinj) and 5th–8th (Skopje) place play-offs edit

4th–6th-place play-offs (Ulcinj)
5th–8th-place play-offs (Skopje)
10 June 2022 (Ulcinj)
8 July 2022 (Skopje)		4th-place play-off (Ulcinj)
5th-place play-off (Skopje)
11 June 2022 (Ulcinj)
9 July 2022 (Skopje)
A  Montenegro
Bye
A  Montenegro1
C  Moldova2
C  Moldova2
B  Cyprus1
B  Malta3
A  Iceland0
B  MaltaNP
C  South AfricaNP
D  Albania0
C  South Africa2
7th-place play-off
9 July 2022 (Skopje)
   
A   Iceland NP
D   Albania NP

7th–9th (Ulcinj) and 9th–12th (Skopje) place play-offs edit

7th–9th-place play-offs (Ulcinj)
9th–12th-place play-offs (Skopje)
10 June 2022 (Ulcinj)
8 July 2022 (Skopje)		7th-place play-off (Ulcinj)
9th-place play-off (Skopje)
11 June 2022 (Ulcinj)
9 July 2022 (Skopje)
C  Armenia
Bye
C  Armenia2
B  Ghana1
B  Ghana2
A  Nigeria1
D  Kenya0
C  Botswana2
C  BotswanaNP
B  BurundiNP
B  Burundi2
A  Seychelles0
11th-place play-off
9 July 2022 (Skopje)
   
D   Kenya NP
A   Seychelles NP

10th-place play-off (Ulcinj) edit

10th-place play-off
10 June 2022 (Ulcinj)
   
B   Azerbaijan 0
C   Mauritius 2

13th-place play-off (Skopje) edit

13th-place play-off
8 July 2022 (Skopje)
   
C   Uganda w/o
D   Namibia

Final placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Portugal
Second   Morocco   North Macedonia
Third   Algeria   Ireland   Kosovo
Fourth   Moldova
Fifth   Montenegro   Malta   South Africa
Sixth   Cyprus
Seventh   Armenia   Iceland   Albania
Eighth   Ghana
Ninth   Nigeria   Botswana   Burundi
Tenth   Mauritius
Eleventh   Azerbaijan   Kenya   Seychelles
Thirteenth   Uganda
Fourteenth   Namibia

References edit

  1. ^ "Group I Europe/Africa 2022". www.fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Group II Europe/Africa 2022". www.fedcup.com.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Both teams are promoted but will play-off for 1st place ranking points

External links edit

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