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2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2017 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 fourteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2017 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 to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Pool results

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Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Poland  Croatia  Great Britain  Serbia
2  Austria  Hungary  Latvia  Estonia
3  Turkey  Bulgaria
4  Georgia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Portugal  Israel

Promotional 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.

Poland vs. Serbia

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Poland
1
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[1]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)

Serbia
2
1 2 3
1 Poland
Serbia
Katarzyna Piter
Ivana Jorović
2
6
6
4
4
6
 
2 Poland
Serbia
Magda Linette
Nina Stojanović
6
2
6
1
   
3 Poland
Serbia
Magda Linette / Katarzyna Piter
Ivana Jorović / Nina Stojanović
6
4
4
6
1
6
 

Croatia vs. Great Britain

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Croatia
1
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[2]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)

Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
United Kingdom
Donna Vekić
Heather Watson
2
6
4
6
   
2 Croatia
United Kingdom
Ana Konjuh
Johanna Konta
6
4
6
3
   
3 Croatia
United Kingdom
Darija Jurak / Ana Konjuh
Johanna Konta / Heather Watson
6
4
4
6
3
6
 

5th place play-off

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The runner-up teams from pools A and D, and B and C competed in order to establish which two teams would place joint fifth in the final standings and which two would place joint seventh.

Austria vs. Estonia

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Austria
2
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[3]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)

Estonia
1
1 2 3
1 Austria
Estonia
Tamira Paszek
Maileen Nuudi
6
2
6
3
   
2 Austria
Estonia
Barbara Haas
Maria Lota Kaul
6
3
2
6
6
0
 
3 Austria
Estonia
Julia Grabher / Pia König
Valeria Gorlats / Maileen Nuudi
5
7
5
7
   

Hungary vs. Latvia

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Hungary
2
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[4]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)

Latvia
0
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Latvia
Ágnes Bukta
Daniela Vismane
6
2
6
3
   
2 Hungary
Latvia
Fanny Stollár
Diāna Marcinkēviča
6
2
4
6
6
3
 
3 Hungary
Latvia
Dalma Gálfi / Fanny Stollár
Diāna Marcinkēviča / Daniela Vismane
      not
played

Relegation play-offs

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The teams placing last in each pool competed to keep their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The bottom-placed team from group A faced the bottom-placed team from Group D, whilst Group B's and Group C's bottom-placed teams faced off. The losers were relegated to the 2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Georgia vs. Israel

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Georgia
2
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[5]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)

Israel
1
1 2 3
1 Georgia (country)
Israel
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Deniz Khazaniuk
6
4
4
6
7
5
 
2 Georgia (country)
Israel
Sofia Shapatava
Julia Glushko
4
6
6
2
2
6
 
3 Georgia (country)
Israel
Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava
Julia Glushko / Shelly Krolitzky
6
4
4
6
6
3
 

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Portugal

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[6]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)

Portugal
2
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal
Jelena Simić
Inês Murta
4
6
0
6
   
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal
Dea Herdželaš
Michelle Larcher de Brito
1
6
2
6
   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal
Nefisa Berberović / Anita Husarić
Francisca Jorge / Rita Vilaça
6
4
77
64
   

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Serbia  Great Britain
Third  Poland  Croatia
Fifth  Austria  Hungary
Seventh  Estonia  Latvia
Ninth  Bulgaria  Turkey
Eleventh  Georgia  Portugal
Relegated/Thirteenth  Israel  Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

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  1. ^ "Poland v Serbia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Croatia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Austria v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia v Israel". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal". fedcup.com.
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