2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2013 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard, outdoors)
• Date: 6–10 February

The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2014.

Pools

Pool A CRO BLR AUT GEO 1 Croatia (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0 2 Belarus (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3 Austria (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 4 Georgia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Pool B GBR HUN POR BIH 1 Great Britain (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 2 Hungary (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3 Portugal (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Pool C POL ISR ROU TUR 1 Poland (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 2 Israel (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 3 Romania (1–2) 1–2 2–1 1–2 4 Turkey (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1

Pool D BUL NED SLO LUX 1 Bulgaria (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 2 Netherlands (2–1) 3–0 0–3 3–0 3 Slovenia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 4 Luxembourg (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

Placing A Team Score C Team Promotional Croatia 1–2 Poland 5th–8th Belarus 0–2 Israel 9th–12th Austria 2–1 Romania Relegation Georgia 1–2 Turkey

Placing B Team Score D Team Promotional Great Britain 2–0 Bulgaria 5th–8th Hungary 2–0 Netherlands 9th–12th Portugal W/O Slovenia Relegation Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Luxembourg

• Poland and Great Britain advanced to World Group II play-offs.
• Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014.

Group II

• Venue: Bellevue Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay)
• Dates: 17–20 April

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two nations placing first and second will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group I. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group III for 2014.

Pools

Pool A TUN LAT FIN EST 1 Tunisia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1 2 Latvia (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3 Finland (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–0 4 Estonia (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–2

Pool B MNE LTU RSA GRE 1 Montenegro (3–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1 2 Lithuania (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3 South Africa (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 4 Greece (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion	Tunisia	2–1	Lithuania
Promotion	Latvia	2–1	Montenegro
Relegation	Finland	2–1	Greece
Relegation	Estonia	1–2	South Africa

• Latvia and Tunisia advanced to Europe/Africa Group I in 2014.
• Estonia and Greece were relegated to Europe/Africa Group III in 2014.

Group III

Venue: Terraten Club, Chișinău, Moldova (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–11 May

The thirteen teams were divided into three pools of three teams and one pool of four. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group II for 2014. The fourth nation in Pool D will not compete in the positional play-offs.

Pools

Pool A EGY MLT ARM 1 Egypt (2–0) 3–0 3–0 2 Malta (1–1) 0–3 2–1 3 Armenia (0–2) 0–3 1–2

Pool B DEN MAR NAM 1 Denmark (2–0) 3–0 3–0 2 Morocco (1–1) 0–3 3–0 3 Namibia (0–2) 0–3 0–3

Pool C MDA IRL KEN 1 Moldova (2–0) 2–1 3–0 2 Ireland (1–1) 1–2 3–0 3 Kenya (0–2) 0–3 0–3

Pool D LIE MAD NOR CYP 1 Liechtenstein (2–1) 3–0 3–0 0–3 2 Madagascar (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3 Norway (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 4 Cyprus (1–2) 3–0 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

Placing A Team Score C Team Promotional Egypt 2–0 Moldova 5th–8th Malta 2–1 Ireland 9th–12th Armenia 2–1 Kenya

Placing B Team Score D Team Promotional Denmark 1–2 Liechtenstein 5th–8th Morocco 1–1 Madagascar 9th–12th Namibia 0–3 Norway 13th N/A – Cyprus

• Egypt and Liechtenstein advanced to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014.

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

• Fed Cup Result, 2013 Europe/Africa Group I
• Fed Cup Result, 2013 Europe/Africa Group II
• Fed Cup Result, 2013 Europe/Africa Group III

External links

• Fed Cup website