2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs explained

See main article: 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone. The play-offs of the 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools, and also last in their pools.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
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The eight top teams were then randomly paired up the team from a different placing of another group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group II play-offs. The four bottom teams were also randomly paired up in play-off ties with the losers being relegated down to Group II for 2007.

Promotion play-offs

Slovakia vs. Great Britain

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• advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against . They won 5–0, and thus advanced to the World Group II for next year.^[2]

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Israel

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• advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against . However, the Indonesians pulled out of the tie to protest the violence that occurred in the Gaza Strip at that time of the year.^[4] Israel thus progressed to the 2007 World Group II.^[5]

Relegation play-offs

South Africa vs. Sweden

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• was relegated down to Group II for next year, where they placed third overall.^[7]

Finland vs. Ukraine

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• was relegated down to Group II for next year, where they placed last in their pool of three, and lost in their relegation play-off. The Finns therefore played in the 2008 Group III.^[9]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

External links

• Fed Cup website

Notes and References

1. News: Slovakia v Great Britain. fedcup.com.
2. News: Fed Cup Profile, Slovakia. fedcup.com.
3. News: Serbia and Montenegro v Israel. fedcup.com.
4. Web site: Indonesia pulls out of Fed Cup tennis in Israel to protest Gaza Strip violence . . 2006-07-04 . 2012-11-04.
5. News: Fed Cup Profile, Israel. fedcup.com.
6. News: South AFrica v Sweden. fedcup.com.
7. News: Fed Cup Profile, South Africa. fedcup.com.
8. News: Finland v Ukraine. fedcup.com.
9. News: Fed Cup Profile, Finland. fedcup.com.