2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Explained

See main article: 2009 Fed Cup.

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2009 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
• Date: 4–7 February

The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II in 2010.

Play-offs

See main article: 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs.

Placing A Team Score B/C Team Promotion 1–2 5th–8th 1–2 9th N/A 9th N/A Relegation 1–2

Placing B/C Team Score D Team Promotion 0–2 5th–8th 0–2 9th N/A Relegation 2–1

• and advanced to the 2009 World Group II play-offs.^{[1] [2]}
• and were relegated to Group II for 2010.^{[3] [4]}

Group II

• Venue: Attaleya Shine Tennis Club, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard)
• Date: 21–25 April

The six teams were divided into two pool of three teams each. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations will be promoted to Group I in 2010. The bottom nation in each pool will be relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2010.

Play-offs

See main article: 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs.

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion		3–0
Promotion		2–0

• and advanced to Group I for 2010.^{[5] [6]}
• and were relegated to Group III for 2010.^{[7] [8]}

Group III

• Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
• Date: 21–25 April

The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top two teams of each pool progressed to Group II for 2010.

Pools

• and advanced to Group II for 2010.^{[9] [10]}
• and were also promoted to Group II for 2010 as group runners-up.

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

• Fed Cup Result, 2009 Europe/Africa Group I
• Fed Cup Result, 2009 Europe/Africa Group II
• Fed Cup Result, 2009 Europe/Africa Group III

External links

• Fed Cup website

Notes and References

1. News: Poland v Japan. fedcup.com.
2. News: Estonia v Israel. fedcup.com.
3. News: Luxembourg v Liechtenstein. fedcup.com.
4. News: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria. fedcup.com.
5. News: Latvia v Bosnia and Herzegovina . fedcup.com.
6. News: Croatia v Portugal. fedcup.com.
7. News: Morocco v Malta. fedcup.com.
8. News: Turkey v Egypt. fedcup.com.
9. News: Greece v Finland. fedcup.com.
10. News: Armenia v South Africa. fedcup.com.