2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Explained

See main article: 2010 Fed Cup.

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2010 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal (indoor hard)
• Date: 3–6 February

The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. 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 relegated to Group II in 2011.

Play-offs

See main article: 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs.

Placing A Team Score Promotional 3–0 5th–8th 2–1 9th–12th 2–1 Relegation 2–1

Placing Score C/D Team Promotional 3–0 5th–8th 2–1 9th–12th 1–2 Relegation 3–0

• and advanced to the 2010 World Group II Play-offs.^{[1] [2]}
• and were relegated to Group II for 2011.^{[3] [4]}

Group II

• Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)
• Date: 28 April – 1 May

The eight teams were divided into two pool of four teams each. The winner of each pool played-off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group I in 2011. The bottom nation in each pool played-off against third place in other pool, with two losing nations relegated to the 2011 Group III.

Play-offs

See main article: 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs.

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotional		2–0
		2–1
Relegation		1–2
		2–0

• and advanced to Group I for 2011.^{[5] [6]}
• and were relegated to Group III for 2011.^{[7] [8]}

Group III

• Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)
• Date: 21–24 April

The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one pool of four. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group II in 2011.

Play-offs

See main article: 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs.

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotional		3–0
		0–2
5th–6th		1–2
7th	N/A	–

and advanced to Group II for 2011.^[9]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

• Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia
• Fed Cup Profile, Israel
• Fed Cup Profile, Netherlands
• Fed Cup Profile, Croatia
• Fed Cup Profile, Romania
• Fed Cup Profile, Portugal
• Fed Cup Profile, Sweden
• Fed Cup Profile, Hungary
• Fed Cup Profile, Denmark
• Fed Cup Profile, Morocco
• Fed Cup Profile, Ireland
• Fed Cup Profile, Belarus
• Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg
• Fed Cup Profile, South Africa
• Fed Cup Profile, Norway
• Fed Cup Profile, Greece
• Fed Cup Profile, Finland
• Fed Cup Profile, Georgia
• Fed Cup Profile, Malta
• Fed Cup Profile, Turkey
• Fed Cup Profile, Moldova
• Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain
• Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina

External links

• Fed Cup website

Notes and References

1. News: Sweden v China. fedcup.com.
2. News: Slovenia v Japan. fedcup.com.
3. News: Portugal v Morocco. fedcup.com.
4. News: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Turkey. fedcup.com.
5. News: Greece v Croatia. fedcup.com.
6. News: Luxembourg v Bulgaria. fedcup.com.
7. News: Norway v Moldova. fedcup.com.
8. News: South Africa v Egypt. fedcup.com.
9. News: Turkey v Morocco. fedcup.com.