2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Explained

See main article: 2017 Fed Cup.

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2017 Fed Cup.

Group I

The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four teams. The four pool winners took part in promotion 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 relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2018.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Fed Cup Rankings of 14 November 2016 (shown in parentheses below).

Play-offs

See main article: 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs.

PlacingA TeamScoreD Team
Promotional 1–2
5th–8th 2–1
9th colspan=2
Relegation 2–1
PlacingB TeamScoreC Team
Promotional 1–2
5th–8th 2–0
9th colspan=2
Relegation 1–2

Final placements

PlacingTeams
Promoted/First
Third
Fifth
Seventh
Ninth
Eleventh
Relegated/Thirteenth

Group II

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two nations placing first and second took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group I. The nations finishing third and last in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group III for 2018.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Fed Cup Rankings of 13 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Play-offs

See main article: 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs.

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional 2–0
Promotional 2–1
Relegation 2–0
Relegation 0–2

Final placements

PlacingTeams
Promoted/First
Third
Fifth
Relegated/Seventh

Group III

The fifteen teams were divided into one pool of three teams and three pools of four teams. The four nations placing first took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group II.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Fed Cup Rankings of 24 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Play-offs

See main article: 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs.

PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional 2–0
5th–8th 2–1
9th–12th 1–2
13th–14th colspan=2
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional 0–2
5th–8th 1–2
9th–12th 0–2
13th–14th 3–0

Final placements

PlacingTeams
Promoted/First
Third
Fifth
Seventh
Ninth
Eleventh
Thirteenth
Fourteenth

References

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