2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Explained
See main article: 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup.
Group I
The thirteen teams were split across the two venues, with 7 teams competing in Tallinn and the other 6 competing in Esch-sur-Alzette. In Tallinn, the seven teams were split into two Pools of three and four teams with the teams finishing 1st and 2nd place in the pool competing in promotional playoffs for advancement to the play-offs. In Esch-sur-Alzette, the nations were split into two pools of 3 teams, with the nations finishing first and second competing in promotional playoffs for advancement to the play-offs. The nations finishing last in each of the pools competed in relegation playoffs, with one nation from each venue relegated to Group II in 2022.[1]
Seeding
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | | 21 | 1 |
| 23 | 2 |
| 24 | 3 |
| 26 | 4 |
2 | | 28 | 5 |
| 29 | 6 |
| 38 | 7 |
| 39 | 8 |
3 | | 40 | 9 |
| 42 | 10 |
| 44 | 11 |
| 45 | 12 |
| 49 | 13 | |
- 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019
Play-offs
See main article: 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs.
Placing (Tallinn) | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotional | | 2–1 | | Promotional | | 0–2 | | 9th | colspan=2 | | Relegation | | 2–0 | | |
| Placing (Esch-sur-Alzette) | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotional | | 2–1 | | Promotional | | 0–2 | | 9th | colspan=4 | Relegation | | 0–2 | | |
| |
Final placements
Placing | Teams |
Promoted/First | | | | |
Fifth | | | | |
Ninth | |
Tenth | | |
Twelfth/Relegated | | | |
Group II
- Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
- Dates: 4–7 February 2020
The eight teams are split into two pools of 4. The 1st and 2nd placed teams of each pool will play-off to determine the nation advancing to Group I in 2022. The third and fourth placed teams will play-off to determine the nations relegated to Group III in 2022.[2]
Seeding
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | | 52 | 1 |
| 55 | 2 |
2 | | 61 | 3 |
| 62 | 4 |
3 | | 64 | 5 |
| 65 | 6 |
4 | | 67 | 7 |
| 88 | 8 | |
- 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019
Play-offs
See main article: 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs.
Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotional | | 2–1 | |
Promotional | | 1–2 | |
Relegation | | 2–0 | |
Relegation | | 0–2 | | |
Final placements
Placing | Teams |
Promoted/First | | |
Third | | |
Fifth | | |
Relegated/Seventh | | | |
- and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2022.
- and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2022.
Group III
The 21 teams are split into three pools of 4 teams and three pools of 3 teams. The 1st placed teams of each pool will play-off to determine the two nations advancing to Group II in 2022.[3]
Seeding
Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | | 73 | 1 |
| 76 | 2 |
| 77 | 3 |
| 81 | 4 |
| 82 | 5 |
| 83 | 6 |
2 | | 86 | 7 |
| 87 | 8 |
| 88 | 9 |
| 89 | 10 |
| 90 | 11 |
| 93 | 12 |
3 | | 96 | 13 |
| 97 | 14 |
| NR | – |
| NR | – |
| NR | – |
| NR | – |
| NR | – |
| NR | – |
| NR | – | |
- 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 19 April 2021
Play-offs
See main article: 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs.
19th-21st-place play-offs
Final placements
Placing | Teams |
Promoted/First | | |
Third | | |
Fifth | |
Sixth | |
Seventh | | |
Ninth | | |
Eleventh | |
Twelfth | |
Thirteenth | | |
Fifteenth | | |
Seventeenth | |
Eighteenth | |
Nineteenth | |
Twentieth | |
Twenty-first | | |
- and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2022.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Group I Europe/Africa 2020. www.fedcup.com.
- Web site: Group II Europe/Africa 2020. www.fedcup.com.
- Web site: Group III Europe/Africa 2021. www.fedcup.com.