2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2012 Fed Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2012 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard, outdoors)
• Date: 1–4 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 relegated to Group II for 2013.

Pools

Pool A AUT BUL EST 1 Austria (2–0) 2–1 2–1 2 Bulgaria (1–1) 1–2 3–0 3 Estonia (0–2) 1–2 0–3

Pool B SWE HUN BIH GRE 1 Sweden (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1 2 Hungary (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 4 Greece (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3

Pool C GBR POR ISR NED 1 Great Britain (3–0) 3–0 3–0 2–1 2 Portugal (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3 Israel (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 4 Netherlands (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2

Pool D POL ROU CRO LUX 1 Poland (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 2 Romania (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3 Croatia (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 4 Luxembourg (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Play-offs

Main article: 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

Placing A Team Score C Team Promotional Austria 0–2 Great Britain 5th–8th Bulgaria 0–2 Portugal 9th–12th N/A Israel Relegation Estonia 1–2 Netherlands

Placing B Team Score D Team Promotional Sweden 2–1 Poland 5th–8th Hungary 0–2 Romania 9th–12th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Croatia Relegation Greece 1–2 Luxembourg

• Great Britain and Sweden advanced to World Group II play-offs.
• Estonia and Greece were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2013.

Group II

• Venue: Golf El Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
• Date: Week of 16 April (ties played 18–21 April)

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for 2013. Third-placed nations played-off against fourth placing nations with the losing teams facing relegation to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III for 2013.

Pools

Pool A RSA MNE FIN DEN 1 South Africa (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 2 Montenegro (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3 Finland (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 4 Denmark (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Pool B GEO TUR LAT NOR 1 Georgia (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0 2 Turkey (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3 Latvia (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 4 Norway (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion	South Africa	0–3	Turkey
Promotion	Montenegro	0–3	Georgia
Relegation	Finland	3–0	Norway
Relegation	Denmark	0–3	Latvia

• Turkey and Georgia promoted to Europe/Africa World Group I in 2013.
• Norway and Denmark were relegated to Europe/Africa Group III in 2013.

Group III

• Venue: Golf El Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
• Date: Week of 16 April (ties played 16–21 April)

The ten teams were divided into two pools of five. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2013.

Pools

Pool A MAR IRL ARM MLT KEN 1 Morocco (4–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2 Ireland (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3 Armenia (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 4 Malta (1–3) 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 5 Kenya (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Pool B TUN LIT EGY MDA CYP NAM 1 Tunisia (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 2 Lithuania (4–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3 Egypt (3–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 4 Moldova (2–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 5 Cyprus (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 6 Namibia (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

Main article: 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion	Morocco	1–2	Lithuania
Promotion	Ireland	1–2	Tunisia
5th–8th	Armenia	1–2	Egypt
5th–8th	Malta	1–2	Moldova
9th–10th	Kenya	0–3	Cyprus
11th		N/A	Namibia

• Lithuania and Tunisia promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2012.

See also

• Fed Cup structure

External links

• Fed Cup website