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2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from the Europe/Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the thirteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top four teams advanced to the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while the bottom two teams were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2022.

Pool results

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Placing Pool A (Tallinn) Pool B (Tallinn) Pool A (Esch-sur-Alzette) Pool B (Esch-sur-Alzette)
1  Ukraine  Italy  Serbia  Poland
2  Croatia  Estonia  Sweden  Slovenia
3  Austria
4  Bulgaria  Greece  Luxembourg  Turkey

Promotional play-offs

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The first-placed and second-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The winners of each round advanced to the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.

Ukraine vs. Estonia

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Ukraine
2
Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[1]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)

Estonia
1
1 2 3
1 Ukraine
Estonia
Dayana Yastremska
Elena Malõgina
6
3
6
1
   
2 Ukraine
Estonia
Elina Svitolina
Anett Kontaveit
3
6
77
65
2
6
 
3 Ukraine
Estonia
Marta Kostyuk / Dayana Yastremska
Anett Kontaveit / Elena Malõgina
6
2
6
0
   

Croatia vs. Italy

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Croatia
0
Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[2]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)

Italy
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Italy
Lea Bošković
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
3
6
3
6
   
2 Croatia
Italy
Jana Fett
Camila Giorgi
64
77
4
6
   
3 Croatia
Italy
Jana Fett / Darija Jurak
Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan
      not
played

Serbia vs. Slovenia

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Serbia
2
Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[3]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)

Slovenia
1
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Slovenia
Olga Danilović
Kaja Juvan
2
6
2
6
   
2 Serbia
Slovenia
Nina Stojanović
Tamara Zidanšek
6
4
7
5
   
3 Serbia
Slovenia
Aleksandra Krunić / Nina Stojanović
Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidanšek
6
4
6
4
   

Poland vs. Sweden

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Poland
2
Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[4]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)

Sweden
0
1 2 3
1 Poland
Sweden
Iga Świątek
Mirjam Björklund
7
5
4
6
6
3
 
2 Poland
Sweden
Magda Linette
Johanna Larsson
7
5
6
4
   
3 Poland
Sweden
Maja Chwalińska / Alicja Rosolska
Johanna Larsson / Cornelia Lister
      not
played

Relegation play-offs

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The last-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The losers of each tie were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2022.

Bulgaria vs. Greece

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Bulgaria
2
Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[5]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)

Greece
0
1 2 3
1 Bulgaria
Greece
Isabella Shinikova
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
6
3
6
1
   
2 Bulgaria
Greece
Viktoriya Tomova
Despina Papamichail
6
2
6
4
   
3 Bulgaria
Greece
Isabella Shinikova / Viktoriya Tomova
Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Despina Papamichail
      not
played

Luxembourg vs. Turkey

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Luxembourg
0
Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[6]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)

Turkey
2
1 2 3
1 Luxembourg
Turkey
Tiffany Cornelius
Berfu Cengiz
2
6
2
6
   
2 Luxembourg
Turkey
Eléonora Molinaro
Pemra Özgen
3
6
4
6
   
3 Luxembourg
Turkey
Tiffany Cornelius / Eléonora Molinaro
Ayla Aksu / İpek Öz
      not
played

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Ukraine  Italy  Serbia  Poland
Fifth  Estonia  Croatia  Slovenia  Sweden
Ninth  Austria
Tenth  Bulgaria  Turkey
Twelfth/Relegated  Greece  Luxembourg

References

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  1. ^ "Ukraine v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Croatia v Italy". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Serbia v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Poland v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria v Greece". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Luxembourg v Turkey". fedcup.com.
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