2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
The play-offs of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovenia |
 Israel |
 Bulgaria |
 Luxembourg
|
| 2 |  Ukraine |
 Netherlands |
 Estonia |
 Yugoslavia
|
| 3 |  Belarus |
 Romania |
 Georgia |
 Poland
|
| 4 |  Greece |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Portugal |
 Turkey
|
The eight teams were then randomly paired up the team from a different placing of another group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group play-offs.
Slovenia vs. Yugoslavia
[edit] Slovenia 2 |
Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Yugoslavia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slovenia advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against 
Ukraine. They won 4–1, and thus advanced to the World Group for next year.[2]
Israel vs. Estonia
[edit] Israel 2 |
Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Estonia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Israel advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against 
United States. They lost 0–5, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[4]
Ukraine vs. Bulgaria
[edit] Ukraine 2 |
Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Bulgaria 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Ukraine advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against Slovenia. They lost 1–4, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[6]
Netherlands vs. Luxembourg
[edit] Netherlands 2 |
Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Luxembourg 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against 
Australia. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Slovenia v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Israel v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Ukraine v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Netherlands v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Netherlands". fedcup.com.