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The Play-offs of the 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Bulgaria  Netherlands  Slovenia  Belarus
2  South Africa  Sweden  Serbia and Montenegro  Israel
3  Hungary  Luxembourg  Great Britain  Ukraine
4  Estonia  Poland  Denmark  Greece

Promotional Play-Offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

Bulgaria vs. Netherlands


Bulgaria
2 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1 Bulgaria
Netherlands 		Sesil Karatantcheva
Elise Tamaëla 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Bulgaria
Netherlands 		Magdalena Maleeva
Michaëlla Krajicek 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
3 Bulgaria
Netherlands 		 
  		      not
played

[1]

Slovenia vs. Belarus


Slovenia
2 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Belarus
1
1 2 3
1 Slovenia
Belarus 		Tina Pisnik
Victoria Azarenka 		77
62 		60
77 		2
6 		 
2 Slovenia
Belarus 		Katarina Srebotnik
Anastasiya Yakimova 		6
1 		6
0 		   
3 Slovenia
Belarus 		Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik
Victoria Azarenka / Tatiana Poutchek 		6
3 		6
2 		   

[2]

Fifth to Seventh Play-off

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the losers were allocated seventh.

South Africa vs. Sweden


South Africa
2 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Sweden
1
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Sweden 		Chanelle Scheepers
Sousan Massi 		6
0 		6
4 		   
2 South Africa
Sweden 		Natalie Grandin
Sofia Arvidsson 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 South Africa
Sweden 		Natalie Grandin / Alicia Pillay
Johanna Larsson / Sousan Massi 		7
5 		6
4 		   

[3]

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Israel


Serbia and Montenegro
0 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Israel
2
1 2 3
1 Serbia and Montenegro
Israel 		Dragana Zarić
Tzipora Obziler 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2 Serbia and Montenegro
Israel 		Ana Timotić
Shahar Pe'er 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		 
3 Serbia and Montenegro
Israel 		 
  		      not
played

[4]

Ninth and Eleventh Play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated ninth place in the Group while the losers were allocated eleventh.

Hungary vs. Luxembourg


Hungary
1 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Luxembourg
2
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Luxembourg 		Barbara Pócza
Mandy Minella 		65
77 		4
6 		   
2 Hungary
Luxembourg 		Zsófia Gubacsi
Anne Kremer 		7
5 		68
710 		3
6 		 
3 Hungary
Luxembourg 		Zsófia Gubacsi / Virág Németh
Mandy Minella / Lynn Philippe 		7
5 		6
4 		   

[5]

Great Britain vs. Ukraine


Great Britain
1 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
23 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Ukraine
2
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Ukraine 		Katie O'Brien
Valeria Bondarenko 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 United Kingdom
Ukraine 		Elena Baltacha
Alona Bondarenko 		1
6 		3
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
Ukraine 		Katie O'Brien / Jane O'Donoghue
Alona Bondarenko / Valeria Bondarenko 		3
6 		2
6 		   

[6]

Relegation Play-Offs

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

Estonia vs. Poland


Estonia
3 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
20 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Poland
0
1 2 3
1 Estonia
Poland 		Margit Rüütel
Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka 		6
1 		     
retired
2 Estonia
Poland 		Maret Ani
Karolina Kosińska 		6
1 		77
61 		   
3 Estonia
Poland 		Anett Kaasik / Margit Rüütel
Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosolska 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		 

[7]

Denmark vs. Greece


Denmark
2 		Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
20 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
Greece
1
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Greece 		Caroline Wozniacki
Anna Koumantou 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
2 Denmark
Greece 		Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Anna Gerasimou 		6
3 		5
7 		9
11 		 
3 Denmark
Greece 		Hanne Skak Jensen / Caroline Wozniacki
Asimina Kaplani / Anna Koumantou 		77
65 		6
4 		   

[8]

Final Placements

Placing Teams
Promoted  Bulgaria  Slovenia
Third  Netherlands  Belarus
Fifth  South Africa  Israel
Seventh  Sweden  Serbia and Montenegro
Ninth  Luxembourg  Ukraine
Eleventh  Hungary  Great Britain
Thirteenth  Estonia  Denmark
Relegated  Poland  Greece
  •  Bulgaria and  Slovenia advanced to the World Group II Play-offs. The Bulgarians were drawn against  Japan, and they lost 1–4. The Slovenians were drawn against  China, and they also lost 1–4. Both teams thus fell back to Group I for the next year.[9][10]
  •  Poland and  Greece were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. The Polish placed first overall, thus achieving advancement back to Group I for 2006, while the Greeks placed fifth.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bulgaria v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Slovenia v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro v Israel". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Hungary v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Estonia v Poland". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Denmark v Greece". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  11. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Poland". fedcup.com.
  12. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Greece". fedcup.com.
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