2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2004 Fed Cup.

Group I[edit]

The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which four nations progress to World Group play-offs. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group II for 2005.

Pools[edit]

Pool A SCG SWE LTU
1  Serbia and Montenegro (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Sweden (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3  Lithuania (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B UKR ISR NED RSA
1  Ukraine (3–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1
2  Israel (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Netherlands (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  South Africa (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
Pool C BLR HUN DEN
1  Belarus (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Hungary (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3  Denmark (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool D EST BUL POL GRE
1  Estonia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Bulgaria (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Poland (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Greece (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs[edit]

Winning Team Score Losing Team
 Bulgaria 2–1  Serbia and Montenegro
 Ukraine 2–0  Hungary
 Belarus 2–1  Sweden
 Estonia 2–1  Israel
Winning Team Score Losing Team
 Greece 2–0  Lithuania
 South Africa 2–0  Denmark

Group II[edit]

  • Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
  • Date: 26 April – 1 May

The nine teams were divided into a pool of four teams and a pool of five. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which two nations progress to Group I for 2005. The four nations coming last played-off against the second-to-last placed teams to determine which teams would be relegated to Group III for 2005.

Pools[edit]

Pool A GBR ROU TUR EGY
1  Great Britain (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Romania (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Turkey (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Egypt (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B LUX IRL LAT GEO FIN
1  Luxembourg (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Ireland (3–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Latvia (2–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1
4  Georgia (1–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1
5  Finland (0–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs[edit]

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotion  Great Britain 2–0  Ireland
Promotion  Romania 1–2  Luxembourg
5th N/A  Latvia
Relegation  Turkey 0–3  Finland
Relegation  Egypt 0–3  Georgia

Group III[edit]

  • Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
  • Date: 26 April – 1 May

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which two nations progress to Group II for 2005. The other teams played against each other to determine overall placings.

Pools[edit]

Pool A NOR ALG BIH NAM
1  Norway (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Algeria (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Namibia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool B TUN MLT BOT KEN
1  Tunisia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Malta (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Botswana (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Play-offs[edit]

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotion  Norway 2–1  Malta
Promotion  Algeria 1–2  Tunisia
5th–7th  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0  Kenya
5th–7th  Namibia 1–2  Botswana

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fed Cup first-round and qualifying results". USA Today. 8 November 2004.
  2. ^ "Slovenia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Sweden v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Turkey v Egypt". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Ireland v Norway". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Romania v Tunisia". fedcup.com.

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