2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2017 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 fourteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2017 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 to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Pool results[edit]

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Poland  Croatia  Great Britain  Serbia
2  Austria  Hungary  Latvia  Estonia
3 — —  Turkey  Bulgaria
4  Georgia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Portugal  Israel

Promotional play-offs[edit]

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II play-offs.

Poland vs. Serbia[edit]


Poland
1 		Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[1]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Serbia
2
1 2 3
1 Poland
Serbia 		Katarzyna Piter
Ivana Jorović 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
2 Poland
Serbia 		Magda Linette
Nina Stojanović 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Poland
Serbia 		Magda Linette / Katarzyna Piter
Ivana Jorović / Nina Stojanović 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		 

Croatia vs. Great Britain[edit]


Croatia
1 		Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[2]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
United Kingdom 		Donna Vekić
Heather Watson 		2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Croatia
United Kingdom 		Ana Konjuh
Johanna Konta 		6
4 		6
3 		   
3 Croatia
United Kingdom 		Darija Jurak / Ana Konjuh
Johanna Konta / Heather Watson 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		 

5th place play-off[edit]

The runner-up teams from pools A and D, and B and C competed in order to establish which two teams would place joint fifth in the final standings and which two would place joint seventh.

Austria vs. Estonia[edit]


Austria
2 		Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[3]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Estonia
1
1 2 3
1 Austria
Estonia 		Tamira Paszek
Maileen Nuudi 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Austria
Estonia 		Barbara Haas
Maria Lota Kaul 		6
3 		2
6 		6
0 		 
3 Austria
Estonia 		Julia Grabher / Pia König
Valeria Gorlats / Maileen Nuudi 		5
7 		5
7 		   

Hungary vs. Latvia[edit]


Hungary
2 		Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[4]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Latvia
0
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Latvia 		Ágnes Bukta
Daniela Vismane 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Hungary
Latvia 		Fanny Stollár
Diāna Marcinkēviča 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		 
3 Hungary
Latvia 		Dalma Gálfi / Fanny Stollár
Diāna Marcinkēviča / Daniela Vismane 		      not
played

Relegation play-offs[edit]

The teams placing last in each pool competed to keep their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The bottom-placed team from group A faced the bottom-placed team from Group D, whilst Group B's and Group C's bottom-placed teams faced off. The losers were relegated to the 2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Georgia vs. Israel[edit]


Georgia
2 		Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[5]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Israel
1
1 2 3
1 Georgia (country)
Israel 		Ekaterine Gorgodze
Deniz Khazaniuk 		6
4 		4
6 		7
5 		 
2 Georgia (country)
Israel 		Sofia Shapatava
Julia Glushko 		4
6 		6
2 		2
6 		 
3 Georgia (country)
Israel 		Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava
Julia Glushko / Shelly Krolitzky 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		 

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Portugal[edit]


Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 		Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[6]
11 February 2017
Hard (indoors)
Portugal
2
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal 		Jelena Simić
Inês Murta 		4
6 		0
6 		   
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal 		Dea Herdželaš
Michelle Larcher de Brito 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal 		Nefisa Berberović / Anita Husarić
Francisca Jorge / Rita Vilaça 		6
4 		77
64 		   

Final placements[edit]

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Serbia  Great Britain
Third  Poland  Croatia
Fifth  Austria  Hungary
Seventh  Estonia  Latvia
Ninth  Bulgaria  Turkey
Eleventh  Georgia  Portugal
Relegated/Thirteenth  Israel  Bosnia and Herzegovina

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Poland v Serbia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Croatia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Austria v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia v Israel". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal". fedcup.com.

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