2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2011 Fed Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2011 Fed Cup.

Group I

  • Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard, outdoors)
  • Date: 2–5 February

The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in play-offs, with the two losing nations relegated to Group II in 2012.

Pools

Pool A SUI GBR DEN
1   Switzerland (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2  Great Britain (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3  Denmark (0–2) 1–2 1–2
Pool B POL ISR LUX BUL
1  Poland (2–1) 2–1 2–1 1–2
2  Israel (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Luxembourg (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Bulgaria (1–2) 2–1 1–2 1–2
Pool C BLR CRO AUT GRE
1  Belarus (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Croatia (1–2) 0–3 3–0 0–3
3  Austria (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Greece (1–2) 0–3 3–0 0–3
Pool D NED ROU HUN LAT
1  Netherlands (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Romania (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Hungary (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Latvia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score C/D Team
Promotional   Switzerland 2–1  Netherlands
5th–8th  Great Britain 2–0  Croatia
9th–12th N/A –  Hungary
Relegation  Denmark 1–2  Greece
Placing B Team Score C/D Team
Promotional  Poland 0–2  Belarus
5th–8th  Israel 2–1  Romania
9th–12th  Luxembourg 1–2  Austria
Relegation  Bulgaria 2–0  Latvia

Group II

  • Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
  • Date: Week of 2 May (ties played 4–7 May)

The seven teams were divided into one pool of four teams and one pool of three. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for 2012. The third place nation from each pool played off against the last place nation of the other, with the two losing nations relegated to Group III in 2012.

Pools

Pool A POR FIN MAR
1  Portugal (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2  Finland (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3  Morocco (0–2) 1–2 1–2
Pool B BIH GEO TUR ARM
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Georgia (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Turkey (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Armenia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotion  Portugal 2–0  Georgia
Promotion  Finland 1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relegation  Morocco 0–2  Turkey
Relegation N/A –  Armenia

Group III

  • Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
  • Date: Week of 2 May (ties played 2–7 May)

The nine teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of four. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2012.

Pools

Pool A RSA MNE LIT ALG
1  South Africa (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Montenegro (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Lithuania (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Algeria (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B TUN EGY NOR IRL MDA
1  Tunisia (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Egypt (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
3  Norway (2–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Ireland (1–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
5  Moldova (0–4) 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotion  South Africa 3–0  Egypt
Promotion  Montenegro 2–0  Tunisia
5th–8th  Lithuania 0–0  Norway
5th–8th  Algeria 0–0  Ireland
9th N/A –  Moldova

See also

References

  1. ^ "Belarus v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Switzerland v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Latvia v Denmark". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Sweden v Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Great Britain v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Morocco v Armenia". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "South Africa v Montenegro". fedcup.com.