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2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2008 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 2008 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  Netherlands   Switzerland  Sweden  Serbia
2  Bulgaria  Hungary  Belarus  Romania
3  Luxembourg  Denmark  Slovenia  Poland
4  Portugal  Great Britain  Georgia

Promotional play-offs

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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.

Netherlands vs. Serbia

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Netherlands
0
SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary
2 February 2008
Taraflex carpet (indoors)

Serbia
2
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Serbia
Renée Reinhard
Ana Ivanovic
2
6
6
3
3
6
 
2 Netherlands
Serbia
Arantxa Rus
Jelena Janković
4
6
67
79
   
3 Netherlands
Serbia
 
 
      not
played

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Switzerland vs. Sweden

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Switzerland
2
SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary
2 February 2008
Taraflex carpet (indoors)

Sweden
1
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
Sweden
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Johanna Larsson
6
4
5
7
6
4
 
2 Switzerland
Sweden
Patty Schnyder
Sofia Arvidsson
2
6
6
3
3
6
 
3 Switzerland
Sweden
Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Patty Schnyder
Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson
2
6
6
3
77
63
 

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Fifth to seventh play-off

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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.

Bulgaria vs. Hungary

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Bulgaria
0
SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary
2 February 2008
Taraflex carpet (indoors)

Hungary
2
1 2 3
1 Bulgaria
Hungary
Elitsa Kostova
Gréta Arn
2
6
1
6
   
2 Bulgaria
Hungary
Dia Evtimova
Ágnes Szávay
0
6
0
6
   
3 Bulgaria
Hungary
 
 
      not
played

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Belarus vs. Romania

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Belarus
0
SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary
2 February 2008
Taraflex carpet (indoors)

Romania
2
1 2 3
1 Belarus
Romania
Ima Bohush
Monica Niculescu
0
6
3
6
   
2 Belarus
Romania
Olga Govortsova
Sorana Cîrstea
2
6
63
77
   
3 Belarus
Romania
 
 
      not
played

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Ninth

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Due to the fact that there were an odd number of teams in Pool D (three), as opposed to the four teams in the other pools, all the teams that placed third in the pools with four teams ( Luxembourg,  Denmark and  Slovenia) were allocated ninth place.[5]

Relegation play-offs

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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.

Portugal vs. Great Britain

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Portugal
0
SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary
2 February 2008
Taraflex carpet (indoors)

Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1 Portugal
United Kingdom
Ana Catarina Nogueira
Anne Keothavong
1
6
61
77
   
2 Portugal
United Kingdom
Magali de Lattre
Katie O'Brien
4
6
2
6
   
3 Portugal
United Kingdom
 
 
      not
played

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Georgia vs. Poland

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Georgia
0
SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary
2 February 2008
Taraflex carpet (indoors)

Poland
3
1 2 3
1 Georgia (country)
Poland
Tatia Mikadze
Urszula Radwańska
1
6
0
6
   
2 Georgia (country)
Poland
Oksana Kalashnikova
Agnieszka Radwańska
4
6
3
6
   
3 Georgia (country)
Poland
Ekaterine Gorgodze / Sofia Kvatsabaia
Klaudia Jans / Alicja Rosolska
1
6
1
6
   

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Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted  Serbia
  Switzerland
Third  Netherlands
 Sweden
Fifth  Hungary
 Romania
Seventh  Bulgaria
 Belarus
Ninth  Luxembourg
 Denmark
 Slovenia
Twelfth  Great Britain
 Poland
Relegated  Portugal
 Georgia

References

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  1. ^ "Netherlands v Serbia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Switzerland v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Belarus v Romania". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Europe/Africa Zone Group I, 2008". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Portugal v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia v Poland". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Serbia". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 2009". fedcup.com.
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