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2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The playoffs of the 2014 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 2014 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

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Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Netherlands  Romania  Ukraine  Belarus
2  Belgium  Hungary  Israel  Portugal
3  Croatia  Great Britain  Austria  Turkey
4  Luxembourg  Latvia  Slovenia  Bulgaria

Promotional play-offs

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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.

Netherlands vs. Belarus

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Netherlands
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[1]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

Belarus
0
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Belarus
Richèl Hogenkamp
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
6
3
6
4
   
2 Netherlands
Belarus
Kiki Bertens
Olga Govortsova
77
65
6
2
   
3 Netherlands
Belarus
Kiki Bertens / Michaëlla Krajicek
Olga Govortsova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich
      not
played

Romania vs. Ukraine

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Romania
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[2]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

Ukraine
0
1 2 3
1 Romania
Ukraine
Sorana Cîrstea
Olga Savchuk
6
3
6
0
   
2 Romania
Ukraine
Simona Halep
Elina Svitolina
6
3
7
5
   
3 Romania
Ukraine
Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Olga Savchuk
      not
played

5th to 8th play-offs

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The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.

Belgium vs. Portugal

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Belgium
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[3]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

Portugal
1
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Portugal
An-Sophie Mestach
Bárbara Luz
2
6
6
0
6
2
 
2 Belgium
Portugal
Yanina Wickmayer
Michelle Larcher de Brito
65
77
3
6
   
3 Belgium
Portugal
Ysaline Bonaventure / An-Sophie Mestach
Michelle Larcher de Brito / Bárbara Luz
77
63
6
0
   

Hungary vs. Israel

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Hungary
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[4]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

Israel
1
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Israel
Szabina Szlavikovics
Ofri Lankri
3
6
6
3
63
77
 
2 Hungary
Israel
Réka-Luca Jani
Keren Shlomo
6
4
6
3
   
3 Hungary
Israel
Réka-Luca Jani / Szabina Szlavikovics
Ofri Lankri / Keren Shlomo
6
3
6
4
   

9th to 12th play-offs

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The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.

Croatia vs. Turkey

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Croatia
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[5]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

Turkey
1
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Turkey
Tereza Mrdeža
İpek Soylu
4
6
6
1
0
6
 
2 Croatia
Turkey
Donna Vekić
Melis Sezer
6
2
6
1
   
3 Croatia
Turkey
Darija Jurak / Tereza Mrdeža
Çağla Büyükakçay / İpek Soylu
77
64
4
6
6
3
 

Great Britain vs. Austria

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Great Britain
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[6]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

Austria
0
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Austria
Tara Moore
Tamira Paszek
6
2
6
4
   
2 United Kingdom
Austria
Heather Watson
Yvonne Meusburger
6
4
6
2
   
3 United Kingdom
Austria
Tara Moore / Jocelyn Rae
Yvonne Meusburger / Tamira Paszek
      not
played

Relegation play-offs

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The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015.

Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria

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Luxembourg
0
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[7]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

Bulgaria
2
1 2 3
1 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Claudine Schaul
Isabella Shinikova
2
6
3
6
   
2 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Anne Kremer
Elitsa Kostova
3
6
79
67
67
79
 
3 Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul
Elitsa Kostova / Viktoriya Tomova
      not
played

Latvia vs. Slovenia

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Latvia
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[8]
9 February 2014
Hard (indoors)

Slovenia
0
1 2 3
1 Latvia
Slovenia
Jeļena Ostapenko
Dalila Jakupović
6
3
711
69
   
2 Latvia
Slovenia
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Maša Zec Peškirič
6
0
6
0
   
3 Latvia
Slovenia
Diāna Marcinkēviča / Jeļena Ostapenko
Dalila Jakupović / Andreja Klepač
      not
played

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted  Netherlands  Romania
Third  Belarus  Ukraine
Fifth  Belgium  Hungary
Seventh  Portugal  Israel
Ninth  Croatia  Great Britain
Eleventh  Turkey  Austria
Thirteenth  Bulgaria  Latvia
Relegated  Luxembourg  Slovenia

References

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  1. ^ "Netherlands v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Romania v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Belgium v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Israel". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Croatia v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Austria". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Luxembourg v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Latvia v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
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