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2015 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2015 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 fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2015 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  Serbia  Great Britain  Belarus  Croatia
2  Hungary  Turkey  Georgia  Belgium
3  Austria  Ukraine  Bulgaria  Israel
4  Liechtenstein  Portugal  Latvia

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.

Serbia vs. Croatia

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Serbia
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[1]
7 February 2015
Hard (indoors)

Croatia
0
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Croatia
Ivana Jorović
Ana Konjuh
6
3
2
6
7
5
 
2 Serbia
Croatia
Aleksandra Krunić
Donna Vekić
6
1
6
1
   
3 Serbia
Croatia
Ivana Jorović / Aleksandra Krunić
Darija Jurak / Ana Konjuh
      not
played

Belarus vs. Great Britain

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Belarus
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[2]
7 February 2015
Hard (indoors)

Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1 Belarus
United Kingdom
Olga Govortsova
Johanna Konta
6
0
6
1
   
2 Belarus
United Kingdom
Victoria Azarenka
Heather Watson
6
4
6
1
   
3 Belarus
United Kingdom
Victoria Azarenka / Olga Govortsova
Jocelyn Rae / Anna Smith
      not
played

5th place play-off

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

Hungary vs. Belgium

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Hungary
3
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[3]
7 February 2015
Hard (indoors)

Belgium
0
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Belgium
Anna Bondár
Alison Van Uytvanck
      w/o
 
2 Hungary
Belgium
Réka-Luca Jani
Kirsten Flipkens
2
6
77
65
   
retired
3 Hungary
Belgium
Anna Bondár / Dalma Gálfi
Kirsten Flipkens / Alison Van Uytvanck
      w/o
 

Turkey vs. Georgia

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Turkey
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[4]
7 February 2015
Hard (indoors)

Georgia
1
1 2 3
1 Turkey
Georgia (country)
Başak Eraydın
Mariam Bolkvadze
3
6
3
6
   
2 Turkey
Georgia (country)
İpek Soylu
Ekaterine Gorgodze
2
6
6
0
6
1
 
3 Turkey
Georgia (country)
Çağla Büyükakçay / Pemra Özgen
Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava
7
5
5
7
1
0
 
retired

9th place play-off

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The third-placed teams of Groups B and C competed to determine the ninth- and tenth-placed teams.

Ukraine vs. Bulgaria

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Ukraine
2
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[5]
7 February 2015
Hard (indoors)

Bulgaria
0
1 2 3
1 Ukraine
Bulgaria
Kateryna Kozlova
Viktoriya Tomova
6
4
6
0
   
2 Ukraine
Bulgaria
Elina Svitolina
Dia Evtimova
6
2
6
3
   
3 Ukraine
Bulgaria
Olga Savchuk / Lesia Tsurenko
Dia Evtimova / Viktoriya Tomova
      not
played

Relegation play-offs

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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 2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Austria vs. Latvia

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Austria
1
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[6]
7 February 2015
Hard (indoors)

Latvia
2
1 2 3
1 Austria
Latvia
Julia Grabher
Jeļena Ostapenko
2
6
1
6
   
2 Austria
Latvia
Barbara Haas
Diāna Marcinkēviča
6
0
2
6
6
0
 
3 Austria
Latvia
Julia Grabher / Sandra Klemenschits
Diāna Marcinkēviča / Jeļena Ostapenko
5
7
3
6
   

Liechtenstein vs. Portugal

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Liechtenstein
0
Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary[7]
7 February 2015
Hard (indoors)

Portugal
2
1 2 3
1 Liechtenstein
Portugal
Kathinka von Deichmann
Maria João Koehler
3
6
0
6
   
2 Liechtenstein
Portugal
Stephanie Vogt
Michelle Larcher de Brito
67
79
5
7
   
3 Liechtenstein
Portugal
Stephanie Vogt / Kathinka von Deichmann
Maria João Koehler / Michelle Larcher de Brito
      not
played

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted  Serbia  Belarus
Third  Croatia  Great Britain
Fifth  Hungary  Turkey
Seventh  Belgium  Georgia
Ninth  Ukraine
Tenth  Bulgaria
Eleventh  Israel
Twelfth  Latvia  Portugal
Relegated  Austria  Liechtenstein

References

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  1. ^ "Serbia v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Belarus v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Hungary v Belgium". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Turkey v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Ukraine v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Austria v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Liechtenstein v Portugal". fedcup.com.
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