2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools, and also last in their pools.
Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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1 | Slovakia | Serbia and Montenegro | Great Britain | Israel |
2 | Netherlands | Denmark | Bulgaria | Romania |
3 | Luxembourg | Slovenia | Hungary | Belarus |
4 | Finland | South Africa | Ukraine | Estonia |
5 | Sweden |
The eight top teams were then randomly paired up the team from a different placing of another group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group II Play-offs. The four bottom teams were also randomly paired up in play-off ties with the losers being relegated down to Group II for 2007.
Promotional Play-offs[]
Slovakia vs. Great Britain[]
Slovakia 2 |
, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) |
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- Slovakia advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against Great Britain. They won 5–0, and thus advanced to the World Group II for next year.[2]
Serbia and Montenegro vs. Israel[]
Serbia and Montenegro 1 |
, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) |
Israel 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Israel advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against Indonesia. However, the Indonesians pulled out of the tie to protest the violence that occurred in the Gaza Strip at that time of the year.[4] Israel thus progressed to the 2007 World Group II.[5]
Relegation Play-offs[]
South Africa vs. Sweden[]
South Africa 0 |
, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) |
Sweden 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- South Africa was relegated down to Group II for next year, where they placed third overall.[7]
Finland vs. Ukraine[]
Finland 0 |
, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors) |
Ukraine 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Finland was relegated down to Group II for next year, where they placed last in their pool of three, and lost in their relegation play-off. The Finns therefore played in the 2008 Group III.[9]
See also[]
- Fed Cup structure
References[]
- ^ "Slovakia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Slovakia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Serbia and Montenegro v Israel". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Indonesia pulls out of Fed Cup tennis in Israel to protest Gaza Strip violence". Associated Press. 2006-07-04. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Israel". fedcup.com.
- ^ "South AFrica v Sweden". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, South Africa". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Finland v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Finland". fedcup.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone