2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from the Europe/Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the thirteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top four teams advanced to the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs, while the bottom two teams were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2022.

Pool results[]

Placing Pool A (Tallinn) Pool B (Tallinn) Pool A (Esch-sur-Alzette) Pool B (Esch-sur-Alzette)
1  Ukraine  Italy  Serbia  Poland
2  Croatia  Estonia  Sweden  Slovenia
3 N/A  Austria N/A
4  Bulgaria  Greece  Luxembourg  Turkey

Promotional play-offs[]

The first-placed and second-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The winners of each round advanced to the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs.

Ukraine vs. Estonia[]


Ukraine
2 		Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[1]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Estonia
1
1 2 3
1 Ukraine
Estonia 		Dayana Yastremska
Elena Malõgina 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 Ukraine
Estonia 		Elina Svitolina
Anett Kontaveit 		3
6 		77
65 		2
6 		 
3 Ukraine
Estonia 		Marta Kostyuk / Dayana Yastremska
Anett Kontaveit / Elena Malõgina 		6
2 		6
0 		   

Croatia vs. Italy[]


Croatia
0 		Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[2]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Italy
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Italy 		Lea Bošković
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 		3
6 		3
6 		   
2 Croatia
Italy 		Jana Fett
Camila Giorgi 		64
77 		4
6 		   
3 Croatia
Italy 		Jana Fett / Darija Jurak
Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan 		      not
played

Serbia vs. Slovenia[]


Serbia
2 		Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[3]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Slovenia
1
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Slovenia 		Olga Danilović
Kaja Juvan 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2 Serbia
Slovenia 		Nina Stojanović
Tamara Zidanšek 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3 Serbia
Slovenia 		Aleksandra Krunić / Nina Stojanović
Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidanšek 		6
4 		6
4 		   

Poland vs. Sweden[]


Poland
2 		Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[4]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Sweden
0
1 2 3
1 Poland
Sweden 		Iga Świątek
Mirjam Björklund 		7
5 		4
6 		6
3 		 
2 Poland
Sweden 		Magda Linette
Johanna Larsson 		7
5 		6
4 		   
3 Poland
Sweden 		Maja Chwalińska / Alicja Rosolska
Johanna Larsson / Cornelia Lister 		      not
played

Relegation play-offs[]

The last-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The losers of each tie were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2022.

Bulgaria vs. Greece[]


Bulgaria
2 		Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[5]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Greece
0
1 2 3
1 Bulgaria
Greece 		Isabella Shinikova
Valentini Grammatikopoulou 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 Bulgaria
Greece 		Viktoriya Tomova
Despina Papamichail 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Bulgaria
Greece 		Isabella Shinikova / Viktoriya Tomova
Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Despina Papamichail 		      not
played

Luxembourg vs. Turkey[]


Luxembourg
0 		Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[6]
8 February 2020
Hard (indoors)
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1 Luxembourg
Turkey 		Tiffany Cornelius
Berfu Cengiz 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2 Luxembourg
Turkey 		Eléonora Molinaro
Pemra Özgen 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Luxembourg
Turkey 		Tiffany Cornelius / Eléonora Molinaro
Ayla Aksu / İpek Öz 		      not
played

Final placements[]

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Ukraine  Italy  Serbia  Poland
Fifth  Estonia  Croatia  Slovenia  Sweden
Ninth  Austria
Tenth  Bulgaria  Turkey
Twelfth/Relegated  Greece  Luxembourg

References[]

  1. ^ "Ukraine v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Croatia v Italy". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Serbia v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Poland v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria v Greece". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Luxembourg v Turkey". fedcup.com.

External links[]

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