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2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2016 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 fourteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2016 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  Ukraine  Great Britain  Israel  Belgium
2  Portugal  Georgia  Croatia  Bulgaria
3  Estonia  Latvia
4  Sweden  South Africa  Turkey  Hungary

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.

Belgium vs. Great Britain

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Belgium
2
Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[1]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors)

Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1 Belgium
United Kingdom
Ysaline Bonaventure
Katie Swan
6
3
3
6
6
3
 
2 Belgium
United Kingdom
Alison Van Uytvanck
Heather Watson
6
4
3
6
6
4
 
3 Belgium
United Kingdom
Marie Benoît / An-Sophie Mestach
Jocelyn Rae / Anna Smith
      not
played

Ukraine vs. Israel

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Ukraine
3
Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[2]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors)

Israel
0
1 2 3
1 Ukraine
Israel
Kateryna Bondarenko
Shahar Pe'er
6
1
6
1
   
2 Ukraine
Israel
Lesia Tsurenko
Julia Glushko
77
61
77
62
   
3 Ukraine
Israel
Kateryna Bondarenko / Olga Savchuk
Shelly Krolitzky / Alona Pushkarevsky
6
2
6
2
   

5th place play-off

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

Georgia vs. Bulgaria

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Georgia
2
Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[3]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors)

Bulgaria
1
1 2 3
1 Georgia (country)
Bulgaria
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Dia Evtimova
0
6
6
4
6
2
 
2 Georgia (country)
Bulgaria
Sofia Shapatava
Isabella Shinikova
6
1
61
77
4
6
 
3 Georgia (country)
Bulgaria
Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava
Elitsa Kostova / Isabella Shinikova
6
2
4
6
6
4
 

Portugal vs. Croatia

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Portugal
0
Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[4]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors)

Croatia
2
1 2 3
1 Portugal
Croatia
Maria João Koehler
Silvia Njirić
4
6
3
6
   
2 Portugal
Croatia
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Ana Konjuh
2
6
2
6
   
3 Portugal
Croatia
Michelle Larcher de Brito / Inês Murta
Darija Jurak / Tena Lukas
      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 C, whilst Group B's and Group D's bottom-placed teams faced off. The losers were relegated to the 2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

South Africa vs. Hungary

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South Africa
0
Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[5]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors)

Hungary
2
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Hungary
Ilze Hattingh
Anna Bondár
0
6
1
6
   
2 South Africa
Hungary
Chanel Simmonds
Réka-Luca Jani
0
6
3
6
   
3 South Africa
Hungary
Michelle Sammons / Chanel Simmonds
Dalma Gálfi / Fanny Stollár
      not
played

Sweden vs. Turkey

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Sweden
0
Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel[6]
6 February 2016
Hard (outdoors)

Turkey
2
1 2 3
1 Sweden
Turkey
Susanne Celik
İpek Soylu
3
6
2
6
   
2 Sweden
Turkey
Rebecca Peterson
Çağla Büyükakçay
6
2
4
6
0
6
 
3 Sweden
Turkey
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Cornelia Lister
Çağla Büyükakçay / İpek Soylu
      not
played

Final placements

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Placing
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Teams
Promoted  Belgium  Ukraine
Third  Great Britain  Israel
Fifth  Georgia  Croatia
Seventh  Bulgaria  Portugal
Ninth  Estonia  Latvia
Eleventh  Hungary  Turkey
Relegated  South Africa  Sweden

References

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  1. ^ "Belgium v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Ukraine v Israel". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Portugal v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "South Africa v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Turkey". fedcup.com.
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