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2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from Europe/Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eleven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top three teams advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while the bottom two teams were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2023.

Pool results

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Placing Pool A Pool B
1  Hungary  Slovenia
2  Serbia  Croatia
3  Turkey  Austria
4  Bulgaria
5  Denmark  Sweden
6  Estonia  Georgia

1st place play-off

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The first-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round. As both teams finished first in their pools, they automatically advance to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, but played-off for ranking points.

Hungary vs. Slovenia

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Hungary
2
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[1]
16 April 2022
Clay

Slovenia
1
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Slovenia
Réka Luca Jani
Lara Smejkal
6
2
6
2
   
2 Hungary
Slovenia
Anna Bondár
Živa Falkner
6
4
6
2
   
3 Hungary
Slovenia
Réka Luca Jani / Amarissa Kiara Tóth
Kaja Juvan / Lara Smejkal
       
w/o

Promotion play-off

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The second-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the tie advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, alongside Hungary and Slovenia.

Serbia vs. Croatia

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Serbia
0
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[2]
16 April 2022
Clay

Croatia
2
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Croatia
Lola Radivojević
Petra Marčinko
1
6
6
2
0
6
 
2 Serbia
Croatia
Aleksandra Krunić
Petra Martić
6
4
5
7
4
6
 
3 Serbia
Croatia
Aleksandra Krunić / Dejana Radanović
Ana Konjuh / Donna Vekić
      not
played

5th place play-off

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The third-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round to determine the nation finishing 5th.

Austria vs. Turkey

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Austria
2
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[3]
16 April 2022
Clay

Turkey
0
1 2 3
1 Austria
Turkey
Melanie Klaffner
Zeynep Sönmez
6
3
5
7
6
2
 
2 Austria
Turkey
Barbara Haas
Berfu Cengiz
6
4
6
2
   
3 Austria
Turkey
Barbara Haas / Melanie Klaffner
Berfu Cengiz / Zeynep Sönmez
      not
played

Relegation play-offs

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The second-last and 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 2023.

Denmark vs. Georgia

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Denmark
2
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[4]
16 April 2022
Clay

Georgia
1
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Georgia (country)
Johanne Svendsen
Zoziya Kardava
66
78
1
6
   
2 Denmark
Georgia (country)
Sofia Samavati
Mariam Bolkvadze
5
0
     
retired
3 Denmark
Georgia (country)
Sofia Samavati / Johanne Svendsen
Tamari Gagoshidze / Oksana Kalashnikova
3
6
6
2
6
1
 

Estonia vs. Sweden

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Estonia
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[5]
16 April 2022
Clay

Sweden
2
1 2 3
1 Estonia
Sweden
Maileen Nuudi
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
6
2
6
1
   
2 Estonia
Sweden
Elena Malõgina
Caijsa Hennemann
1
6
0
6
   
3 Estonia
Sweden
Maileen Nuudi / Katriin Saar
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Caijsa Hennemann
2
6
77
62
4
6
 

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Hungary
Promoted/Second  Slovenia
Promoted/Third  Croatia
Promoted/Fourth  Serbia
Fifth  Austria
Sixth  Turkey
Seventh  Bulgaria
Eighth  Denmark  Sweden
Relegated/Tenth  Estonia  Georgia

References

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  1. ^ "Hungary v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Serbia v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Austria v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Denmark v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Estonia v Sweden". fedcup.com.
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