The play-offs of the 2018 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 2018 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
editPlacing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Promotional play-offs
editThe 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. Latvia
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Great Britain vs. Hungary
edit![]() Great Britain 2 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[2] 10 February Hard (indoors) | ![]() Hungary 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5th place play-off
editThe runner-up teams from pools A and D, and B 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.
Bulgaria vs. Poland
edit![]() Bulgaria 0 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[3] 10 February Hard (indoors) | ![]() Poland 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Estonia vs. Croatia
edit![]() Estonia 2 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[4] 10 February Hard (indoors) | ![]() Croatia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Relegation play-offs
editThe 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 2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
Georgia vs. Austria
edit![]() Georgia 2 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[5] 10 February Hard (indoors) | ![]() Austria 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Portugal vs. Sweden
edit![]() Portugal 0 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia[6] 10 February Hard (indoors) | ![]() Sweden 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final placements
editPlacing | Teams | |
Promoted/First | ![]() | ![]() |
Third | ![]() | ![]() |
Fifth | ![]() | ![]() |
Seventh | ![]() | ![]() |
Ninth | ![]() | ![]() |
Eleventh | ![]() | ![]() |
Relegated/Thirteenth | ![]() | ![]() |
Great Britain and
Latvia were promoted to 2018 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs
Austria and
Portugal were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019
References
edit- ^ "Serbia v Latvia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Great Britain v Hungary". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Bulgaria v Poland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Estonia v Croatia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Georgia v Austria". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Portugal v Sweden". fedcup.com.