2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
# 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2002 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.

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Slovenia | Israel | Bulgaria | Luxembourg |
| 2 | Ukraine | Netherlands | Estonia | FR Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Belarus | Romania | Georgia | Poland |
| 4 | Greece | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Portugal | Turkey |

The eight 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 play-offs.

## Slovenia vs. Yugoslavia

| Slovenia 2 | Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | FR Yugoslavia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Maja Matevžič Jelena Janković 6 2 3 6 6 1   2 Tina Pisnik Dragana Zarić 6 1 6 3     3          not played ||||

* Slovenia advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against Ukraine. They won 4–1, and thus advanced to the World Group for next year.

## Israel vs. Estonia

| Israel 2 | Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Estonia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Tzipora Obziler Maret Ani 6 3 6 3     2 Anna Smashnova Kaia Kanepi 6 1 6 3     3          not played ||||

* Israel advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against United States. They lost 0–5, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.

## Ukraine vs. Bulgaria

| Ukraine 2 | Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Bulgaria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Alona Bondarenko Desislava Topalova 6 3 5 7 4 6   2 Yuliya Beygelzimer Magdalena Maleeva 6 3 6 4     3 Yuliya Beygelzimer / Alona Bondarenko Magdalena Maleeva / Desislava Topalova 6 4 6 0 ||||

* Ukraine advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against Slovenia. They lost 1–4, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.

## Netherlands vs. Luxembourg

| Netherlands 2 | Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) | Luxembourg 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kristie Boogert Claudine Schaul 7 5 3 6 5 7   2 Miriam Oremans Anne Kremer 6 4 2 6 6 4   3 Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul 3 6 $7^7$ $6^1$ 6 2 ||||

* Netherlands advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against Australia. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.
