2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
# 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

The playoffs of the 2014 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2014 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

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | Romania | Ukraine | Belarus |
| 2 | Belgium | Hungary | Israel | Portugal |
| 3 | Croatia | Great Britain | Austria | Turkey |
| 4 | Luxembourg | Latvia | Slovenia | Bulgaria |

## Promotional play-offs

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.

### Netherlands vs. Belarus

| Netherlands 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Belarus 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Richèl Hogenkamp Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 3 6 4     2 Kiki Bertens Olga Govortsova $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 2     3 Kiki Bertens / Michaëlla Krajicek Olga Govortsova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich       not played ||||

### Romania vs. Ukraine

| Romania 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Ukraine 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sorana Cîrstea Olga Savchuk 6 3 6 0     2 Simona Halep Elina Svitolina 6 3 7 5     3 Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu Lyudmyla Kichenok / Olga Savchuk       not played ||||

## 5th to 8th play-offs

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.

### Belgium vs. Portugal

| Belgium 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Portugal 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 An-Sophie Mestach Bárbara Luz 2 6 6 0 6 2   2 Yanina Wickmayer Michelle Larcher de Brito $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6     3 Ysaline Bonaventure / An-Sophie Mestach Michelle Larcher de Brito / Bárbara Luz $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 0 ||||

### Hungary vs. Israel

| Hungary 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Israel 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Szabina Szlavikovics Ofri Lankri 3 6 6 3 $6^3$ $7^7$   2 Réka-Luca Jani Keren Shlomo 6 4 6 3     3 Réka-Luca Jani / Szabina Szlavikovics Ofri Lankri / Keren Shlomo 6 3 6 4 ||||

## 9th to 12th play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.

### Croatia vs. Turkey

| Croatia 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Turkey 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Tereza Mrdeža İpek Soylu 4 6 6 1 0 6   2 Donna Vekić Melis Sezer 6 2 6 1     3 Darija Jurak / Tereza Mrdeža Çağla Büyükakçay / İpek Soylu $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6 6 3 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Austria

| Great Britain 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Austria 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Tara Moore Tamira Paszek 6 2 6 4     2 Heather Watson Yvonne Meusburger 6 4 6 2     3 Tara Moore / Jocelyn Rae Yvonne Meusburger / Tamira Paszek       not played ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015.

### Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria

| Luxembourg 0 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Bulgaria 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Claudine Schaul Isabella Shinikova 2 6 3 6     2 Anne Kremer Elitsa Kostova 3 6 $7^9$ $6^7$ $6^7$ $7^9$   3 Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul Elitsa Kostova / Viktoriya Tomova       not played ||||

### Latvia vs. Slovenia

| Latvia 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Slovenia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jeļena Ostapenko Dalila Jakupović 6 3 $7^{11}$ $6^9$     2 Diāna Marcinkēviča Maša Zec Peškirič 6 0 6 0     3 Diāna Marcinkēviča / Jeļena Ostapenko Dalila Jakupović / Andreja Klepač       not played ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Promoted | Netherlands | Romania |
| Third | Belarus | Ukraine |
| Fifth | Belgium | Hungary |
| Seventh | Portugal | Israel |
| Ninth | Croatia | Great Britain |
| Eleventh | Turkey | Austria |
| Thirteenth | Bulgaria | Latvia |
| Relegated | Luxembourg | Slovenia |

* Netherlands and Romania advanced to World Group II play-offs.
* Luxembourg and Slovenia were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.
