2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
# 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from the Europe/Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the thirteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top four teams advanced to the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs, while the bottom two teams were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2022.

## Pool results

| Placing | Pool A (Tallinn) | Pool B (Tallinn) | Pool A (Esch-sur-Alzette) | Pool B (Esch-sur-Alzette) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ukraine | Italy | Serbia | Poland |
| 2 | Croatia | Estonia | Sweden | Slovenia |
| 3 | — | Austria | — | — |
| 4 | Bulgaria | Greece | Luxembourg | Turkey |

## Promotional play-offs

The first-placed and second-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The winners of each round advanced to the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs.

### Ukraine vs. Estonia

| Ukraine 2 | Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Estonia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Dayana Yastremska Elena Malõgina 6 3 6 1     2 Elina Svitolina Anett Kontaveit 3 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 2 6   3 Marta Kostyuk / Dayana Yastremska Anett Kontaveit / Elena Malõgina 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Croatia vs. Italy

| Croatia 0 | Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Italy 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Lea Bošković Elisabetta Cocciaretto 3 6 3 6     2 Jana Fett Camila Giorgi $6^4$ $7^7$ 4 6     3 Jana Fett / Darija Jurak Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan       not played ||||

### Serbia vs. Slovenia

| Serbia 2 | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Slovenia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Olga Danilović Kaja Juvan 2 6 2 6     2 Nina Stojanović Tamara Zidanšek 6 4 7 5     3 Aleksandra Krunić / Nina Stojanović Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidanšek 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Poland vs. Sweden

| Poland 2 | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Sweden 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Iga Świątek Mirjam Björklund 7 5 4 6 6 3   2 Magda Linette Johanna Larsson 7 5 6 4     3 Maja Chwalińska / Alicja Rosolska Johanna Larsson / Cornelia Lister       not played ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The 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 2022.

### Bulgaria vs. Greece

| Bulgaria 2 | Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Greece 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Isabella Shinikova Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6 3 6 1     2 Viktoriya Tomova Despina Papamichail 6 2 6 4     3 Isabella Shinikova / Viktoriya Tomova Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Despina Papamichail       not played ||||

### Luxembourg vs. Turkey

| Luxembourg 0 | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Centre National de Tennis, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 8 February 2020 Hard (indoors) | Turkey 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Tiffany Cornelius Berfu Cengiz 2 6 2 6     2 Eléonora Molinaro Pemra Özgen 3 6 4 6     3 Tiffany Cornelius / Eléonora Molinaro Ayla Aksu / İpek Öz       not played ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Promoted/First | Ukraine | Italy | Serbia | Poland |
| Fifth | Estonia | Croatia | Slovenia | Sweden |
| Ninth | Austria | Austria | Austria | Austria |
| Tenth | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | Turkey | Turkey |
| Twelfth/Relegated | Greece | Greece | Luxembourg | Luxembourg |

* Ukraine, Italy, Serbia and Poland were promoted to the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs.
* Greece and Luxembourg were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2021.
