2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
# 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

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

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia | Great Britain | Hungary | Latvia |
| 2 | Bulgaria | Estonia | Croatia | Poland |
| 3 | — | — | Slovenia | Turkey |
| 4 | Georgia | Portugal | Sweden | Austria |

## 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.

### Serbia vs. Latvia

| Serbia 1 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Latvia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Olga Danilović Anastasija Sevastova 6 2 6 4     2 Dejana Radanović Jeļena Ostapenko 2 6 1 6     3 Olga Danilović / Bojana Marinković Jeļena Ostapenko / Anastasija Sevastova 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Great Britain vs. Hungary

| Great Britain 2 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Hungary 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Heather Watson Dalma Gálfi 3 6 6 1 6 4   2 Johanna Konta Fanny Stollár 6 3 6 1     3 Katie Boulter / Anna Smith Dalma Gálfi / Fanny Stollár       not played ||||

## 5th place play-off

The 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

| Bulgaria 0 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Poland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Petia Arshinkova Iga Świątek 0 6 4 6     2 Isabella Shinikova Magdalena Fręch 5 7 3 6     3 Petia Arshinkova / Julia Terziyska Alicja Rosolska / Iga Świątek       not played ||||

### Estonia vs. Croatia

| Estonia 2 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Croatia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Saara Orav Ana Biškić 3 6 6 4 6 2   2 Katriin Saar Tena Lukas 6 2 5 7 1 6   3 Elena Malygina / Saara Orav Ana Biškić / Tena Lukas 6 2 4 6 7 5 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The 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

| Georgia 2 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Austria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sofia Shapatava Julia Grabher 6 3 4 6 6 4   2 Ekaterine Gorgodze Barbara Haas $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 2 3 6   3 Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava Julia Grabher / Barbara Haas 6 4 3 6 6 2 ||||

### Portugal vs. Sweden

| Portugal 0 | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia 10 February Hard (indoors) | Sweden 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Francisca Jorge Cornelia Lister 2 6 2 6     2 Maria João Koehler Rebecca Peterson 4 6 0 6     3 Francisca Jorge / Maria João Koehler Mirjam Björklund / Jacqueline Cabaj Awad       not played ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Promoted/First | Latvia | Great Britain |
| Third | Serbia | Hungary |
| Fifth | Poland | Estonia |
| Seventh | Bulgaria | Croatia |
| Ninth | Turkey | Slovenia |
| Eleventh | Georgia | Sweden |
| Relegated/Thirteenth | Austria | Portugal |

* 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
