2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
# 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2003 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 | Switzerland | Israel | South Africa | Hungary |
| 2 | Belarus | FR Yugoslavia | Ukraine | Netherlands |
| 3 | Estonia | Bulgaria | Denmark | Poland |
| 4 | Luxembourg | Georgia | Romania | Great Britain |
| 5 | | | | Ireland |

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.

## Switzerland vs. Netherlands

| Switzerland 2 | Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Netherlands 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Myriam Casanova Elise Tamaëla $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 3     2 Patty Schnyder Miriam Oremans 6 3 6 1     3 Myriam Casanova / Patty Schnyder Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans       not played ||||

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

## Israel vs. Belarus

| Israel 2 | Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Belarus 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Tzipora Obziler Nadejda Ostrovskaya 4 6 3 6     2 Anna Smashnova Tatiana Poutchek 6 4 6 0     3 Tzipora Obziler / Anna Smashnova Olga Barabanschikova / Nadejda Ostrovskaya 1 6 6 4 8 6 ||||

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

## South Africa vs. Yugoslavia

| South Africa 2 | Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | FR Yugoslavia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Chanelle Scheepers Katarina Mišić 6 2 6 2     2 Amanda Coetzer Jelena Janković 7 5 3 6 6 2   3 Amanda Coetzer / Chanelle Scheepers Katarina Mišić / Jelena Janković       not played ||||

* South Africa advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against Czech Republic. They lost 1–4, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.

## Hungary vs. Ukraine

| Hungary 2 | Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Estoril, Portugal 26 April 2003 Red clay (outdoors) | Ukraine 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Melinda Czink Yuliya Beygelzimer 2 6 $6^5$ $7^7$     2 Petra Mandula Tatiana Perebiynis 4 6 6 4 6 2   3 Zsófia Gubacsi / Petra Mandula Yuliya Beygelzimer / Tatiana Perebiynis 1 6 6 1 6 3 ||||

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