2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
# 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2019 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 2019 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 (Zielona Góra) | Pool B (Zielona Góra) | Pool A (Bath) | Pool B (Bath) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | Sweden | Great Britain | Serbia |
| 2 | Poland | Ukraine | Hungary | Croatia |
| 3 | — | Bulgaria | Greece | Turkey |
| 4 | Denmark | Estonia | Slovenia | Georgia |

## 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.

### Russia vs. Sweden

| Russia 2 | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland 9 February Hard (indoor) | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland 9 February Hard (indoor) | Sweden 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Natalia Vikhlyantseva Johanna Larsson $7^7$ $6^1$ 6 2     2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Rebecca Peterson 6 3 6 2     3 Margarita Gasparyan / Anastasia Potapova Mirjam Björklund / Cornelia Lister       not played ||||

### Great Britain vs. Serbia

| Great Britain 2 | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom 9 February Hard (indoor) | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom 9 February Hard (indoor) | Serbia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Katie Boulter Ivana Jorović 6 4 6 3     2 Johanna Konta Aleksandra Krunić $7^7$ $6^1$ 3 6 6 2   3 Harriet Dart / Katie Swan Olga Danilović / Aleksandra Krunić       not played ||||

## 5th place play-off

The runner-up teams from pools A and B (in both venues) competed in order to establish which two teams would place joint fifth in the final standings and which two would place joint seventh.

### Poland vs. Ukraine

| Poland 2 | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland 9 February Hard (indoor) | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland 9 February Hard (indoor) | Ukraine 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Magdalena Fręch Kateryna Kozlova 3 6 7 5 6 2   2 Iga Świątek Dayana Yastremska $6^2$ $7^7$ 4 6     3 Alicja Rosolska / Iga Świątek Marta Kostyuk / Kateryna Kozlova 6 1 1 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ ||||

### Hungary vs. Croatia

| Hungary 2 | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom 9 February Hard (indoor) | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom 9 February Hard (indoor) | Croatia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Adrienn Nagy Tena Lukas 6 3 4 6 6 4   2 Réka Luca Jani Jana Fett 3 6 5 2    retired 3 Réka Luca Jani / Adrienn Nagy Jana Fett / Tena Lukas       not played ||||

## 9th place play-off

The third placed teams from pools A and B in Bath competed in order to establish which team would place ninth in the final standings (alongside Bulgaria) and which team would place eleventh.

### Greece vs. Turkey

| Greece 1 | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom 9 February Hard (indoor) | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom 9 February Hard (indoor) | Turkey 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Despina Papamichail İpek Soylu 3 6 6 2 6 2   2 Valentini Grammatikopoulou Berfu Cengiz 3 5     retired  3 Anna Arkadianou / Despina Papamichail Berfu Cengiz / İpek Öz $6^6$ $7^8$ 4 6 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The teams placing last in each pool competed to keep their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The losers were relegated to the 2020 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

### Denmark vs. Estonia

| Denmark 0 | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland 9 February Hard (indoor) | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Zielona Góra, Poland 9 February Hard (indoor) | Estonia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Hannah Viller Møller Valeria Gorlats 3 6 6 3 0 6   2 Karen Barritza Anett Kontaveit 1 6 4 6     3 Karen Barritza / Maria Jespersen Anett Kontaveit / Saara Orav       not played ||||

### Slovenia vs. Georgia

| Slovenia 2 | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom 9 February Hard (indoor) | University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom 9 February Hard (indoor) | Georgia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kaja Juvan Mariam Bolkvadze 6 1 3 0    retired 2 Dalila Jakupović Ekaterine Gorgodze 6 4 6 4     3 Nina Potočnik / Nika Radišič Ekaterine Gorgodze / Oksana Kalashnikova       not played ||||

### Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Promoted/First | Russia | Great Britain |
| Third | Sweden | Serbia |
| Fifth | Poland | Hungary |
| Seventh | Ukraine | Croatia |
| Ninth | Bulgaria | Turkey |
| Eleventh | — | Greece |
| Twelfth | Estonia | Slovenia |
| Relegated/Fourteenth | Denmark | Georgia |

* Russia and Great Britain were promoted to 2019 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
* Denmark and Georgia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020
