2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
# 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2009 Fed Cup.

## Group I

* Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
* Date: 4–7 February

The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of three. The four pool winners took part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II in 2010.

### Pools

| | Pool A | GBR | HUN | NED | LUX |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Great Britain (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Hungary (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Netherlands (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Luxembourg (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | POL | SWE | ROM | BIH |
| 1 | Poland (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Sweden (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Romania (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool C | BLR | DEN | SLO | AUT |
| 1 | Belarus (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Denmark (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Slovenia (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Austria (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool D | EST | CRO | BUL |
| 1 | Estonia (2–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Croatia (1–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bulgaria (0–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B/C Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Promotion | Great Britain | 1–2 | Poland |
| 5th–8th | Hungary | 1–2 | Sweden |
| 9th | Netherlands | N/A | |
| 9th | | N/A | Slovenia |
| Relegation | Luxembourg | 1–2 | Austria |
| Placing | B/C Team | Score | D Team |
| Promotion | Belarus | 0–2 | Estonia |
| 5th–8th | Denmark | 0–2 | Croatia |
| 9th | Romania | N/A | |
| Relegation | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | Bulgaria |

* Poland and Estonia advanced to the 2009 World Group II play-offs.
* Luxembourg and Bulgaria were relegated to Group II for 2010.

## Group II

* Venue: Attaleya Shine Tennis Club, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor hard)
* Date: 21–25 April

The six teams were divided into two pool of three teams each. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations will be promoted to Group I in 2010. The bottom nation in each pool will be relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2010.

### Pools

| | Pool A | LAT | POR | MAR |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Latvia (2–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Portugal (1–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Morocco (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | RSA | GEO | TUR |
| 1 | South Africa (2–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Georgia (1–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Turkey (0–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Promotion | Latvia | 3–0 | Georgia |
| Promotion | Portugal | 2–0 | South Africa |

* Latvia and Portugal advanced to Group I for 2010.
* Morocco and Turkey were relegated to Group III for 2010.

## Group III

* Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
* Date: 21–25 April

The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top two teams of each pool progressed to Group II for 2010.

### Pools

| | Pool A | GRE | FIN | IRE | MLT | ALG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Greece (4–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Finland (3–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Ireland (2–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Malta (1–3) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 5 | Algeria (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | ARM | NOR | LIE | EGY | MDA | ISL |
| 1 | Armenia (5–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Norway (4–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Liechtenstein (3–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Egypt (2–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Moldova (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 6 | Iceland (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

* Greece and Armenia advanced to Group II for 2010.
* Finland and Norway were also promoted to Group II for 2010 as group runners-up.
