2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
# 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2012 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 fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2012 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 down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Austria | Sweden | Great Britain | Poland |
| 2 | Bulgaria | Hungary | Portugal | Romania |
| 3 | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Israel | Croatia |
| 4 | Estonia | Greece | Netherlands | Luxembourg |

## Promotion 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.

### Austria vs. Great Britain

| Austria 0 | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Great Britain 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Anne Keothavong $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6     2 Tamira Paszek Elena Baltacha 1 6 4 6     3 Sandra Klemenschits / Tamira Paszek Laura Robson / Heather Watson       not played ||||

### Sweden vs. Poland

| Sweden 2 | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Poland 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sofia Arvidsson Urszula Radwańska 6 1 6 2     2 Johanna Larsson Agnieszka Radwańska 1 6 0 6     3 Sofia Arvidsson / Johanna Larsson Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska 6 4 6 3 ||||

## 5th to 8th play-offs

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.

### Bulgaria vs. Portugal

| Bulgaria 0 | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Portugal 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Isabella Shinikova Maria João Köhler 3 6 5 7     2 Dia Evtimova Michelle Larcher de Brito 1 6 1 6     3 Dia Evtimova / Isabella Shinikova Maria João Köhler / Michelle Larcher de Brito       not played ||||

### Hungary vs. Romania

| Hungary 0 | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Romania 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Katalin Marosi Mihaela Buzărnescu 2 6 $6^6$ $7^8$     2 Réka-Luca Jani Simona Halep 2 6 3 6     3 Vaszilisza Bulgakova / Katalin Marosi Mihaela Buzărnescu / Simona Halep       not played ||||

## 9th to 12th play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool except Pool A were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.

### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Croatia

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Croatia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anita Husarić Donna Vekić 2 6 0 6     2 Jasmina Tinjić Tereza Mrdeža 0 1     retired  3 Anita Husarić / Jasmina Tinjić Petra Martić / Ani Mijačika       not played ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2013.

### Estonia vs. Netherlands

| Estonia 1 | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 4, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Netherlands 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Eva Paalma Kiki Bertens 2 6 2 6     2 Anett Kontaveit Bibiane Schoofs 4 6 $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 1   3 Anett Kontaveit / Tatjana Vorobjova Kiki Bertens / Michaëlla Krajicek 0 6 0 6 ||||

### Greece vs. Luxembourg

| Greece 1 | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel February 5, 2012 Hard (outdoors) | Luxembourg 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Agni Stefanou Claudine Schaul 4 6 2 6     2 Despina Papamichail Anne Kremer 5 7 6 4 7 5   3 Despina Papamichail / Maria Sakkari Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul 6 3 2 6 $6^8$ $7^{10}$ ||||

## Final Placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Promoted | Great Britain | Sweden |
| Third | Austria | Poland |
| Fifth | Portugal | Romania |
| Seventh | Bulgaria | Hungary |
| Ninth | Israel | Croatia |
| Eleventh | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Twelfth | Netherlands | Luxembourg |
| Relegated | Estonia | Greece |

* Great Britain and Sweden advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against each other for advancement. Sweden defeated Great Britain, 4–1, and thus proceeded to World Group II whilst the British were relegated back to Group I for 2013.
* Estonia and Greece were relegated down to 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
