2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
# 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2004 Fed Cup.

## Group I

* Venue: Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece (outdoor clay)
* Date: 19–24 April

The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which four nations progress to World Group play-offs. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group II for 2005.

### Pools

| | Pool A | SCG | SWE | LTU |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro (2–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sweden (1–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Lithuania (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | UKR | ISR | NED | RSA |
| 1 | Ukraine (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Israel (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Netherlands (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | South Africa (0–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool C | BLR | HUN | DEN |
| 1 | Belarus (2–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Hungary (1–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Denmark (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool D | EST | BUL | POL | GRE |
| 1 | Estonia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Poland (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Greece (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Winning Team | Score | Losing Team |
| - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | 2–1 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Ukraine | 2–0 | Hungary |
| Belarus | 2–1 | Sweden |
| Estonia | 2–1 | Israel |
| Winning Team | Score | Losing Team |
| Greece | 2–0 | Lithuania |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Denmark |

* Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus and Estonia advanced to 2004 World Group play-offs.
* Lithuania and Denmark were relegated to Group II for 2004.

## Group II

* Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
* Date: 26 April – 1 May

The nine teams were divided into a pool of four teams and a pool of five. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which two nations progress to Group I for 2005. The four nations coming last played-off against the second-to-last placed teams to determine which teams would be relegated to Group III for 2005.

### Pools

| | Pool A | GBR | ROU | TUR | EGY |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Great Britain (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Romania (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Turkey (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Egypt (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | LUX | IRL | LAT | GEO | FIN |
| 1 | Luxembourg (4–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Ireland (3–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Latvia (2–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Georgia (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 5 | Finland (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Promotion | Great Britain | 2–0 | Ireland |
| Promotion | Romania | 1–2 | Luxembourg |
| 5th | N/A | | Latvia |
| Relegation | Turkey | 0–3 | Finland |
| Relegation | Egypt | 0–3 | Georgia |

* Great Britain and Luxembourg advanced to Group I for 2005.
* Egypt and Turkey was relegated to Group III for 2005.

## Group III

* Venue: Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
* Date: 26 April – 1 May

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which two nations progress to Group II for 2005. The other teams played against each other to determine overall placings.

### Pools

| | Pool A | NOR | ALG | BIH | NAM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Norway (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Algeria (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Namibia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | TUN | MLT | BOT | KEN |
| 1 | Tunisia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Malta (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Botswana (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Kenya (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| Promotion | Norway | 2–1 | Malta |
| Promotion | Algeria | 1–2 | Tunisia |
| 5th–7th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Kenya |
| 5th–7th | Namibia | 1–2 | Botswana |

* Norway and Tunisia advanced to Group II for 2005.
