2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Explained
See main article: 2004 Fed Cup.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2004 Fed Cup.
Group I
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.
Play-offs
See main article: 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs.
| Winning Team | Score | Losing Team |
|---|
| | 2–1 | | | | 2–0 | | | | 2–1 | | | | 2–1 | | |
| | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team |
|---|
| 2–0 | | | 2–0 | | |
| |
- , , and advanced to 2004 World Group play-offs.
- and were relegated to Group II for 2004.[1]
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.
Play-offs
See main article: 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs.
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|
| Promotion | | 2–0 | | |
| Promotion | | 1–2 | | |
| 5th | N/A | | | |
| Relegation | | 0–3 | | |
| Relegation | | 0–3 | | | |
- and advanced to Group I for 2005.[2] [3]
- and was relegated to Group III for 2005.[4]
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.
Play-offs
See main article: 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs.
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|
| Promotion | | 2–1 | | |
| Promotion | | 1–2 | | |
| 5th–7th | | 3–0 | | |
| 5th–7th | | 1–2 | | | |
- and advanced to Group II for 2005.[5] [6]
See also
References
- Fed Cup Profile, Serbia and Montenegro
- Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania
- Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain
- Fed Cup Profile, Romania
- Fed Cup Profile, Norway
- Fed Cup Profile, Algeria
- Fed Cup Profile, South Africa
- Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine
- Fed Cup Profile, Israel
- Fed Cup Profile, Turkey
- Fed Cup Profile, Egypt
- Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fed Cup Profile, Namibia
- Fed Cup Profile, Belarus
- Fed Cup Profile, Denmark
- Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg
- Fed Cup Profile, Ireland
- Fed Cup Profile, Latvia
- Fed Cup Profile, Tunisia
- Fed Cup Profile, Malta
- Fed Cup Profile, Estonia
- Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria
- Fed Cup Profile, Greece
- Fed Cup Profile, Georgia
- Fed Cup Profile, Finland
- Fed Cup Profile, Botswana
- Fed Cup Profile, Kenya
External links
Notes and References
- News: Fed Cup first-round and qualifying results. USA Today . 8 November 2004.
- News: Slovenia v Great Britain. fedcup.com.
- News: Sweden v Luxembourg. fedcup.com.
- News: Turkey v Egypt. fedcup.com.
- News: Ireland v Norway. fedcup.com.
- News: Romania v Tunisia. fedcup.com.
