2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Explained

See main article: 2008 Fed Cup.

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
• Date: 30 January – 2 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 relegated to Group II in 2009.

Play-offs

See main article: 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs.

Placing A Team Score B/D Team Promotion 0–2 5th–8th 0–2 9th N/A 9th N/A Relegation 0–2

Placing C Team Score B/D Team Promotion 1–2 5th–8th 0–2 9th N/A Relegation 0–3

• and advanced to the 2008 World Group II play-offs.^{[1] [2]}
• and were relegated to Group II for 2009.^{[3] [4]}

Group II

• Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
• Date: 30 January – 2 February

The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one of four teams. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group I in 2009. The nations finishing third in their pools took part in play-offs with the losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009, along with the nation finishing fourth in the pool of four teams.

Play-offs

See main article: 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs.

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion		2–0
Promotion		0–3
Relegation		2-1[5]
Relegation		N/A

• and advanced to Group I for 2009.^{[6] [7]}
• and were relegated to Group III for 2009.^[8]

Group III

• Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)
• Date: 22–26 April

The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top team of each pool progressed to Group II for 2009.

Pools

• and advanced to Group II for 2009.^[9]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

• Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia
• Fed Cup Profile, Switzerland
• Fed Cup Profile, Netherlands
• Fed Cup Profile, Denmark
• Fed Cup Profile, Romania
• Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania
• Fed Cup Profile, Morocco
• Fed Cup Profile, Serbia
• Fed Cup Profile, Sweden
• Fed Cup Profile, Estonia
• Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg
• Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain
• Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria
• Fed Cup Profile, Finland
• Fed Cup Profile, Iceland
• Fed Cup Profile, Greece
• Fed Cup Profile, Georgia
• Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Fed Cup Profile, Norway
• Fed Cup Profile, Turkey
• Fed Cup Profile, Zimbabwe
• Fed Cup Profile, Ireland
• Fed Cup Profile, Montenegro
• Fed Cup Profile, Latvia
• Fed Cup Profile, Moldova
• Fed Cup Profile, Armenia

External links

• Fed Cup website

Notes and References

1. News: Croatia v Serbia. fedcup.com.
2. News: Austria v Switzerland. fedcup.com.
3. News: Portugal v Morocco. fedcup.com.
4. News: Georgia v Turkey. fedcup.com.
5. https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/draws-and-results/W-FC-2008-G2-EPA-REL-GRE-TUR-01?matchId=itf_ddcd0bc03e1907de5ee522564b3b7bde Greece - Turkiye 1 - 2 (2008)
6. News: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria. fedcup.com.
7. News: Estonia v Bulgaria. fedcup.com.
8. News: Greece v Ireland. fedcup.com.
9. News: Latvia v Morocco. fedcup.com.