2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Main article: 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Play-offs of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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| 1 |  Slovenia |  Israel |  Bulgaria |  Luxembourg |
| 2 |  Ukraine |  Netherlands |  Estonia |  Yugoslavia |
| 3 |  Belarus |  Romania | .svg.png){kind=small} Georgia |  Poland |
| 4 |  Greece |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Portugal |  Turkey |
The eight teams were then randomly paired up the team from a different placing of another group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group Play-offs.
Slovenia vs. Yugoslavia
| Slovenia 2 |
Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) |
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- Slovenia advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against Ukraine. They won 4–1, and thus advanced to the World Group for next year.[2]
Israel vs. Estonia
| Israel 2 |
Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) |
Estonia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Israel advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against
United States. They lost 0–5, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[4]
Ukraine vs. Bulgaria
| Ukraine 2 |
Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) |
Bulgaria 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Ukraine advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against Slovenia. They lost 1–4, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[6]
Netherlands vs. Luxembourg
| Netherlands 2 |
Antalya, Turkey 27 April 2002 Red clay (outdoors) |
Luxembourg 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Netherlands advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against
Australia. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Slovenia v Yugosavia". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Israel v Yugosavia". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Ukraine v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Netherlands v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Netherlands". fedcup.com.
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