2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Main article: 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Play-offs of the 2004 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, and also last in their pools.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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| 1 |  Serbia and Montenegro |  Ukraine |  Belarus |  Estonia |
| 2 |  Sweden |  Israel |  Hungary |  Bulgaria |
| 3 |  Lithuania |  Netherlands |  Denmark |  Poland |
| 4 |  South Africa |  Greece | ||
The eight top 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. The four bottom teams were also randomly paired up in play-off ties with the losers being relegated down to Group II for 2005.
Promotional Play-offs
Serbia and Montenegro vs. Bulgaria
| Serbia and Montenegro 1 |
Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) |
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- Bulgaria advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against
Japan. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[2]
Ukraine vs. Hungary
| Ukraine 2 |
Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) |
Hungary 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Ukraine advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against
Germany. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[4]
Belarus vs. Sweden
| Belarus 2 |
Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) |
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- Belarus advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against
Slovakia. They lost 0–4, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[6]
Estonia vs. Israel
| Estonia 2 |
Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) |
Israel 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Estonia advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they were drawn against
Czech Republic. They lost 2–3, and thus were relegated back to Group I for next year.[8]
Relegation Play-offs
Lithuania vs. Greece
| Lithuania 0 |
Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) |
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- Lithuania was relegated down to Group II for next year, where they placed fifth overall.[10]
Denmark vs. South Africa
| Denmark 0 |
Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece 24 April 2004 Red clay (outdoors) |
South Africa 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Denmark was relegated down to Group II for next year.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Serbia and Montenegro v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Ukraine v Hungary". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Belarus v Sweden". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Belarus". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Estonia v Israel". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Estonia". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Lithuania v Greece". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Denmark v South Africa". fedcup.com.
- ↑ "Fed Cup Profile, Denmark". fedcup.com.
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