2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2013 Fed Cup.

Group I

The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2014.

Pools

Pool A CRO BLR AUT GEO
1  Croatia (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Belarus (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Austria (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Georgia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B GBR HUN POR BIH
1  Great Britain (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Hungary (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Portugal (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool C POL ISR ROU TUR
1  Poland (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Israel (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
3  Romania (1–2) 1–2 2–1 1–2
4  Turkey (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
Pool D BUL NED SLO LUX
1  Bulgaria (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Netherlands (2–1) 3–0 0–3 3–0
3  Slovenia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Luxembourg (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional  Croatia 1–2  Poland
5th–8th  Belarus 0–2  Israel
9th–12th  Austria 2–1  Romania
Relegation  Georgia 1–2  Turkey
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional  Great Britain 2–0  Bulgaria
5th–8th  Hungary 2–0  Netherlands
9th–12th  Portugal W/O  Slovenia
Relegation  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2  Luxembourg

Group II

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two nations placing first and second will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group I. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group III for 2014.

Pools

Pool A TUN LAT FIN EST
1  Tunisia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Latvia (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Finland (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–0
4  Estonia (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–2
Pool B MNE LTU RSA GRE
1  Montenegro (3–0) 3–0 2–1 2–1
2  Lithuania (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  South Africa (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Greece (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotion  Tunisia 2–1  Lithuania
Promotion  Latvia 2–1  Montenegro
Relegation  Finland 2–1  Greece
Relegation  Estonia 1–2  South Africa

Group III

Venue: Terraten Club, Chișinău, Moldova (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–11 May

The thirteen teams were divided into three pools of three teams and one pool of four. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group II for 2014. The fourth nation in Pool D will not compete in the positional play-offs.

Pools

Pool A EGY MLT ARM
1  Egypt (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Malta (1–1) 0–3 2–1
3  Armenia (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool B DEN MAR NAM
1  Denmark (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Morocco (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3  Namibia (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool C MDA IRL KEN
1  Moldova (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  Ireland (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Kenya (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool D LIE MAD NOR CYP
1  Liechtenstein (2–1) 3–0 3–0 0–3
2  Madagascar (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Norway (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Cyprus (1–2) 3–0 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional  Egypt 2–0  Moldova
5th–8th  Malta 2–1  Ireland
9th–12th  Armenia 2–1  Kenya
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional  Denmark 1–2  Liechtenstein
5th–8th  Morocco 1–1  Madagascar
9th–12th  Namibia 0–3  Norway
13th N/A  Cyprus

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