2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
{{main|2018 Fed Cup}}
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2018 Fed Cup.
Group I
The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four teams. The four pool winners took part in promotion 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 relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2019.
=Seeding=
| class="wikitable"
! Pot ! width="175"| Nation ! Rank1 ! Seed |
| rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"| 1
| {{fed|SRB}} | 17 | 1 |
| {{fed|GBR}}
| 18 | 2 |
| {{fed|CRO}}
| 24 | 3 |
| {{fed|POL}}
| 26 | 4 |
| rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"| 2
| {{fed|HUN}} | 28 | 5 |
| {{fed|TUR}}
| 31 | 6 |
| {{fed|GEO}}
| 36 | 7 |
| {{fed|EST}}
| 37 | 8 |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align: center;"| 3
| {{fed|AUT}} | 39 | 9 |
| {{fed|LAT}}
| 42 | 10 |
| {{fed|BUL}}
| 44 | 11 |
| {{fed|POR}}
| 50 | 12 |
| {{fed|SWE}}
| 52 | 13 |
| {{fed|SLO}}
| 54 | 14 |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 13 November 2017
= Pools =
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{{3TeamRR
| title=Pool A
| team-1-abbrev=SRB
| team-1={{fed|SRB}} (2–0)
| team-3-abbrev=GEO
| team-3={{fed|GEO}} (0–2)
| team-2-abbrev=BUL
| team-2={{fed|BUL}} (1–1)
| 1v3=2–1 |1v2=2–1
|3v1=1–2 | 3v2=1–2
|2v1=1–2 |2v3=2–1 |
}}
{{col-float-break|width=35em}}
{{3TeamRR
| title=Pool B
| team-1-abbrev=GBR
| team-1={{fed|GBR}} (2–0)
| team-2-abbrev=EST
| team-2={{fed|EST}} (1–1)
| team-3-abbrev=POR
| team-3={{fed|POR}} (0–2)
| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0
|2v1=0–3 | 2v3=2–1
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=1–2 |
}}
{{col-float-end}}
{{col-float-begin|width=35em}}
{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool C
| team-2-abbrev=CRO
| team-2={{fed|CRO}} (2–1)
| team-1-abbrev=HUN
| team-1={{fed|HUN}} (2–1)
| team-3-abbrev=SLO
| team-3={{fed|SLO}} (1–2)
| team-4-abbrev=SWE
| team-4={{fed|SWE}} (1–2)
| 2v1=0–3 |2v3=2–1 |2v4=2–1
|1v2=3–0 | 1v3=2–1 |1v4=1–2
|3v2=1–2 |3v1=1–2 | 3v4=3–0
|4v2=1–2 |4v1=2–1 |4v3=0–3
}}
{{col-float-break|width=35em}}
{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool D
| team-2-abbrev=POL
| team-2={{fed|POL}} (2–1)
| team-3-abbrev=TUR
| team-3={{fed|TUR}} (1–2)
| team-4-abbrev=AUT
| team-4={{fed|AUT}} (0–3)
| team-1-abbrev=LAT
| team-1={{fed|LAT}} (3–0)
| 2v3=2–1 |2v4=2–1 |2v1=1–2
|3v2=1–2 | 3v4=2–1 |3v1=1–2
|4v2=1–2 |4v3=1–2 | 4v1=0–3
|1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1 |1v4=3–0
}}
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= Play-offs =
{{main|2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs}}
| valign=top
| {| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;" | |||
| Placing | A Team | Score | D Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional | {{fed|SRB}} | align="center"| 1–2 | {{fed|LAT}} |
| 5th–8th | {{fed|BUL}} | align="center"| 0–2 | {{fed|POL}} |
| 9th | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | {{fed|TUR}} | |
| Relegation | {{fed|GEO}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|AUT}} |
|
| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;" | |||
| Placing | B Team | Score | C Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional | {{fed|GBR}} | align="center"| 2–0 | {{fed|HUN}} |
| 5th–8th | {{fed|EST}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|CRO}} |
| 9th | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | {{fed|SLO}} | |
| Relegation | {{fed|POR}} | align="center"| 0–2 | {{fed|SWE}} |
|}
= Final placements =
| class=wikitable |
| style="background: #E6E6FA;"
| Placing | colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| Teams |
| style="background: #ccffcc;"
| Promoted/First | {{fed|LAT}} | {{fed|GBR}} |
| Third
| {{fed|SRB}} | {{fed|HUN}} |
| Fifth
| {{fed|POL}} | {{fed|EST}} |
| Seventh
| {{fed|BUL}} | {{fed|CRO}} |
| Ninth
| {{fed|TUR}} | {{fed|SLO}} |
| Eleventh
| {{fed|GEO}} | {{fed|SWE}} |
| style="background: #ffcccc;"
| Relegated/Thirteenth | {{fed|AUT}} | {{fed|POR}} |
- {{fed|GBR}} and {{fed|LAT}} were promoted to 2018 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
- {{fed|AUT}} and {{fed|POR}} were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019
Group II
The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The four nations finishing first and second took part in a play-off to determine the nations advancing to Group I in 2019. The two nations finishing last (Pool A) and second last (Pool B) in their pools took part in a relegation play-off. The nation finishing last in Pool B was automatically relegated alongside the losing nation of the play-off to Group II for 2019. Moldova withdrew before the event.
=Seeding=
| class="wikitable"
! Pot ! width="175"| Nation ! Rank1 ! Seed |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"| 1
| {{fed|DEN}} | 51 | 1 |
| {{fed|NOR}}
| 58 | 2 |
| rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"| 2
| {{fed|EGY}} | 61 | 3 |
| {{nowrap|{{fed|BIH}}}}
| 62 | 4 |
| rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;"| 3
| {{fed|GRE}} | 63 | 5 |
| {{fed|ISR}}
| 67 | 6 |
| {{fed|LUX}}
| 71 | 7 |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 12 February 2018
= Pools =
{{col-float-begin|width=35em}}
{{3TeamRR
| title=Pool A
| team-1-abbrev=GRE
| team-1={{fed|GRE}} (2–0)
| team-2-abbrev=DEN
| team-2={{fed|DEN}} (1–1)
| team-3-abbrev=EGY
| team-3={{fed|EGY}} (0–2)
| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1
|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=3–0
|3v1=1–2 |3v2=0–3 |
}}
{{col-float-break|width=35em}}
{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool B
| team-4-abbrev=NOR
| team-4={{fed|NOR}} (1–2)
| team-3-abbrev=BIH
| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|BIH}} (1–2)}}
| team-1-abbrev=ISR
| team-1={{fed|ISR}} (2–1)
| team-2-abbrev=LUX
| team-2={{fed|LUX}} (2–1)
| 4v3=0–3 |4v1=2–1 |4v2=0–3
|3v4=3–0 | 3v1=1–2 |3v2=1–2
|1v4=1–2 |1v3=2–1 | 1v2=2–1
|2v4=3–0 |2v3=2–1 |2v1=1–2
}}
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= Play-offs =
{{main|2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs}}
| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;" | |||
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional | {{fed|GRE}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|LUX}} |
| Promotional | {{fed|DEN}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|ISR}} |
| Relegation | {{fed|EGY}} | align="center"| 1–2 | {{fed|BIH}} |
| Relegation | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | {{fed|NOR}} |
- {{fed|GRE}} and {{fed|DEN}} were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2019.
- {{fed|EGY}} and {{fed|NOR}} were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2019.
Group III
- Venue 1: Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia (hard)
- Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
- Date: 16–21 April
The seventeen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of five teams. The four nations finishing first and second took part in a play-off to determine the nations advancing to Group I in 2019. One nation will be promoted from each venue.
=Seeding=
| class="wikitable"
! Pot ! width="175"| Nation ! Rank1 ! Seed |
| rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"| 1
| {{fed|LTU}} | 65 | 1 |
| {{fed|CYP}}
| 73 | 2 |
| {{fed|FIN}}
| 74 | 3 |
| {{fed|Macedonia}}
| 75 | 4 |
| rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"| 2
| {{fed|MAR}} | 80 | 5 |
| {{fed|RSA}}
| 82 | 6 |
| {{fed|IRL}}
| 83 | 7 |
| {{fed|TUN}}
| 86 | 8 |
| rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"| 3
| {{fed|MNE}} | 88 | 9 |
| {{fed|ALG}}
| 89 | 10 |
| {{fed|ARM}}
| 90 | 11 |
| {{fed|MAD}}
| 91 | 12 |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align: center;"| 4
| {{fed|MLT}} | 92 | 13 |
| {{fed|KEN}}
| 95 | 14 |
| {{fed|KOS}}
| 96 | 15 |
| {{fed|ISL}}
| 103 | 16 |
| {{fed|UGA}}
| NR | 17 |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 12 February 2018
=Pools=
{{col-float-begin|width=35em}}
{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool A (Tunis)
| team-1-abbrev=LTU
| team-1={{fed|LTU}} (3–0)
| team-3-abbrev=MKD
| team-3={{fed|Macedonia}} (1–2)
| team-2-abbrev=ARM
| team-2={{fed|ARM}} (2–1)
| team-4-abbrev=ISL
| team-4={{fed|ISL}} (0–3)
| 1v3=3–0 |1v2=3–0 |1v4=3–0
|3v1=0–3 | 3v2=0–3 |3v4=2–1
|2v1=0–3 |2v3=3–0 | 2v4=3–0
|4v1=0–3 |4v3=1–2 |4v2=0–3 |
}}
{{col-float-break|width=35em}}
{{5TeamRR
| title=Pool B (Tunis)
| team-1-abbrev=TUN
| team-1={{fed|TUN}} (4–0)
| team-2-abbrev=CYP
| team-2={{fed|CYP}} (3–1)
| team-3-abbrev=ALG
| team-3={{fed|ALG}} (2–2)
| team-5-abbrev=MAD
| team-5={{fed|MAD}} (0–4)
| team-4-abbrev=KOS
| team-4={{fed|KOS}} (1–3)
| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0 |1v5=3–0 |1v4=3–0
|2v1=0–3 | 2v3=2–1 |2v5=2–1 |2v4=2–1
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=1–2 | 3v5=2–1 |3v4=2–1
|5v1=0–3 |5v2=1–2 |5v3=1–2 | 5v4=1–2
|4v1=0–3 |4v2=1–2 |4v3=1–2 |4v5=2–1
}}
{{col-float-end}}
{{col-float-begin|width=35em}}
{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool A (Ulcinj)
| team-2-abbrev=FIN
| team-2={{fed|FIN}} (2–1)
| team-1-abbrev=RSA
| team-1={{fed|RSA}} (3–0)
| team-3-abbrev=MNE
| team-3={{fed|MNE}} (1–2)
| team-4-abbrev=KEN
| team-4={{fed|KEN}} (0–3)
| 2v1=1–2 |2v3=2–1 |2v4=3–0
|1v2=2–1 | 1v3=2–1 |1v4=3–0
|3v2=1–2 |3v1=1–2 | 3v4=2–1
|4v2=0–3 |4v1=0–3 |4v3=1–2 |
}}
{{col-float-break|width=35em}}
{{4TeamRR
| title=Pool B (Ulcinj)
| team-2-abbrev=MAR
| team-2={{fed|MAR}} (2–1)
| team-3-abbrev=IRL
| team-3={{fed|IRL}} (1–2)
| team-1-abbrev=MLT
| team-1={{fed|MLT}} (3–0)
| team-4-abbrev=UGA
| team-4={{fed|UGA}} (0–3)
| 2v3=2–1 |2v1=0–3 |2v4=3–0
|3v2=1–2 | 3v1=0–3 |3v4=3–0
|1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0 | 1v4=3–0
|4v2=0–3 |4v3=0–3 |4v1=0–3 |
}}
{{col-float-end}}
= Play-offs =
{{main|2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs}}
| valign=top
| {| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;" | |||
| Placing (Tunis) | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional | {{fed|LTU}} | align="center"| 1–2 | {{fed|TUN}} |
| 3rd–4th | {{fed|ARM}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|CYP}} |
| 5th–6th | {{fed|Macedonia}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|ALG}} |
| 7th–8th | {{fed|ISL}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|KOS}} |
| 9th | colspan=2 {{n/a}} | {{fed|MAD}} |
|
| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;" | |||
| Placing (Ulcinj) | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional | {{fed|RSA}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|MLT}} |
| 3rd–4th | {{fed|FIN}} | align="center"| 2–1 | {{fed|MAR}} |
| 5th–6th | {{fed|MNE}} | align="center"| 0–3 | {{fed|IRL}} |
| 7th–8th | {{fed|KEN}} | align="center"| 3–0 | {{fed|UGA}} |
|}
- {{fed|TUN}} and {{fed|RSA}} were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-i/europe-africa/2018.aspx Fed Cup Result, 2018 Europe/Africa Group I]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-ii/europe-africa/2018.aspx Fed Cup Result, 2018 Europe/Africa Group II]
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/group-iii/europe-africa/2018.aspx Fed Cup Result, 2018 Europe/Africa Group III]
External links
- [http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx Fed Cup website]
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