2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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.

Pools

Pool A NED BUL LUX POR
1  Netherlands (3–0) 2–0 2–1 3–0
2  Bulgaria (2–1) 0–2 2–1 3–0
3  Luxembourg (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–0
4  Portugal (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
Pool B SUI HUN DEN GBR
1   Switzerland (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Hungary (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Denmark (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Great Britain (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
Pool C SWE BLR SLO GEO
1  Sweden (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Belarus (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Slovenia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–0
4  Georgia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
Pool D SRB ROM POL
1  Serbia (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2  Romania (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Poland (0–2) 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B/D Team
Promotion  Netherlands 0–2  Serbia
5th–8th  Bulgaria 0–2  Hungary
9th  Luxembourg N/A
9th N/A  Denmark
Relegation  Portugal 0–2  Great Britain
Placing C Team Score B/D Team
Promotion  Sweden 1–2   Switzerland
5th–8th  Belarus 0–2  Romania
9th  Slovenia N/A
Relegation  Georgia 0–3  Poland

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.

Pools

Pool A BIH RSA TUR
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  South Africa (1–1) 0–3 2–1
3  Turkey (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool B EST LTU GRE IRE
1  Estonia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Lithuania (2–1) 0–3 2–0 2–1
3  Greece (1–2) 0–3 0–2 2–1
4  Ireland (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotion  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0  Lithuania
Promotion  South Africa 0–3  Estonia
Relegation  Turkey 2-1[5]  Greece
Relegation N/A  Ireland

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

Pool A LAT NOR MRI ISL ZIM
1  Latvia (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Norway (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Mauritius (2–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Iceland (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
5  Zimbabwe (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B MAR ARM FIN EGY MNE MDA
1  Morocco (5–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Armenia (4–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0
3  Finland (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
4  Egypt (2–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1
5  Montenegro (1–4) 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
6  Moldova (0–5) 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Croatia v Serbia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Austria v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Portugal v Morocco". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ Greece - Turkiye 1 - 2 (2008)
  6. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Estonia v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Greece v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Latvia v Morocco". fedcup.com.
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