The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2004 Fed Cup.
Group I
edit- Venue: Athens Lawn Tennis Club, Athens, Greece (outdoor clay)
- Date: 19–24 April
The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which four nations progress to World Group play-offs. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group II for 2005.
Pools
editPool A | SCG | SWE | LTU | |
1 | Serbia and Montenegro (2–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Sweden (1–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
3 | Lithuania (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool B | UKR | ISR | NED | RSA | |
1 | Ukraine (3–0) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
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2 | Israel (2–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Netherlands (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
4 | South Africa (0–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Pool D | EST | BUL | POL | GRE | |
1 | Estonia (3–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Bulgaria (2–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | Poland (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
4 | Greece (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Play-offs
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Group II
editThe nine teams were divided into a pool of four teams and a pool of five. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which two nations progress to Group I for 2005. The four nations coming last played-off against the second-to-last placed teams to determine which teams would be relegated to Group III for 2005.
Pools
editPool A | GBR | ROU | TUR | EGY | |
1 | Great Britain (3–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Romania (2–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Turkey (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
4 | Egypt (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool B | LUX | IRL | LAT | GEO | FIN | |
1 | Luxembourg (4–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Ireland (3–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Latvia (2–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
4 | Georgia (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
5 | Finland (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Play-offs
editPlacing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotion | Great Britain | 2–0 | Ireland |
Promotion | Romania | 1–2 | Luxembourg |
5th | N/A | Latvia | |
Relegation | Turkey | 0–3 | Finland |
Relegation | Egypt | 0–3 | Georgia |
- Great Britain and Luxembourg advanced to Group I for 2005.[2][3]
- Egypt and Turkey was relegated to Group III for 2005.[4]
Group III
editThe eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which two nations progress to Group II for 2005. The other teams played against each other to determine overall placings.
Pools
editPool A | NOR | ALG | BIH | NAM | |
1 | Norway (3–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Algeria (2–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
4 | Namibia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Pool B | TUN | MLT | BOT | KEN | |
1 | Tunisia (3–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | Malta (2–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Botswana (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
4 | Kenya (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Play-offs
editPlacing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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Promotion | Norway | 2–1 | Malta |
Promotion | Algeria | 1–2 | Tunisia |
5th–7th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Kenya |
5th–7th | Namibia | 1–2 | Botswana |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fed Cup first-round and qualifying results". USA Today. 8 November 2004.
- ^ "Slovenia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Turkey v Egypt". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Ireland v Norway". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Romania v Tunisia". fedcup.com.
- Fed Cup Profile, Serbia and Montenegro
- Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania
- Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain
- Fed Cup Profile, Romania
- Fed Cup Profile, Norway
- Fed Cup Profile, Algeria
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- Fed Cup Profile, Israel
- Fed Cup Profile, Turkey
- Fed Cup Profile, Egypt
- Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Fed Cup Profile, Denmark
- Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg
- Fed Cup Profile, Ireland
- Fed Cup Profile, Latvia
- Fed Cup Profile, Tunisia
- Fed Cup Profile, Malta
- Fed Cup Profile, Estonia
- Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria
- Fed Cup Profile, Greece
- Fed Cup Profile, Georgia
- Fed Cup Profile, Finland
- Fed Cup Profile, Botswana
- Fed Cup Profile, Kenya