The play-offs of the 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fourteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
Pool results
edit| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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| 1 |  Serbia |
 Great Britain |
 Hungary |
 Latvia
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| 2 |  Bulgaria |
 Estonia |
 Croatia |
 Poland
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| 3 | — | — |  Slovenia |
 Turkey
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| 4 |  Georgia |
 Portugal |
 Sweden |
 Austria
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Promotional play-offs
editThe first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II play-offs.
Serbia vs. Latvia
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Great Britain vs. Hungary
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5th place play-off
editThe runner-up teams from pools A and D, and B and C competed in order to establish which two teams would place joint fifth in the final standings and which two would place joint seventh.
Bulgaria vs. Poland
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Estonia vs. Croatia
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Relegation play-offs
editThe teams placing last in each pool competed to keep their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The bottom-placed team from group A faced the bottom-placed team from Group D, whilst Group B's and Group C's bottom-placed teams faced off. The losers were relegated to the 2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
Georgia vs. Austria
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Portugal vs. Sweden
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Final placements
edit| Placing | Teams | |
| Promoted/First | Latvia
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Great Britain
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| Third | Serbia
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Hungary
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| Fifth | Poland
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Estonia
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| Seventh | Bulgaria
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Croatia
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| Ninth | Turkey
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Slovenia
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| Eleventh | Georgia
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Sweden
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| Relegated/Thirteenth | Austria
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Portugal
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Great Britain and 
Latvia were promoted to 2018 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs
Austria and 
Portugal were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019
References
edit- ^ "Serbia v Latvia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Great Britain v Hungary". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Bulgaria v Poland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Estonia v Croatia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Georgia v Austria". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Portugal v Sweden". fedcup.com.