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2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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Main article: 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup.

Group I

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The thirteen teams were split across the two venues, with 7 teams competing in Tallinn and the other 6 competing in Esch-sur-Alzette. In Tallinn, the seven teams were split into two Pools of three and four teams with the teams finishing 1st and 2nd place in the pool competing in promotional playoffs for advancement to the play-offs. In Esch-sur-Alzette, the nations were split into two pools of 3 teams, with the nations finishing first and second competing in promotional playoffs for advancement to the play-offs. The nations finishing last in each of the pools competed in relegation playoffs, with one nation from each venue relegated to Group II in 2022.[1]

Seeding

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Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   Serbia 21 1
  Ukraine 23 2
  Italy 24 3
  Poland 26 4
2   Croatia 28 5
  Sweden 29 6
  Estonia 38 7
  Turkey 39 8
3   Austria 40 9
  Bulgaria 42 10
  Luxembourg 44 11
  Greece 45 12
  Slovenia 49 13
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019

Pools

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Pool A (Tallinn) UKR CRO BUL
1   Ukraine (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2   Croatia (1–1) 0–3 2–1
3   Bulgaria (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool B (Tallinn) ITA EST AUT GRE
1   Italy (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2   Estonia (1–2) 1–2 2–1 1–2
3   Austria (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4   Greece (1–2) 0–3 2–1 1–2
Pool A (Esch-sur-Alzette) SRB SWE LUX
1   Serbia (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2   Sweden (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3   Luxembourg (0–2) 1–2 1–2
Pool B (Esch-sur-Alzette) POL SLO TUR
1   Poland (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2   Slovenia (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3   Turkey (0–2) 0–3 1–2

Play-offs

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Main article: 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Placing (Tallinn) A Team Score B Team
Promotional   Ukraine 2–1   Estonia
Promotional   Croatia 0–2   Italy
9th —   Austria
Relegation   Bulgaria 2–0   Greece
Placing (Esch-sur-Alzette) A Team Score B Team
Promotional   Serbia 2–1   Slovenia
Promotional   Sweden 0–2   Poland
9th —
Relegation   Luxembourg 0–2   Turkey

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Ukraine   Italy   Serbia   Poland
Fifth   Estonia   Croatia   Slovenia   Sweden
Ninth   Austria
Tenth   Bulgaria   Turkey
Twelfth/Relegated   Greece   Luxembourg

Group II

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  • Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
  • Dates: 4–7 February 2020

The eight teams are split into two pools of 4. The 1st and 2nd placed teams of each pool will play-off to determine the nation advancing to Group I in 2022. The third and fourth placed teams will play-off to determine the nations relegated to Group III in 2022.[2]

Seeding

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Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   Israel 52 1
  Denmark 55 2
2   Tunisia 61 3
  Portugal 62 4
3   Georgia 64 5
  Finland 65 6
4   Egypt 67 7
  Moldova 88 8
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019

Pools

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Pool A GEO TUN ISR MDA
1   Georgia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2   Tunisia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3   Israel (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4   Moldova (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B DEN FIN EGY POR
1   Denmark (2–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0
2   Finland (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3   Egypt (2–1) 2–1 0–3 2–1
4   Portugal (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

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Main article: 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional   Georgia 2–1   Finland
Promotional   Tunisia 1–2   Denmark
Relegation   Israel 2–0   Portugal
Relegation   Moldova 0–2   Egypt

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Georgia   Denmark
Third   Finland   Tunisia
Fifth   Israel   Egypt
Relegated/Seventh   Portugal   Moldova
  •   Georgia and   Denmark were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2022.
  •   Portugal and   Moldova were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2022.

Group III

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The 21 teams are split into three pools of 4 teams and three pools of 3 teams. The 1st placed teams of each pool will play-off to determine the two nations advancing to Group II in 2022.[3]

Seeding

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Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1   Norway 73 1
  Cyprus 76 2
  Lithuania 77 3
  Ireland 81 4
  Malta 82 5
  South Africa 83 6
2   Kosovo 86 7
  Algeria 87 8
  North Macedonia 88 9
  Armenia 89 10
  Montenegro 90 11
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 93 12
3   Kenya 96 13
  Iceland 97 14
  Albania NR –
  Azerbaijan NR –
  Ghana NR –
  Namibia NR –
  Nigeria NR –
  Rwanda NR –
  Zimbabwe NR –
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 19 April 2021

Pools

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Pool A NOR MKD ALB
1   Norway (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2   North Macedonia (1–1) 0–3 2–1
3   Albania (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool B BIH CYP RWA
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2   Cyprus (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3   Rwanda (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool C LTU NGR KOS
1   Lithuania (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2   Nigeria (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3   Kosovo (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool D IRL ARM ISL GHA
1   Ireland (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   Armenia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3   Iceland (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4   Ghana (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool E MLT ALG ZIM KEN
1   Malta (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2   Algeria (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3   Zimbabwe (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4   Kenya (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool F RSA MNE AZE NAM
1   South Africa (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2   Montenegro (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3   Azerbaijan (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4   Namibia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

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Main article: 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

Promotional play-offs

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Semifinals
18 June 2021		Promotional play-off
19 June 2021
A  Norway
Bye
A  Norway2
B  Bosnia and H.0
D  Ireland0
B  Bosnia and H.3
F  South Africa0
E  Malta3
E  Malta0
C  Lithuania2
Bye
C  Lithuania

5th-place play-off

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5th-place play-off
19 June 2021
   
D   Ireland 2
F   South Africa 1

7th-12th-place play-offs

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Semifinals
18 June 2021		7th-place play-off
19 June 2021
B  Cyprus
Bye
B  Cyprus2
C  Nigeria0
D  Armenia1
C  Nigeria2
F  Montenegro2
A  North Macedonia0
F  Montenegro2
E  Algeria1
Bye
E  Algeria

11th-place play-off

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11th-place play-off
19 June 2021
   
D   Armenia 2
A   North Macedonia 1

13th-18th-place play-offs

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Semifinals
18 June 2021		13th-place play-off
19 June 2021
C  Kosovo
Bye
C  Kosovo2
E  Zimbabwe1
E  Zimbabwe3
B  Rwanda0
A  Albania1
F  Azerbaijan2
F  Azerbaijan3
D  Iceland0
Bye
D  Iceland

17th-place play-off

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17th-place play-off
19 June 2021
   
B   Rwanda 0
A   Albania 3

19th-21st-place play-offs

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Semifinals
18 June 2021 		19th-place play-off
19 June 2021
      
E   Kenya 1
F   Namibia 2
D   Ghana 1
F   Namibia 2

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Norway   Lithuania
Third   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Malta
Fifth   Ireland
Sixth   South Africa
Seventh   Cyprus   Montenegro
Ninth   Nigeria   Algeria
Eleventh   Armenia
Twelfth   North Macedonia
Thirteenth   Kosovo   Azerbaijan
Fifteenth   Zimbabwe   Iceland
Seventeenth   Albania
Eighteenth   Rwanda
Nineteenth   Namibia
Twentieth   Kenya
Twenty-first   Ghana
  •   Norway and   Lithuania were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Group I Europe/Africa 2020". www.fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Group II Europe/Africa 2020". www.fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Group III Europe/Africa 2021". www.fedcup.com.
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