2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2013 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard, outdoors)
• Date: 6–10 February

The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2014.

Pools

	Pool A	CRO	BLR	AUT	GEO
1	Croatia (3–0)		3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Belarus (2–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0
3	Austria (1–2)	1–2	1–2		3–0
4	Georgia (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3

	Pool B	GBR	HUN	POR	BIH
1	Great Britain (3–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0
2	Hungary (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	Portugal (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–1
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	Pool C	POL	ISR	ROU	TUR
1	Poland (3–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0
2	Israel (1–2)	1–2		1–2	2–1
3	Romania (1–2)	1–2	2–1		1–2
4	Turkey (1–2)	0–3	1–2	2–1

	Pool D	BUL	NED	SLO	LUX
1	Bulgaria (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Netherlands (2–1)	3–0		0–3	3–0
3	Slovenia (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Luxembourg (0–3)	1–2	0–3	0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

Placing A Team Score C Team Promotional  Croatia 1–2  Poland 5th–8th  Belarus 0–2  Israel 9th–12th  Austria 2–1  Romania Relegation  Georgia 1–2  Turkey

Placing B Team Score D Team Promotional  Great Britain 2–0  Bulgaria 5th–8th  Hungary 2–0  Netherlands 9th–12th  Portugal W/O  Slovenia Relegation  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2  Luxembourg

•  Poland and  Great Britain advanced to World Group II play-offs.
•  Georgia and  Bosnia and Herzegovina were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014.

Group II

• Venue: Bellevue Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay)
• Dates: 17–20 April

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two nations placing first and second will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group I. The nations finishing last in their pools will take part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group III for 2014.

Pools

	Pool A	TUN	LAT	FIN	EST
1	Tunisia (3–0)		2–1	2–1	2–1
2	Latvia (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	Finland (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–0
4	Estonia (0–3)	1–2	0–3	0–2

	Pool B	MNE	LTU	RSA	GRE
1	Montenegro (3–0)		3–0	2–1	2–1
2	Lithuania (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	South Africa (1–2)	1–2	1–2		2–1
4	Greece (0–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2

Play-offs

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion	Tunisia	2–1	Lithuania
Promotion	Latvia	2–1	Montenegro
Relegation	Finland	2–1	Greece
Relegation	Estonia	1–2	South Africa

•  Latvia and  Tunisia advanced to Europe/Africa Group I in 2014.
•  Estonia and  Greece were relegated to Europe/Africa Group III in 2014.

Group III

Venue: Terraten Club, Chișinău, Moldova (outdoor clay)

Dates: 8–11 May

The thirteen teams were divided into three pools of three teams and one pool of four. The four pool winners will take part in play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to Group II for 2014. The fourth nation in Pool D will not compete in the positional play-offs.

Pools

	Pool A	EGY	MLT	ARM
1	Egypt (2–0)		3–0	3–0
2	Malta (1–1)	0–3		2–1
3	Armenia (0–2)	0–3	1–2

	Pool B	DEN	MAR	NAM
1	Denmark (2–0)		3–0	3–0
2	Morocco (1–1)	0–3		3–0
3	Namibia (0–2)	0–3	0–3

	Pool C	MDA	IRL	KEN
1	Moldova (2–0)		2–1	3–0
2	Ireland (1–1)	1–2		3–0
3	Kenya (0–2)	0–3	0–3

	Pool D	LIE	MAD	NOR	CYP
1	Liechtenstein (2–1)		3–0	3–0	0–3
2	Madagascar (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Norway (1–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Cyprus (1–2)	3–0	1–2	0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

Placing A Team Score C Team Promotional  Egypt 2–0  Moldova 5th–8th  Malta 2–1  Ireland 9th–12th  Armenia 2–1  Kenya

Placing B Team Score D Team Promotional  Denmark 1–2  Liechtenstein 5th–8th  Morocco 1–1  Madagascar 9th–12th  Namibia 0–3  Norway 13th N/A –  Cyprus

•  Egypt and  Liechtenstein advanced to Europe/Africa Group II in 2014.

See also

• Fed Cup structure