2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2011 Fed Cup.

Group I

  • Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard, outdoors)
  • Date: 2–5 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 2012.

Pools

Pool ASUIGBRDEN
1   Switzerland (2–0)2–12–1
2  Great Britain (1–1)1–22–1
3  Denmark (0–2)1–21–2
Pool BPOLISRLUXBUL
1  Poland (2–1)2–12–11–2
2  Israel (2–1)1–23–02–1
3  Luxembourg (1–2)1–20–32–1
4  Bulgaria (1–2)2–11–21–2
Pool CBLRCROAUTGRE
1  Belarus (3–0)3–03–03–0
2  Croatia (1–2)0–33–00–3
3  Austria (1–2)0–30–33–0
4  Greece (1–2)0–33–00–3
Pool DNEDROUHUNLAT
1  Netherlands (3–0)3–03–03–0
2  Romania (2–1)0–32–12–1
3  Hungary (1–2)0–31–23–0
4  Latvia (0–3)0–31–20–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreC/D Team
Promotional   Switzerland2–1  Netherlands
5th–8th  Great Britain2–0  Croatia
9th–12thN/A  Hungary
Relegation  Denmark1–2  Greece
PlacingB TeamScoreC/D Team
Promotional  Poland0–2  Belarus
5th–8th  Israel2–1  Romania
9th–12th  Luxembourg1–2  Austria
Relegation  Bulgaria2–0  Latvia

Group II

  • Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
  • Date: Week of 2 May (ties played 4–7 May)

The seven teams were divided into one pool of four teams and one pool of three. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for 2012. The third place nation from each pool played off against the last place nation of the other, with the two losing nations relegated to Group III in 2012.

Pools

Pool APORFINMAR
1  Portugal (2–0)2–12–1
2  Finland (1–1)1–22–1
3  Morocco (0–2)1–21–2
Pool BBIHGEOTURARM
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (3–0)2–13–03–0
2  Georgia (2–1)1–23–02–1
3  Turkey (1–2)0–30–33–0
4  Armenia (0–3)0–31–20–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotion  Portugal2–0  Georgia
Promotion  Finland1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relegation  Morocco0–2  Turkey
RelegationN/A  Armenia

Group III

  • Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
  • Date: Week of 2 May (ties played 2–7 May)

The nine teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of four. The top nation from each pool played off against the runner-up from the other with the two winning teams promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2012.

Pools

Pool ARSAMNELITALG
1  South Africa (3–0)2–13–03–0
2  Montenegro (2–1)1–23–03–0
3  Lithuania (1–2)0–30–33–0
4  Algeria (0–3)0–30–30–3
Pool BTUNEGYNORIRLMDA
1  Tunisia (4–0)2–12–13–03–0
2  Egypt (3–1)1–22–12–12–1
3  Norway (2–2)1–21–22–13–0
4  Ireland (1–3)0–31–21–23–0
5  Moldova (0–4)0–31–20–30–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotion  South Africa3–0  Egypt
Promotion  Montenegro2–0  Tunisia
5th–8th  Lithuania0–0  Norway
5th–8th  Algeria0–0  Ireland
9thN/A  Moldova

See also

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