2013 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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 ACROBLRAUTGEO
1  Croatia (3–0)3–02–13–0
2  Belarus (2–1)0–32–13–0
3  Austria (1–2)1–21–23–0
4  Georgia (0–3)0–30–30–3
Pool BGBRHUNPORBIH
1  Great Britain (3–0)2–12–13–0
2  Hungary (2–1)1–23–03–0
3  Portugal (1–2)1–20–32–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3)0–30–31–2
Pool CPOLISRROUTUR
1  Poland (3–0)2–12–13–0
2  Israel (1–2)1–21–22–1
3  Romania (1–2)1–22–11–2
4  Turkey (1–2)0–31–22–1
Pool DBULNEDSLOLUX
1  Bulgaria (3–0)3–03–03–0
2  Netherlands (2–1)3–00–33–0
3  Slovenia (1–2)0–30–32–1
4  Luxembourg (0–3)1–20–30–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional  Croatia1–2  Poland
5th–8th  Belarus0–2  Israel
9th–12th  Austria2–1  Romania
Relegation  Georgia1–2  Turkey
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional  Great Britain2–0  Bulgaria
5th–8th  Hungary2–0  Netherlands
9th–12th  PortugalW/O  Slovenia
Relegation  Bosnia and Herzegovina0–2  Luxembourg

Group II

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 ATUNLATFINEST
1  Tunisia (3–0)2–12–12–1
2  Latvia (2–1)1–23–03–0
3  Finland (1–2)1–20–32–0
4  Estonia (0–3)1–20–30–2
Pool BMNELTURSAGRE
1  Montenegro (3–0)3–02–12–1
2  Lithuania (2–1)0–32–12–1
3  South Africa (1–2)1–21–22–1
4  Greece (0–3)1–21–21–2

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotion  Tunisia2–1  Lithuania
Promotion  Latvia2–1  Montenegro
Relegation  Finland2–1  Greece
Relegation  Estonia1–2  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 AEGYMLTARM
1  Egypt (2–0)3–03–0
2  Malta (1–1)0–32–1
3  Armenia (0–2)0–31–2
Pool BDENMARNAM
1  Denmark (2–0)3–03–0
2  Morocco (1–1)0–33–0
3  Namibia (0–2)0–30–3
Pool CMDAIRLKEN
1  Moldova (2–0)2–13–0
2  Ireland (1–1)1–23–0
3  Kenya (0–2)0–30–3
Pool DLIEMADNORCYP
1  Liechtenstein (2–1)3–03–00–3
2  Madagascar (2–1)0–32–12–1
3  Norway (1–2)0–31–23–0
4  Cyprus (1–2)3–01–20–3

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreC Team
Promotional  Egypt2–0  Moldova
5th–8th  Malta2–1  Ireland
9th–12th  Armenia2–1  Kenya
PlacingB TeamScoreD Team
Promotional  Denmark1–2  Liechtenstein
5th–8th  Morocco1–1  Madagascar
9th–12th  Namibia0–3  Norway
13thN/A  Cyprus

See also

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