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2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
Subsection of tennis competition
Subsection of tennis competition
Main article: 2008 Fed Cup
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2008 Fed Cup.
Group I
- Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
- Date: 30 January – 2 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 2009.
Pools
| team-1-abbrev=NED | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=BUL | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=LUX | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=POR | team-4= (0–3) | team-1-abbrev=SUI | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=HUN | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=DEN | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=GBR | team-4= (0–3) | team-1-abbrev=SWE | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=BLR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=SLO | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=GEO | team-4= (0–3) | team-1-abbrev=SRB | team-1= (2–0) | team-2-abbrev=ROM | team-2= (1–1) | team-3-abbrev=POL | team-3= (0–2)
Play-offs
Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
| Placing | A Team | Score | B/D Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | 0–2 | **** | |
| 5th–8th | 0–2 | ||
| 9th | N/A | ||
| 9th | N/A | ||
| Relegation | ** | 0–2 |
|
| Placing | C Team | Score | B/D Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | 1–2 | **** | |
| 5th–8th | 0–2 | ||
| 9th | N/A | ||
| Relegation | ** | 0–3 |
|}
- **** and **** advanced to the 2008 World Group II play-offs.
- ** and ** were relegated to Group II for 2009.
Group II
- Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
- Date: 30 January – 2 February
The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one of four teams. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group I in 2009. The nations finishing third in their pools took part in play-offs with the losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009, along with the nation finishing fourth in the pool of four teams.
Pools
| team-1-abbrev=BIH | team-1= (2–0) | team-2-abbrev=RSA | team-2= (1–1) | team-3-abbrev=TUR | team-3= (0–2) | team-1-abbrev=EST | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=LTU | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=GRE | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=IRE | team-4= (0–3)
Play-offs
Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | **** | 2–0 | ||
| Promotion | 0–3 | **** | ||
| Relegation | 2-1Greece - Turkiye 1 - 2 (2008) | |||
| Relegation | N/A | ** |
- **** and **** advanced to Group I for 2009.
- ** and ** were relegated to Group III for 2009.
Group III
- Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)
- Date: 22–26 April
The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top team of each pool progressed to Group II for 2009.
Pools
| team-1-abbrev=LAT | team-1= (4–0) | team-2-abbrev=NOR | team-2= (3–1) | team-3-abbrev=MRI | team-3= (2–2) | team-4-abbrev=ISL | team-4= (1–3) | team-5-abbrev=ZIM | team-5= (0–4)
| team-1-abbrev=MAR | team-1= (5–0) | team-2-abbrev=ARM | team-2= (4–1) | team-3-abbrev=FIN | team-3= (3–2) | team-4-abbrev=EGY | team-4= (2–3) | team-5-abbrev=MNE | team-5= (1–4) | team-6-abbrev=MDA | team-6= (0–5)
- **** and **** advanced to Group II for 2009.
References
- Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia
- Fed Cup Profile, Switzerland
- Fed Cup Profile, Netherlands
- Fed Cup Profile, Denmark
- Fed Cup Profile, Romania
- Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania
- Fed Cup Profile, Morocco
- Fed Cup Profile, Serbia
- Fed Cup Profile, Sweden
- Fed Cup Profile, Estonia
- Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg
- Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain
- Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria
- Fed Cup Profile, Finland
- Fed Cup Profile, Iceland
- Fed Cup Profile, Greece
- Fed Cup Profile, Georgia
- Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fed Cup Profile, Norway
- Fed Cup Profile, Turkey
- Fed Cup Profile, Zimbabwe
- Fed Cup Profile, Ireland
- Fed Cup Profile, Montenegro
- Fed Cup Profile, Latvia
- Fed Cup Profile, Moldova
- Fed Cup Profile, Armenia
References
- "Croatia v Serbia". fedcup.com.
- "Austria v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
- "Portugal v Morocco". fedcup.com.
- "Georgia v Turkey". fedcup.com.
- "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
- "Estonia v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
- "Greece v Ireland". fedcup.com.
- "Latvia v Morocco". fedcup.com.
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