2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2012 Fed Cup.

Group I

• Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (hard, outdoors)
• Date: 1–4 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 for 2013.

Pools

Pool A AUT BUL EST 1  Austria (2–0) 2–1 2–1 2  Bulgaria (1–1) 1–2 3–0 3  Estonia (0–2) 1–2 0–3

Pool B SWE HUN BIH GRE 1  Sweden (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1 2  Hungary (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 4  Greece (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3

Pool C GBR POR ISR NED 1  Great Britain (3–0) 3–0 3–0 2–1 2  Portugal (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3  Israel (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 4  Netherlands (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2

Pool D POL ROU CRO LUX 1  Poland (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 2  Romania (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3  Croatia (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 4  Luxembourg (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Play-offs

Placing A Team Score C Team Promotional  Austria 0–2  Great Britain 5th–8th  Bulgaria 0–2  Portugal 9th–12th N/A –  Israel Relegation  Estonia 1–2  Netherlands

Placing B Team Score D Team Promotional  Sweden 2–1  Poland 5th–8th  Hungary 0–2  Romania 9th–12th  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2  Croatia Relegation  Greece 1–2  Luxembourg

•  Great Britain and  Sweden advanced to World Group II play-offs.
•  Estonia and  Greece were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2013.

Group II

• Venue: Golf El Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
• Date: Week of 16 April (ties played 18–21 April)

The eight teams were divided into two pools 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 I for 2013. Third-placed nations played-off against fourth placing nations with the losing teams facing relegation to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III for 2013.

Pools

Pool A RSA MNE FIN DEN 1  South Africa (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 2  Montenegro (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1 3  Finland (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 4  Denmark (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Pool B GEO TUR LAT NOR 1  Georgia (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0 2  Turkey (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3  Latvia (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 4  Norway (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion	South Africa	0–3	Turkey
Promotion	Montenegro	0–3	Georgia
Relegation	Finland	3–0	Norway
Relegation	Denmark	0–3	Latvia

•  Turkey and  Georgia promoted to Europe/Africa World Group I in 2013.
•  Norway and  Denmark were relegated to Europe/Africa Group III in 2013.

Group III

• Venue: Golf El Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt (clay, outdoors)
• Date: Week of 16 April (ties played 16–21 April)

The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. 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 2013.

Pools

Pool A MAR IRL ARM MLT KEN 1  Morocco (4–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2  Ireland (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3  Armenia (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 4  Malta (1–3) 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 5  Kenya (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Pool B TUN LIT EGY MDA CYP NAM 1  Tunisia (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 2  Lithuania (4–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3  Egypt (3–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 4  Moldova (2–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 5  Cyprus (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 6  Namibia (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotion	Morocco	1–2	Lithuania
Promotion	Ireland	1–2	Tunisia
5th–8th	Armenia	1–2	Egypt
5th–8th	Malta	1–2	Moldova
9th–10th	Kenya	0–3	Cyprus
11th	N/A	–	Namibia

•  Lithuania and  Tunisia promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2012.

See also

• Fed Cup structure

External links

• Fed Cup website