2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from Europe/Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eleven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top three teams advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while the bottom two teams were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2023.

Pool results

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  Hungary  Slovenia
2  Serbia  Croatia
3  Turkey  Austria
4 —  Bulgaria
5  Denmark  Sweden
6  Estonia  Georgia

1st place play-off

The first-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round. As both teams finished first in their pools, they automatically advance to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, but played-off for ranking points.

Hungary vs. Slovenia


Hungary
2 		Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[1]
16 April 2022
Clay
Slovenia
1
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Slovenia 		Réka Luca Jani
Lara Smejkal 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Hungary
Slovenia 		Anna Bondár
Živa Falkner 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 Hungary
Slovenia 		Réka Luca Jani / Amarissa Kiara Tóth
Kaja Juvan / Lara Smejkal 		       
w/o

Promotion play-off

The second-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the tie advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, alongside Hungary and Slovenia.

Serbia vs. Croatia


Serbia
0 		Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[2]
16 April 2022
Clay
Croatia
2
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Croatia 		Lola Radivojević
Petra Marčinko 		1
6 		6
2 		0
6 		 
2 Serbia
Croatia 		Aleksandra Krunić
Petra Martić 		6
4 		5
7 		4
6 		 
3 Serbia
Croatia 		Aleksandra Krunić / Dejana Radanović
Ana Konjuh / Donna Vekić 		      not
played

5th place play-off

The third-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round to determine the nation finishing 5th.

Austria vs. Turkey


Austria
2 		Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[3]
16 April 2022
Clay
Turkey
0
1 2 3
1 Austria
Turkey 		Melanie Klaffner
Zeynep Sönmez 		6
3 		5
7 		6
2 		 
2 Austria
Turkey 		Barbara Haas
Berfu Cengiz 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 Austria
Turkey 		Barbara Haas / Melanie Klaffner
Berfu Cengiz / Zeynep Sönmez 		      not
played

Relegation play-offs

The second-last and last-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The losers of each tie were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

Denmark vs. Georgia


Denmark
2 		Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[4]
16 April 2022
Clay
Georgia
1
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Georgia (country) 		Johanne Svendsen
Zoziya Kardava 		66
78 		1
6 		   
2 Denmark
Georgia (country) 		Sofia Samavati
Mariam Bolkvadze 		5
0 		     
retired
3 Denmark
Georgia (country) 		Sofia Samavati / Johanne Svendsen
Tamari Gagoshidze / Oksana Kalashnikova 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		 

Estonia vs. Sweden


Estonia
1 		Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[5]
16 April 2022
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3
1 Estonia
Sweden 		Maileen Nuudi
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad 		6
2 		6
1 		   
2 Estonia
Sweden 		Elena Malõgina
Caijsa Hennemann 		1
6 		0
6 		   
3 Estonia
Sweden 		Maileen Nuudi / Katriin Saar
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Caijsa Hennemann 		2
6 		77
62 		4
6 		 

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Hungary
Promoted/Second  Slovenia
Promoted/Third  Croatia
Promoted/Fourth  Serbia
Fifth  Austria
Sixth  Turkey
Seventh  Bulgaria
Eighth  Denmark  Sweden
Relegated/Tenth  Estonia  Georgia

References

  1. ^ "Hungary v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Serbia v Croatia". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Austria v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Denmark v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Estonia v Sweden". fedcup.com.
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