2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2006 Fed Cup.
Group I
[edit]The seventeen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of five. The top teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group II for 2006.
Pools
[edit]| Pool A | SVK | NED | LUX | FIN | |
| 1 |  Slovakia (3–0)
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Netherlands (2–1)
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1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Luxembourg (1–2)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Finland (0–3)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Pool B | SCG | DEN | SLO | RSA | |
| 1 |  Serbia and Montenegro (3–0)
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3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Denmark (2–1)
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0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Slovenia (1–2)
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1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  South Africa (0–3)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Pool C | GBR | BUL | HUN | UKR | |
| 1 |  Great Britain (3–0)
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Bulgaria (1–2)
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 3 |  Hungary (1–2)
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1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| 4 |  Ukraine (1–2)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Pool D | ISR | ROU | BLR | EST | SWE | |
| 1 |  Israel (4–0)
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2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Romania (2–2)
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| 3 |  Belarus (2–2)
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0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Estonia (1–3)
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 5 |  Sweden (1–3)
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0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Play-offs
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- Slovakia and Israel advanced to the 2006 World Group II Play-offs.[1][2]
- Finland and South Africa were relegated to Group II for 2007.[3]
Group II
[edit]The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one pool of four. The top two teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to Group I for 2007. The four nations coming third in each pool then played-off to determine which team would join the fourth-placed team from the four-team pool in being relegated down to Group III for 2007.
Pools
[edit]| Pool B | POL | POR | GRE | LAT | |
| 1 |  Poland (3–0)
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Portugal (2–1)
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0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 3 |  Greece (1–2)
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Latvia (0–3)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Play-offs
[edit]| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion |  Lithuania |
2–0 | Portugal
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| Promotion |  Georgia |
0–3 | Poland
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| Relegation |  Ireland |
1–2 | Greece
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| Relegation | N/A | Latvia
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- Lithuania and Poland advanced to Group I for 2007.[4][5]
- Ireland and Latvia was relegated to Group III for 2007.[6]
Group III
[edit]The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top two teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to Group II for 2007.
Pools
[edit]| Pool A | NOR | TUR | TUN | MDA | ISL | |
| 1 |  Norway (4–0)
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2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Turkey (3–1)
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0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Tunisia (2–2)
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Moldova (1–3)
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0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| 5 |  Iceland (0–4)
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0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Pool B | BIH | EGY | LIE | NAM | AZE | BOT | |
| 1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (5–0)
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2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Egypt (4–1)
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0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Liechtenstein (3–2)
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0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 |  Namibia (2–3)
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0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan (1–4)
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0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| 6 |  Botswana (0–5)
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
- Norway and Bosnia and Herzegovina advanced to Group II for 2007.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Slovakia v Thailand". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Indonesia pulls out of Fed Cup tennis in Israel to protest Gaza Strip violence". Haaretz.
- ^ "South Africa v Finland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Ukraine v Lithuania". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Poland v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Ireland v Latvia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Norway". fedcup.com.[permanent dead link]
- Fed Cup Profile, Bulgaria
- Fed Cup Profile, South Africa
- Fed Cup Profile, Hungary
- Fed Cup Profile, Sweden
- Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg
- Fed Cup Profile, Netherlands
- Fed Cup Profile, South Africa
- Fed Cup Profile, Serbia and Montenegro
- Fed Cup Profile, Slovakia
- Fed Cup Profile, Denmark
- Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine
- Fed Cup Profile, Romania
- Fed Cup Profile, Belarus
- Fed Cup Profile, Estonia
- Fed Cup Profile, Sweden
- Fed Cup Profile, Latvia
- Fed Cup Profile, Greece
- Fed Cup Profile, Poland
- Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania
- Fed Cup Profile, Ireland
- Fed Cup Profile, Iceland
- Fed Cup Profile, Turkey
- Fed Cup Profile, Egypt
- Fed Cup Profile, Azerbaijan
- Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fed Cup Profile, Namibia
- Fed Cup Profile, Moldova
- Fed Cup Profile, Norway
- Fed Cup Profile, Botswana
External links
[edit]| Grand Slam events | |
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| Tier I tournaments | |
| Tier II tournaments | |
| Tier III tournaments | |
| Tier IV tournaments | |
| Team events | |
Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone | |
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| 2022 Europe/Africa Zone Group I teams | |
| 2022 Europe/Africa Zone Group II teams | |
| 2022 Europe/Africa Zone Group III teams | |
| Editions of the Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone | |
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