2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2010 Fed Cup.
Pools
- Venue: Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal (indoor hard)
- Date: 3–6 February
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. 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 2011.
| Pool A | SLO | NED | ISR | BUL | |
| 1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Pool B | SUI | ROU | CRO | POR | |
| 1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Pool C | SWE | HUN | DEN | LAT | |
| 1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Pool D | AUT | GBR | BLR | BIH | |
| 1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Play-offs
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Group II
- Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)
- Date: 28 April – 1 May
The eight teams were divided into two pool of four teams each. The winner of each pool played-off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group I in 2011. The bottom nation in each pool played-off against third place in other pool, with two losing nations relegated to the 2011 Group III.
Pools
| Pool A | GRE | LUX | RSA | LIE | |
| 1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Pool B | FIN | GEO | NOR | ARM | |
| 1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Play-offs
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional | 2–0 | ||
| 2–1 | |||
| Relegation | 1–2 | ||
| 2–0 |
Greece and
Luxembourg advanced to Group I for 2011.[5][6]
Norway and
South Africa were relegated to Group III for 2011.[7][8]
Group III
- Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)
- Date: 21–24 April
The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one pool of four. The winner of each pool played the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations would be promoted to Group II in 2011.
Pools
| Pool B | MAR | ALG | IRL | MLT | |
| 1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Play-offs
| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional | 3–0 | ||
| 0–2 | |||
| 5th–6th | 1–2 | ||
| 7th | N/A | – |