2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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Main article: 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup.

Group I

The thirteen teams were split across the two venues, with 7 teams competing in Tallinn and the other 6 competing in Esch-sur-Alzette. In Tallinn, the seven teams were split into two Pools of three and four teams with the teams finishing 1st and 2nd place in the pool competing in promotional playoffs for advancement to the Play-offs. In Esch-sur-Alzette, the nations were split into two pools of 3 teams, with the nations finishing first and second competing in promotional playoffs for advancement to the Play-offs. The nations finishing last in the each of the pools competed in relegation playoffs, with one nation from each venue relegated to Group II in 2022.[1]

Seeding

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  Serbia 21 1
 Ukraine 23 2
 Italy 24 3
 Poland 26 4
2  Croatia 28 5
 Sweden 29 6
 Estonia 38 7
 Turkey 39 8
3  Austria 40 9
 Bulgaria 42 10
 Luxembourg 44 11
 Greece 45 12
 Slovenia 49 13
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019

Pools

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UKR CRO BUL
 Ukraine (2–0) 3–0 3–0
 Croatia (1–1) 0–3 2–1
 Bulgaria (0–2) 0–3 1–2


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Pool B (Tallinn) ITA EST AUT GRE
1  Italy (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Estonia (1–2) 1–2 2–1 1–2
3  Austria (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Greece (1–2) 0–3 2–1 1–2

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SRB SWE LUX
 Serbia (2–0) 2–1 2–1
 Sweden (1–1) 1–2 2–1
 Luxembourg (0–2) 1–2 1–2

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POL SLO TUR
 Poland (2–0) 2–1 3–0
 Slovenia (1–1) 1–2 2–1
 Turkey (0–2) 0–3 1–2

Play-offs

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Main article: 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Placing (Tallinn) A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Ukraine 2–1  Estonia
Promotional  Croatia 0–2  Italy
9th N/A  Austria
Relegation  Bulgaria 2–0  Greece
Placing (Esch-sur-Alzette) A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Serbia 2–1  Slovenia
Promotional  Sweden 0–2  Poland
9th N/A
Relegation  Luxembourg 0–2  Turkey

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Ukraine  Italy  Serbia  Poland
Fifth  Estonia  Croatia  Slovenia  Sweden
Ninth  Austria
Tenth  Bulgaria  Turkey
Twelfth/Relegated  Greece  Luxembourg

Group II

  • Venue: Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
  • Dates: 4–7 February 2020

The eight teams are split into two pools of 4. The 1st and 2nd placed teams of each pool will play-off to determine the nation advancing to Group I in 2022. The third and fourth placed teams will play-off to determine the nations relegated to Group III in 2022.[2]

Seeding

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  Israel 52 1
 Denmark 55 2
2  Tunisia 61 3
 Portugal 62 4
3  Georgia 64 5
 Finland 65 6
4  Egypt 67 7
 Moldova 88 8
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 11 November 2019

Pools

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Pool A GEO TUN ISR MDA
1  Georgia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Tunisia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Israel (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Moldova (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

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Pool B DEN FIN EGY POR
1  Denmark (2–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0
2  Finland (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Egypt (2–1) 2–1 0–3 2–1
4  Portugal (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

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Main article: 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Georgia 2–1  Finland
Promotional  Tunisia 1–2  Denmark
Relegation  Israel 2–0  Portugal
Relegation  Moldova 0–2  Egypt

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Georgia  Denmark
Third  Finland  Tunisia
Fifth  Israel  Egypt
Relegated/Seventh  Portugal  Moldova
  •  Georgia and  Denmark were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2022.
  •  Portugal and  Moldova were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2022.

Group III

The 21 teams are split into three pools of 4 teams and three pools of 3 teams. The 1st placed teams of each pool will play-off to determine the two nations advancing to Group II in 2022. [3]

Seeding

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  Norway 73 1
 Cyprus 76 2
 Lithuania 77 3
 Ireland 81 4
 Malta 82 5
 South Africa 83 6
2  Kosovo 86 7
 Algeria 87 8
 Macedonia 88 9
 Armenia 89 10
 Montenegro 90 11
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 93 12
3  Kenya 96 13
 Iceland 97 14
 Albania NR –
 Azerbaijan NR –
 Ghana NR –
 Namibia NR –
 Nigeria NR –
 Rwanda NR –
 Zimbabwe NR –
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 19 April 2021

Pools

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NOR MKD ALB
 Norway (2–0) 3–0 3–0
 Macedonia (1–1) 0–3 2–1
 Albania (0–2) 0–3 1–2


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BIH CYP RWA
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0) 2–1 3–0
 Cyprus (1–1) 1–2 3–0
 Rwanda (0–2) 0–3 0–3

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LTU NGR KOS
 Lithuania (2–0) 3–0 3–0
 Nigeria (1–1) 0–3 3–0
 Kosovo (0–2) 0–3 0–3


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Pool D IRL ARM ISL GHA
1  Ireland (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Armenia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Iceland (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Ghana (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

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Pool E MLT ALG ZIM KEN
1  Malta (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Algeria (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Zimbabwe (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

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Pool F RSA MNE AZE NAM
1  South Africa (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Montenegro (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Azerbaijan (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Namibia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

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Main article: 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

Promotional play-offs

  First round
18 June 2021		 Quarterfinals
19 June 2021
                 
A   Norway  
 Bye  
  A   Norway 2
  B   Bosnia and H. 0
D   Ireland 0
B   Bosnia and H. 3  
F   South Africa 0  
E   Malta 3  
  E   Malta 0
  C   Lithuania 2
 Bye
C   Lithuania  

5th place play-off

5th place play-off
19 June 2021
     
D  Ireland 2
F  South Africa 1

7th-12th place play-offs

  First round
18 June 2021		 Quarterfinals
19 June 2021
                 
B   Cyprus  
 Bye  
  B   Cyprus 2
  C   Nigeria 0
D   Armenia 1
C   Nigeria 2  
F   Montenegro 2  
A   Macedonia 0  
  F   Montenegro 2
  E   Algeria 1
 Bye
E   Algeria  

11th place play-off

11th place play-off
19 June 2021
     
D  Armenia 2
A  Macedonia 1

13th-18th place play-offs

  First round
18 June 2021		 Quarterfinals
19 June 2021
                 
C   Kosovo  
 Bye  
  C   Kosovo 2
  E   Zimbabwe 1
E   Zimbabwe 3
B   Rwanda 0  
A   Albania 1  
F   Azerbaijan 2  
  F   Azerbaijan 3
  D   Iceland 0
 Bye
D   Iceland  

17th place play-off

17th place play-off
19 June 2021
     
B  Rwanda 0
A  Albania 3

19th-21st place play-offs

  Semifinals
18 June 2021		 19th place play-off
19 June 2021
                           
        
  E   Kenya 1
    F   Namibia 2
D   Ghana 1
  F   Namibia 2  


Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Norway  Lithuania
Third  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Malta
Fifth  Ireland
Sixth  South Africa
Seventh  Cyprus  Montenegro
Ninth  Nigeria  Algeria
Eleventh  Armenia
Twelfth  Macedonia
Thirteenth  Kosovo  Azerbaijan
Fifteenth  Zimbabwe  Iceland
Seventeenth  Albania
Eighteenth  Rwanda
Nineteenth  Namibia
Twentieth  Kenya
Twenty-first  Ghana
  •  Norway and  Lithuania were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2022.

References

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