# 1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone – Knockout Stage

The Knockout Stage of the 1994 Federation Cup Europe/Africa Zone was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
| 1 | Belgium | Austria | Georgia | Romania | Slovakia | Great Britain | Belarus | Slovenia |
| 2 | Turkey | Portugal | Ukraine | Hungary | Greece | Russia | Israel | Zimbabwe |
| 3 | Estonia | Malta | Tunisia | Norway | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Egypt | Ireland |
The sixteen teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the four winners qualifying for the World Group.

## Draw

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Belgium | Belgium | 2 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 2 | | | |
| Russia | Russia | 1 | | | |
| Russia | Russia | 1 | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 0 |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 1 | Ukraine | Ukraine | 0 |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 0 | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 0 | Georgia | Georgia | 1 |
| | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | 2 |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 3 | Slovakia | Slovakia | 2 |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 2 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 1 | Romania | Romania | 1 |
| | | | Belarus | Belarus | 2 |
| Belarus | Belarus | 2 | Belarus | Belarus | 2 |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | |

### Semifinals
#### Belgium vs. Turkey

| Belgium 3 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Turkey 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dominique Monami Esra Bayburt 6 1 6 0     2 Sabine Appelmans Duygu Akşit Oal 6 1 6 1     3 Sabine Appelmans / Laurence Courtois Duygu Akşit Oal / Stela Penciu 6 4 7 5 ||||

#### Great Britain vs. Israel

| Great Britain 3 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Israel 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jo Durie Shiri Burstein 6 3 6 2     2 Clare Wood Anna Smashnova 6 2 6 1     3 Jo Durie / Clare Wood Shiri Burstein / Tzipora Obziler 6 1 6 0 ||||

#### Austria vs. Russia

| Austria 2 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Russia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Barbara Schett Eugenia Maniokova 3 6 4 6     2 Judith Wiesner Elena Makarova 6 1 6 2     3 Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner Elena Makarova / Eugenia Maniokova 7 5 6 4 ||||

#### Slovenia vs. Ukraine

| Slovenia 1 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Ukraine 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tina Križan Elena Tatarkova 6 2 6 0     2 Barbara Mulej Natalia Medvedeva 2 6 6 4 3 6   3 Tina Križan / Karin Lusnić Elena Brioukhovets / Natalia Medvedeva 3 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ ||||

#### Georgia vs. Zimbabwe

| Georgia 3 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Zimbabwe 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nino Louarsabishvili Diana Mills 6 0 6 0     2 Leila Meskhi Cara Black 6 4 6 2     3 Victoria Bakhtadze / Nino Louarsabishvili Cara Black / Nicole Wagstaff 4 6 7 5 6 4 ||||

#### Slovakia vs. Greece

| Slovakia 3 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Radka Zrubáková Alexandra Rentzoula 6 0 6 1     2 Karina Habšudová Christina Zachariadou 6 1 2 0    retired 3 Janette Husárová / Radka Zrubáková Alexandra Rentzoula / Christina Zachariadou       w/o ||||

#### Romania vs. Hungary

| Romania 2 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Hungary 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ruxandra Dragomir Rita Kuti-Kis 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 Irina Spîrlea Petra Gáspár 6 3 6 0     3 Cătălina Cristea / Irina Spîrlea Rita Kuti-Kis / Petra Mandula 6 1 1 2   retired ||||

#### Belarus vs. Portugal

| Belarus 2 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 22 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Portugal 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tatiana Ignatieva Joana Pedroso 6 4 6 1     2 Natasha Zvereva Sofia Prazeres 1 6 6 0 6 1   3 Marina Stets / Vera Zhukovets Joana Pedroso / Sofia Prazeres 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Finals
#### Belgium vs. Great Britain

| Belgium 2 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 23 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 23 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dominique Monami Jo Durie 7 5 6 3     2 Sabine Appelmans Clare Wood 5 7 6 3 6 2   3          not played ||||

#### Austria vs. Ukraine

| Austria 3 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 23 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 23 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Ukraine 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Schwarz Elena Brioukhovets 6 3 6 4     2 Judith Wiesner Natalia Medvedeva 6 2 6 4     3 Petra Schwarz / Barbara Schett Elena Brioukhovets / Natalia Medvedeva 1 0      retired ||||

#### Georgia vs. Slovakia

| Georgia 1 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 23 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 23 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Slovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nino Louarsabishvili Radka Zrubáková 2 6 1 6     2 Leila Meskhi Janette Husárová 6 4 6 1     3 Nino Louarsabishvili / Leila Meskhi Karina Habšudová / Radka Zrubáková 5 7 3 6 ||||

#### Romania vs. Belarus

| Romania 1 | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 23 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Freizeit Park, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 23 April 1994 Red clay (outdoors) | Belarus 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ruxandra Dragomir Tatiana Ignatieva 6 2 6 4     2 Irina Spîrlea Natasha Zvereva 3 6 6 3 1 6   3 Cătălina Cristea / Ruxandra Dragomir Tatiana Ignatieva / Natasha Zvereva 1 6 5 7 ||||
* Belgium, Austria, Slovakia and Belarus advanced to the World Group. Belgium and Belarus were defeated in the first round by Sweden, 2–1, and Netherlands, 2–1, respectively. Slovakia defeated Finland in the first round, 2–1, before being defeated by Germany, 2–1, in the second round. Austria, however, defeated Poland in the first round, 2–1, and the previous year's finalist Australia, 2–1, in the second; before finally falling to United States in the quarterfinals, 3–0.