# 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| 1 | Romania | Ukraine | Serbia | Poland |
| 2 | Switzerland | Belarus | Slovenia | Luxembourg |
| 3 | Denmark | Hungary | Sweden | Great Britain |
| 4 | Netherlands | Lithuania | Estonia | Bulgaria |

## Promotion play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

### Romania vs. Serbia

| Romania 1 | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | Serbia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mădălina Gojnea Ana Timotić 1 6 6 4 6 3   2 Raluca Olaru Jelena Janković 3 6 4 6     3 Mădălina Gojnea / Monica Niculescu Jelena Janković / Ana Timotić 4 6 1 6 ||||

### Ukraine vs. Poland

| Ukraine 2 | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | Poland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Yuliana Fedak Marta Domachowska 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 Alona Bondarenko Agnieszka Radwańska 4 6 3 6     3 Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko Marta Domachowska / Urszula Radwańska 3 6 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Fifth to Seventh play-off

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the losers were allocated seventh.

### Switzerland vs. Slovenia

| Switzerland 2 | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | Slovenia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Emmanuelle Gagliardi Tadeja Majerič 6 0 6 0     2 Patty Schnyder Polona Hercog 6 3 3 6 6 2   3          not played ||||

### Belarus vs. Luxembourg

| Belarus 2 | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | Luxembourg 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ksenia Milevskaya Lynn Philippe 6 2 6 2     2 Tatiana Poutchek Anne Kremer 1 6 2 6     3 Ksenia Milevskaya / Anastasiya Yakimova Anne Kremer / Lynn Philippe 3 6 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Ninth to Eleventh play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated ninth place in the Group while the losers were allocated eleventh.

### Denmark vs. Hungary

| Denmark 1 | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | Hungary 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karen Barbat Lucia Batta 6 3 6 2     2 Hanne Skak Jensen Kira Nagy 3 6 0 6     3 Eva Dyrberg / Hanne Skak Jensen Kira Nagy / Ágnes Szávay 4 6 7 5 0 6 ||||

### Sweden vs. Great Britain

| Sweden 3 | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Johanna Larsson Naomi Cavaday 6 2 1 6 6 1   2 Sofia Arvidsson Anne Keothavong 6 3 7 5     3 Mari Andersson / Johanna Larsson Elena Baltacha / Claire Curran 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

### Netherlands vs. Estonia

| Netherlands 2 | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | Estonia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicole Thijssen Anett Schutting 6 1 6 1     2 Michaëlla Krajicek Margit Rüütel 6 2 7 5     3          not played ||||

### Lithuania vs. Bulgaria

| Lithuania 0 | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 April 2007 Red clay (outdoors) | Bulgaria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Julija Gotovskytė Dia Evtimova 1 6 0 3   retired  2 Lina Stančiūtė Tsvetana Pironkova 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 2 6   3          not played ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted | Serbia | Ukraine |
| Third | Romania | Poland |
| Fifth | Switzerland | Belarus |
| Seventh | Slovenia | Luxembourg |
| Ninth | Hungary | Sweden |
| Eleventh | Denmark | Great Britain |
| Thirteenth | Netherlands | Bulgaria |
| Relegated | Estonia | Lithuania |
* Serbia and Ukraine advanced to the World Group II play-offs. The Serbians were drawn against Slovakia, and they lost 1–4, which thus caused them to be relegated back to Group I for the next year. The Ukrainians, however, were drawn against Australia, and they won 4–1. They thus advanced to World Group II.
* Estonia and Lithuania were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. They respectively placed first and second in the same pool, and thus both advanced to the advancement play-offs. Estonia won theirs, and thus proceeded back to Group I for 2009, while Lithuania lost and therefore remained in Group II.