# 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The 30th Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup.

## Group I

* Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
* Date: 11–16 April 2022
The eleven teams were divided into two pools of five and six teams. The nations finishing first in their pools were automatically advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. The nations finishing 2nd in their pools took part in a play-off to determine the nation advancing to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. The nations finishing last and second-last in their pools took part in a relegation play-offs, with the losing nations relegated to Group II for 2023.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Serbia | 20 | 1 |
| 1 | Sweden | 26 | 2 |
| 2 | Hungary | 33 | 3 |
| 2 | Croatia | 34 | 4 |
| 3 | Turkey | 36 | 5 |
| 3 | Austria | 38 | 6 |
| 4 | Estonia | 39 | 7 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 42 | 8 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 43 | 9 |
| 5 | Denmark | 54 | 10 |
| 5 | Georgia | 65 | 11 |
* $^1$Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 8 November 2021

### Pools

| | Pool A | HUN | SRB | TUR | DEN | EST |
| 1 | Hungary (4–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Serbia (3–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Turkey (2–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Denmark (1–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 5 | Estonia (0–4) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | SLO | CRO | AUT | BUL | SWE | GEO |
| 1 | Slovenia (4–1) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Croatia (4–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Austria (3–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Bulgaria (2–3) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Sweden (2–3) | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 6 | Georgia (0–5) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| 1st | Hungary | 2–1 | Slovenia |
| Promotional | Serbia | 0–2 | Croatia |
| 5th–6th | Turkey | 0–2 | Austria |
| 7th | — | — | Bulgaria |
| Relegation | Denmark | 2–1 | Georgia |
| Relegation | Estonia | 1–2 | Sweden |

### Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted/First | Hungary | Hungary |
| Promoted/Second | Slovenia | Slovenia |
| Promoted/Third | Croatia | Croatia |
| Promoted/Fourth | Serbia | Serbia |
| Promoted/Fifth | Austria | Austria |
| Sixth | Turkey | Turkey |
| Seventh | Bulgaria | Bulgaria |
| Eighth | Denmark | Sweden |
| Relegated/Tenth | Estonia | Georgia |
* Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Austria were promoted to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
** Serbia was added based on ranking (20th) when the ITF disqualified Russia and Belarus for violations of the Olympic Truce.
** Austria was added based on ranking (38th) when Great Britain was chosen as host and automatic qualifier of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
* Estonia and Georgia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

## Group II

* Venue: Vierumäki, Finland (indoor hard)
* Date: 12–15 April 2022
The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The four nations finishing 1st and 2nd in their pools took part in play-offs to determine the nations advancing to Group I in 2023. The nations finishing third took part in a relegation play-off, with the losing nations relegated to Group III for 2023, along with the nation finishing last in Group B.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Greece | 37 | 1 |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 45 | 2 |
| 2 | Finland | 51 | 3 |
| 2 | Egypt | 55 | 4 |
| 3 | Norway | 58 | 5 |
| 3 | Israel | 60 | 6 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 62 | 7 |
* $^1$Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 8 November 2021

### Pools

| | Pool A | NOR | EGY | GRE |
| 1 | Norway (1–1) | | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Egypt (1–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Greece (1–1) | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | LTU | ISR | LUX | FIN |
| 1 | Lithuania (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Israel (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Luxembourg (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Finland (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| Promotional | Norway | 2–1 | Israel |
| Promotional | Egypt | 2–1 | Lithuania |
| Relegation | Greece | 2–1 | Luxembourg |
| Relegation | — | — | Finland |

### Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted/First | Norway | Egypt |
| Third | Israel | Lithuania |
| Fifth | Greece | Greece |
| Relegated/Sixth | Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| Relegated/Seventh | Finland | Finland |
* Norway and Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2023.
* Finland and Luxembourg were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2023.

## Group III

* Venue 1: Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
* Venue 2: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay)
* Dates: 7–11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) / 5–10 July 2022 (Skopje)
The twenty-eight nations were split into two events. Event A was held in Ulcinj, whilst Event B was held in Skopje. In Ulcinj, the eleven teams were split into two pools of four nations and one pool of three nations. The top teams in each group will contest a two stage knock-out draw, with one team earning promotion to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023. In Skopje, the seventeen teams were split into two pools of four nations and three pools of three nations. An eight-team knock-out draw made up of the top team from each group and the two best 2nd place teams will determine the one nation promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Montenegro | 66 | 1 |
| 1 | Cyprus | 69 | 2 |
| 1 | Armenia | 77 | 3 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78 | 4 |
| 2 | Algeria | 83 | 5 |
| 2 | Morocco | 92 | 6 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 95 | 7 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 97 | 8 |
| 3 | Moldova | 101 | 9 |
| 3 | Ghana | NR | – |
| 3 | Mauritius | NR | – |
| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Ireland | 67 | 1 |
| 1 | Malta | 68 | 2 |
| 1 | South Africa | 71 | 3 |
| 1 | Kosovo | 76 | 4 |
| 2 | Portugal | 79 | 5 |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 86 | 6 |
| 2 | Iceland | 94 | 7 |
| 2 | Namibia | 103 | 8 |
| 3 | Albania | 105 | 9 |
| 3 | Kenya | 106 | 10 |
| 3 | Uganda | 111 | 11 |
| 3 | Botswana | NR | – |
| 3 | Burundi | NR | – |
| 3 | Seychelles | NR | – |

### Pools
#### Event A (Ulcinj)

| | Pool A (Ulcinj) | BIH | MNE | NGR |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–0) | | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Montenegro (1–1) | 0–2 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Nigeria (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B (Ulcinj) | ALG | CYP | GHA | AZE |
| 1 | Algeria (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Cyprus (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Ghana (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| | Pool C (Ulcinj) | MAR | MDA | ARM | MRI |
| 1 | Morocco (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Moldova (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Armenia (1–2) | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Mauritius (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |

#### Event B (Skopje)

| | Pool A (Skopje) | IRL | ISL | SEY |
| 1 | Ireland (2–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Iceland (1–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Seychelles (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B (Skopje) | POR | MLT | BDI |
| 1 | Portugal (2–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Malta (1–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Burundi (0–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool C (Skopje) | MKD | RSA | BOT | UGA |
| 1 | North Macedonia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | South Africa (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Botswana (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Uganda (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool D (Skopje) | KOS | ALB | KEN | NAM |
| 1 | Kosovo (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Albania (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Kenya (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Namibia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Play-offs
#### Promotional play-offs

| Semifinals 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | Semifinals 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | Semifinals 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | Promotional play-offs 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 10 July 2022 (Skopje) | Promotional play-offs 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 10 July 2022 (Skopje) | Promotional play-offs 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 10 July 2022 (Skopje) |
| A | Bosnia/Herzegovina | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | |
| | Bye | | A | Bosnia/Herzegovina | 2 |
| | | | C | Morocco | 0 |
| C | Morocco | 2 | C | Morocco | 0 |
| B | Algeria | 0 | | | |
| A | Ireland | 1 | | | |
| B | Portugal | 2 | | | |
| B | Portugal | 2 | B | Portugal | 2 |
| | | | C | North Macedonia | 1 |
| C | North Macedonia | 2 | C | North Macedonia | 1 |
| D | Kosovo | 0 | | | |
| 3rd-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 3rd-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 3rd-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) |
| A | Ireland | NP |
| D | Kosovo | NP |

#### 4th–6th (Ulcinj) and 5th–8th (Skopje) place play-offs

| 4th–6th-place play-offs (Ulcinj) 5th–8th-place play-offs (Skopje) 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | 4th–6th-place play-offs (Ulcinj) 5th–8th-place play-offs (Skopje) 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | 4th–6th-place play-offs (Ulcinj) 5th–8th-place play-offs (Skopje) 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | 4th-place play-off (Ulcinj) 5th-place play-off (Skopje) 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 4th-place play-off (Ulcinj) 5th-place play-off (Skopje) 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 4th-place play-off (Ulcinj) 5th-place play-off (Skopje) 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 9 July 2022 (Skopje) |
| A | Montenegro | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | |
| | Bye | | A | Montenegro | 1 |
| | | | C | Moldova | 2 |
| C | Moldova | 2 | C | Moldova | 2 |
| B | Cyprus | 1 | | | |
| B | Malta | 3 | | | |
| A | Iceland | 0 | | | |
| A | Iceland | 0 | B | Malta | NP |
| | | | C | South Africa | NP |
| D | Albania | 0 | C | South Africa | NP |
| C | South Africa | 2 | | | |
| 7th-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 7th-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 7th-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) |
| A | Iceland | NP |
| D | Albania | NP |

#### 7th–9th (Ulcinj) and 9th–12th (Skopje) place play-offs

| 7th–9th-place play-offs (Ulcinj) 9th–12th-place play-offs (Skopje) 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | 7th–9th-place play-offs (Ulcinj) 9th–12th-place play-offs (Skopje) 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | 7th–9th-place play-offs (Ulcinj) 9th–12th-place play-offs (Skopje) 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | 7th-place play-off (Ulcinj) 9th-place play-off (Skopje) 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 7th-place play-off (Ulcinj) 9th-place play-off (Skopje) 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 7th-place play-off (Ulcinj) 9th-place play-off (Skopje) 11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) 9 July 2022 (Skopje) |
| C | Armenia | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | |
| | Bye | | C | Armenia | 2 |
| | | | B | Ghana | 1 |
| B | Ghana | 2 | B | Ghana | 1 |
| A | Nigeria | 1 | | | |
| D | Kenya | 0 | | | |
| C | Botswana | 2 | | | |
| C | Botswana | 2 | C | Botswana | NP |
| | | | B | Burundi | NP |
| B | Burundi | 2 | B | Burundi | NP |
| A | Seychelles | 0 | | | |
| 11th-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 11th-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) | 11th-place play-off 9 July 2022 (Skopje) |
| D | Kenya | NP |
| A | Seychelles | NP |

#### 10th-place play-off (Ulcinj)

| 10th-place play-off 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) | 10th-place play-off 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) | 10th-place play-off 10 June 2022 (Ulcinj) |
| B | Azerbaijan | 0 |
| C | Mauritius | 2 |

#### 13th-place play-off (Skopje)

| 13th-place play-off 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | 13th-place play-off 8 July 2022 (Skopje) | 13th-place play-off 8 July 2022 (Skopje) |
| C | Uganda | w/o |
| D | Namibia | |

### Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted/First | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Portugal | Portugal |
| Second | Morocco | North Macedonia | North Macedonia |
| Third | Algeria | Ireland | Kosovo |
| Fourth | Moldova | Moldova | Moldova |
| Fifth | Montenegro | Malta | South Africa |
| Sixth | Cyprus | Cyprus | Cyprus |
| Seventh | Armenia | Iceland | Albania |
| Eighth | Ghana | Ghana | Ghana |
| Ninth | Nigeria | Botswana | Burundi |
| Tenth | Mauritius | Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Eleventh | Azerbaijan | Kenya | Seychelles |
| Thirteenth | Uganda | Uganda | Uganda |
| Fourteenth | Namibia | Namibia | Namibia |
* Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.