# 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from Europe/Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eleven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top three teams advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while the bottom two teams were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2023.

## Pool results

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B |
| 1 | Hungary | Slovenia |
| 2 | Serbia | Croatia |
| 3 | Turkey | Austria |
| 4 | — | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Denmark | Sweden |
| 6 | Estonia | Georgia |

## 1st place play-off

The first-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round. As both teams finished first in their pools, they automatically advance to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, but played-off for ranking points.

### Hungary vs. Slovenia

| Hungary 2 | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Slovenia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Réka Luca Jani Lara Smejkal 6 2 6 2     2 Anna Bondár Živa Falkner 6 4 6 2     3 Réka Luca Jani / Amarissa Kiara Tóth Kaja Juvan / Lara Smejkal        w/o ||||

## Promotion play-off

The second-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the tie advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, alongside Hungary and Slovenia.

### Serbia vs. Croatia

| Serbia 0 | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Croatia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lola Radivojević Petra Marčinko 1 6 6 2 0 6   2 Aleksandra Krunić Petra Martić 6 4 5 7 4 6   3 Aleksandra Krunić / Dejana Radanović Ana Konjuh / Donna Vekić       not played ||||

## 5th place play-off

The third-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round to determine the nation finishing 5th.

### Austria vs. Turkey

| Austria 2 | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Turkey 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Melanie Klaffner Zeynep Sönmez 6 3 5 7 6 2   2 Barbara Haas Berfu Cengiz 6 4 6 2     3 Barbara Haas / Melanie Klaffner Berfu Cengiz / Zeynep Sönmez       not played ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The second-last and last-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The losers of each tie were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

### Denmark vs. Georgia

| Denmark 2 | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Georgia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Johanne Svendsen Zoziya Kardava 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 1 6     2 Sofia Samavati Mariam Bolkvadze 5 0      retired 3 Sofia Samavati / Johanne Svendsen Tamari Gagoshidze / Oksana Kalashnikova 3 6 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Estonia vs. Sweden

| Estonia 1 | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay | Sweden 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Maileen Nuudi Jacqueline Cabaj Awad 6 2 6 1     2 Elena Malõgina Caijsa Hennemann 1 6 0 6     3 Maileen Nuudi / Katriin Saar Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Caijsa Hennemann 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 4 6 ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted/First | Hungary | Hungary |
| Promoted/Second | Slovenia | Slovenia |
| Promoted/Third | Croatia | Croatia |
| Promoted/Fourth | Serbia | Serbia |
| Fifth | Austria | Austria |
| Sixth | Turkey | Turkey |
| Seventh | Bulgaria | Bulgaria |
| Eighth | Denmark | Sweden |
| Relegated/Tenth | Estonia | Georgia |
* Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia} were promoted to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
** Serbia promotion was based on world ranking after Russia and Belarus were disqualified over violations of the Olympic Truce.
* Estonia and Georgia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.