# 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2016 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 fourteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2016 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 to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

## Pool results

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| 1 | Ukraine | Great Britain | Israel | Belgium |
| 2 | Portugal | Georgia | Croatia | Bulgaria |
| 3 | — | — | Estonia | Latvia |
| 4 | Sweden | South Africa | Turkey | Hungary |

## Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II play-offs.

### Belgium vs. Great Britain

| Belgium 2 | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Great Britain 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ysaline Bonaventure Katie Swan 6 3 3 6 6 3   2 Alison Van Uytvanck Heather Watson 6 4 3 6 6 4   3 Marie Benoît / An-Sophie Mestach Jocelyn Rae / Anna Smith       not played ||||

### Ukraine vs. Israel

| Ukraine 3 | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Israel 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kateryna Bondarenko Shahar Pe'er 6 1 6 1     2 Lesia Tsurenko Julia Glushko 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$     3 Kateryna Bondarenko / Olga Savchuk Shelly Krolitzky / Alona Pushkarevsky 6 2 6 2 ||||

## 5th place play-off

The runner-up teams from pools B and D and those from A and C competed in order to establish which two teams would place joint fifth in the final standings and which two would place joint seventh.

### Georgia vs. Bulgaria

| Georgia 2 | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Bulgaria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ekaterine Gorgodze Dia Evtimova 0 6 6 4 6 2   2 Sofia Shapatava Isabella Shinikova 6 1 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 4 6   3 Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava Elitsa Kostova / Isabella Shinikova 6 2 4 6 6 4 ||||

### Portugal vs. Croatia

| Portugal 0 | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Croatia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Maria João Koehler Silvia Njirić 4 6 3 6     2 Michelle Larcher de Brito Ana Konjuh 2 6 2 6     3 Michelle Larcher de Brito / Inês Murta Darija Jurak / Tena Lukas       not played ||||

## Relegation play-offs

The teams placing last in each pool competed to keep their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The bottom-placed team from group A faced the bottom-placed team from Group C, whilst Group B's and Group D's bottom-placed teams faced off. The losers were relegated to the 2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

### South Africa vs. Hungary

| South Africa 0 | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Hungary 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ilze Hattingh Anna Bondár 0 6 1 6     2 Chanel Simmonds Réka-Luca Jani 0 6 3 6     3 Michelle Sammons / Chanel Simmonds Dalma Gálfi / Fanny Stollár       not played ||||

### Sweden vs. Turkey

| Sweden 0 | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel 6 February 2016 Hard (outdoors) | Turkey 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Susanne Celik İpek Soylu 3 6 2 6     2 Rebecca Peterson Çağla Büyükakçay 6 2 4 6 0 6   3 Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Cornelia Lister Çağla Büyükakçay / İpek Soylu       not played ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted | Belgium | Ukraine |
| Third | Great Britain | Israel |
| Fifth | Georgia | Croatia |
| Seventh | Bulgaria | Portugal |
| Ninth | Estonia | Latvia |
| Eleventh | Hungary | Turkey |
| Relegated | South Africa | Sweden |
* Belgium and Ukraine advanced to World Group II play-offs.
* South Africa and Sweden were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2017.