# 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2005 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top countries of each pool played for first to second, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The teams that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group II play-offs, whilst those coming in seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | Canada |
| 2 | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 3 | Mexico | Cuba |
| 4 | Bolivia | Paraguay |

## Promotion play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. 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.

### Puerto Rico vs. Canada

| Puerto Rico 2 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vilmarie Castellvi Aleksandra Wozniak 7 5 4 6 11 9   2 Kristina Brandi Marie-Ève Pelletier 6 4 3 6 8 6   3 Kristina Brandi / Vilmarie Castellvi Stéphanie Dubois / Marie-Ève Pelletier       not played ||||

## Third to Fourth play-off

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a tie. The winner of the tie was allocated third place in the Group while the loser was allocated fourth.

### Uruguay vs. Brazil

| Uruguay 0 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Brazil 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Estefanía Craciun Larissa Carvalho 0 6 1 6     2 Ana Lucía Migliarini de León Jenifer Widjaja 7 5 2 6 0 6   3 Camila Belassi / María Eugenia Roca Recarey Maria Fernanda Alves / Joana Cortez 3 6 1 6 ||||

## Relegation play-offs

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

### Bolivia vs. Cuba

| Bolivia 1 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Cuba 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 María Irene Squillaci Sandoval Yanet Núñez Mojarena 0 5 2 5     2 María Fernanda Álvarez Terán Yamile Fors Guerra 2 6 6 4 6 4   3 María Fernanda Álvarez Terán / María Irene Squillaci Sandoval Yamile Fors Guerra / Yanet Núñez Mojarena 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Mexico vs. Paraguay

| Mexico 3 | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, Montevideo, Uruguay 23 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors) | Paraguay 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Madeleine Madelaire 2 6 6 1 6 0   2 Melissa Torres Sandoval Sarah Tami Masi 3 6 6 2 6 3   3 Marcela Arroyo / Erika Clarke Amanda Melgarejo / Sarah Tami Masi 0 6 6 1 6 0 ||||

## Final Placements

| Placing | Teams |
| Promoted | Puerto Rico |
| Second | Canada |
| Third | Brazil |
| Fourth | Uruguay |
| Fifth | Cuba |
| Fifth | Mexico |
| Relegated | Bolivia |
| Relegated | Paraguay |
* Puerto Rico advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against Indonesia, where they lost 1–4. The team thus was relegated back to Group I for the next year.
* Bolivia and Paraguay were relegated down to Americas Zone Group II for the next year, where they both placed equal third.