# 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2018 Fed Cup.

## Group I

* Venue: Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
* Date: 7–10 February
The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four teams. The four pool winners took part in promotion play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2019.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Serbia | 17 | 1 |
| 1 | Great Britain | 18 | 2 |
| 1 | Croatia | 24 | 3 |
| 1 | Poland | 26 | 4 |
| 2 | Hungary | 28 | 5 |
| 2 | Turkey | 31 | 6 |
| 2 | Georgia | 36 | 7 |
| 2 | Estonia | 37 | 8 |
| 3 | Austria | 39 | 9 |
| 3 | Latvia | 42 | 10 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 44 | 11 |
| 3 | Portugal | 50 | 12 |
| 3 | Sweden | 52 | 13 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 54 | 14 |
* $^1$Fed Cup Rankings as of 13 November 2017

### Pools

| | Pool A | SRB | BUL | GEO |
| 1 | Serbia (2–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Bulgaria (1–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Georgia (0–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | GBR | EST | POR |
| 1 | Great Britain (2–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Estonia (1–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Portugal (0–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool C | HUN | CRO | SLO | SWE |
| 1 | Hungary (2–1) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Croatia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Slovenia (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Sweden (1–2) | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool D | LAT | POL | TUR | AUT |
| 1 | Latvia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Poland (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Turkey (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Austria (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | D Team |
| Promotional | Serbia | 1–2 | Latvia |
| 5th–8th | Bulgaria | 0–2 | Poland |
| 9th | — | — | Turkey |
| Relegation | Georgia | 2–1 | Austria |
| Placing | B Team | Score | C Team |
| Promotional | Great Britain | 2–0 | Hungary |
| 5th–8th | Estonia | 2–1 | Croatia |
| 9th | — | — | Slovenia |
| Relegation | Portugal | 0–2 | Sweden |

### Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted/First | Latvia | Great Britain |
| Third | Serbia | Hungary |
| Fifth | Poland | Estonia |
| Seventh | Bulgaria | Croatia |
| Ninth | Turkey | Slovenia |
| Eleventh | Georgia | Sweden |
| Relegated/Thirteenth | Austria | Portugal |
* Great Britain and Latvia were promoted to 2018 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
* Austria and Portugal were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019

## Group II

* Venue: Tatoi Club, Athens, Greece (clay)
* Date: 18–21 April
The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The four nations finishing first and second took part in a play-off to determine the nations advancing to Group I in 2019. The two nations finishing last (Pool A) and second last (Pool B) in their pools took part in a relegation play-off. The nation finishing last in Pool B was automatically relegated alongside the losing nation of the play-off to Group II for 2019. Moldova withdrew before the event.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Denmark | 51 | 1 |
| 1 | Norway | 58 | 2 |
| 2 | Egypt | 61 | 3 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62 | 4 |
| 3 | Greece | 63 | 5 |
| 3 | Israel | 67 | 6 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 71 | 7 |
* $^1$Fed Cup Rankings as of 12 February 2018

### Pools

| | Pool A | GRE | DEN | EGY |
| 1 | Greece (2–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Denmark (1–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Egypt (0–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | ISR | LUX | BIH | NOR |
| 1 | Israel (2–1) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Luxembourg (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Norway (1–2) | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| Promotional | Greece | 2–1 | Luxembourg |
| Promotional | Denmark | 2–1 | Israel |
| Relegation | Egypt | 1–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Relegation | — | — | Norway |
* Greece and Denmark were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2019.
* Egypt and Norway were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2019.

## Group III

* Venue 1: Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia (hard)
* Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
* Date: 16–21 April
The seventeen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of five teams. The four nations finishing first and second took part in a play-off to determine the nations advancing to Group I in 2019. One nation will be promoted from each venue.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Lithuania | 65 | 1 |
| 1 | Cyprus | 73 | 2 |
| 1 | Finland | 74 | 3 |
| 1 | Macedonia | 75 | 4 |
| 2 | Morocco | 80 | 5 |
| 2 | South Africa | 82 | 6 |
| 2 | Ireland | 83 | 7 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 86 | 8 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 88 | 9 |
| 3 | Algeria | 89 | 10 |
| 3 | Armenia | 90 | 11 |
| 3 | Madagascar | 91 | 12 |
| 4 | Malta | 92 | 13 |
| 4 | Kenya | 95 | 14 |
| 4 | Kosovo | 96 | 15 |
| 4 | Iceland | 103 | 16 |
| 4 | Uganda | NR | 17 |
* $^1$Fed Cup Rankings as of 12 February 2018

### Pools

| | Pool A (Tunis) | LTU | ARM | MKD | ISL |
| 1 | Lithuania (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Armenia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Macedonia (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Iceland (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B (Tunis) | TUN | CYP | ALG | KOS | MAD |
| 1 | Tunisia (4–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Cyprus (3–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Algeria (2–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Kosovo (1–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 5 | Madagascar (0–4) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool A (Ulcinj) | RSA | FIN | MNE | KEN |
| 1 | South Africa (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Finland (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Montenegro (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Kenya (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B (Ulcinj) | MLT | MAR | IRL | UGA |
| 1 | Malta (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Morocco (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Ireland (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Uganda (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Play-offs

| Placing (Tunis) | A Team | Score | B Team |
| Promotional | Lithuania | 1–2 | Tunisia |
| 3rd–4th | Armenia | 2–1 | Cyprus |
| 5th–6th | Macedonia | 2–1 | Algeria |
| 7th–8th | Iceland | 2–1 | Kosovo |
| 9th | — | — | Madagascar |
| Placing (Ulcinj) | A Team | Score | B Team |
| Promotional | South Africa | 2–1 | Malta |
| 3rd–4th | Finland | 2–1 | Morocco |
| 5th–6th | Montenegro | 0–3 | Ireland |
| 7th–8th | Kenya | 3–0 | Uganda |
* Tunisia and South Africa were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.