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2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2006 Fed Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2006 Fed Cup.

Group I

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The seventeen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of five. The top teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming last played-off against each other to decide which teams are relegated to Group II for 2006.

Pools

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Pool A SVK NED LUX FIN
1  Slovakia (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Netherlands (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Luxembourg (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Finland (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B SCG DEN SLO RSA
1  Serbia and Montenegro (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Denmark (2–1) 0–3 2–0 3–0
3  Slovenia (1–2) 1–2 0–2 3–0
4  South Africa (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool C GBR BUL HUN UKR
1  Great Britain (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Bulgaria (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
3  Hungary (1–2) 1–2 2–1 1–2
4  Ukraine (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
Pool D ISR ROU BLR EST SWE
1  Israel (4–0) 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0
2  Romania (2–2) 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
3  Belarus (2–2) 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
4  Estonia (1–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0
5  Sweden (1–3) 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

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Main article: 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Winning Team Score Losing Team
 Slovakia 2–1  Great Britain
 Israel 2–1  Serbia and Montenegro
Winning Team Score Losing Team
 Ukraine 2–0  Finland
 Sweden 3–0  South Africa

Group II

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The seven teams were divided into one pool of three teams and one pool of four. The top two teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to Group I for 2007. The four nations coming third in each pool then played-off to determine which team would join the fourth-placed team from the four-team pool in being relegated down to Group III for 2007.

Pools

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Pool A LTU GEO IRL
1  Lithuania (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2  Georgia (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3  Ireland (0–2) 1–2 1–2
Pool B POL POR GRE LAT
1  Poland (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Portugal (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Greece (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Latvia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

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Main article: 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotion  Lithuania 2–0  Portugal
Promotion  Georgia 0–3  Poland
Relegation  Ireland 1–2  Greece
Relegation N/A  Latvia

Group III

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The eleven teams were divided into one pool of five teams and one pool of six. The top two teams of each pool played-off against each other to decide which two nations progress to Group II for 2007.

Pools

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Pool A NOR TUR TUN MDA ISL
1  Norway (4–0) 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
2  Turkey (3–1) 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–0
3  Tunisia (2–2) 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1
4  Moldova (1–3) 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0
5  Iceland (0–4) 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–2
Pool B BIH EGY LIE NAM AZE BOT
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (5–0) 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0
2  Egypt (4–1) 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
3  Liechtenstein (3–2) 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0
4  Namibia (2–3) 0–3 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–0
5  Azerbaijan (1–4) 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0
6  Botswana (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Slovakia v Thailand". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  2. ^ "Indonesia pulls out of Fed Cup tennis in Israel to protest Gaza Strip violence". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Finland". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Ukraine v Lithuania". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  5. ^ "Poland v Luxembourg". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  6. ^ "Ireland v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Norway". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
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