title: 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
text: # 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
  
  The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2001 Fed Cup.
  
  ## Group I
  
  * Venue: Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
  * Date: 24–28 April
  
  The seventeen teams were divided into four pools, three of which had four and one of which had five teams. The top team of each pool played off in a randomly drawn tie to determine which two nations progress to the World Group play-offs. The four nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2001.
  
  ### Pools
  
  | | Pool A | NED | YUG | POL | MKD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 2 | FR Yugoslavia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 3 | Poland (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
  | 4 | Macedonia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
  | | Pool B | SLO | UKR | EST | RSA |
  | 1 | Slovenia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
  | 2 | Ukraine (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
  | 3 | Estonia (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
  | 4 | South Africa (0–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
  | | Pool C | SWE | BLR | ROU | GBR |
  | 1 | Sweden (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Belarus (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
  | 3 | Romania (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Great Britain (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
  | | Pool D | ISR | GRE | LUX | BUL | DEN |
  | 1 | Israel (4–0) | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Greece (3–1) | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
  | 3 | Luxembourg (1–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 |
  | 4 | Bulgaria (1–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
  | 5 | Denmark (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
  
  ### Play-offs
  
  | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sweden | 2–0 | Netherlands |
  | Israel | 2–0 | Slovenia |
  
  * Sweden and Israel advanced to 2001 World Group play-offs.
  * Macedonia, South Africa, Great Britain and Denmark relegated to Group II for 2002.
  
  ## Group II
  
  * Venue: Belek, Antalya, Turkey (outdoor clay)
  * Date: 14–17 May
  
  The eighteen teams were divided into two pools of five and two pools of four. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 2002.
  
  ### Pools
  
  | | Pool A | GEO | LAT | IRL | MLT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Georgia (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Latvia (1–2) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 |
  | 3 | Ireland (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Malta (1–2) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
  | | Pool B | POR | FIN | ALG | MAR |
  | 1 | Portugal (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
  | 2 | Finland (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
  | 3 | Algeria (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Morocco (0–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
  | | Pool C | BIH | EGY | ARM | LES | KEN |
  | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (4–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Egypt (3–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 3 | Armenia (2–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 4 | Lesotho (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
  | 5 | Kenya (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
  | | Pool D | TUR | LTU | MDA | TUN | BOT |
  | 1 | Turkey (4–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Lithuania (3–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | 3 | Moldova (2–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
  | 4 | Tunisia (1–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
  | 5 | Botswana (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
  
  * Georgia, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey advanced to Group I in 2002.
  