title: 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
text: # 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
  
  The play-offs of the 2001 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first in their respective pools.
  
  | Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | Slovenia | Sweden | Israel |
  | 2 | FR Yugoslavia | Ukraine | Belarus | Greece |
  | 3 | Poland | Estonia | Romania | Luxembourg |
  | 4 | Macedonia | South Africa | Great Britain | Bulgaria |
  | 5 | | | | Denmark |
  
  The four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group play-offs.
  
  ## Sweden vs. Netherlands
  
  | Sweden 2 | Murcia, Spain 28 May 2001 Red clay (outdoors) | Murcia, Spain 28 May 2001 Red clay (outdoors) | Netherlands 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Sofia Arvidsson Kristie Boogert 6 3 2 6 7 5   2 Åsa Carlsson Miriam Oremans 6 4 $7^7$ $6^5$     3          not played ||||
  
  * Sweden advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against Japan. They won 3–2, and thus advanced to the World Group for next year.
  
  ## Israel vs. Slovenia
  
  | Israel 2 | Murcia, Spain 28 May 2001 Red clay (outdoors) | Murcia, Spain 28 May 2001 Red clay (outdoors) | Slovenia 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Tzipora Obziler Katarina Srebotnik 6 2 6 2     2 Anna Smashnova Tina Križan 6 3 1 6 8 6   3          not played ||||
  
  * Israel advanced to the World Group play-offs, where they were drawn against Hungary. They lost 0–3, and thus were placed back to Zonal Group I for next year.
  