title: 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
text: # 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – play-offs
  
  The playoffs of the 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top two teams advanced to World Group II play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
  
  ## Pool results
  
  | Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | Romania | Ukraine | Belarus |
  | 2 | Belgium | Hungary | Israel | Portugal |
  | 3 | Croatia | Great Britain | Austria | Turkey |
  | 4 | Luxembourg | Latvia | Slovenia | Bulgaria |
  
  ## Promotional play-offs
  
  The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the World Group II play-offs.
  
  ### Netherlands vs. Belarus
  
  | Netherlands 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Belarus 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Richèl Hogenkamp Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 3 6 4     2 Kiki Bertens Olga Govortsova $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 2     3 Kiki Bertens / Michaëlla Krajicek Olga Govortsova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich       not played ||||
  
  ### Romania vs. Ukraine
  
  | Romania 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Ukraine 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Sorana Cîrstea Olga Savchuk 6 3 6 0     2 Simona Halep Elina Svitolina 6 3 7 5     3 Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu Lyudmyla Kichenok / Olga Savchuk       not played ||||
  
  ## 5th to 8th play-offs
  
  The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.
  
  ### Belgium vs. Portugal
  
  | Belgium 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Portugal 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 An-Sophie Mestach Bárbara Luz 2 6 6 0 6 2   2 Yanina Wickmayer Michelle Larcher de Brito $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6     3 Ysaline Bonaventure / An-Sophie Mestach Michelle Larcher de Brito / Bárbara Luz $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 0 ||||
  
  ### Hungary vs. Israel
  
  | Hungary 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Israel 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Szabina Szlavikovics Ofri Lankri 3 6 6 3 $6^3$ $7^7$   2 Réka-Luca Jani Keren Shlomo 6 4 6 3     3 Réka-Luca Jani / Szabina Szlavikovics Ofri Lankri / Keren Shlomo 6 3 6 4 ||||
  
  ## 9th to 12th play-offs
  
  The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and the eleventh placed teams.
  
  ### Croatia vs. Turkey
  
  | Croatia 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Turkey 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Tereza Mrdeža İpek Soylu 4 6 6 1 0 6   2 Donna Vekić Melis Sezer 6 2 6 1     3 Darija Jurak / Tereza Mrdeža Çağla Büyükakçay / İpek Soylu $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Great Britain vs. Austria
  
  | Great Britain 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Austria 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Tara Moore Tamira Paszek 6 2 6 4     2 Heather Watson Yvonne Meusburger 6 4 6 2     3 Tara Moore / Jocelyn Rae Yvonne Meusburger / Tamira Paszek       not played ||||
  
  ## Relegation play-offs
  
  The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2015.
  
  ### Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria
  
  | Luxembourg 0 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Bulgaria 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Claudine Schaul Isabella Shinikova 2 6 3 6     2 Anne Kremer Elitsa Kostova 3 6 $7^9$ $6^7$ $6^7$ $7^9$   3 Anne Kremer / Claudine Schaul Elitsa Kostova / Viktoriya Tomova       not played ||||
  
  ### Latvia vs. Slovenia
  
  | Latvia 2 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest, Hungary 9 February 2014 Hard (indoors) | Slovenia 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Jeļena Ostapenko Dalila Jakupović 6 3 $7^{11}$ $6^9$     2 Diāna Marcinkēviča Maša Zec Peškirič 6 0 6 0     3 Diāna Marcinkēviča / Jeļena Ostapenko Dalila Jakupović / Andreja Klepač       not played ||||
  
  ## Final placements
  
  | Placing | Teams | Teams |
  | - | - | - |
  | Promoted | Netherlands | Romania |
  | Third | Belarus | Ukraine |
  | Fifth | Belgium | Hungary |
  | Seventh | Portugal | Israel |
  | Ninth | Croatia | Great Britain |
  | Eleventh | Turkey | Austria |
  | Thirteenth | Bulgaria | Latvia |
  | Relegated | Luxembourg | Slovenia |
  
  * Netherlands and Romania advanced to World Group II play-offs.
  * Luxembourg and Slovenia were relegated to Europe/Africa Group II in 2015.
  