2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2003 Fed Cup.

Main article: 2003 Fed Cup

Group I

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 the second-placed teams to decide which four nations progress to World Group play-offs. The four nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2004.

Pools
Pool A SUI BLR EST LUX
1   Switzerland (3–0) 2–0 3–0 3–0
2  Belarus (2–1) 0–2 3–0 2–1
3  Estonia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Luxembourg (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
Pool B ISR YUG BUL GEO
1  Israel (2–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0
2  FR Yugoslavia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Bulgaria (2–1) 2–1 1–2 2–1
4  Georgia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool C RSA UKR DEN ROU
1  South Africa (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
2  Ukraine (2–1) 2–1 1–2 2–1
3  Denmark (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
4  Romania (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
Pool D HUN NED POL GBR IRL
1  Hungary (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 np
2  Netherlands (2–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Poland (2–2) 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1
4  Great Britain (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1
5  Ireland (0–3) np 1–2 1–2 1–2

Play-offs
Main article: 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
Winning TeamScoreLosing Team
  Switzerland2–0 Netherlands
 Israel2–1 Belarus
 South Africa2–0 FR Yugoslavia
 Hungary2–1 Ukraine

Group II

The thirteen teams were divided into three pools each of three teams and one pool of four. The top teams of each pool were randomly drawn against each other in two play-offs to decide which two teams advanced to Group I for 2004.

Pools
Pool A POR TUR NOR
1  Portugal (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Turkey (1–1) 0–3 2–1
3  Norway (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool B GRE LAT ALG
1  Greece (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  Latvia (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3  Algeria (0–2) 0–3 1–2
Pool C FIN EGY BIH BOT
1  Finland (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Egypt (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Botswana (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3
Pool D LIT MAR MLT
1  Lithuania (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2  Morocco (1–1) 1–2 2–1
3  Malta (0–2) 1–2 1–2

Play-offs
Main article: 2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
Winning TeamScoreLosing Team
 Lithuania2–0 Portugal
 Greece2–1 Finland

See also

References
  1. "Switzerland v Israel". fedcup.com.
  2. "Czech Republic v South Africa". fedcup.com.
  3. "Argentina v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  4. "Luxembourg v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  5. "Romania v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  6. "Great Britain v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  7. "Greece v Lithuania". fedcup.com.
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