2003 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2003 Fed Cup

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 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  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

Winning TeamScoreLosing Team
  Switzerland 2–0  Netherlands
 Israel 2–1  Belarus
 South Africa 2–0  Yugoslavia
 Hungary 2–1  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

Winning TeamScoreLosing Team
 Lithuania 2–0  Portugal
 Greece 2–1  Finland

See also

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