Europe/Africa Qualifying Group I 2001 Fed Cup main page Date: 23-29 April Venue: Murcia, Spain Surface: Clay (O) Group A: FYR Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Yugoslavia Group B: Estonia, Slovenia, South Africa, Ukraine Group C: Belarus, Great Britain, Romania, Sweden Group D: Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Luxembourg Group A 24 April Netherlands defeated FYR Macedonia 3-0: Seda Noorlander (NED) d Suzi Becvinovska (MKD) 36 60 60; Amanda Hopmans (NED) d Marina Lazarovska (MKD) 61 61; Kristie Boogert/Miriam Oremans (NED) d Biljana Dimovska/Marina Lazarovska (MKD) 60 60. Yugoslavia defeated Poland 3-0: Jelena Jankovic (YUG) d Katarzyna Straczy (POL) 62 63; Dragana Zaric (YUG) d Anna Zarska (POL) 62 61; Katarina Daskovic/Dragana Zaric (YUG) d Joanna Sakowicz/Anna Zarska (POL) 64 26 63. 25 April Netherlands defeated Poland 3-0: Kristie Boogert (NED) d Joanna Sakowicz (POL) 64 63; Miriam Oremans (NED) d Anna Zarska (POL) 61 62; Amanda Hopmans/Seda Noorlander (NED) d Joanna Sakowicz/Anna Zarska (POL) 62 63. Yugoslavia defeated FYR Macedonia 3-0: Dragana Zaric (YUG) d Biljana Dimovska (MKD) 62 60; Sandra Nacuk (YUG) d Marina Lazarovska (MKD) 62 62; Katarina Daskovic/Dragana Zaric (YUG) d Suzi Becvinovska/Marina Lazarovska (MKD) 61 61. 26 April Netherlands defeated Yugoslavia 3-0: Kristie Boogert (NED) d Jelena Jankovic (YUG) 57 62 63; Miriam Oremans (NED) d Sandra Nacuk (YUG) 64 61; Amanda Hopmans/Seda Noorlander (NED) d Sandra Nacuk/Katarina Daskovic (YUG) 64 63. Poland defeated FYR Macedonia 3-0: Joanna Sakowicz (POL) d Suzi Becvinovska (MKD) 61 62; Anna Zarska (POL) d Marina Lazarovska (MKD) 61 60; Joanna Sakowicz/Katarzyna Straczy (POL) d Suzi Becvinovska/Biljana Dimovska (MKD) 67(5) 62 75. Group B 24 April Slovenia defeated Estonia 3-0: Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) 16 61 62; Tina Pisnik (SLO) d Maret Ani (EST) 61 75; Maja Matevzic/Petra Rampre (SLO) d Maret Ani/Kaia Kanepi (EST) 75 61. Ukraine defeated South Africa 2-1: Tatiana Kovalchuk (UKR) d Nathalie Grandin (RSA) 76(15) 64; Joannette Kruger (RSA) d Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) 16 63 75; Tatiana Perebiynis/Elena Tatarkova (UKR) d Kim Grant/Joannette Kruger (RSA) 57 61 61. 25 April Slovenia defeated Ukraine 2-1: Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) d Tatiana Kovalchuk (UKR) 63 63; Tina Pisnik (SLO) d Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) 64 61; Tatiana Perebiynis/Elena Tatarkova (UKR) d Tina Pisnik/Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 62 63. Estonia defeated South Africa 2-1: Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Nathalie Grandin (RSA) 61 62; Joannette Kruger (RSA) d Margit Ruutel (EST) 62 64; Maret Ani/Kaia Kanepi (EST) d Kim Grant/Joannette Kruger (RSA) 26 64 75. 26 April Slovenia defeated South Africa 2-1: Maja Matevzic (SLO) d Nathalie Grandin (RSA) 46 64 62; Tina Pisnik (SLO) d Joannette Kruger (RSA) 61 75; Kim Grant/Mareze Joubert (RSA) d Maja Matevzic/Tina Pisnik (SLO) 64 26 64. Ukraine defeated Estonia 2-1: Tatiana Kovalchuk (UKR) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) 64 26 64; Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) d Margit Ruutel (EST) 64 64; Ilona Poljakova/Margit Ruutel (EST) d Yulia Beygelzimer/Elena Tatarkova (UKR) 16 63 62. Group C 24 April Belarus defeated Romania 2-1: Edina Gallovits (ROM) d Olga Barabanschikova (BLR) 63 64; Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) d Ioana Gaspar (ROM) 64 46 63; Nadejda Ostrovskaya/Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) d Raluca Ciochina/Edina Gallovits (ROM) 63 63. Sweden defeated Great Britain 3-0: Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Anne Keothavong (GBR) 60 62; Asa Svensson (SWE) d Louise Latimer (GBR) 60 64; Asa Svensson/Maria Wolfbrandt (SWE)d Julie Pullin/Lorna Woodroffe (GBR) 61 64. 25 April Sweden defeated Belarus 3-0: Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Nadejda Ostrovskaya (BLR) 61 64; Asa Svensson (SWE) d Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 64 60; Asa Svensson/Maria Wolfbrandt (SWE) d Olga Barabanschikova/Alena Yaryshka (BLR) 75 62. Romania defeated Great Britain 2-1: Edina Gallovits (ROM) d Anne Keothavong (GBR) 62 62; Ioana Gaspar (ROM) d Julie Pullin (GBR) 76(4) 62; Julie Pullin/Lorna Woodroffe (GBR) d Edina Gallovits/Ioana Gaspar (ROM) 16 63 61. 26 April Belarus defeated Great Britain 2-1: Nadejda Ostrovskaya (BLR) d Anne Keothavong (GBR) 64 61; Louise Latimer (GBR) d Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 26 76(6) 63; Olga Barabanschikova/Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) d Julie Pullin/Lorna Woodroffe (GBR) 26 64 86. Sweden defeated Romania 2-1: Edina Gallovits (ROM) d Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 60 76(2); Asa Svensson (SWE) d Ioana Gaspar (ROM) 61 63; Asa Svensson/Maria Wolfbrandt (SWE) d Edina Gallovits/Ioana Gaspar (ROM) 63 36 97. Group D 23 April Israel defeated Denmark 3-0: Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d Charlotte Aagaard (DEN) 62 36 62; Anna Smashnova (ISR) d Eva Dyrberg (DEN)) 64 46 75; Tzipora Obziler/Hila Rosen (ISR) d Karina Jacobsgaard/Maria Rasmussen (DEN) 63 62. Greece defeated Bulgaria 2-1: Dessislava Topalova (BUL) d Evagelia Roussi (GRE) 76(3) 62; Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d Antoaneta Pandjerova (BUL) 36 64 75; Eleni Daniilidou/Asimina Kaplani (GRE) d Antoaneta Pandjerova/Dessislava Topalova (BUL) 64 64. 24 April Denmark defeated Luxembourg 2-1: Claudine Schaul (LUX) d Karina Jacobsgaard (DEN) 57 63 64; Eva Dyrberg (DEN) d Anne Kremer (LUX) 63 32 Ret.; Eva Dyrberg/Karina Jacobsgaard (DEN) d Mandy Minella/Claudine Schaul (LUX) 60 63. Israel defeated Bulgaria 2-1: Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d Dessislava Topalova (BUL) 63 63; Anna Smashnova (ISR) d Antoaneta Pandjerova (BUL) 62 64; Maria Geznenge/Radoslava Topalova (BUL) d Heli Bargil/Hila Rosen (ISR) 62 75. 25 April Greece defeated Luxembourg 2-1: Mandy Minella (LUX) d Evagelia Roussi (GRE) 64 62; Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d Claudine Schaul (LUX) 64 63; Eleni Daniilidou/Asimina Kaplani (GRE) d Mandy Minella/Claudine Schaul (LUX) 75 46 63. Bulgaria defeated Denmark 2-1: Dessislava Topalova (BUL) d Karina Jacobsgaard (DEN) 60 60; Eva Dyrberg (DEN) d Antoaneta Pandjerova (BUL) 64 60; Antoaneta Pandjerova/Dessislava Topalova (BUL) d Eva Dyrberg/Maria Rasmussen (DEN) 61 64. 26 April Israel defeated Luxembourg 2-1: Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d Claudine Schaul (LUX) 64 57 62; Anne Kremer (LUX) d Anna Smashnova (ISR) 64 62; Tzipora Obziler/Hila Rosen (ISR) d Anne Kremer/Claudine Schaul (LUX) 36 76(5) 108. Greece defeated Denmark 3-0: Evagelia Roussi (GRE) d Karina Jacobsgaard (DEN) 62 75; Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d Eva Dyrberg (DEN) 61 76(5); Asimina Kaplani/Maria Pavlidou (GRE) d Karina Jacobsgaard/Maria Rasmussen (DEN) 26 75 64. 27 April Luxembourg defeated Bulgaria 2-1: Claudine Schaul (LUX) d Dessislava Topalova (BUL) 64 76(5); Anne Kremer (LUX) d Antoaneta Pandjerova (BUL) 62 61; Maria Geznenge/Antoaneta Pandjerova (BUL) d Anne Kremer/Mandy Minella (LUX) 62 61. Israel defeated Greece 2-0: Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d Evagelia Roussi (GRE) 60 64; Anna Smashnova (ISR) d Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 62 62; doubles not played. Play Off Round 28 April Sweden defeated Netherlands 2-0: Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Kristie Boogert (NED) 63 26 75; Asa Svensson (SWE) d Miriam Oremans (NED) 64 76(5); doubles not played. Israel defeated Slovenia 2-0: Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 62 62; Anna Smashnova (ISR) d Tina Pisnik (SLO) 63 16 86; doubles not played. Sweden and Israel advanced to World Group Relegation Play Offs. FYR Macedonia, South Africa, Great Britain and Denmark relegated to Europe/Africa Qualifying Group II in 2002.