2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

Main article: 2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone

The play-offs of the 2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2006 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top countries of each pool played for first to second, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The team that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group II play-offs, whilst those coming in seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	Canada	Brazil
2	Mexico	Puerto Rico
3	Chile	Colombia
4	Uruguay	Cuba

Promotion play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

Canada vs. Brazil

Canada 3	Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors)		Brazil 0
1 2 3 1 Stéphanie Dubois Jenifer Widjaja 3 6 6 4 7 5   2 Aleksandra Wozniak Maria Fernanda Alves 6 4 6 0     3 Sharon Fichman  /  Aleksandra Wozniak Larissa Carvalho  /  Letícia Sobral 3 0       retired

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Third to Fourth play-off

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a tie. The winner of the tie was allocated third place in the Group while the loser was allocated fourth.

Mexico vs. Puerto Rico

Mexico 1	Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors)		Puerto Rico 2
1 2 3 1 Erika Clarke Vilmarie Castellvi 1 6 1 6     2 Daniela Múñoz Gallegos Kristina Brandi 2 6 2 6     3 Erika Clarke  /  Lorena Villalobos Cruz Kristina Brandi  /  Vilmarie Castellvi 6 1 7 5

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Relegation play-offs

The last and second-to-last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

Chile vs. Cuba

Chile 2	Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors)		Cuba 0
1 2 3 1 Valentina Castro Yanet Núñez Mojarena 6 1 1 6 6 3   2 Andrea Koch-Benvenuto Yamile Fors Guerra 77 63 6 4     3 Valentina Castro  /  Andrea Koch-Benvenuto Yamile Fors Guerra  / Yanet Núñez Mojarena       not played

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Uruguay vs. Colombia

Uruguay 1	Club Campestre de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia 22 April 2006 Red clay (outdoors)		Colombia 2
1 2 3 1 María Eugenia Roca Recarey Viky Núñez Fuentes 77 65 6 2     2 Estefanía Craciun Mariana Duque Mariño 1 6 6 1 4 6   3 Estefanía Craciun  /  Ana Lucía Migliarini de León Mariana Duque Mariño  /  Viky Núñez Fuentes 6 4 4 6 5 7

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Final Placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Canada
Second	Brazil
Third	Puerto Rico
Fourth	Mexico
Fifth	Chile
	Colombia
Relegated	Cuba
	Uruguay

•   Canada advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against   Argentina, where they won 3–2. The team thus advanced to World Group II for the next year. ^[5]
•   Cuba and   Uruguay were relegated down to Americas Zone Group II for the next year. The Uruguayans placed equal first, and thus advanced back to Group I for 2008, while the Cubans did not compete. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Canada v Brazil". fedcup.com.
2. "Mexico v Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.
3. "Chile v Cuba". fedcup.com.
4. "Uruguay v Colombia". fedcup.com.
5. "Fed Cup Profile, Canada". fedcup.com.
6. "Fed Cup Profile, Cuba". fedcup.com.
7. "Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website