2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2008 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 seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I. The team that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group II play-offs, whilst those coming in sixth and seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year.

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Placing Pool A Pool B
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  

Promotion play-offs

The top team of each pool was placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to World Group II for next year.

Brazil vs. Colombia

Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
0		 Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia
2 February 2008
Red clay (outdoors)		Flag of Colombia.svg
Colombia
3
123
1 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Colombia.svg 		Maria Fernanda Alves
Mariana Duque Mariño 		5
7 		0
6 		  
2 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Colombia.svg 		Teliana Pereira
Catalina Castaño 		2
6 		7
5		3
6 		 
3 Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Colombia.svg 		Ana-Clara Duarte  /  Fernanda Hermenegildo
Viky Núñez Fuentes  /  Mariana Duque Mariño 		2
6 		6
2		4
6 		 

[1]

Third to Fourth play-off

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

Puerto Rico vs. Canada

Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
0		 Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia
2 February 2008
Red clay (outdoors)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
3
123
1 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		Monica Puig
Ekaterina Shulaeva 		2
6 		4
6 		  
2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		Vilmarie Castellvi
Aleksandra Wozniak 		6
3		1
6 		5
7 		 
3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 		Monica Puig  /  Jessica Roland-Rosario
Stéphanie Dubois  /  Aleksandra Wozniak 		3
6 		0
6 		  

[2]

Relegation play-offs

Because there was one extra player in Pool A, the last-placed team of that pool (Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay) was automatically relegated down to Group II. [3] The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Uruguayans in relegation.

Paraguay vs. Mexico

Flag of Paraguay.svg
Paraguay
3		 Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia
2 February 2008
Red clay (outdoors)		Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
0
123
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg
Flag of Mexico.svg 		Adriana Pereira
Valeria Pulido 		7
5		3
6 		6
3		 
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg
Flag of Mexico.svg 		Rossana de los Ríos
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos 		6
0		6
3		  
3 Flag of Paraguay.svg
Flag of Mexico.svg 		Rossana de los Ríos  /  Adriana Pereira
Daniela Múñoz Gallegos  /  Valeria Pulido 		    w/o
 

[4]

Final Placements

PlacingTeams
PromotedFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
SecondFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
ThirdFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FourthFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
FifthFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
RelegatedFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

See also

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References

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