2011 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2011 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 2011 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 top team advanced to World Group II play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Americas Zone Group II for the next year.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	Argentina	Colombia
2	Peru	Brazil
3	Paraguay	Chile
4	Bolivia	Mexico

Promotional round

The first placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round. The winner advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they'd get a chance to advance to World Group II.

Argentina vs. Colombia

Argentina 3	Tennis Club de Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina February 5, 2011 Clay (outdoors)		Colombia 0
1 2 3 1 Florencia Molinero Catalina Castaño 77 65 6 1     2 Gisela Dulko Mariana Duque 6 0 6 0     3 Mailen Auroux  /  María Irigoyen Karen Castiblanco  /  Yuliana Lizarazo 6 1 6 1

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3rd to 4th play-off

The second placed teams of each pool played in a head-to-head round to find the third and fourth placed teams.

Peru vs. Brazil

Peru 1	Tennis Club de Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina February 5, 2011 Clay (outdoors)		Brazil 2
1 2 3 1 Patricia Kú Flores Teliana Pereira 0 6 1 6     2 Bianca Botto Roxane Vaisemberg 7 5 6 0     3 Ferny Angeles Paz  /  Bianca Botto Ana-Clara Duarte  /  Teliana Pereira 2 6 2 6

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Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser of each round was relegated down to the Americas Zone Group II in 2012.

Paraguay vs. Mexico

Paraguay 2	Tennis Club de Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina February 5, 2011 Clay (outdoors)		Mexico 1
1 2 3 1 Montserrat González Nazari Urbina 5 7 6 4 6 3   2 Verónica Cepede Royg Ximena Hermoso 6 3 6 2     3 Isaura Enrique Aguilar  /  Isabella Robbiani Laila Abdala  /  Nadia Abdala 2 6 3 6

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Chile vs. Bolivia

Chile 1	Tennis Club de Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina February 5, 2011 Clay (outdoors)		Bolivia 2
1 2 3 1 Andrea Koch Benvenuto María Paula Deheza 6 2 6 4     2 Camila Silva María Fernanda Álvarez Terán 4 6 7 5 1 6   3 Fernanda Brito  /  Andrea Koch Benvenuto María Fernanda Álvarez Terán  /  María Paula Deheza 65 77 6 4 2 6

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Final placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Argentina
Second	Colombia
Third	Brazil
Fourth	Peru
Fifth	Paraguay
	Bolivia
Relegated	Mexico
	Chile

•   Argentina advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they were drawn against   Japan. However, they lost 0–4, and thus were assigned back to Group I for 2012. ^[5]
•   Mexico and   Chile were relegated down to the 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II. They both qualified for the promotional play-offs and won their matches, meaning they advanced back to Group I for 2013. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Argentina v Colombia". fedcup.com.
2. "Peru v Brazil". fedcup.com.
3. "Paraguay v Mexico". fedcup.com.
4. "Chile v Bolivia". fedcup.com.
5. "Fed Cup Profile, Argentina". fedcup.com.
6. "Fed Cup Profile, Mexico". fedcup.com.
7. "Fed Cup Profile, Chile". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website