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The play-offs of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I zonal competition involving teams from Europe/Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eleven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. The top three teams advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while the bottom two teams were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2023.

Pool results

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	Hungary	Slovenia
2	Serbia	Croatia
3	Turkey	Austria
4	—	Bulgaria
5	Denmark	Sweden
6	Estonia	Georgia

1st place play-off

The first-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round. As both teams finished first in their pools, they automatically advance to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, but played-off for ranking points.

Hungary vs. Slovenia

Hungary 2	Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay		Slovenia 1
1 2 3 1 Réka Luca Jani Lara Smejkal 6 2 6 2     2 Anna Bondár Živa Falkner 6 4 6 2     3 Réka Luca Jani / Amarissa Kiara Tóth Kaja Juvan / Lara Smejkal         w/o

Promotion play-off

The second-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the tie advanced to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, alongside Hungary and Slovenia.

Serbia vs. Croatia

Serbia 0	Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay		Croatia 2
1 2 3 1 Lola Radivojević Petra Marčinko 1 6 6 2 0 6   2 Aleksandra Krunić Petra Martić 6 4 5 7 4 6   3 Aleksandra Krunić / Dejana Radanović Ana Konjuh / Donna Vekić       not played

5th place play-off

The third-placed teams of each pool played against each other in a head-to-head round to determine the nation finishing 5th.

Austria vs. Turkey

Austria 2	Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay		Turkey 0
1 2 3 1 Melanie Klaffner Zeynep Sönmez 6 3 5 7 6 2   2 Barbara Haas Berfu Cengiz 6 4 6 2     3 Barbara Haas / Melanie Klaffner Berfu Cengiz / Zeynep Sönmez       not played

Relegation play-offs

The second-last and last-placed teams of each pool played against one another in a head-to-head round. The losers of each tie were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

Denmark vs. Georgia

Denmark 2	Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay		Georgia 1
1 2 3 1 Johanne Svendsen Zoziya Kardava 6 7 1 6     2 Sofia Samavati Mariam Bolkvadze 5 0       retired 3 Sofia Samavati / Johanne Svendsen Tamari Gagoshidze / Oksana Kalashnikova 3 6 6 2 6 1

Estonia vs. Sweden

Estonia 1	Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey 16 April 2022 Clay		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Maileen Nuudi Jacqueline Cabaj Awad 6 2 6 1     2 Elena Malõgina Caijsa Hennemann 1 6 0 6     3 Maileen Nuudi / Katriin Saar Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Caijsa Hennemann 2 6 7 6 4 6

Final placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted/First	Hungary
Promoted/Second	Slovenia
Promoted/Third	Croatia
Promoted/Fourth	Serbia
Fifth	Austria
Sixth	Turkey
Seventh	Bulgaria
Eighth	Denmark	Sweden
Relegated/Tenth	Estonia	Georgia

•  Hungary,  Slovenia,  Croatia, and  Serbia} were promoted to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
  •  Serbia promotion was based on world ranking after  Russia and  Belarus were disqualified over violations of the Olympic Truce.
•  Estonia and  Georgia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

References

1. "Hungary v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
2. "Serbia v Croatia". fedcup.com.
3. "Austria v Turkey". fedcup.com.
4. "Denmark v Georgia". fedcup.com.
5. "Estonia v Sweden". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website

• 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone