The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2018 Fed Cup.
Group I Venue: Tallink Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) Date: 7–10 February
The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of three teams and two pools of four teams. The four pool winners took part in promotion play-offs to determine the two nations advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The nations finishing last in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2019.
Seeding
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed 1 17 1 18 2 24 3 26 4 2 28 5 31 6 36 7 37 8 3 39 9 42 10 44 11 50 12 52 13 54 14 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 13 November 2017
Pools
Play-offs
PlacingA TeamScoreD TeamPromotional 1–2 5th–8th 0–2 9th colspan=2 Relegation 2–1 PlacingB TeamScoreC TeamPromotional 2–0 5th–8th 2–1 9th colspan=2 Relegation 0–2
Final placements Placing Teams Promoted/First Third Fifth Seventh Ninth Eleventh Relegated/Thirteenth and were promoted to 2018 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019
Group II Venue: Tatoi Club, Athens, Greece (clay) Date: 18–21 April
The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four teams. The four nations finishing first and second took part in a play-off to determine the nations advancing to Group I in 2019. The two nations finishing last (Pool A) and second last (Pool B) in their pools took part in a relegation play-off. The nation finishing last in Pool B was automatically relegated alongside the losing nation of the play-off to Group II for 2019. Moldova withdrew before the event.
Seeding
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed 1 51 1 58 2 2 61 3 62 4 3 63 5 67 6 71 7 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 12 February 2018
Pools
Play-offs
PlacingA TeamScoreB TeamPromotional 2–1 Promotional 2–1 Relegation 1–2 Relegation colspan=2
and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2019. and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2019.
Group III Venue 1: Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia (hard) Venue 2: Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay) Date: 16–21 April
The seventeen teams were divided into three pools of four teams and one pool of five teams. The four nations finishing first and second took part in a play-off to determine the nations advancing to Group I in 2019. One nation will be promoted from each venue.
Seeding
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed 1 65 1 73 2 74 3 75 4 2 80 5 82 6 83 7 86 8 3 88 9 89 10 90 11 91 12 4 92 13 95 14 96 15 103 16 NR 17 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 12 February 2018
Pools
Play-offs
Placing (Tunis)A TeamScoreB TeamPromotional 1–2 3rd–4th 2–1 5th–6th 2–1 7th–8th 2–1 9th colspan=2 Placing (Ulcinj)A TeamScoreB TeamPromotional 2–1 3rd–4th 2–1 5th–6th 0–3 7th–8th 3–0 and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.
References
Fed Cup Result, 2018 Europe/Africa Group I Fed Cup Result, 2018 Europe/Africa Group II Fed Cup Result, 2018 Europe/Africa Group III
External links Fed Cup website