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Europe/Africa Qualifying Group I
2003
Venue: Estadio Nacional do Jamor, Estoril, Portugal
Surface: Red Clay
Dates: April 21-26, 2003
Switzerland, Israel, South Africa and Hungary have all advanced to the
2003 World Group Play-offs following victories in the Play-off Round on
Saturday. Luxembourg, Georgia, Romania, Great Britain and Ireland have
all been relegated to 2004 Europe/Africa Qualifying Group II.
Full results:
Play-Off Round
Saturday 26th April 2003
Switzerland defeated Netherlands 2-0
Myriam Casanova (SUI) d.Elise Tamaela (NED) 76(2) 63
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d.Miriam Oremans (NED) 63 61
Israel defeated Belarus 2-1
Nadejda Ostrovskaya (BLR) d.Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 64 63
Anna Pistolesi (ISR) d.Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 64 60
Tzipora OBZILER /Anna PISTOLESI (ISR) d.
Olga BARABANSCHIKOVA /Nadejda OSTROVSKAYA (BLR) 16 64 86
South Africa defeated Yugoslavia 2-0
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d.Katarina Daskovic (YUG) 62 62
Amanda Coetzer (RSA) d.Jelena Jankovic (YUG) 75 36 62
Hungary defeated Ukraine 2-1
Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) d.Melinda Czink (HUN) 62 76(5)
Petra Mandula (HUN) d.Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) 46 64 62
Zsofia GUBACSI /Petra MANDULA (HUN) d.
Yulia BEYGELZIMER /Tatiana PEREBIYNIS (UKR) 16 61 63
Group A
Switzerland, Belarus, Luxembourg, Estonia
Monday 21st April 2003
Switzerland defeated Estonia 3-0
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI) d.Kaia Kanepi (EST) 64 61
Myriam Casanova (SUI) d.Maret Ani (EST) 64 67(5) 63
Myriam CASANOVA /Emmanuelle GAGLIARDI (SUI) d.
Ilona POLJAKOVA /Margit RUUTEL (EST) 62 61
Belarus defeated Luxembourg 2-1
Olga Barabanschikova (BLR) d.Celine Francois (LUX) 60 60
Mandy Minella (LUX) d.Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 36 64 64
Olga BARABANSCHIKOVA /Nadejda OSTROVSKAYA (BLR) d.
Martine POOS /Fabienne THILL (LUX) 62 61
Tuesday 22 April 2003 (finished Wednesday 23rd)
Switzerland defeated Luxembourg 3-0
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI) d.Celine Francois (LUX) 62 61
Myriam Casanova (SUI) d.Mandy Minella (LUX) 76(2) 62
Emmanuelle GAGLIARDI/ Patty SCHNYDER (SUI) d.
Martina POOS/ Fabienne THILL (LUX) 61 60
Belarus defeated Estonia 3-0
Nadejda Ostrovskaya (BLR) d.Margit Ruutel (EST) 63 62
Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) d.Maret Ani (EST) 64 76(5)
Olga BARABANSCHIKOVA/ Nadejda OSTROVSKAYA (BLR) d.
Ilona POLJAKOVA/ Margit RUUTEL (EST) 64 60
Thursday 24th April 2003
Switzerland defeated Belarus 2-0
Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI) d.Nadejda Ostrovskaya (BLR) 36 63 1210
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d.Olga Barabanschikova (BLR) 63 64
Doubles not played
Estonia defeated Luxembourg 3-0
Margit Ruutel (EST) d.Celine Francois (LUX) 46 60 62
Maret Ani (EST) d.Mandy Minella (LUX) 64 62
Ilona POJAKOVA/ Margit RUUTEL (EST) d.
Celine FRANCOIS/ Martina POOS (LUX) 63 60
Final Positions: 1. Switzerland; 2. Belarus; 3. Estonia; 4. Luxembourg.
Group B
Israel, Bulgaria, Georgia, Yugoslavia
Monday 21st April 2003
Israel defeated Yugoslavia 2-1
Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d.Katarina Daskovic (YUG) 64 63
Anna Pistolesi (ISR) d.Jelena Jankovic (YUG) 76(5) 64
Katarina DASKOVIC /Dragana ZARIC (YUG) d.
Tzipi OBZILER /Yevgenia SAVRANSKY (ISR) 63 76(5)
Bulgaria defeated Georgia 2-1
Tinatin Kavlashvili (GEO) d.Dessislava Topalova (BUL) 61 60
Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) d.Margalita Chakhnashvili (GEO) 63 61
Magdalena MALEEVA /Desislava TOPALOVA (BUL) d.
Margalita CHAKHNASHVILI /Tinatin KAVLASHVILI (GEO) 61 62
Wednesday 23rd April 2003
Israel defeated Georgia 3-0
Tzipora Obziler (ISR) d.Nana Urotadze (GEO) 62 60
Anna Pistolesi (ISR) d.Margalita Chakhnashvili (GEO) 61 60
Tzipora OBZILER /Anna PISTOLESI (ISR) d.
Margalita CHAKNASHVILI /Tinatin KAVLASHVILI (GEO) 64 62
Yugoslavia defeated Bulgaria 2-1
Katarina Daskovic (YUG) d.Tzvetana Pironkova (BUL) 62 76(5)
Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) d.Jelena Jankovic (YUG) 62 36 62
Katarina DASKOVIC /Dragana ZARIC (YUG) d.
Magdalena MALEEVA /Dessislava TOPALOVA (BUL) 63 36 60
Thursday 24th April 2003
Bulgaria defeated Israel 2-1
Tzvetana Pironkova (BUL) d.Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 63 76(4)
Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) d.Anna Pistolesi (ISR) 75 64
Tzipora OBZILER /Anna PISTOLESI (ISR) d.
Magdalena MALEEVA /Dessislava TOPALOVA (BUL) 67(3) 63 63
Yugoslavia defeated Georgia 3-0
Dragana Zaric (YUG) d.Tinatin Kavlashvili (GEO) 64 67(4) 64
Jelena Jankovic (YUG) d.Margalita Chakhnashvili (GEO) 64 64
Katarina DASKOVIC /Jelena JANKOVIC (YUG) d.
Tinatin KAVLASHVILI /Nana UROTADZE (GEO) 62 62
Final Positions: 1. Israel; 2. Yugoslavia; 3. Bulgaria; 4. Georgia.
Group C
South Africa, Ukraine, Romania, Denmark
Tuesday 22rd April 2003 (finished Wednesday 23rd)
South Africa defeated Romania 2-1
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d.Magda Mihalache (ROM) 64 76(0)
Amanda Coetzer (RSA) d.Edina Gallovits (ROM) 63 62
Edina GALLOVITS /Magda MAHALACHE (ROM) d.
Liezel HUBER /Jessica STECK (RSA) 61 75
Denmark defeated Ukraine 2-1
Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) d.Karina Jacobsgaard (DEN) 62 61
Eva Dyrberg (DEN) d.Elena Tatarkova (UKR) 26 63 60
Eva DYRBERG /Mette IVERSEN (DEN) d.
Yulia BEYGELZIMER /Elena TATARKOVA (UKR) 76(3) 64
Thursday 24th April 2003
South Africa defeated Denmark 3-0
Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d.Mette Iversen (DEN) 26 63 63
Amanda Coetzer (RSA) d.Eva Dyrberg (DEN) 63 62
Chanelle SCHEEPERS /Jessica STECK (RSA) d.
Andrea HERMANSEN /Karina IIDOR-JACOBSGAARD (DEN) 63 64
Ukraine defeated Romania 2-1
Magda Mihalache (ROM) d.Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) 26 62 63
Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) d.Edina Gallovits (ROM) 63 67(5) 64
Yulia BEYGELZIMER /Tatiana PEREBIYNIS (UKR) d.
Edina GALLOVITS /Magda MAHALACHE (ROM) 61 36 61
Friday 25th April 2003
Ukraine defeated South Africa 2-1
Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) d.Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 61 61
Amanda Coetzer (RSA) d.Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) 46 62 86
Yulia BEYGELZIMER/ Tatiana PEREBIYNIS (UKR) d.
Amanda COETZER/ Liezel HUBER (RSA) 67(0) 75 64
Denmark defeated Romania 2-1
Magda Mihalache (ROM) d.Mette Iversen (DEN) 60 62
Eva Dyrberg (DEN) d.Edina Gallovits (ROM) 61 60
Eva DYRBERG /Mette IVERSEN (DEN) d.
Edina GALLOVITS /Magda MAHALACHE (ROM) 67(2) 64 60 (played Saturday 26th)
Final Positions: 1. South Africa; 2. Ukraine; 3. Denmark; 4. Romania.
Group D
Hungary, Great Britain, Netherlands, Ireland, Poland
Monday 21st April 2003
Great Britain defeated Ireland 2-1
Jane O'Donoghue (GBR) d.Yvonne Doyle (IRL) 63 76(4)
Kelly Liggan (IRL) d.Anne Keothavong (GBR) 60 26 60
Elena BALTACHA /Julie PULLIN (GBR) d.
Claire CURRAN /Kelly LIGGAN (IRL) 63 62
Poland defeated Netherlands 2-1
Amanda Hopmans (NED) d.Marta Domachowska (POL) 36 62 63
Joanna Sakowicz (POL) d.Kristie Boogert (NED) 64 63
Marta DOMACHOWSKA /Anna ZARSKA (POL) d.
Kristie BOOGERT /Miriam OREMANS (NED) 63 76(3)
Tuesday 22nd April 2003
Great Britain defeated Poland 2-1
Marta Domachowska (POL) d.Jane O'Donoghue (GBR) 64 36 60
Anne Keothavong (GBR) d.Joanna Sakowicz (POL) 63 63
Elena BALTACHA /Julie PULLIN (GBR) d.
Marta DOMACHOWSKA /Anna ZARSKA (POL) 64 76(5)
Hungary defeated Netherlands 2-1
Melinda Czink (HUN) d.Elise Tamaela (NED) 64 63
Petra Mandula (HUN) d.Amanda Hopmans (NED) 63 63
Miriam OREMANS /Elise TAMAELA (NED) d.
Zsofia GUBACSI /Aniko KAPROS (HUN) 75 64
Wednesday 23rd April 2003
Hungary defeated Great Britain 3-0
Melinda Czink (HUN) d.Anne Keothavong (GBR) 76(1) 76(3)
Petra Mandula (HUN) d.Elena Baltacha (GBR) 61 63
Melinda CZINK /Zsofia GUBACSI (HUN) d.
Jane O’DONOGHUE /Julie PULLIN (GBR) 63 60
Poland defeated Ireland 2-1
Marta Domachowska (POL) d.Yvonne Doyle (IRL) 60 61
Joanna Sakowicz (POL) d.Kelly Liggan (IRL) 26 64 63
Claire CURRAN /Elsa O’RIAIN (IRL) d.
Marta DOMACHOWSKA /Anna ZARSKA (POL) 62 62
Thursday 24th April 2003
Hungary defeated Poland 2-1
Marta Domachowska (POL) d.Melinda Czink (HUN) 64 62
Petra Mandula (HUN) d.Joanna Sakowicz (POL) 63 61
Zsofia GUBACSI /Petra MANDULA (POL) d.
Marta DOMACHOWSKA /Joanna SAKOWICZ (POL) 62 62
Netherlands defeated Ireland 2-1
Amanda Hopmans (NED) d.Elsa O'Riain (IRL) 62 62
Yvonne Doyle (IRL) d.Miriam Oremans (NED) 64 67(2) 62
Kristie BOOGERT /Miriam OREMANS (NED) d.
Claire CURRAN /Elsa O’RIAIN (IRL) 60 60
Friday 25th April 2003 (finished Saturday 26th)
Netherlands defeated Great Britain 2-1
Amanda Hopmans (NED) d.Jane O'Donoghue (GBR) 64 67(2) 60
Anne Keothavong (GBR) d.Miriam Oremans (NED) 64 63
Kristie BOOGERT /Miriam OREMANS (NED) d.
Elena BALTACHA /Julie PULLIN (GBR) 63 64
Hungary v Ireland not played
Final Positions: 1. Hungary; 2. Netherlands; 3. Poland;
4. Great Britain; 5. Ireland.
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