2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2018 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 2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I. The winner of the promotion play-off advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the losers of the relegation play-off were relegated down to the Americas Zone Group II.

Main article: 2018 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Pool results
PlacingPool APool B
1 Paraguay Brazil
2 Colombia Argentina
3 Chile Venezuela
4N/A Guatemala

Promotional play-off

The first placed teams of the two pools were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner advanced to the World Group II Play-offs.

Paraguay vs. Brazil

Paraguay
2		 Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay[1]
10 February
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3
1
Montserrat González
Nathaly Kurata		 6
1		 6
3		    
2
Verónica Cepede Royg
Beatriz Haddad Maia		 62
77		 7
5		 711
69		  
3
Verónica Cepede Royg / Montserrat González
Beatriz Haddad Maia / Luisa Stefani		       not
played

Third place play-off

The runner-up teams of the two pools were drawn in head-to-head to determine the third and fourth placings.

Colombia vs. Argentina

Colombia
0		 Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay[2]
10 February
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3
1
Juliana Valero
Paula Ormaechea		 1
6 		4
6 		   
2
María Paulina Pérez
Stephanie Mariel Petit		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
María Paulina Pérez / Juliana Valero
María Irigoyen / Catalina Pella		       not
played

Relegation play-offs

The bottom team of Pool A and the third placed team of Pool B were drawn in head-to-head. The loser was relegated down to Americas Zone Group II in 2019. The last placed team of Pool B (Guatemala) was automatically relegated.

Chile vs. Venezuela

Chile
2		 Club Internacional de Tenis, Asunción, Paraguay[3]
10 February
Clay
Venezuela
0
1 2 3
1
Alexa Guarachi
Aymet Uzcátegui		 77
63		 6
2		    
2
Fernanda Brito
Andrea Gámiz		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Fernanda Brito / Alexa Guarachi
Andrea Gámiz / Adriana Pérez		       not
played

Final placements
Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Paraguay
Second  Brazil
Third  Argentina
Fourth  Colombia
Fifth  Chile
Relegated/Sixth  Venezuela  Guatemala

References
  1. "Paraguay v Brazil". fedcup.com.
  2. "Colombia v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  3. "Chile v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
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