2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III were the final stages of the Group III zonal competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing Pool A (Helsinki) Pool B (Helsinki) Pool A (Ulcinj) Pool B (Ulcinj)
1  Finland  Cyprus  Norway  Egypt
2  Lithuania  Kosovo  Montenegro  Ireland
3  Malta  North Macedonia  Armenia  Morocco
4  Iceland  Algeria  Kenya
5  Congo

Promotional play-offs

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The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2020.

Finland vs. Cyprus

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Finland
2
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[1]
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)
 
Cyprus
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Mia Eklund
Eleni Louka
6
1
4
6
6
3
 
2  
 
Anastasia Kulikova
Raluca Șerban
6
3
64
77
6
3
 
3  
 
Laura Hietaranta / Emma Laine
Eleni Louka / Raluca Șerban
      not
played

Norway vs. Egypt

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Norway
1
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[2]
20 April 2019
Clay
 
Egypt
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Malene Helgø
Mayar Sherif
1
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Melanie Stokke
Sandra Samir
6
1
5
7
6
2
 
3  
 
Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen / Malene Helgø
Mayar Sherif / Rana Sherif Ahmed
5
7
3
6
   

3rd to 4th play-offs

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The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal third and fourth placed teams.

Lithuania vs. Kosovo

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Lithuania
2
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[3]
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)
 
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Iveta Daujotaitė
Donika Bashota
77
64
6
3
   
2  
 
Joana Eidukonytė
Arlinda Rushiti
6
4
6
2
   
3  
 
Iveta Daujotaitė / Joana Eidukonytė
Donika Bashota / Arlinda Rushiti
      not
played

Montenegro vs. Ireland

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Montenegro
1
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[4]
20 April 2019
Clay
 
Ireland
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Divna Ratković
Sinéad Lohan
1
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Vladica Babić
Juliana Carton
6
4
6
0
   
3  
 
Vladica Babić / Divna Ratković
Rachael Dillon / Sinéad Lohan
4
6
6
3
3
6
 

5th to 6th play-offs

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The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and sixth placed teams.

Malta vs. North Macedonia

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Malta
0
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[5]
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)
 
North Macedonia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Krysta Dimech
Aleksandra Simeva
0
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Maja Glumac
Ana Ristevska
1
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Maria Giorgia Farrugia Sacco / Maja Glumac
Ana Ristevska / Aleksandra Simeva
      not
played

Armenia vs. Morocco

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Armenia
0
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[6]
20 April 2019
Clay
 
Morocco
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Irena Muradyan
Hind Semlali
4
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Gabriella Akopyan
Lina Qostal
5
7
2
6
   
3  
 
Gabriella Akopyan / Irena Muradyan
Lina Qostal / Hind Semlali
3
6
2
6
   

7th to 8th play-offs

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The fourth placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the seventh and equal eighth placed teams.

Iceland vs. Algeria

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Iceland
0
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[7]
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)
 
Algeria
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Anna Soffía Grönholm
Inès Bekrar
60
77
3
6
   
2  
 
Iris Staub
Yassamine Boudjadi
0
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir / Selma Óskarsdóttir
Inès Bekrar / Yassamine Boudjadi
      not
played

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Finland   Egypt
Second   Cyprus   Norway
Third   Lithuania   Ireland
Fourth   Kosovo   Montenegro
Fifth   North Macedonia   Morocco
Sixth   Malta   Armenia
Seventh   Algeria   Kenya
Eighth   Iceland
Ninth   Congo
  •   Finland and   Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "Finland v Cyprus". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Norway v Egypt". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Lithuania v Kosovo". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Montenegro v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Malta v North Macedonia". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Armenia v Morocco". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Iceland v Algeria". fedcup.com.
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