2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2022 Billie Jean King 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 twenty-one teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing Pool A (Ulcinj) Pool B (Ulcinj) Pool C (Ulcinj) Pool A (Skopje) Pool B (Skopje) Pool C (Skopje) Pool D (Skopje)
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Algeria  Morocco  Ireland  Portugal  North Macedonia  Kosovo
2  Montenegro  Cyprus  Moldova  Iceland  Malta  South Africa  Albania
3  Nigeria  Ghana  Armenia  Seychelles  Burundi  Botswana  Kenya
4  Azerbaijan  Mauritius  Uganda  Namibia

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 2023.

Semifinals

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Morocco vs. Algeria

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Morocco
2
Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro[1]
10 June 2022
Clay
 
Algeria
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Yasmine Kabbaj
Inès Bekrar
6
1
6
3
   
2  
 
Aya El Aouni
Inès Ibbou
4
5
     
retired
3  
 
Rania Azziz / Yasmine Kabbaj
Amira Benaïssa / Inès Ibbou
      not
played

Ireland vs. Portugal

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Ireland
1
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[2]
8 July 2022
Clay
 
Portugal
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Carragh Courtney
Matilde Jorge
6
3
4
6
77
62
 
2  
 
Celine Simunyu
Francisca Jorge
1
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Kate Gardiner / Shauna Heffernan
Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge
0
6
0
6
   

North Macedonia vs. Kosovo

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North Macedonia
2
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[3]
8 July 2022
Clay
 
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Magdalena Stoilkovska
Donika Bashota
6
0
6
1
   
2  
 
Lina Gjorcheska
Adrijana Lekaj
6
2
6
2
   
3  
 
Lina Gjorcheska / Magdalena Stoilkovska
Donika Bashota / Adrijana Lekaj
      not
played

Promotional play-offs

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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Morocco

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro[4]
11 June 2022
Clay
 
Morocco
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Nefisa Berberović
Yasmine Kabbaj
6
1
7
5
   
2  
 
Dea Herdželaš
Aya El Aouni
6
2
6
4
   
3  
 
Anastasija Ignjatić / Suana Tucaković
Rania Azziz / Yasmine Kabbaj
      not
played

Portugal vs. North Macedonia

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Portugal
2
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[5]
10 July 2022
Clay
 
North Macedonia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Matilde Jorge
Magdalena Stoilkovska
77
64
6
3
   
2  
 
Francisca Jorge
Lina Gjorcheska
1
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge
Lina Gjorcheska / Magdalena Stoilkovska
6
4
4
6
6
4
 

3rd place play-off (Skopje)

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Ireland vs. Kosovo

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Ireland
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[6]
9 July 2022
Clay
 
Kosovo
1 2 3
1  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
2  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
3  
 
N/A / N/A
N/A / N/A
      not
played

4th–6th (Ulcinj) and 5th–8th (Skopje) place play-offs

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The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the 4th–6th (Ulcinj) and 5th–8th (Skopje) placed teams.

Semifinals

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Moldova vs. Cyprus

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Moldova
2
Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro[7]
10–11 June 2022
Clay
 
Cyprus
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Daniela Ciobanu
Anna Demirtzi
6
3
6
2
   
2  
 
Arina Gamretkaia
Klio Maria Ioannou
1
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Daniela Ciobanu / Arina Gamretkaia
Maria Constantinou / Victoria Savvides
6
1
6
1
   

Malta vs. Iceland

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Malta
3
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[8]
8 July 2022
Clay
 
Iceland
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Elaine Genovese
Hera Brynjarsdóttir
6
0
6
0
   
2  
 
Helene Pellicano
Anna Soffia Grönholm
6
3
6
1
   
3  
 
Francesca Curmi / Emma Montebello
Hera Brynjarsdóttir / Anna Soffia Grönholm
6
0
6
2
   

Albania vs. South Africa

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Albania
0
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[9]
8 July 2022
Clay
 
South Africa
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Kristal Dule
Heike Janse van Vuuren
0
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Gresi Bajri
Chanel Simmonds
1
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Gresi Bajri / Kristal Dule
Ilze Hattingh / Heike Janse van Vuuren
      not
played

4th place play-off (Ulcinj)

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Montenegro vs. Moldova

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Montenegro
1
Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro[10]
11 June 2022
Clay
 
Moldova
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Petra Mirković
Arina Gamretkaia
3
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Iva Lakić
Renata Farima
4
2
     
retired
3  
 
Iva Lakić / Petra Mirković
Arina Gamretkaia / Ecaterina Visnevscaia
6
4
63
77
2
6
 

5th place play-off (Skopje)

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Malta vs. South Africa

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Malta
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[11]
9 July 2022
Clay
 
South Africa
1 2 3
1  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
2  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
3  
 
N/A / N/A
N/A / N/A
      not
played

7th place play-off (Skopje)

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Iceland vs. Albania

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Iceland
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[12]
9 July 2022
Clay
 
Albania
1 2 3
1  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
2  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
3  
 
N/A / N/A
N/A / N/A
      not
played

7th–9th (Ulcinj) and 9th–12th (Skopje) place play-offs

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The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the 7th–9th (Ulcinj) and 9th–12th (Skopje) placed teams.

Semifinals

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Ghana vs. Nigeria

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Ghana
2
Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro[13]
10 June 2022
Clay
 
Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh
Ofure Osabuohien
6
0
6
0
   
2  
 
Ruth Crawford
Adesuwa Osabuohien
1
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh / Ruth Crawford
Adetayo Adetunji / Adesuwa Osabuohien
6
3
2
6
6
4
 

Kenya vs. Botswana

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Kenya
0
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[14]
8 July 2022
Clay
 
Botswana
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Roselida Asumwa
Chelsea Chakanyuka
0
6
3
6
   
2  
 
Alicia Owegi
Ekua Youri
1
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Alicia Owegi / Cynthia Wanjala
Chelsea Chakanyuka / Ekua Youri
      not
played

Burundi vs. Seychelles

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Burundi
2
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[15]
8 July 2022
Clay
 
Seychelles
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Laura Syori
Fatime Kanté
6
1
6
0
   
2  
 
Sada Nahimana
Marie-May Isnard
6
0
6
0
   
3  
 
Sada Nahimana / Laura Syori
Cylvie Delpech / Marie-May Isnard
      not
played

7th place play-off (Ulcinj)

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Armenia vs. Ghana

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Armenia
2
Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro[16]
11 June 2022
Clay
 
Ghana
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Arevik Tumanyan
Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh
61
77
4
6
   
2  
 
Ani Amiraghyan
Ruth Crawford
6
3
6
2
   
3  
 
Gabriella Akopyan / Ani Amiraghyan
Ruth Crawford / Naa Anyema McKorley
6
2
6
2
   

9th place play-off (Skopje)

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Botswana vs. Burundi

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Botswana
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[17]
9 July 2022
Clay
 
Burundi
1 2 3
1  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
2  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
3  
 
N/A / N/A
N/A / N/A
      not
played

11th place play-off (Skopje)

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Kenya vs. Seychelles

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Kenya
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia[18]
9 July 2022
Clay
 
Seychelles
1 2 3
1  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
2  
 
N/A
N/A
      not
played
3  
 
N/A / N/A
N/A / N/A
      not
played

10th place play-offs

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The fourth placed teams of each pool in Ulcinj were drawn in a head-to-head round to find the 10th placed team.

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius

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Azerbaijan
0
Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro[19]
10 June 2022
Clay
 
Mauritius
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Lala Eyvazova
Zara Lennon
0
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Aydan Ibrahimova
Tippi Dalle-Grave
2
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Lala Eyvazova / Aydan Ibrahimova
Tippi Dalle-Grave / Shannon Wong Hon Chan
      not
played

13th place play-offs

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The fourth placed teams of each pool in Skopje were drawn in a head-to-head round to find the 13th placed team.

Uganda vs. Namibia

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Uganda
3
Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia
8 July 2022
Clay
 
Namibia
0
1 2 3
1  
 
N/A
N/A
      w/o
 
2  
 
N/A
N/A
      w/o
 
3  
 
N/A / N/A
N/A / N/A
      w/o
 

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Portugal
Second   Morocco   North Macedonia
Third   Algeria   Ireland   Kosovo
Fourth   Moldova
Fifth   Montenegro   Malta   South Africa
Sixth   Cyprus
Seventh   Armenia   Iceland   Albania
Eighth   Ghana
Ninth   Nigeria   Botswana   Burundi
Tenth   Mauritius
Eleventh   Azerbaijan   Kenya   Seychelles
Thirteenth   Uganda
Fourteenth   Namibia

References

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  1. ^ "Morocco v Algeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
  2. ^ "Ireland v Portugal". billiejeankingcup.com.
  3. ^ "North Macedonia v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.
  4. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Morocco". billiejeankingcup.com.
  5. ^ "Portugal vs. North Macedonia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  6. ^ "Ireland v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.
  7. ^ "Moldova v Cyprus". billiejeankingcup.com.
  8. ^ "Malta v Iceland". billiejeankingcup.com.
  9. ^ "Albania v South Africa". billiejeankingcup.com.
  10. ^ "Montenegro v Moldova". billiejeankingcup.com.
  11. ^ "Malta v South Africa". billiejeankingcup.com.
  12. ^ "Iceland v Albania". billiejeankingcup.com.
  13. ^ "Ghana v Nigeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
  14. ^ "Kenya v Botswana". billiejeankingcup.com.
  15. ^ "Buruni v Seychelles". billiejeankingcup.com.
  16. ^ "Armenia v Ghana". billiejeankingcup.com.
  17. ^ "Botswana v Burundi". billiejeankingcup.com.
  18. ^ "Kenya v Seychelles". billiejeankingcup.com.
  19. ^ "Azerbaijan v Mauritius". billiejeankingcup.com.
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