2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

The Knockout Stage of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fourteen teams were divided into four different knock-out sections, with the four winners advancing to Group I next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Great Britain  Denmark  South Africa  Ireland
2  Norway  Lithuania  Latvia  Finland
3  Malta  Tunisia  Algeria  Egypt
4      Liechtenstein  Botswana

Draw

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First round

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Lithuania vs. Egypt

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Lithuania
2
Pretoria, South Africa
12 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Egypt
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Lina Stančiūtė
Dina Khalil
6
3
6
4
   
2  
 
Edita Liachovičiūtė
Yomna Farid
7
5
1
6
6
3
 
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

[1]

Latvia vs. Botswana

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Latvia
3
Pretoria, South Africa
12 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Botswana
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Anete Banderę
Razalia Phethu
6
1
6
2
   
2  
 
Katrina Banderę
Tapiwa Marobela
6
2
6
2
   
3  
 
Anete Banderę / Ilona Giberte
Tapiwa Marobela / Razalia Phethu
6
0
6
2
   

[2]

South Africa vs. Malta

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South Africa
3
Pretoria, South Africa
12 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Malta
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Chanelle Scheepers
Sarah Wetz
6
0
6
2
   
2  
 
Natalie Grandin
Rosanne Dimech
6
1
6
1
   
3  
 
Esmé de Villiers / Nicole Rencken
Rosanne Dimech / Sarah Wetz
6
2
6
1
   

[3]

Tunisia vs. Finland

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Tunisia
0
Pretoria, South Africa
12 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Finland
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Imen Ben Larbi
Maarit Nieminen
0
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Nadia Kilani
Emma Laine
0
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Imen Ben Larbi / Mariem Nissef Bouchlaka
Emma Laine / Piia Suomalainen
2
6
1
6
   

[4]

Ireland vs. Liechtenstein

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Ireland
3
Pretoria, South Africa
12 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Liechtenstein
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Yvonne Doyle
Jeannine Niedhardt
6
2
6
0
   
2  
 
Kelly Liggan
Sabrina Vogt
6
1
6
1
   
3  
 
Claire Curran / Elsa O'Riain
Nadine Batliner / Angelika Schädler
6
1
6
1
   

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Algeria vs. Norway

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Algeria
2
Pretoria, South Africa
12 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Norway
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Sana Ben Salah
Annette Aksdal
6
0
6
1
   
2  
 
Feriel Esseghir
Ina Sartz
6
2
6
4
   
3  
 
Sihem Ben Youcef / Saida Hared
Annette Aksdal / Ina Sartz
2
6
4
6
   

[6]

Finals

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Great Britain vs. Lithuania

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Great Britain
2
Pretoria, South Africa
13 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Lithuania
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Elena Baltacha
Lina Stančiūtė
4
6
6
2
6
2
 
2  
 
Lucie Ahl
Edita Liachovičiūtė
6
3
6
1
   
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

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  •   Great Britain advanced to Group I for 2003, where they placed fourth in their pool of five.[8]

Denmark vs. Latvia

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Denmark
3
Pretoria, South Africa
13 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Latvia
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Anete Banderę
63
77
6
2
6
0
 
2  
 
Eva Dyrberg
Katrina Banderę
6
3
6
3
   
3  
 
Andrea Munch-Hermansen / Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard
Anete Banderę / Ilona Giberte
6
3
6
2
   

[9]

  •   Denmark advanced to Group I for 2003, where they placed third in their pool of four.[10]

South Africa vs. Finland

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South Africa
2
Pretoria, South Africa
13 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Finland
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Nicole Rencken
Maarit Nieminen
3
6
6
0
6
2
 
2  
 
Natalie Grandin
Emma Laine
6
2
6
4
   
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

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Ireland vs. Algeria

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Ireland
2
Pretoria, South Africa
13 April 2002
Hard (outdoors)
 
Algeria
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Yvonne Doyle
Sana Ben Salah
6
3
6
1
   
2  
 
Kelly Liggan
Feriel Esseghir
77
63
6
1
   
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

[12]

  •   Ireland advanced to Group I for 2003, where they placed last in their pool of five and thus was relegated back to Group II for 2004.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lithuania v Egypt". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Latvia v Botswana". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Malta". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Tunisia v Finland". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Ireland v Liechtenstein". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Algeria v Norway". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Great Britain v Lithuania". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Denmark v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Denmark". fedcup.com.
  11. ^ "South Africa v Finland". fedcup.com.
  12. ^ "Ireland v Algeria". fedcup.com.
  13. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Ireland". fedcup.com.
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