2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2018 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 seventeen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing Pool A (Tunis) Pool B (Tunis) Pool A (Ulcinj) Pool B (Ulcinj)
1  Lithuania  Tunisia  South Africa  Malta
2  Armenia  Cyprus  Finland  Morocco
3  Macedonia  Algeria  Montenegro  Ireland
4  Iceland  Kosovo  Kenya  Uganda
5  Madagascar

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 2019.

Lithuania vs. Tunisia

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Lithuania
1
Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia[1]
21 April
Hard
 
Tunisia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Paulina Bakaitė
Chiraz Bechri
5
7
2
6
   
2  
 
Joana Eidukonytė
Ons Jabeur
2
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Iveta Daujotaitė / Gerda Zykutė
Ferdaous Bahri / Mouna Bouzgarrou
7
5
6
3
   

South Africa vs. Malta

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South Africa
2
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[2]
19 April
Clay
 
Malta
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Katie Poluta
Francesca Curmi
1
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Chanel Simmonds
Elaine Genovese
6
1
77
61
   
3  
 
Madrie Le Roux / Chanel Simmonds
Francesca Curmi / Elaine Genovese
6
1
6
1
   

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.

Armenia vs. Cyprus

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Armenia
2
Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia[3]
21 April
Hard
 
Cyprus
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Marina Davtyan
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou
77
63
5
7
3
6
 
2  
 
Ani Amiraghyan
Eleni Louka
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Ani Amiraghyan / Marina Davtyan
Eleni Louka / Eleni Makride
6
1
6
4
   

Finland vs. Morocco

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Finland
2
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[4]
19 April
Clay
 
Morocco
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Piia Suomalainen
Rita Atik
2
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Mia Eklund
Diae El Jardi
6
1
6
0
   
3  
 
Mia Eklund / Emma Laine
Rita Atik / Diae El Jardi
6
4
6
0
   

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.

Macedonia vs. Algeria

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North Macedonia
2
Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia[5]
21 April
Hard
 
Algeria
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Jana Tanevska
Yassamine Boudjadi
6
3
1
6
2
6
 
2  
 
Ana Ristevska
Amira Benaissa
6
3
     
retired
3  
 
Marija Elenova / Katarina Marinkovikj
Amira Benaissa / Yassamine Boudjadi
6
2
4
0
   
retired

Montenegro vs. Ireland

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Montenegro
0
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[6]
19 April
Clay
 
Ireland
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Divna Ratković
Jane Fennelly
5
7
4
6
   
2  
 
Anja Drašković
Ruth Copas
0
1
    retired
 
3  
 
Ana Radović / Divna Ratković
Amy Bowtell / Lauren Deegan
0
6
0
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. Kosovo

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Iceland
2
Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia[7]
21 April
Hard
 
Kosovo
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir
Blearta Ukëhaxhaj
3
6
6
4
6
4
 
2  
 
Anna Soffía Grönholm
Arlinda Rushiti
1
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Anna Soffía Grönholm / Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir
Arlinda Rushiti / Blearta Ukëhaxhaj
4
6
6
3
6
4
 

Kenya vs. Uganda

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Kenya
3
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[8]
19 April
Clay
 
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Faith Nyabera Omurunga
Patience Athieno
6
4
6
0
   
2  
 
Angella Okutoyi
Winnie Birungi
6
0
6
0
   
3  
 
Judith Muraa / Faith Nyabera Omurunga
Sandra Khissa / Daphine Namulinde Mukasa
6
0
6
0
   

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Tunisia   South Africa
Second   Lithuania   Malta
Third   Armenia   Finland
Fourth   Cyprus   Morocco
Fifth   Macedonia   Ireland
Sixth   Algeria   Montenegro
Seventh   Iceland   Kenya
Eighth   Kosovo   Uganda
Ninth   Madagascar

References

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  1. ^ "Lithuania v Tunisia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "South Africa v Malta". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Armenia v Cyprus". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Finland v Morocco". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Macedonia v Algeria". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Montenegro v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Iceland v Kosovo". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Kenya v Uganda". fedcup.com.
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