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.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Great Britain Denmark South Africa Ireland
2 Norway Lithuania Latvia Finland
3 Malta Tunisia Algeria Egypt
4   Liechtenstein Botswana
Main article: 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Draw

Lithuania vs. Egypt

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

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

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

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

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		    

[5]

Algeria vs. Norway

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]

Great Britain vs. Lithuania

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

[7]

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

Denmark vs. Latvia

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

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

[11]

Ireland vs. Algeria

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

References
  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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