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.

PlacingPool 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
5N/A MadagascarN/A
Main article: 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Promotional play-offs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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
  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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