2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2019 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

PlacingPool A (Helsinki)Pool B (Helsinki)Pool A (Ulcinj)Pool B (Ulcinj)
1 Finland Cyprus Norway Egypt
2 Lithuania Kosovo Montenegro Ireland
3 Malta North Macedonia Armenia Morocco
4 Iceland AlgeriaN/A Kenya
5N/A CongoN/A
Main article: 2019 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 2020.

Finland vs. Cyprus

Finland
2		 Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[1]
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)
Cyprus
0
1 2 3
1
Mia Eklund
Eleni Louka		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		  
2
Anastasia Kulikova
Raluca Șerban		 6
3		 64
77		 6
3		  
3
Laura Hietaranta / Emma Laine
Eleni Louka / Raluca Șerban		       not
played

Norway vs. Egypt

Norway
1		 Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[2]
20 April 2019
Clay
Egypt
2
1 2 3
1
Malene Helgø
Mayar Sherif		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2
Melanie Stokke
Sandra Samir		 6
1		 5
7 		6
2		  
3
Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen / Malene Helgø
Mayar Sherif / Rana Sherif Ahmed		 5
7 		3
6 		   

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.

Lithuania vs. Kosovo

Lithuania
2		 Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[3]
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)
Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1
Iveta Daujotaitė
Donika Bashota		 77
64		 6
3		    
2
Joana Eidukonytė
Arlinda Rushiti		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Iveta Daujotaitė / Joana Eidukonytė
Donika Bashota / Arlinda Rushiti		       not
played

Montenegro vs. Ireland

Montenegro
1		 Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[4]
20 April 2019
Clay
Ireland
2
1 2 3
1
Divna Ratković
Sinéad Lohan		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2
Vladica Babić
Juliana Carton		 6
4		 6
0		    
3
Vladica Babić / Divna Ratković
Rachael Dillon / Sinéad Lohan		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 

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.

Malta vs. North Macedonia

Malta
0		 Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[5]
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)
North Macedonia
2
1 2 3
1
Krysta Dimech
Aleksandra Simeva		 0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Maja Glumac
Ana Ristevska		 1
6 		0
6 		   
3
Maria Giorgia Farrugia Sacco / Maja Glumac
Ana Ristevska / Aleksandra Simeva		       not
played

Armenia vs. Morocco

Armenia
0		 Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro[6]
20 April 2019
Clay
Morocco
3
1 2 3
1
Irena Muradyan
Hind Semlali		 4
6 		2
6 		   
2
Gabriella Akopyan
Lina Qostal		 5
7 		2
6 		   
3
Gabriella Akopyan / Irena Muradyan
Lina Qostal / Hind Semlali		 3
6 		2
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. Algeria

Iceland
0		 Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[7]
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)
Algeria
2
1 2 3
1
Anna Soffía Grönholm
Inès Bekrar		 60
77		 3
6 		   
2
Iris Staub
Yassamine Boudjadi		 0
6 		1
6 		   
3
Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir / Selma Óskarsdóttir
Inès Bekrar / Yassamine Boudjadi		       not
played

Final placements
Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Finland  Egypt
Second  Cyprus  Norway
Third  Lithuania  Ireland
Fourth  Kosovo  Montenegro
Fifth  North Macedonia  Morocco
Sixth  Malta  Armenia
Seventh  Algeria  Kenya
Eighth  Iceland
Ninth  Congo
  •  Finland and  Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.

References
  1. "Finland v Cyprus". fedcup.com.
  2. "Norway v Egypt". fedcup.com.
  3. "Lithuania v Kosovo". fedcup.com.
  4. "Montenegro v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  5. "Malta v North Macedonia". fedcup.com.
  6. "Armenia v Morocco". fedcup.com.
  7. "Iceland v Algeria". fedcup.com.
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