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2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  South Africa  Georgia
2  Greece  Portugal
3  Finland  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4    Norway

Promotion play-offs

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The top two teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to Group I for next year.

South Africa vs. Georgia

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South Africa
1
National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
20 April 2007
Hard (outdoors)

Georgia
2
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Georgia (country)
Lizaan du Plessis
Oksana Kalashnikova
6
3
3
6
6
4
 
2 South Africa
Georgia (country)
Surina De Beer
Margalita Chakhnashvili
5
7
2
6
   
3 South Africa
Georgia (country)
Kelly Anderson / Surina De Beer
Margalita Chakhnashvili / Ekaterine Gorgodze
62
77
5
7
   

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Greece vs. Portugal

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Greece
0
National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
20 April 2007
Hard (outdoors)

Portugal
2
1 2 3
1 Greece
Portugal
Asimina Kaplani
Neuza Silva
2
6
0
6
   
2 Greece
Portugal
Anna Gerasimou
Frederica Piedade
2
6
2
6
   
3 Greece
Portugal
Anna Gerasimou / Asimina Kaplani
Frederica Piedade / Neuza Silva
      not
played

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Relegation play-offs

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Because there was one extra player in Pool B, the last-placed team of that pool ( Norway) was automatically relegated down to Group III.[3] The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Norwegians in relegation.

Finland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Finland
0
National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
20 April 2007
Hard (outdoors)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
1 2 3
1 Finland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emma-Sofia Helisten
Dijana Stojić
1
6
3
6
   
2 Finland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Piia Suomalainen
Sandra Martinović
5
7
6
3
4
6
 
3 Finland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emma-Sofia Helisten / Piia Suomalainen
Sandra Martinović / Dijana Stojić
      not
played

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Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted  Georgia
 Portugal
Third  South Africa
 Greece
Fifth  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relegated  Finland
 Norway
  •  Georgia and  Portugal advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. Both teams came last in their pools and lost their play-offs, however, and thus fell back to Group II for 2009.[5][6]
  •  Finland and  Norway were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year. The Finns placed third in their pool of six, while the Norwegians placed second in the pool of five.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South Africa v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Greece v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Norway". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Finland v Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Georgia". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Portugal". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Finland". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Norway". fedcup.com.
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