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

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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 Lithuania
Tunisia
Paulina Bakaitė
Chiraz Bechri
5
7
2
6
   
2 Lithuania
Tunisia
Joana Eidukonytė
Ons Jabeur
2
6
3
6
   
3 Lithuania
Tunisia
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 South Africa
Malta
Katie Poluta
Francesca Curmi
1
6
0
6
   
2 South Africa
Malta
Chanel Simmonds
Elaine Genovese
6
1
77
61
   
3 South Africa
Malta
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 Armenia
Cyprus
Marina Davtyan
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou
77
63
5
7
3
6
 
2 Armenia
Cyprus
Ani Amiraghyan
Eleni Louka
6
3
6
4
   
3 Armenia
Cyprus
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 Finland
Morocco
Piia Suomalainen
Rita Atik
2
6
4
6
   
2 Finland
Morocco
Mia Eklund
Diae El Jardi
6
1
6
0
   
3 Finland
Morocco
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 North Macedonia
Algeria
Jana Tanevska
Yassamine Boudjadi
6
3
1
6
2
6
 
2 North Macedonia
Algeria
Ana Ristevska
Amira Benaissa
6
3
     
retired
3 North Macedonia
Algeria
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 Montenegro
Republic of Ireland
Divna Ratković
Jane Fennelly
5
7
4
6
   
2 Montenegro
Republic of Ireland
Anja Drašković
Ruth Copas
0
1
    retired
 
3 Montenegro
Republic of Ireland
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 Iceland
Kosovo
Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir
Blearta Ukëhaxhaj
3
6
6
4
6
4
 
2 Iceland
Kosovo
Anna Soffía Grönholm
Arlinda Rushiti
1
6
1
6
   
3 Iceland
Kosovo
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 Kenya
Uganda
Faith Nyabera Omurunga
Patience Athieno
6
4
6
0
   
2 Kenya
Uganda
Angella Okutoyi
Winnie Birungi
6
0
6
0
   
3 Kenya
Uganda
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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