2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2017 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 fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Greece Cyprus Finland Moldova
2 Malta Ireland Tunisia Morocco
3 Armenia Kenya Macedonia Algeria
4N/A Iceland Cameroon Mozambique
Main article: 2017 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 2018.

Greece vs. Finland

Greece
2		 National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova[1]
17 June 2017
Clay
Finland
0
1 2 3
1
Eleni Kordolaimi
Oona Orpana		 6
0		 6
4		    
2
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Piia Suomalainen		 7
5		 6
1		    
3
Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Eleni Kordolaimi
Emma Laine / Piia Suomalainen		       not
played

Cyprus vs. Moldova

Cyprus
0		 National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova[2]
17 June 2017
Clay
Moldova
2
1 2 3
1
Eliza Omirou
Vitalia Stamat		 2
6 		78
66		 4
6 		 
2
Eleni Louka
Alexandra Perper		 0
6 		2
6 		   
3
Eliza Omirou / Maria Siopacha
Alexandra Perper / Gabriela Porubin		       not
played

5th to 8th play-offs

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and seventh placed teams.

Malta vs. Tunisia

Malta
2		 National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova[3]
17 June 2017
Clay
Tunisia
1
1 2 3
1
Helene Pellicano
Mouna Bouzgarrou		 6
1		 6
4		    
2
Elaine Genovese
Chiraz Bechri		 3
6 		1
6 		   
3
Elaine Genovese / Helene Pellicano
Chiraz Bechri / Mouna Bouzgarrou		 6
0		 6
1		    

Ireland vs. Morocco

Ireland
1		 National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova[4]
17 June 2017
Clay
Morocco
2
1 2 3
1
Jane Fennelly
Abir Elfahimi		 6
3		 2
6 		6
0		  
2
Jennifer Timotin
Lina Qostal		 65
77		 0
6 		   
3
Ruth Copas / Jane Fennelly
Rita Atik / Lina Qostal		 4
6 		5
7 		   

9th to 12th play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal ninth and eleventh placed teams.

Armenia vs. Macedonia

Armenia
1		 National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova[5]
17 June 2017
Clay
North Macedonia
2
1 2 3
1
Anna Movsisyan
Viktorija Veselinova		 5
7 		6
2		 6
2		  
2
Marina Davtyan
Nora Hristovska		 2
6 		4
6 		   
3
Marina Davtyan / Anna Movsisyan
Nora Hristovska / Viktorija Veselinova		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		 

Kenya vs. Algeria

Kenya
0		 National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova[6]
17 June 2017
Clay
Algeria
2
1 2 3
1
Sneha Kotecha
Lynda Benkaddour		 5
7 		2
6 		   
2
Shufaa Changawa Ruwa
Amira Benaissa		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Sneha Kotecha / Shufaa Changawa Ruwa
Amira Benaissa / Lynda Benkaddour		       not
played

13th to 14th play-offs

The fourth placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the thirteenth and equal fourteenth placed teams.

Iceland vs. Mozambique

Iceland
3		 National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova[7]
17 June 2017
Clay
Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1
Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir
Cláudia Sumaia		 6
1		 6
0		    
2
Anna Soffía Grönholm
Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo		 5
7 		6
3		 6
2		  
3
Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir / Selma Óskarsdóttir
Ilga Adolfo João / Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo		 77
61		 1
6 		6
3		  

Final placements
Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Greece  Moldova
Third  Finland  Cyprus
Fifth  Malta  Morocco
Seventh  Tunisia  Ireland
Ninth  Macedonia  Algeria
Eleventh  Armenia  Kenya
Thirteenth  Iceland
Fourteenth  Cameroon  Mozambique
  •  Greece and  Moldova were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

References
  1. "Greece v Finland". fedcup.com.
  2. "Cyprus v Moldova". fedcup.com.
  3. "Malta v Tunisia". fedcup.com.
  4. "Ireland v Morocco". fedcup.com.
  5. "Armenia v Macedonia". fedcup.com.
  6. "Kenya v Algeria". fedcup.com.
  7. "Iceland v Mozambique". fedcup.com.
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