2014 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2014 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 twelve teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2014 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  Estonia  Greece  Denmark  Ireland
2  Namibia  Moldova  Norway  Malta
3  Armenia  Cyprus  Madagascar  Iceland

Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to Group II in 2014.

Estonia vs. Denmark


Estonia
2		 Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[1]
8 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Denmark
0
1 2 3
1 Estonia
Denmark		 Anett Kontaveit
Mai Grage		 6
0		 6
0		    
2 Estonia
Denmark		 Kaia Kanepi
Karen Barbat		 6
2		 6
1		    
3 Estonia
Denmark		 Eva Paalma / Tatjana Vorobjova
Karen Barbat / Mai Grage		       not
played

Greece vs. Ireland


Greece
1		 Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[2]
8 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Ireland
2
1 2 3
1 Greece
Republic of Ireland		 Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Jane Fennelly		 6
2		 6
0		    
2 Greece
Republic of Ireland		 Maria Sakkari
Amy Bowtell		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		 
3 Greece
Republic of Ireland		 Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Maria Sakkari
Amy Bowtell / Rachael Dillon		 4
6 		3
6 		   

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.

Namibia vs. Norway


Namibia
0		 Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[3]
8 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Norway
3
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Norway		 Kerstin Gressmann
Ida Seljevoll Skancke		 1
6 		1
6 		   
2 Namibia
Norway		 Lesedi Sheya Jacobs
Melanie Stokke		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3 Namibia
Norway		 Lesedi Sheya Jacobs / Liniques Theron
Ida Seljevoll Skancke / Melanie Stokke		 2
6 		3
6 		   

Moldova vs. Malta


Moldova
3		 Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[4]
8 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Malta
0
1 2 3
1 Moldova
Malta		 Anastasia Detiuc
Elaine Genovese		 2
6 		6
1		 6
1		  
2 Moldova
Malta		 Gabriela Porubin
Katrina Sammut		 6
2		 6
2		    
3 Moldova
Malta		 Julia Helbet / Gabriela Porubin
Rosanne Dimech / Elaine Genovese		 6
3		 6
2		    

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. Madagascar


Armenia
1		 Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[5]
8 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1 Armenia
Madagascar		 Lusine Chobanyan
Nantenaina Ramalalaharivololona		 1
6 		3
6 		   
2 Armenia
Madagascar		 Ani Amiraghyan
Sandra Andriamarosoa		 6
3		 2
6 		7
5		  
3 Armenia
Madagascar		 Ani Amiraghyan / Milena Avetisyan
Sandra Andriamarosoa / Nantenaina Ramalalaharivololona		 5
7 		4
6 		   

Cyprus vs. Iceland


Cyprus
3		 Tere Tennis Center, Tallinn, Estonia[6]
8 February 2014
Hard (indoors)
Iceland
0
1 2 3
1 Cyprus
Iceland		 Andria Tsaggaridou
Anna Soffia Grönholm		 6
2		 6
0		    
2 Cyprus
Iceland		 Maria Siopacha
Hjördís Rósa Guðmundsdóttir		 6
0		 6
2		    
3 Cyprus
Iceland		 Eliza Omirou / Atlanta Patsali
Hera Brynjarsdóttir / Anna Soffia Grönholm		 6
1		 6
0		    

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted  Estonia  Ireland
Third  Denmark  Greece
Fifth  Norway  Moldova
Seventh  Namibia  Malta
Ninth  Madagascar  Cyprus
Eleventh  Armenia  Iceland

References

  1. ↑ "Estonia v Denmark". fedcup.com.
  2. ↑ "Greece v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Namibia v Norway". fedcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Moldova v Malta". fedcup.com.
  5. ↑ "Armenia v Madagascar". fedcup.com.
  6. ↑ "Cyprus v Iceland". fedcup.com.

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