2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group I 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 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Turkey  Algeria  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Portugal
2  Egypt  Botswana  Namibia  Moldova
3  Malta  Iceland  Cyprus  Kenya

Promotion play-offs edit

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

Turkey vs. Algeria edit

 
Turkey
1
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Algeria
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Pemra Özgen
Assia Halo
77
65
6
1
   
2  
 
İpek Şenoğlu
Samia Medjahdi
7
5
2
6
1
6
 
3  
 
Pemra Özgen / İpek Şenoğlu
Assia Halo / Samia Medjahdi
79
67
5
7
7
9
 

[1]

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Portugal edit

 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Portugal
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Sanja Račić
Ana Catarina Nogueira
7
5
6
1
   
2  
 
Selma Babić
Neuza Silva
3
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Selma Babić / Sanja Račić
Ana Catarina Nogueira / Neuza Silva
1
6
3
6
   

[2]

Fifth to Seventh play-off edit

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the losers were allocated seventh.

Egypt vs. Botswana edit

 
Egypt
3
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Botswana
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Aliaa Fakhry
Lesedi Ramocha
6
1
6
4
   
2  
 
Nihal Tarek-Saleh
Laone Botshoma
6
2
6
0
   
3  
 
Miray Eshak / Nihal Tarek-Saleh
Laone Botshoma / Puleng Tlhophane
6
1
6
2
   

[3]

Namibia vs. Moldova edit

 
Namibia
2
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Moldova
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Alet Boonzaaier
Olga Ćosić
6
2
6
1
   
2  
 
Elna De Villiers
Ina Sireţeanu
6
4
68
710
3
6
 
3  
 
Alet Boonzaaier / Suzelle Davin
Maria Melihova / Ina Sireţeanu
7
5
6
2
   

[4]

Ninth and Eleventh play-off edit

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated ninth place in the Group while the losers were allocated eleventh.

Malta vs. Iceland edit

 
Malta
3
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Iceland
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Stephanie Pace
Rebekka Pétursdóttir
6
0
6
0
   
2  
 
Stephanie Sullivan
Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir
6
3
6
2
   
3  
 
Stephanie Pace / Stephanie Sullivan
Rebekka Pétursdóttir / Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir
77
63
6
3
   

[5]

Cyprus vs. Kenya edit

 
Cyprus
0
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Kenya
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Ilina Kroushovski
Wanjika Ngaruiya
3
6
5
7
   
2  
 
Irina Letseva
Evelyn Otula
2
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Ilina Kroushovski / Irina Letseva
Caroline Oduor / Evelyn Otula
4
6
4
6
   

[6]

Final Placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted   Algeria   Portugal
Third   Turkey   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fifth   Egypt   Namibia
Seventh   Botswana   Moldova
Ninth   Malta   Kenya
Eleventh   Iceland   Cyprus
  •   Algeria and   Portugal advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. The Portuguese placed third overall, while the Algerians did not compete next year.[7][8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Turkey v Algeria". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Egypt v Botswana". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Namibia v Moldova". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Malta v Iceland". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Cyprus v Kenya". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Algeria". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Portugal". fedcup.com.

External links edit