2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – 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 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  Romania  Georgia
2  Finland  Latvia
3  Lithuania  Ireland
4  Tunisia  Norway

Promotion play-offs edit

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.

Romania vs. Latvia edit

 
Romania
2
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Latvia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Monica Niculescu
Alise Vaidere
6
0
6
3
   
2  
 
Simona Matei
Irina Kuzmina
4
6
6
4
4
6
 
3  
 
Gabriela Niculescu / Monica Niculescu
Irina Kuzmina / Anastasija Sevastova
7
5
6
3
   

[1]

Finland vs. Georgia edit

 
Finland
2
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Georgia
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Piia Suomalainen
Tinatin Kavlashvili
1
6
64
77
   
2  
 
Emma Laine
Margalita Chakhnashvili
6
4
6
1
   
3  
 
Emma Laine / Piia Suomalainen
Tinatin Kavlashvili / Tatia Mikadze
6
2
6
3
   

[2]

Relegation play-offs edit

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group III for next year.

Lithuania vs. Norway edit

 
Lithuania
2
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Norway
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Aurelija Misevičiūtė
Idunn Hertzberg
6
2
6
0
   
2  
 
Lina Stančiūtė
Karoline Borgersen
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

[3]

Tunisia vs. Ireland edit

 
Tunisia
0
Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
30 April 2005
Red clay (outdoors)
 
Ireland
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Selima Frioui
Yvonne Doyle
1
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Olfa Dhaoui
Anne Mall
1
6
1
6
   
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

[4]

Final Placements edit

Placing Teams
Promoted   Romania   Finland
Third   Latvia   Georgia
Fifth   Lithuania   Ireland
Relegated   Norway   Tunisia
  •   Romania and   Finland advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Romanians placed second in their pool of five, while the Finns placed last in their pool of four and thus faced relegation back to Group II for 2007.[5][6]
  •   Norway and   Tunisia were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year. The Norwegians and Tunisians respectively placed first and third in the same pool of five, meaning that Tunisia would remain in Group III for 2007, while Norway would advance back to Group II.[7][8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Romania v Latvia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Finland v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Lithuania v Norway". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Tunisia v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Romania". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Finland". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Norway". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Tunisia". fedcup.com.

External links edit