2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2007 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2007 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  South Africa  Georgia
2  Greece  Portugal
3  Finland  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4    Norway

Promotion play-offs

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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.

South Africa vs. Georgia

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South Africa
1
National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
20 April 2007
Hard (outdoors)
 
Georgia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Lizaan du Plessis
Oksana Kalashnikova
6
3
3
6
6
4
 
2  
 
Surina De Beer
Margalita Chakhnashvili
5
7
2
6
   
3  
 
Kelly Anderson / Surina De Beer
Margalita Chakhnashvili / Ekaterine Gorgodze
62
77
5
7
   

[1]

Greece vs. Portugal

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Greece
0
National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
20 April 2007
Hard (outdoors)
 
Portugal
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Asimina Kaplani
Neuza Silva
2
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Anna Gerasimou
Frederica Piedade
2
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Anna Gerasimou / Asimina Kaplani
Frederica Piedade / Neuza Silva
      not
played

[2]

Relegation play-offs

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Because there was one extra player in Pool B, the last-placed team of that pool (  Norway) was automatically relegated down to Group III.[3] The third-placed teams of each pool were then placed against each other in a tie, where the losing team would join the Norwegians in relegation.

Finland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Finland
0
National Tennis Centre, Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius
20 April 2007
Hard (outdoors)
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Emma-Sofia Helisten
Dijana Stojić
1
6
3
6
   
2  
 
Piia Suomalainen
Sandra Martinović
5
7
6
3
4
6
 
3  
 
Emma-Sofia Helisten / Piia Suomalainen
Sandra Martinović / Dijana Stojić
      not
played

[4]

Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted   Georgia
  Portugal
Third   South Africa
  Greece
Fifth   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relegated   Finland
  Norway
  •   Georgia and   Portugal advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. Both teams came last in their pools and lost their play-offs, however, and thus fell back to Group II for 2009.[5][6]
  •   Finland and   Norway were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year. The Finns placed third in their pool of six, while the Norwegians placed second in the pool of five.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South Africa v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Greece v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Norway". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Finland v Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Georgia". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Portugal". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Finland". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Norway". fedcup.com.
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