2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2016 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 seventeen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
1  Luxembourg  Macedonia  Moldova  Norway
2  Greece  Ireland  Madagascar  Montenegro
3  Tunisia  Armenia  Cyprus  Morocco
4  Malta  Iceland  Algeria  Kosovo
5  Mozambique

Promotional play-offs

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The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2017.

Luxembourg vs. Moldova

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Luxembourg
2
Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
16 April 2016
Outdoor clay
 
Moldova
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Eléonora Molinaro
Vitalia Stamat
6
2
6
0
   
2  
 
Mandy Minella
Adriana Sosnovschi
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Mandy Minella / Claudine Schaul
Adriana Sosnovschi / Vitalia Stamat
      not
played

Macedonia vs. Norway

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Macedonia
0
Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
16 April 2016
Outdoor clay
 
Norway
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Katarina Marinkovikj
Melanie Stokke
1
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Magdalena Stoilkovska
Ulrikke Eikeri
3
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Katarina Marinkovikj / Magdalena Stoilkovska
Ulrikke Eikeri / Melanie Stokke
      not
played

5th to 8th play-offs

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

Greece vs. Madagascar

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Greece
2
Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
15 April 2016
Outdoor clay
 
Madagascar
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Eleni Christofi
Zarah Razafimahatratra
6
1
6
1
   
2  
 
Despina Papamichail
Sandra Andriamarosoa
6
0
6
2
   
3  
 
Eleni Christofi / Despina Papamichail
Faniry Andrianjafitrimo / Seheno Razafindramaso
      not
played

Ireland vs. Montenegro

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Ireland
0
Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
16 April 2016
Outdoor clay
 
Montenegro
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Anna Bowtell
Anja Drašković
0
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Jennifer Timotin
Ana Veselinović
1
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Georgia Drummy / Jennifer Timotin
Anja Drašković / Ana Veselinović
      not
played

9th to 12th play-offs

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

Tunisia vs. Cyprus

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Tunisia
2
Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
15 April 2016
Outdoor clay
 
Cyprus
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Chiraz Bechri
Anna Savchenko
6
4
6
2
   
2  
 
Ons Jabeur
Eliza Omirou
6
3
6
2
   
3  
 
Mouna Bouzgarrou / Diana Chehoudi
Eliza Omirou / Anna Savchenko
      not
played

Armenia vs. Morocco

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Armenia
2
Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
16 April 2016
Outdoor clay
 
Morocco
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Ani Safaryan
Zaineb El Houari
1
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Ani Amiraghyan
Diae El Jardi
6
0
6
1
   
3  
 
Ani Amiraghyan / Lusine Chobanyan
Rita Atik / Ghita Benhadi
7
5
6
0
   

13th to 16th play-offs

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

Malta vs. Algeria

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Malta
0
Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
16 April 2016
Outdoor clay
 
Algeria
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Katrina Sammut
Lynda Benkaddour
4
6
6
4
3
6
 
2  
 
Elaine Genovese
Amira Benaissa
3
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Elaine Genovese / Katrina Sammut
Amira Benaissa / Lynda Benkaddour
      not
played

Iceland vs. Kosovo

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Iceland
1
Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
16 April 2016
Outdoor clay
 
Kosovo
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Anna Soffia Gronholm
Arlinda Rushiti
0
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Hera Brynjarsdóttir
Edita Raca
6
2
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77
6
2
 
3  
 
Hera Brynjarsdóttir / Anna Soffia Gronholm
Edita Raca / Arlinda Rushiti
3
6
4
6
   

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Luxembourg   Norway
Third   Moldova   Macedonia
Fifth   Greece   Montenegro
Seventh   Madagascar   Ireland
Ninth   Tunisia   Armenia
Eleventh   Cyprus   Morocco
Thirteenth   Algeria   Kosovo
Fifteenth   Malta   Iceland
Seventeenth   Mozambique
  •   Luxembourg and   Norway were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.

References

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