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The play-offs of the 2008 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 2008 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  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Estonia
2  South Africa  Lithuania
3  Turkey  Greece
4    Ireland

Promotion play-offs

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Lithuania


Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
2 February 2008
Greenset hard (indoors)

Lithuania
0
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Aurelija Misevičiūtė
6
1
6
4
   
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania
Sandra Martinović
Lina Stančiūtė
6
1
6
2
   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania
 
 
      not
played

South Africa vs. Estonia


South Africa
0
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
2 February 2008
Greenset hard (indoors)

Estonia
3
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Estonia
Tarryn Rudman
Maret Ani
1
6
2
6
   
2 South Africa
Estonia
Kelly Anderson
Kaia Kanepi
1
6
2
6
   
3 South Africa
Estonia
Kelly Anderson / Tarryn Rudman
Margit Rüütel / Anett Schutting
5
7
6
7
   

Relegation play-offs

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

Turkey vs. Greece


Turkey
2
Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
2 February 2008
Greenset hard (indoors)

Greece
1
1 2 3
1 Turkey
Greece
Çağla Büyükakçay
Eirini Georgatou
3
6
6
4
6
3
 
2 Turkey
Greece
Pemra Özgen
Anna Gerasimou
1
6
2
6
   
3 Turkey
Greece
Çağla Büyükakçay / Pemra Özgen
Anna Gerasimou / Anna Koumantou
6
4
6
7
6
4
 

Final Placements

Placing Teams
Promoted  Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Estonia
Third  Lithuania
 South Africa
Fifth  Turkey
Relegated  Greece
 Ireland
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina and  Estonia advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Bosnians and Herzegovinians placed twelfth overall, while the Estonians placed first and thus advanced to the World Group II play-offs.
  •  Greece and  Ireland were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year, where they respectively placed first and third in the same pool of five. The Greeks thus advanced back to Group II for 2010.

See also

References

  1. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Lithuania". fedcup.com.
  2. "South Africa v Estonia". fedcup.com.
  3. "Fed Cup Profile, Ireland". fedcup.com.
  4. "Turkey v Greece". fedcup.com.
  5. "Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
  6. "Fed Cup Profile, Estonia". fedcup.com.
  7. "Fed Cup Profile, Greece". fedcup.com.
  8. "Fed Cup Profile, Ireland". fedcup.com.

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