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The play-offs of the 2010 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  Greece  Finland
2  Luxembourg  Georgia
3  South Africa  Norway
4  Liechtenstein  Armenia

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.

Greece vs. Georgia


Greece
2 		Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
1 May 2010
Red clay (outdoors)
Georgia
0
1 2 3
1 Greece
Georgia (country) 		Anna Gerasimou
Sofia Shapatava 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2 Greece
Georgia (country) 		Eleni Daniilidou
Anna Tatishvili 		2
6 		7
6 		6
2 		 
3 Greece
Georgia (country) 		 
  		      not
played

Luxembourg vs. Finland


Luxembourg
2 		Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
1 May 2010
Red clay (outdoors)
Finland
1
1 2 3
1 Luxembourg
Finland 		Anne Kremer
Piia Suomalainen 		3
6 		2
6 		   
2 Luxembourg
Finland 		Mandy Minella
Emma Laine 		3
6 		7
6 		6
1 		 
3 Luxembourg
Finland 		Anne Kremer / Mandy Minella
Emma Laine / Piia Suomalainen 		2
6 		6
3
 

Relegation play-offs

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.

South Africa vs. Armenia


South Africa
1 		Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
1 May 2010
Red clay (outdoors)
Armenia
2
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Armenia 		Christi Potgieter
Anna Movsisyan 		7
5 		6
7 		3
6 		 
2 South Africa
Armenia 		Chanel Simmonds
Ani Amiraghyan 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3 South Africa
Armenia 		Christi Potgieter / Chanel Simmonds
Anna Movsisyan / Liudmila Nikoyan 		3
6 		6
1
 

Liechtenstein vs. Norway


Liechtenstein
2 		Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
1 May 2010
Red clay (outdoors)
Norway
0
1 2 3
1 Liechtenstein
Norway 		Marina Novak
Emma Flood 		7
6 		6
1 		   
2 Liechtenstein
Norway 		Stephanie Vogt
Ulrikke Eikeri 		6
4 		7
5 		   
3 Liechtenstein
Norway 		 
  		      not
played

Final Placements

Placing Teams
Promoted  Greece  Luxembourg
Third  Georgia  Finland
Fifth  Armenia  Liechtenstein
Relegated  South Africa  Norway
  •  Greece and  Luxembourg advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Greeks placed fourth in their pool, but won their relegation play-off, meaning they remained in Group I for 2012. The Luxembourgians, however, placed third in their pool, and ended up placing eleventh overall.
  •  South Africa and  Norway were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year. The South Africans placed first in their pool, and won their promotional play-off, meaning they advanced to Group I for 2012. The Norwegians, however, placed third in their pool and ended up placing fifth overall.

See also

References

  1. "Greece v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  2. "Luxembourg v Finland". fedcup.com.
  3. "South Africa v Armenia". fedcup.com.
  4. "Liechtenstein v Finland". fedcup.com.
  5. "Fed Cup 2011, Europe/Africa, Group I". fedcup.com.
  6. "Fed Cup 2011, Europe/Africa, Group III". fedcup.com.

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