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The play-offs of the 2011 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 2011 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  Portugal  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2  Finland  Georgia
3  Morocco  Turkey
4    Armenia

Promotion play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool played against the second-placed teams of the other pool in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Portugal vs. Georgia


Portugal
2 		Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
May 7, 2011
Red clay (outdoors)
Georgia
0
1 2 3
1 Portugal
Georgia (country) 		Maria João Köhler
Tatia Mikadze 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Portugal
Georgia (country) 		Michelle Larcher de Brito
Sofia Shapatava 		3
6 		6
4 		7
6 		 
3 Portugal
Georgia (country) 		Maria João Köhler / Michelle Larcher de Brito
Tatia Mikadze / Sofia Shapatava 		      not
played

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Finland


Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 		Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
May 7, 2011
Red clay (outdoors)
Finland
1
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland 		Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Piia Suomalainen 		3
6 		6
4 		6
0 		 
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland 		Jasmina Tinjić
Emma Laine 		1
6 		3
6 		   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland 		Mervana Jugić-Salkić / Jasmina Tinjić
Emma Laine / Piia Suomalainen 		6
1 		6
4 		   

Relegation play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2012.

Morocco vs. Turkey


Morocco
0 		Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
May 7, 2011
Red clay (outdoors)
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1 Morocco
Turkey 		Nadia Lalami
Pemra Özgen 		4
6 		7
5 		5
7 		 
2 Morocco
Turkey 		Fatima El Allami
Çağla Büyükakçay 		2
6 		1
6 		   
3 Morocco
Turkey 		Lina Bennani / Fatima El Allami
İpek Şenoğlu / Melis Sezer 		      not
played

  •  Armenia came last out of Pool B, but could not be drawn against anyone due to the odd number of teams in Pool A. As such, Armenia was automatically relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for 2012.

Final Placements

Placing Teams
Promoted  Portugal  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Third  Georgia  Finland
Fifth  Turkey  
Relegated  Morocco  Armenia
  •  Portugal and  Bosnia and Herzegovina advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Portuguese placed fifth overall, while the Bosnians and Herzegovinians placed eleventh.
  •  Morocco and  Armenia were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year, where they respectively placed third and seventh overall.

See also

References

  1. "Portugal v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  2. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Finland". fedcup.com.
  3. "Morocco v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  4. "Fed Cup Profile, Portugal". fedcup.com.
  5. "Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
  6. "Fed Cup Profile, Morocco". fedcup.com.
  7. "Fed Cup Profile, Armenia". fedcup.com.

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