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The play-offs of the 2019 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing Pool A (Helsinki) Pool B (Helsinki) Pool A (Ulcinj) Pool B (Ulcinj)
1  Finland  Cyprus  Norway  Egypt
2  Lithuania  Kosovo  Montenegro  Ireland
3  Malta  North Macedonia  Armenia  Morocco
4  Iceland  Algeria  Kenya
5  Congo

Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2020.

Finland vs. Cyprus


Finland
2
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)

Cyprus
0
1 2 3
1 Finland
Cyprus
Mia Eklund
Eleni Louka
6
1
4
6
6
3
 
2 Finland
Cyprus
Anastasia Kulikova
Raluca Șerban
6
3
6
7
6
3
 
3 Finland
Cyprus
Laura Hietaranta / Emma Laine
Eleni Louka / Raluca Șerban
      not
played

Norway vs. Egypt


Norway
1
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
20 April 2019
Clay

Egypt
2
1 2 3
1 Norway
Egypt
Malene Helgø
Mayar Sherif
1
6
1
6
   
2 Norway
Egypt
Melanie Stokke
Sandra Samir
6
1
5
7
6
2
 
3 Norway
Egypt
Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen / Malene Helgø
Mayar Sherif / Rana Sherif Ahmed
5
7
3
6
   

3rd to 4th play-offs

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

Lithuania vs. Kosovo


Lithuania
2
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)

Kosovo
0
1 2 3
1 Lithuania
Kosovo
Iveta Daujotaitė
Donika Bashota
7
6
6
3
   
2 Lithuania
Kosovo
Joana Eidukonytė
Arlinda Rushiti
6
4
6
2
   
3 Lithuania
Kosovo
Iveta Daujotaitė / Joana Eidukonytė
Donika Bashota / Arlinda Rushiti
      not
played

Montenegro vs. Ireland


Montenegro
1
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
20 April 2019
Clay

Ireland
2
1 2 3
1 Montenegro
Republic of Ireland
Divna Ratković
Sinéad Lohan
1
6
1
6
   
2 Montenegro
Republic of Ireland
Vladica Babić
Juliana Carton
6
4
6
0
   
3 Montenegro
Republic of Ireland
Vladica Babić / Divna Ratković
Rachael Dillon / Sinéad Lohan
4
6
6
3
3
6
 

5th to 6th play-offs

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

Malta vs. North Macedonia


Malta
0
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)

North Macedonia
2
1 2 3
1 Malta
North Macedonia
Krysta Dimech
Aleksandra Simeva
0
6
0
6
   
2 Malta
North Macedonia
Maja Glumac
Ana Ristevska
1
6
0
6
   
3 Malta
North Macedonia
Maria Giorgia Farrugia Sacco / Maja Glumac
Ana Ristevska / Aleksandra Simeva
      not
played

Armenia vs. Morocco


Armenia
0
Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro
20 April 2019
Clay

Morocco
3
1 2 3
1 Armenia
Morocco
Irena Muradyan
Hind Semlali
4
6
2
6
   
2 Armenia
Morocco
Gabriella Akopyan
Lina Qostal
5
7
2
6
   
3 Armenia
Morocco
Gabriella Akopyan / Irena Muradyan
Lina Qostal / Hind Semlali
3
6
2
6
   

7th to 8th play-offs

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

Iceland vs. Algeria


Iceland
0
Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland
20 April 2019
Hard (indoor)

Algeria
2
1 2 3
1 Iceland
Algeria
Anna Soffía Grönholm
Inès Bekrar
6
7
3
6
   
2 Iceland
Algeria
Iris Staub
Yassamine Boudjadi
0
6
1
6
   
3 Iceland
Algeria
Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir / Selma Óskarsdóttir
Inès Bekrar / Yassamine Boudjadi
      not
played

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Finland  Egypt
Second  Cyprus  Norway
Third  Lithuania  Ireland
Fourth  Kosovo  Montenegro
Fifth  North Macedonia  Morocco
Sixth  Malta  Armenia
Seventh  Algeria  Kenya
Eighth  Iceland
Ninth  Congo
  •  Finland and  Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.

References

  1. "Finland v Cyprus". fedcup.com.
  2. "Norway v Egypt". fedcup.com.
  3. "Lithuania v Kosovo". fedcup.com.
  4. "Montenegro v Ireland". fedcup.com.
  5. "Malta v North Macedonia". fedcup.com.
  6. "Armenia v Morocco". fedcup.com.
  7. "Iceland v Algeria". fedcup.com.

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