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2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2017 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 eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2017 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  Slovenia  Denmark
2  Sweden  Luxembourg
3  Norway  Egypt
4  South Africa  Lithuania

Promotional play-offs

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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 2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Slovenia vs. Luxembourg

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Slovenia
2
Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania[1]
22 April 2017
Hard (indoors)

Luxembourg
0
1 2 3
1 Slovenia
Luxembourg
Dalila Jakupović
Claudine Schaul
6
1
77
65
   
2 Slovenia
Luxembourg
Tamara Zidanšek
Eléonora Molinaro
4
6
7
5
6
2
 
3 Slovenia
Luxembourg
Andreja Klepač / Tamara Zidanšek
Tiffany Cornelius / Eléonora Molinaro
      not
played

Denmark vs. Sweden

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Denmark
1
Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania[2]
22 April 2017
Hard (indoors)

Sweden
2
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Sweden
Emilie Francati
Cornelia Lister
6
3
6
4
   
2 Denmark
Sweden
Karen Barritza
Johanna Larsson
2
6
4
6
   
3 Denmark
Sweden
Karen Barritza / Emilie Francati
Johanna Larsson / Cornelia Lister
2
6
4
6
   

Relegation play-offs

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The third-placed teams of the pools played against the fourth-placed teams in a head-to-head round. The loser of each round was relegated to the 2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group III.

Norway vs. Lithuania

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Norway
2
Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania[3]
22 April 2017
Hard (indoors)

Lithuania
0
1 2 3
1 Norway
Lithuania
Malene Helgø
Paulina Bakaitė
6
3
77
64
   
2 Norway
Lithuania
Ulrikke Eikeri
Joana Eidukonytė
6
3
6
4
   
3 Norway
Lithuania
Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen / Ulrikke Eikeri
Joana Eidukonytė / Gerda Zykutė
      not
played

Egypt vs. South Africa

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Egypt
2
Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania[4]
22 April 2017
Hard (indoors)

South Africa
0
1 2 3
1 Egypt
South Africa
Mai El Kamash
Ilze Hattingh
7
5
1
6
6
2
 
2 Egypt
South Africa
Sandra Samir
Chanel Simmonds
6
3
77
65
   
3 Egypt
South Africa
Sandra Samir / Rana Sherif Ahmed
Madrie Le Roux / Chanel Simmonds
      not
played

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Slovenia  Sweden
Third  Luxembourg  Denmark
Fifth  Norway  Egypt
Relegated/Seventh  Lithuania  South Africa

References

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  1. ^ "Slovenia v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Denmark v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Norway v Lithuania". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Egypt v South Africa". fedcup.com.
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