2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs
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 |
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| 1 |  Greece |
 Finland
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| 2 |  Luxembourg |
 Georgia
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| 3 |  South Africa |
 Norway
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| 4 |  Liechtenstein |
 Armenia
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Promotion play-offs
[edit]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
[edit] Greece 2 |
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Luxembourg vs. Finland
[edit] Luxembourg 2 |
Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia 1 May 2010 Red clay (outdoors) |
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Relegation play-offs
[edit]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
[edit] South Africa 1 |
Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia 1 May 2010 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Armenia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liechtenstein vs. Norway
[edit] Liechtenstein 2 |
Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia 1 May 2010 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Norway 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final Placements
[edit]| Placing | Teams | |
| Promoted | Greece
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Luxembourg
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| Third | Georgia
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Finland
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| Fifth | Armenia
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Liechtenstein
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| Relegated | South Africa
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Norway
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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.[5]
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.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Greece v Georgia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Luxembourg v Finland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "South Africa v Armenia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Liechtenstein v Finland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup 2011, Europe/Africa, Group I". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup 2011, Europe/Africa, Group III". fedcup.com.