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2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2018 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 2018 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  Israel
2  Denmark  Luxembourg
3  Egypt  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4  Norway

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 2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Greece vs. Luxembourg

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Greece
2
Tatoi Club, Athens, Greece[1]
21 April
Clay

Luxembourg
1
1 2 3
1 Greece
Luxembourg
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Eléonora Molinaro
3
6
6
3
4
6
 
2 Greece
Luxembourg
Maria Sakkari
Mandy Minella
6
0
6
1
   
3 Greece
Luxembourg
Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Maria Sakkari
Mandy Minella / Eléonora Molinaro
3
6
6
2
6
4
 

Denmark vs. Israel

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Denmark
2
Tatoi Club, Athens, Greece[2]
21 April
Clay

Israel
1
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Israel
Clara Tauson
Vlada Ekshibarova
6
2
6
1
   
2 Denmark
Israel
Karen Barritza
Julia Glushko
6
1
5
7
1
6
 
3 Denmark
Israel
Emilie Francati / Maria Jespersen
Julia Glushko / Lina Glushko
6
3
6
4
   

Relegation play-offs

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The third-placed teams of the pools played against each other in a head-to-head round. The loser was relegated to the 2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group III alongside Norway who finished last in Pool B.

Egypt vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Egypt
1
Tatoi Club, Athens, Greece[3]
21 April
Clay

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
1 2 3
1 Egypt
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
Nefisa Berberović
4
6
3
6
   
2 Egypt
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sandra Samir
Dea Herdželaš
2
0
     
retired
3 Egypt
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sandra Samir / Rana Sherif Ahmed
Anita Husarić / Jelena Simić
6
3
5
7
2
6
 

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Greece  Denmark
Third  Luxembourg  Israel
Fifth  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relegated/Seventh  Egypt  Norway
  •  Greece and  Denmark were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2019.
  •  Egypt and  Norway were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Greece v Luxembourg". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Denmark v Israel". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Egypt v Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
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