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2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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The 31st Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup.

Group I

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  • Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
  • Date: 10–15 April 2023

The eleven teams were divided into two pools of five and six teams. Both pool winners were promoted, but played for overall position. Second-placed teams played for the third promotion spot. Positional play-off were played between 3rd–5th place finishers. Two teams were relegated. [1]

Seeding

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Nation Rank1 Seed
 Latvia 18 1
 Serbia 23 2
 Hungary 25 3
 Sweden 28 4
 Croatia 29 5
 Turkey 36 6
 Bulgaria 42 7
 Netherlands 40 8
 Egypt 51 9
 Denmark 55 10
 Norway 58 11
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 16 November 2022[2]

Pools

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Pool A HUN NED TUR LAT EGY
1  Hungary (3–1) 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0
2  Netherlands (3–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Turkey (3–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1
4  Latvia (1–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0
5  Egypt (0–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3
Pool B SWE SRB BUL NOR DEN CRO
1  Sweden (4–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Serbia (4–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Bulgaria (3–2) 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Norway (2–3) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3
5  Denmark (1–4) 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1
6  Croatia (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2

Pool A

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Pool A was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top teams and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections of the play-offs: the top teams played for advancement to 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs.[3]

Standings

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  HUN NED TUR LAT EGY RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
3  Hungary 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 9–3 18–9 (67%) 143–101 (59%) 1
8  Netherlands 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–4 17–11 (61%) 140–108 (56%) 2
6  Turkey 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 8–4 19–9 (68%) 143–108 (57%) 3
1  Latvia 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0 4–8 9–17 (32%) 101–134 (43%) 4
9  Egypt 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–11 4–23 (15%) 81–157 (34%) 5

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of matches won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (d) Billie Jean King Cup rankings.

Latvia vs. Netherlands

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Latvia
0
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[4]
10 April 2023
Clay

Netherlands
3
1 2 3
1 Latvia
Netherlands
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Lexie Stevens
3
6
5
7
   
2 Latvia
Netherlands
Daniela Vismane
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
3
6
77
62
3
6
 
3 Latvia
Netherlands
Adelina Lachinova / Beatrise Zeltiņa
Bibiane Schoofs / Demi Schuurs
2
6
1
6
   

Turkey vs. Egypt

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Turkey
2
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[5]
10 April 2023
Clay

Egypt
1
1 2 3
1 Turkey
Egypt
Çağla Büyükakçay
Merna Refaat
6
3
6
1
   
2 Turkey
Egypt
İpek Öz
Sandra Samir
4
6
6
2
3
6
 
3 Turkey
Egypt
Berfu Cengiz / İpek Öz
Sandra Samir / Rana Sherif Ahmed
6
2
77
65
   

Hungary vs. Egypt

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Hungary
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[6]
11 April 2023
Clay

Egypt
0
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Egypt
Dalma Gálfi
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
6
1
6
3
   
2 Hungary
Egypt
Anna Bondár
Sandra Samir
6
1
6
2
   
3 Hungary
Egypt
Réka Luca Jani / Amarissa Kiara Tóth
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz / Rana Sherif Ahmed
6
1
6
2
   

Turkey vs. Netherlands

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Turkey
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[7]
11 April 2023
Clay

Netherlands
2
1 2 3
1 Turkey
Netherlands
Çağla Büyükakçay
Suzan Lamens
4
6
6
2
0
6
 
2 Turkey
Netherlands
Zeynep Sönmez
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
6
3
6
3
   
3 Turkey
Netherlands
Berfu Cengiz / İpek Öz
Suzan Lamens / Bibiane Schoofs
0
6
1
6
   

Latvia vs. Egypt

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Latvia
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[8]
12 April 2023
Clay

Egypt
0
1 2 3
1 Latvia
Egypt
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
78
66
7
5
   
2 Latvia
Egypt
Daniela Vismane
Sandra Samir
6
1
6
1
   
3 Latvia
Egypt
Adelina Lachinova / Beatrise Zeltiņa
Merna Refaat / Rana Sherif Ahmed
4
6
6
2
6
3
 

Hungary vs. Turkey

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Hungary
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[9]
12 April 2023
Clay

Turkey
2
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Turkey
Dalma Gálfi
Zeynep Sönmez
3
6
4
6
   
2 Hungary
Turkey
Anna Bondár
İpek Öz
4
6
6
4
7
5
 
3 Hungary
Turkey
Anna Bondár / Dalma Gálfi
Berfu Cengiz / İpek Öz
77
64
4
6
2
6
 

Latvia vs. Hungary

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Latvia
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[10]
13 April 2023
Clay

Hungary
2
1 2 3
1 Latvia
Hungary
Diāna Marcinkēviča
Natália Szabanin
1
6
62
77
   
2 Latvia
Hungary
Daniela Vismane
Réka Luca Jani
6
2
6
3
   
3 Latvia
Hungary
Diāna Marcinkēviča / Daniela Vismane
Anna Bondár / Dalma Gálfi
1
6
2
6
   

Netherlands vs. Egypt

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Netherlands
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[11]
13 April 2023
Clay

Egypt
0
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Egypt
Suzan Lamens
Merna Refaat
6
0
6
2
   
2 Netherlands
Egypt
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Sandra Samir
77
62
3
6
6
1
 
3 Netherlands
Egypt
Suzan Lamens / Demi Schuurs
Merna Refaat / Sandra Samir
6
1
7
5
   

Latvia vs. Turkey

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Latvia
0
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[12]
14 April 2023
Clay

Turkey
3
1 2 3
1 Latvia
Turkey
Beatrise Zeltiņa
Çağla Büyükakçay
65
77
3
6
   
2 Latvia
Turkey
Diāna Marcinkēviča
İpek Öz
1
6
2
6
   
3 Latvia
Turkey
Adelina Lachinova / Beatrise Zeltiņa
Berfu Cengiz / İpek Öz
0
6
1
6
   

Hungary vs. Netherlands

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Hungary
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[13]
14 April 2023
Clay

Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1 Hungary
Netherlands
Dalma Gálfi
Suzan Lamens
6
4
6
3
   
2 Hungary
Netherlands
Anna Bondár
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
6
3
6
3
   
3 Hungary
Netherlands
Anna Bondár / Dalma Gálfi
Suzan Lamens / Bibiane Schoofs
4
6
6
3
6
2
 

Pool B

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Pool B of the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Europe/Africa zone. Six teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top teams and the bottom team proceeding to their respective sections: the top teams played for advancement to 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs.[14]

Standings

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  SWE SRB BUL NOR DEN CRO RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
4  Sweden 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 11–4 24–13 (65%) 203–168 (55%) 1
2  Serbia 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 11–4 25–10 (71%) 186–137 (58%) 2
7  Bulgaria 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 9–6 21–19 (53%) 180–184 (49%) 3
11  Norway 0–3 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 5–10 13–21 (38%) 150–165 (48%) 4
10  Denmark 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 5–10 13–21 (38%) 133–168 (44%) 5
5  Croatia 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 4–11 12–24 (33%) 164–194 (46%) 6

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of matches won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (d) Billie Jean King Cup rankings.

Serbia vs. Bulgaria

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Serbia
2
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[15]
10 April 2023
Clay

Bulgaria
1
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Bulgaria
Mia Ristić
Denislava Glushkova
6
2
6
2
   
2 Serbia
Bulgaria
Lola Radivojević
Isabella Shinikova
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
3 Serbia
Bulgaria
Katarina Kozarov / Lola Radivojević
Lia Karatancheva / Gergana Topalova
6
2
3
6
2
6
 

Sweden vs. Norway

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Sweden
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[16]
10 April 2023
Clay

Norway
0
1 2 3
1 Sweden
Norway
Caijsa Hennemann
Ulrikke Eikeri
4
6
7
5
6
4
 
2 Sweden
Norway
Rebecca Peterson
Malene Helgø
6
4
6
4
   
3 Sweden
Norway
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Emilie Elde / Lilly Elida Håseth
6
0
6
3
   

Croatia vs. Denmark

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Croatia
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[17]
10 April 2023
Clay

Denmark
2
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Denmark
Petra Marčinko
Johanne Svendsen
2
6
7
5
7
5
 
2 Croatia
Denmark
Antonia Ružić
Clara Tauson
66
78
1
6
   
3 Croatia
Denmark
Petra Marčinko / Tara Würth
Rebecca Munk Mortensen / Johanne Svendsen
3
6
5
7
   

Serbia vs. Norway

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Serbia
2
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[18]
11 April 2023
Clay

Norway
1
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Norway
Mia Ristić
Ulrikke Eikeri
6
4
6
4
   
2 Serbia
Norway
Lola Radivojević
Malene Helgø
77
64
7
5
   
3 Serbia
Norway
Katarina Kozarov / Mia Ristić
Ulrikke Eikeri / Malene Helgø
3
6
2
6
   

Sweden vs. Denmark

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Sweden
2
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[19]
11 April 2023
Clay

Denmark
1
1 2 3
1 Sweden
Denmark
Caijsa Hennemann
Rebecca Munk Mortensen
2
6
6
1
6
2
 
2 Sweden
Denmark
Rebecca Peterson
Clara Tauson
6
2
2
6
4
6
 
3 Sweden
Denmark
Caijsa Hennemann / Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Rebecca Munk Mortensen / Johanne Svendsen
6
3
6
2
   

Croatia vs. Bulgaria

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Croatia
0
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[20]
11 April 2023
Clay

Bulgaria
3
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Bulgaria
Petra Marčinko
Lia Karatancheva
6
4
3
6
3
6
 
2 Croatia
Bulgaria
Tara Würth
Gergana Topalova
4
6
6
2
3
6
 
3 Croatia
Bulgaria
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić / Antonia Ružić
Isabella Shinikova / Julia Terziyska
64
77
6
4
3
6
 

Serbia vs. Croatia

[edit]

Serbia
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[21]
12 April 2023
Clay

Croatia
0
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Croatia
Mia Ristić
Antonia Ružić
6
4
6
3
   
2 Serbia
Croatia
Lola Radivojević
Tara Würth
6
2
65
77
7
5
 
3 Serbia
Croatia
Olga Danilović / Katarina Kozarov
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić / Tara Würth
6
4
6
1
   

Sweden vs. Bulgaria

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Sweden
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[22]
12 April 2023
Clay

Bulgaria
2
1 2 3
1 Sweden
Bulgaria
Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Lia Karatancheva
611
713
64
77
   
2 Sweden
Bulgaria
Caijsa Hennemann
Gergana Topalova
6
1
5
7
3
6
 
3 Sweden
Bulgaria
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Caijsa Hennemann
Isabella Shinikova / Julia Terziyska
78
66
4
6
7
5
 

Denmark vs. Norway

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Denmark
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[23]
12 April 2023
Clay

Norway
2
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Norway
Rebecca Munk Mortensen
Ulrikke Eikeri
6
3
6
4
   
2 Denmark
Norway
Johanne Svendsen
Malene Helgø
4
6
4
6
   
3 Denmark
Norway
Rebecca Munk Mortensen / Johanne Svendsen
Ulrikke Eikeri / Malene Helgø
68
710
3
6
   

Serbia vs. Denmark

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Serbia
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[24]
13 April 2023
Clay

Denmark
0
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Denmark
Mia Ristić
Sarafina Olivia Hansen
6
2
6
3
   
2 Serbia
Denmark
Lola Radivojević
Rebecca Munk Mortensen
6
4
6
0
   
3 Serbia
Denmark
Olga Danilović / Katarina Kozarov
Sarafina Olivia Hansen / Natacha Schou
6
0
6
3
   

Sweden vs. Croatia

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Sweden
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[25]
13 April 2023
Clay

Croatia
0
1 2 3
1 Sweden
Croatia
Caijsa Hennemann
Petra Marčinko
6
4
7
5
   
2 Sweden
Croatia
Rebecca Peterson
Tara Würth
77
63
77
65
   
3 Sweden
Croatia
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić / Antonia Ružić
7
5
7
5
   

Bulgaria vs. Norway

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Bulgaria
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[26]
13 April 2023
Clay

Norway
2
1 2 3
1 Bulgaria
Norway
Lia Karatancheva
Ulrikke Eikeri
3
6
6
4
6
4
 
2 Bulgaria
Norway
Gergana Topalova
Malene Helgø
0
6
2
6
   
3 Bulgaria
Norway
Lia Karatancheva / Gergana Topalova
Ulrikke Eikeri / Malene Helgø
6
2
1
6
4
6
 

Serbia vs. Sweden

[edit]

Serbia
1
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[27]
14 April 2023
Clay

Sweden
2
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Sweden
Mia Ristić
Caijsa Hennemann
6
4
5
7
1
6
 
2 Serbia
Sweden
Lola Radivojević
Rebecca Peterson
4
6
6
3
4
6
 
3 Serbia
Sweden
Olga Danilović / Katarina Kozarov
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad / Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
6
4
6
3
   

Croatia vs. Norway

[edit]

Croatia
3
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[28]
14 April 2023
Clay

Norway
0
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Norway
Antonia Ružić
Ulrikke Eikeri
6
2
6
4
   
2 Croatia
Norway
Tara Würth
Malene Helgø
0
6
6
3
6
3
 
3 Croatia
Norway
Lucija Ćirić Bagarić / Petra Marčinko
Emilie Elde / Lilly Elida Håseth
6
2
6
1
   

Bulgaria vs. Denmark

[edit]

Bulgaria
2
Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey[29]
14 April 2023
Clay

Denmark
1
1 2 3
1 Bulgaria
Denmark
Lia Karatancheva
Rebecca Munk Mortensen
6
0
6
0
   
2 Bulgaria
Denmark
Gergana Topalova
Clara Tauson
3
6
1
6
   
3 Bulgaria
Denmark
Lia Karatancheva / Gergana Topalova
Rebecca Munk Mortensen / Johanne Svendsen
6
3
3
6
6
1
 

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score B Team
1st[a]  Hungary 1–2  Sweden
Promotional  Netherlands 2–1  Serbia
5th–6th  Turkey 0–2  Bulgaria
7th–8th  Latvia 2–0  Norway
Relegation  Egypt 1–2  Denmark
Relegation  Croatia

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Sweden
Promoted/Second  Hungary
Promoted/Third  Netherlands
Promoted/Fourth  Serbia
Fifth  Bulgaria
Sixth  Turkey
Seventh  Latvia
Eighth  Norway
Ninth  Denmark
Relegated/Tenth  Egypt
Relegated/Eleventh  Croatia

Group II

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  • Venue: Jamor Sports Complex, Oeiras, Portugal (clay, outdoors)
  • Date: 10–15 April 2023

The eleven teams were divided into two pools of five and six teams. The top two teams in both pools played for two promotional places. Two teams were relegated. [33]

Seeding

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Nation Rank1 Seed
 Greece 43 1
 Lithuania 54 2
 Israel 57 3
 Estonia 59 4
 Georgia 62 5
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68 6
 Portugal 69 7
 Ireland 70 8
 Malta 73 9
 South Africa 74 10
 Kosovo 76 11
  • 1Billie Jean King Cup Rankings as of 16 November 2022[2]

Pools

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Pool A POR GRE BIH ISR MLT
1  Portugal (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Greece (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1
4  Israel (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1
5  Malta (0–4) 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2
Pool B EST GEO LTU KOS RSA IRE
1  Estonia (5–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Georgia (4–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1
3  Lithuania (3–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0
4  Kosovo (2–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 2–1
5  South Africa (1–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1
6  Ireland (0–5) 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Portugal 2–0  Georgia
Promotional  Greece 2–0  Estonia
5th–8th  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0  Kosovo
5th–8th  Israel 0–2  Lithuania
Relegation  Malta 2–0  South Africa
Relegation  Ireland

Final placements

[edit]
Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Portugal  Greece
Third  Georgia  Estonia
Fifth  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Lithuania
Seventh  Israel  Kosovo
Ninth  Malta
Relegated/Tenth  South Africa
Relegated/Eleventh  Ireland
  •  Portugal and  Greece were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2024.
  •  South Africa and  Ireland were respectively relegated to Africa Zone Group III and Europe Zone Group III in 2024.

Group III Europe

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The eleven teams were divided into two pools of five and six teams. The top teams in both pools will play for one promotional place. [34]

Seeding

[edit]
Nation Rank Seed
 Luxembourg 66 1
 Finland 75 2
 Cyprus 82 3
 North Macedonia 83 4
 Montenegro 84 5
 Moldova 91 6
 Armenia 95 7
 Albania 98 8
 Iceland 101 9
 Azerbaijan 106 10
 San Marino NR

Pools

[edit]
Pool A ARM CYP LUX MNE SMR
1  Armenia (4–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Cyprus (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Luxembourg (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Montenegro (1–3) 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0
5  San Marino (0–4) 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B MKD FIN MDA ALB ISL AZE
1  North Macedonia (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Finland (4–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Moldova (3–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Albania (2–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
5  Iceland (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
6  Azerbaijan (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

[edit]
Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Armenia 1–2  North Macedonia
3rd–4th  Cyprus 0–3  Finland
5th–6th  Luxembourg 2–1  Moldova
7th–8th  Montenegro 0–2  Albania
9th–10th  San Marino 1–2  Iceland
11th  Azerbaijan

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  North Macedonia
Second  Armenia
Third  Finland
Fourth  Cyprus
Fifth  Luxembourg
Sixth  Moldova
Seventh  Albania
Eighth  Montenegro
Ninth  Iceland
Tenth  San Marino
Eleventh  Azerbaijan

Group III Africa

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  • Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
  • Date: 12-17 June 2023

The twelve teams were divided into two pools of six teams. The top teams in both pools will play for one promotional place. One team will be relegated. [35]

Seeding

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Nation Rank Seed
 Morocco 90 1
 Tunisia 93 2
 Botswana 100 3
 Ghana 106 4
 Burundi 109 5
 Nigeria 110 6
 Zimbabwe 112 7
 Namibia 113 8
 Mauritius 114= 9
 Uganda 114= 10
 Kenya 116 11
 Seychelles 117 12

Pools

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Pool A MAR KEN NGR BOT NAM UGA
1  Morocco (4–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Kenya (4–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Nigeria (4–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Botswana (2–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0
5  Namibia (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0
6  Uganda (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B TUN ZIM GHA MRI BDI SEY
1  Tunisia (5–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Zimbabwe (4–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0
3  Ghana (3–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
4  Mauritius (2–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
5  Burundi (1–4) 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0
6  Seychelles (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Morocco 2–1  Tunisia
3rd–4th  Kenya 2–1  Zimbabwe
5th–6th  Nigeria 2–0  Ghana
7th–8th  Botswana 0–2  Mauritius
9th–10th  Namibia 1–2  Burundi
Relegation  Uganda 2–0  Seychelles

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Morocco
Second  Tunisia
Third  Kenya
Fourth  Zimbabwe
Fifth  Nigeria
Sixth  Ghana
Seventh  Mauritius
Eighth  Botswana
Ninth  Burundi
Tenth  Namibia
Eleventh  Uganda
Relegated/Twelfth  Seychelles
  •  Morocco was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2024.
  •  Seychelles was relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2024.

Group IV Africa

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  • Venue: Ecology Tennis Club, Kigali, Rwanda (clay)
  • Date: 5–10 June 2023

The eleven teams were divided into two pools of five and six teams. The top teams in both pools played for one promotional place. [36]

Seeding

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Nation Rank Seed
 Congo 119= 1
 Rwanda 119= 2
 Angola NR
 Cameroon
 DR Congo
 Ethiopia
 Lesotho
 Madagascar
 Mozambique
 Senegal
 Tanzania

Pools

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Pool A TAN RWA ETH ANG MOZ
1  Tanzania (4–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Rwanda (3–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Ethiopia (2–2) 1–2 0–3 3–0 3–0
4  Angola (1–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1
5  Mozambique (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool B MAD CMR DRC SEN LES CGO
1  Madagascar (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Cameroon (4–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  DR Congo (3–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
4  Senegal (2–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
5  Lesotho (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
6  Congo (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Tanzania 0–3  Madagascar
3rd–4th  Rwanda 0–3  Cameroon
5th–6th  Ethiopia 2–1  DR Congo
7th–8th  Angola 0–2  Senegal
9th–10th  Mozambique 0–2  Lesotho
11th  Congo

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Madagascar
Second  Tanzania
Third  Cameroon
Fourth  Rwanda
Fifth  Ethiopia
Sixth  DR Congo
Seventh  Senegal
Eighth  Angola
Ninth  Lesotho
Tenth  Mozambique
Eleventh  Congo
  •  Madagascar was promoted to Africa Zone Group III in 2024.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Both teams are promoted but played-off for 1st place ranking points
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