2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs
# 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2016 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 seventeen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luxembourg | Macedonia | Moldova | Norway |
| 2 | Greece | Ireland | Madagascar | Montenegro |
| 3 | Tunisia | Armenia | Cyprus | Morocco |
| 4 | Malta | Iceland | Algeria | Kosovo |
| 5 | — | — | — | Mozambique |

## Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2017.

### Luxembourg vs. Moldova

| Luxembourg 2 | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Moldova 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Eléonora Molinaro Vitalia Stamat 6 2 6 0     2 Mandy Minella Adriana Sosnovschi 6 3 6 4     3 Mandy Minella / Claudine Schaul Adriana Sosnovschi / Vitalia Stamat       not played ||||

### Macedonia vs. Norway

| Macedonia 0 | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Norway 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Katarina Marinkovikj Melanie Stokke 1 6 1 6     2 Magdalena Stoilkovska Ulrikke Eikeri 3 6 4 6     3 Katarina Marinkovikj / Magdalena Stoilkovska Ulrikke Eikeri / Melanie Stokke       not played ||||

## 5th to 8th play-offs

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

### Greece vs. Madagascar

| Greece 2 | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 15 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 15 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Madagascar 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Eleni Christofi Zarah Razafimahatratra 6 1 6 1     2 Despina Papamichail Sandra Andriamarosoa 6 0 6 2     3 Eleni Christofi / Despina Papamichail Faniry Andrianjafitrimo / Seheno Razafindramaso       not played ||||

### Ireland vs. Montenegro

| Ireland 0 | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Montenegro 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anna Bowtell Anja Drašković 0 6 0 6     2 Jennifer Timotin Ana Veselinović 1 6 3 6     3 Georgia Drummy / Jennifer Timotin Anja Drašković / Ana Veselinović       not played ||||

## 9th to 12th play-offs

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

### Tunisia vs. Cyprus

| Tunisia 2 | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 15 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 15 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Cyprus 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Chiraz Bechri Anna Savchenko 6 4 6 2     2 Ons Jabeur Eliza Omirou 6 3 6 2     3 Mouna Bouzgarrou / Diana Chehoudi Eliza Omirou / Anna Savchenko       not played ||||

### Armenia vs. Morocco

| Armenia 2 | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Morocco 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ani Safaryan Zaineb El Houari 1 6 0 6     2 Ani Amiraghyan Diae El Jardi 6 0 6 1     3 Ani Amiraghyan / Lusine Chobanyan Rita Atik / Ghita Benhadi 7 5 6 0 ||||

## 13th to 16th play-offs

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

### Malta vs. Algeria

| Malta 0 | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Algeria 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Katrina Sammut Lynda Benkaddour 4 6 6 4 3 6   2 Elaine Genovese Amira Benaissa 3 6 4 6     3 Elaine Genovese / Katrina Sammut Amira Benaissa / Lynda Benkaddour       not played ||||

### Iceland vs. Kosovo

| Iceland 1 | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay | Kosovo 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anna Soffia Gronholm Arlinda Rushiti 0 6 0 6     2 Hera Brynjarsdóttir Edita Raca 6 2 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 2   3 Hera Brynjarsdóttir / Anna Soffia Gronholm Edita Raca / Arlinda Rushiti 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Promoted/First | Luxembourg | Norway |
| Third | Moldova | Macedonia |
| Fifth | Greece | Montenegro |
| Seventh | Madagascar | Ireland |
| Ninth | Tunisia | Armenia |
| Eleventh | Cyprus | Morocco |
| Thirteenth | Algeria | Kosovo |
| Fifteenth | Malta | Iceland |
| Seventeenth | Mozambique | Mozambique |

* Luxembourg and Norway were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.
