2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs
# 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2018 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 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

| Placing | Pool A (Tunis) | Pool B (Tunis) | Pool A (Ulcinj) | Pool B (Ulcinj) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lithuania | Tunisia | South Africa | Malta |
| 2 | Armenia | Cyprus | Finland | Morocco |
| 3 | Macedonia | Algeria | Montenegro | Ireland |
| 4 | Iceland | Kosovo | Kenya | Uganda |
| 5 | — | Madagascar | — | — |

## Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2019.

### Lithuania vs. Tunisia

| Lithuania 1 | Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 21 April Hard | Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 21 April Hard | Tunisia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Paulina Bakaitė Chiraz Bechri 5 7 2 6     2 Joana Eidukonytė Ons Jabeur 2 6 3 6     3 Iveta Daujotaitė / Gerda Zykutė Ferdaous Bahri / Mouna Bouzgarrou 7 5 6 3 ||||

### South Africa vs. Malta

| South Africa 2 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 19 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 19 April Clay | Malta 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Katie Poluta Francesca Curmi 1 6 0 6     2 Chanel Simmonds Elaine Genovese 6 1 $7^7$ $6^1$     3 Madrie Le Roux / Chanel Simmonds Francesca Curmi / Elaine Genovese 6 1 6 1 ||||

## 3rd to 4th play-offs

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

### Armenia vs. Cyprus

| Armenia 2 | Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 21 April Hard | Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 21 April Hard | Cyprus 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Marina Davtyan Florentia Hadjigeorgiou $7^7$ $6^3$ 5 7 3 6   2 Ani Amiraghyan Eleni Louka 6 3 6 4     3 Ani Amiraghyan / Marina Davtyan Eleni Louka / Eleni Makride 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Finland vs. Morocco

| Finland 2 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 19 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 19 April Clay | Morocco 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Piia Suomalainen Rita Atik 2 6 4 6     2 Mia Eklund Diae El Jardi 6 1 6 0     3 Mia Eklund / Emma Laine Rita Atik / Diae El Jardi 6 4 6 0 ||||

## 5th to 6th play-offs

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

### Macedonia vs. Algeria

| North Macedonia 2 | Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 21 April Hard | Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 21 April Hard | Algeria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jana Tanevska Yassamine Boudjadi 6 3 1 6 2 6   2 Ana Ristevska Amira Benaissa 6 3      retired 3 Marija Elenova / Katarina Marinkovikj Amira Benaissa / Yassamine Boudjadi 6 2 4 0    retired ||||

### Montenegro vs. Ireland

| Montenegro 0 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 19 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 19 April Clay | Ireland 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Divna Ratković Jane Fennelly 5 7 4 6     2 Anja Drašković Ruth Copas 0 1     retired  3 Ana Radović / Divna Ratković Amy Bowtell / Lauren Deegan 0 6 0 6 ||||

## 7th to 8th play-offs

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

### Iceland vs. Kosovo

| Iceland 2 | Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 21 April Hard | Cité Nationale Sportive, Tunis, Tunisia 21 April Hard | Kosovo 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir Blearta Ukëhaxhaj 3 6 6 4 6 4   2 Anna Soffía Grönholm Arlinda Rushiti 1 6 1 6     3 Anna Soffía Grönholm / Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir Arlinda Rushiti / Blearta Ukëhaxhaj 4 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Kenya vs. Uganda

| Kenya 3 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 19 April Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 19 April Clay | Uganda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Faith Nyabera Omurunga Patience Athieno 6 4 6 0     2 Angella Okutoyi Winnie Birungi 6 0 6 0     3 Judith Muraa / Faith Nyabera Omurunga Sandra Khissa / Daphine Namulinde Mukasa 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - |
| Promoted/First | Tunisia | South Africa |
| Second | Lithuania | Malta |
| Third | Armenia | Finland |
| Fourth | Cyprus | Morocco |
| Fifth | Macedonia | Ireland |
| Sixth | Algeria | Montenegro |
| Seventh | Iceland | Kenya |
| Eighth | Kosovo | Uganda |
| Ninth | Madagascar | Madagascar |

* Tunisia and South Africa were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.
