2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs
# 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

The play-offs of the 2022 Billie Jean King 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 twenty-one teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

| Placing | Pool A (Ulcinj) | Pool B (Ulcinj) | Pool C (Ulcinj) | Pool A (Skopje) | Pool B (Skopje) | Pool C (Skopje) | Pool D (Skopje) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Algeria | Morocco | Ireland | Portugal | North Macedonia | Kosovo |
| 2 | Montenegro | Cyprus | Moldova | Iceland | Malta | South Africa | Albania |
| 3 | Nigeria | Ghana | Armenia | Seychelles | Burundi | Botswana | Kenya |
| 4 | — | Azerbaijan | Mauritius | — | — | Uganda | Namibia |

## Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2023.

### Semifinals

**Morocco vs. Algeria**

| Morocco 2 | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 10 June 2022 Clay | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 10 June 2022 Clay | Algeria 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Yasmine Kabbaj Inès Bekrar 6 1 6 3     2 Aya El Aouni Inès Ibbou 4 5      retired 3 Rania Azziz / Yasmine Kabbaj Amira Benaïssa / Inès Ibbou       not played ||||

**Ireland vs. Portugal**

| Ireland 1 | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Portugal 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Carragh Courtney Matilde Jorge 6 3 4 6 $7^7$ $6^2$   2 Celine Simunyu Francisca Jorge 1 6 0 6     3 Kate Gardiner / Shauna Heffernan Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge 0 6 0 6 ||||

**North Macedonia vs. Kosovo**

| North Macedonia 2 | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Kosovo 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Magdalena Stoilkovska Donika Bashota 6 0 6 1     2 Lina Gjorcheska Adrijana Lekaj 6 2 6 2     3 Lina Gjorcheska / Magdalena Stoilkovska Donika Bashota / Adrijana Lekaj       not played ||||

### Promotional play-offs

**Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Morocco**

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 11 June 2022 Clay | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 11 June 2022 Clay | Morocco 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Nefisa Berberović Yasmine Kabbaj 6 1 7 5     2 Dea Herdželaš Aya El Aouni 6 2 6 4     3 Anastasija Ignjatić / Suana Tucaković Rania Azziz / Yasmine Kabbaj       not played ||||

**Portugal vs. North Macedonia**

| Portugal 2 | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 10 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 10 July 2022 Clay | North Macedonia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Matilde Jorge Magdalena Stoilkovska $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3     2 Francisca Jorge Lina Gjorcheska 1 6 1 6     3 Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge Lina Gjorcheska / Magdalena Stoilkovska 6 4 4 6 6 4 ||||

### 3rd place play-off (Skopje)

**Ireland vs. Kosovo**

| Ireland | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Kosovo |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 N/A N/A       not played 2 N/A N/A       not played 3 N/A / N/A N/A / N/A       not played ||||

## 4th–6th (Ulcinj) and 5th–8th (Skopje) place play-offs

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the 4th–6th (Ulcinj) and 5th–8th (Skopje) placed teams.

### Semifinals

**Moldova vs. Cyprus**

| Moldova 2 | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 10–11 June 2022 Clay | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 10–11 June 2022 Clay | Cyprus 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daniela Ciobanu Anna Demirtzi 6 3 6 2     2 Arina Gamretkaia Klio Maria Ioannou 1 6 4 6     3 Daniela Ciobanu / Arina Gamretkaia Maria Constantinou / Victoria Savvides 6 1 6 1 ||||

**Malta vs. Iceland**

| Malta 3 | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Iceland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Elaine Genovese Hera Brynjarsdóttir 6 0 6 0     2 Helene Pellicano Anna Soffia Grönholm 6 3 6 1     3 Francesca Curmi / Emma Montebello Hera Brynjarsdóttir / Anna Soffia Grönholm 6 0 6 2 ||||

**Albania vs. South Africa**

| Albania 0 | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | South Africa 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kristal Dule Heike Janse van Vuuren 0 6 0 6     2 Gresi Bajri Chanel Simmonds 1 6 2 6     3 Gresi Bajri / Kristal Dule Ilze Hattingh / Heike Janse van Vuuren       not played ||||

### 4th place play-off (Ulcinj)

**Montenegro vs. Moldova**

| Montenegro 1 | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 11 June 2022 Clay | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 11 June 2022 Clay | Moldova 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Petra Mirković Arina Gamretkaia 3 6 2 6     2 Iva Lakić Renata Farima 4 2      retired 3 Iva Lakić / Petra Mirković Arina Gamretkaia / Ecaterina Visnevscaia 6 4 $6^3$ $7^7$ 2 6 ||||

### 5th place play-off (Skopje)

**Malta vs. South Africa**

| Malta | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | South Africa |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 N/A N/A       not played 2 N/A N/A       not played 3 N/A / N/A N/A / N/A       not played ||||

### 7th place play-off (Skopje)

**Iceland vs. Albania**

| Iceland | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Albania |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 N/A N/A       not played 2 N/A N/A       not played 3 N/A / N/A N/A / N/A       not played ||||

## 7th–9th (Ulcinj) and 9th–12th (Skopje) place play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the 7th–9th (Ulcinj) and 9th–12th (Skopje) placed teams.

### Semifinals

**Ghana vs. Nigeria**

| Ghana 2 | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 10 June 2022 Clay | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 10 June 2022 Clay | Nigeria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh Ofure Osabuohien 6 0 6 0     2 Ruth Crawford Adesuwa Osabuohien 1 6 3 6     3 Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh / Ruth Crawford Adetayo Adetunji / Adesuwa Osabuohien 6 3 2 6 6 4 ||||

**Kenya vs. Botswana**

| Kenya 0 | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Botswana 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Roselida Asumwa Chelsea Chakanyuka 0 6 3 6     2 Alicia Owegi Ekua Youri 1 6 2 6     3 Alicia Owegi / Cynthia Wanjala Chelsea Chakanyuka / Ekua Youri       not played ||||

**Burundi vs. Seychelles**

| Burundi 2 | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Seychelles 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Laura Syori Fatime Kanté 6 1 6 0     2 Sada Nahimana Marie-May Isnard 6 0 6 0     3 Sada Nahimana / Laura Syori Cylvie Delpech / Marie-May Isnard       not played ||||

### 7th place play-off (Ulcinj)

**Armenia vs. Ghana**

| Armenia 2 | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 11 June 2022 Clay | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 11 June 2022 Clay | Ghana 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Arevik Tumanyan Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh $6^1$ $7^7$ 4 6     2 Ani Amiraghyan Ruth Crawford 6 3 6 2     3 Gabriella Akopyan / Ani Amiraghyan Ruth Crawford / Naa Anyema McKorley 6 2 6 2 ||||

### 9th place play-off (Skopje)

**Botswana vs. Burundi**

| Botswana | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Burundi |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 N/A N/A       not played 2 N/A N/A       not played 3 N/A / N/A N/A / N/A       not played ||||

### 11th place play-off (Skopje)

**Kenya vs. Seychelles**

| Kenya | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 9 July 2022 Clay | Seychelles |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 N/A N/A       not played 2 N/A N/A       not played 3 N/A / N/A N/A / N/A       not played ||||

## 10th place play-offs

The fourth placed teams of each pool in Ulcinj were drawn in a head-to-head round to find the 10th placed team.

### Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius

| Azerbaijan 0 | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 10 June 2022 Clay | Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro 10 June 2022 Clay | Mauritius 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Lala Eyvazova Zara Lennon 0 6 0 6     2 Aydan Ibrahimova Tippi Dalle-Grave 2 6 0 6     3 Lala Eyvazova / Aydan Ibrahimova Tippi Dalle-Grave / Shannon Wong Hon Chan       not played ||||

## 13th place play-offs

The fourth placed teams of each pool in Skopje were drawn in a head-to-head round to find the 13th placed team.

### Uganda vs. Namibia

| Uganda 3 | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia 8 July 2022 Clay | Namibia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 N/A N/A       w/o  2 N/A N/A       w/o  3 N/A / N/A N/A / N/A       w/o ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| - | - | - | - |
| Promoted/First | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Portugal | Portugal |
| Second | Morocco | North Macedonia | North Macedonia |
| Third | Algeria | Ireland | Kosovo |
| Fourth | Moldova | Moldova | Moldova |
| Fifth | Montenegro | Malta | South Africa |
| Sixth | Cyprus | Cyprus | Cyprus |
| Seventh | Armenia | Iceland | Albania |
| Eighth | Ghana | Ghana | Ghana |
| Ninth | Nigeria | Botswana | Burundi |
| Tenth | Mauritius | Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Eleventh | Azerbaijan | Kenya | Seychelles |
| Thirteenth | Uganda | Uganda | Uganda |
| Fourteenth | Namibia | Namibia | Namibia |

* Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.
