2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs
# 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2004 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I for next year, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III.

| Placing | Pool A | Pool B |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Great Britain | Luxembourg |
| 2 | Romania | Ireland |
| 3 | | Latvia |
| 4 | Turkey | Georgia |
| 5 | Egypt | Finland |

## Promotion play-offs

The first and second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to Group I.

### Great Britain vs. Ireland

| Great Britain 2 | Marsa, Malta 1 May 2004 Hard (outdoors) | Marsa, Malta 1 May 2004 Hard (outdoors) | Ireland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Baltacha Yvonne Doyle 6 1 7 5     2 Anne Keothavong Kelly Liggan 6 2 3 6 2 2  retired 3 Elena Baltacha / Anne Keothavong Yvonne Doyle / Kelly Liggan       not played ||||

### Romania vs. Luxembourg

| Romania 1 | Marsa, Malta 1 May 2004 Hard (outdoors) | Marsa, Malta 1 May 2004 Hard (outdoors) | Luxembourg 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Monica Niculescu Anne Kremer 0 6 5 7     2 Simona Matei Claudine Schaul 3 6 4 6     3 Gabriela Niculescu / Monica Niculescu Mandy Minella / Lynn Philippe 6 3 6 4 ||||

## Fifth

As there was only four teams from Pool A as opposed to the five from Pool B, the third-placed team from Pool B ( Latvia) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Latvians were automatically allocated fifth place.

## Relegation play-offs

The last and second-to-last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group III for next year.

### Turkey vs. Finland

| Turkey 0 | Marsa, Malta 1 May 2004 Hard (outdoors) | Marsa, Malta 1 May 2004 Hard (outdoors) | Finland 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Çiğdem Duru Essi Laine 6 3 4 6 3 6   2 Pemra Özgen Emma Laine 2 6 0 6     3 Çiğdem Duru / Pemra Özgen Emma Laine / Essi Laine 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Egypt vs. Georgia

| Egypt 0 | Marsa, Malta 1 May 2004 Hard (outdoors) | Marsa, Malta 1 May 2004 Hard (outdoors) | Georgia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Aliaa Fakhry Sofia Melikishvili 0 6 4 6     2 Yomna Farid Salome Devidze 1 6 4 6     3 Aliaa Fakhry / Yomna Farid Tinatin Kavlashvili / Sofia Melikishvili 4 6 3 6 ||||

## Final Placements

| Placing | Teams |
| - | - |
| Promoted | Great Britain |
| Promoted | Luxembourg |
| Third | Ireland |
| Third | Romania |
| Fifth | Latvia |
| Sixth | Finland |
| Sixth | Georgia |
| Relegated | Turkey |
| Relegated | Egypt |

* Great Britain and Luxembourg advanced to Group I, where they placed eleventh and ninth respectively.
* Turkey and Egypt were relegated down to Group III for the next year, where they placed third and fifth respectively.
