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The play-offs of the 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the seven teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2011 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1   Portugal   Bosnia and Herzegovina
2   Finland   Georgia
3   Morocco   Turkey
4     Armenia

Promotion play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool played against the second-placed teams of the other pool in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the 2012 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Portugal vs. Georgia


Portugal
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
May 7, 2011
Red clay (outdoors)

Georgia
0
1 2 3
1 Portugal
Georgia (country)
Maria João Köhler
Tatia Mikadze
6
2
6
2
   
2 Portugal
Georgia (country)
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Sofia Shapatava
3
6
6
4
78
66
 
3 Portugal
Georgia (country)
Maria João Köhler /  Michelle Larcher de Brito
Tatia Mikadze /  Sofia Shapatava
      not
played

[1]

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Finland


Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
May 7, 2011
Red clay (outdoors)

Finland
1
1 2 3
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Piia Suomalainen
3
6
6
4
6
0
 
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland
Jasmina Tinjić
Emma Laine
1
6
3
6
   
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland
Mervana Jugić-Salkić /  Jasmina Tinjić
Emma Laine /  Piia Suomalainen
6
1
6
4
   

[2]

Relegation play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The loser was relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2012.

Morocco vs. Turkey


Morocco
0
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
May 7, 2011
Red clay (outdoors)

Turkey
2
1 2 3
1 Morocco
Turkey
Nadia Lalami
Pemra Özgen
4
6
7
5
5
7
 
2 Morocco
Turkey
Fatima El Allami
Çağla Büyükakçay
2
6
1
6
   
3 Morocco
Turkey
Lina Bennani /  Fatima El Allami
İpek Şenoğlu /  Melis Sezer
      not
played

[3]

  •   Armenia came last out of Pool B, but could not be drawn against anyone due to the odd number of teams in Pool A. As such, Armenia was automatically relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for 2012.

Final Placements

Placing Teams
Promoted   Portugal   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Third   Georgia   Finland
Fifth   Turkey  
Relegated   Morocco   Armenia
  •   Portugal and   Bosnia and Herzegovina advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I for the next year. The Portuguese placed fifth overall, while the Bosnians and Herzegovinians placed eleventh. [4] [5]
  •   Morocco and   Armenia were relegated down to Europe/Africa Zone Group III for the next year, where they respectively placed third and seventh overall. [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Portugal v Georgia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Finland". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Morocco v Turkey". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Portugal". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Morocco". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Armenia". fedcup.com.

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