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The play-offs of the 2017 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 fifteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2017 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   Greece   Cyprus   Finland   Moldova
2   Malta   Ireland   Tunisia   Morocco
3   Armenia   Kenya   Macedonia   Algeria
4   Iceland   Cameroon   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 2018.

Greece vs. Finland


Greece
2
National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova [1]
17 June 2017
Clay

Finland
0
1 2 3
1 Greece
Finland
Eleni Kordolaimi
Oona Orpana
6
0
6
4
   
2 Greece
Finland
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Piia Suomalainen
7
5
6
1
   
3 Greece
Finland
Valentini Grammatikopoulou /  Eleni Kordolaimi
Emma Laine /  Piia Suomalainen
      not
played

Cyprus vs. Moldova


Cyprus
0
National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova [2]
17 June 2017
Clay

Moldova
2
1 2 3
1 Cyprus
Moldova
Eliza Omirou
Vitalia Stamat
2
6
78
66
4
6
 
2 Cyprus
Moldova
Eleni Louka
Alexandra Perper
0
6
2
6
   
3 Cyprus
Moldova
Eliza Omirou /  Maria Siopacha
Alexandra Perper /  Gabriela Porubin
      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.

Malta vs. Tunisia


Malta
2
National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova [3]
17 June 2017
Clay

Tunisia
1
1 2 3
1 Malta
Tunisia
Helene Pellicano
Mouna Bouzgarrou
6
1
6
4
   
2 Malta
Tunisia
Elaine Genovese
Chiraz Bechri
3
6
1
6
   
3 Malta
Tunisia
Elaine Genovese /  Helene Pellicano
Chiraz Bechri /  Mouna Bouzgarrou
6
0
6
1
   

Ireland vs. Morocco


Ireland
1
National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova [4]
17 June 2017
Clay

Morocco
2
1 2 3
1 Republic of Ireland
Morocco
Jane Fennelly
Abir Elfahimi
6
3
2
6
6
0
 
2 Republic of Ireland
Morocco
Jennifer Timotin
Lina Qostal
65
77
0
6
   
3 Republic of Ireland
Morocco
Ruth Copas /  Jane Fennelly
Rita Atik /  Lina Qostal
4
6
5
7
   

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.

Armenia vs. Macedonia


Armenia
1
National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova [5]
17 June 2017
Clay

North Macedonia
2
1 2 3
1 Armenia
North Macedonia
Anna Movsisyan
Viktorija Veselinova
5
7
6
2
6
2
 
2 Armenia
North Macedonia
Marina Davtyan
Nora Hristovska
2
6
4
6
   
3 Armenia
North Macedonia
Marina Davtyan / Anna Movsisyan
Nora Hristovska /  Viktorija Veselinova
6
4
4
6
4
6
 

Kenya vs. Algeria


Kenya
0
National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova [6]
17 June 2017
Clay

Algeria
2
1 2 3
1 Kenya
Algeria
Sneha Kotecha
Lynda Benkaddour
5
7
2
6
   
2 Kenya
Algeria
Shufaa Changawa Ruwa
Amira Benaissa
3
6
2
6
   
3 Kenya
Algeria
Sneha Kotecha /  Shufaa Changawa Ruwa
Amira Benaissa /  Lynda Benkaddour
      not
played

13th to 14th play-offs

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

Iceland vs. Mozambique


Iceland
3
National Tennis School & Tennis Club Acvila, Chișinău, Moldova [7]
17 June 2017
Clay

Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1 Iceland
Mozambique
Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir
Cláudia Sumaia
6
1
6
0
   
2 Iceland
Mozambique
Anna Soffía Grönholm
Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo
5
7
6
3
6
2
 
3 Iceland
Mozambique
Sofia Sóley Jónasdóttir /  Selma Óskarsdóttir
Ilga Adolfo João /  Marieta de Lyubov Nhamitambo
77
61
1
6
6
3
 

Final placements

Placing Teams
Promoted/First   Greece   Moldova
Third   Finland   Cyprus
Fifth   Malta   Morocco
Seventh   Tunisia   Ireland
Ninth   Macedonia   Algeria
Eleventh   Armenia   Kenya
Thirteenth   Iceland
Fourteenth   Cameroon   Mozambique
  •   Greece and   Moldova were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Greece v Finland". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Cyprus v Moldova". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Malta v Tunisia". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Ireland v Morocco". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Armenia v Macedonia". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Kenya v Algeria". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Iceland v Mozambique". fedcup.com.

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