2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

International tennis competition play-offs 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone The play-offs of the 2016 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 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D1 LUX Macedonia MDA NOR 2 GRE IRL MAD MNE3 TUN ARM CYP MAR4 MLT ISL ALG KOS5 MOZ Promotional play-offs The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2017. Luxembourg vs. Moldova Luxembourg Moldova Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay 2 0 Eléonora Molinaro 6 6 Vitalia Stamat 2 0 Mandy Minella 6 6 Adriana Sosnovschi 3 4 Mandy Minella Claudine Schaul Adriana Sosnovschi Vitalia Stamat Macedonia vs. Norway Macedonia Norway Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay 0 2 Katarina Marinkovikj 1 1 Melanie Stokke 6 6 Magdalena Stoilkovska 3 4 Ulrikke Eikeri 6 6 Katarina Marinkovikj Magdalena Stoilkovska Ulrikke Eikeri Melanie Stokke 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. Greece vs. Madagascar Greece Madagascar Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 15 April 2016 Outdoor clay 2 0 Eleni Christofi 6 6 Zarah Razafimahatratra 1 1 Despina Papamichail 6 6 Sandra Andriamarosoa 0 2 Eleni Christofi Despina Papamichail Faniry Andrianjafitrimo Seheno Razafindramaso Ireland vs. Montenegro Ireland Montenegro Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay 0 2 Anna Bowtell 0 0 Anja Drašković 6 6 Jennifer Timotin 1 3 Ana Veselinović 6 6 Georgia Drummy Jennifer Timotin Anja Drašković Ana Veselinović 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. Tunisia vs. Cyprus Tunisia Cyprus Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 15 April 2016 Outdoor clay 2 0 Chiraz Bechri 6 6 Anna Savchenko 4 2 Ons Jabeur 6 6 Eliza Omirou 3 2 Mouna Bouzgarrou Diana Chehoudi Eliza Omirou Anna Savchenko Armenia vs. Morocco Armenia Morocco Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay 2 1 Ani Safaryan 1 0 Zaineb El Houari 6 6 Ani Amiraghyan 6 6 Diae El Jardi 0 1 Ani Amiraghyan Lusine Chobanyan 7 6 Rita Atik Ghita Benhadi 5 0 13th to 16th play-offs The fourth placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal thirteenth and fifteenth placed teams. Malta vs. Algeria Malta Algeria Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay 0 2 Katrina Sammut 4 6 3 Lynda Benkaddour 6 4 6 Elaine Genovese 3 4 Amira Benaissa 6 6 Elaine Genovese Katrina Sammut Amira Benaissa Lynda Benkaddour Iceland vs. Kosovo Iceland Kosovo Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 16 April 2016 Outdoor clay 1 2 Anna Soffia Gronholm 0 0 Arlinda Rushiti 6 6 Hera Brynjarsdóttir 6 6.035 6 Edita Raca 2 7 2 Hera Brynjarsdóttir Anna Soffia Gronholm 3 4 Edita Raca Arlinda Rushiti 6 6 Final placements Placing Teams Promoted/First LUX NOR Third MDA Macedonia Fifth GRE MNE Seventh MAD IRL Ninth TUN ARM Eleventh CYP MAR Thirteenth ALG KOS Fifteenth MLT ISL Seventeenth MOZ LUX and NOR were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017. References External links Fed Cup website P3