2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2005 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2005 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to 2006 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
1	Turkey	Algeria	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Portugal
2	Egypt	Botswana	Namibia	Moldova
3	Malta	Iceland	Cyprus	Kenya

Promotional Play-Offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to Group II for next year.

Turkey vs. Algeria

Turkey 1	Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors)		Algeria 2
1 2 3 1 Pemra Özgen Assia Halo 7^7 6^5 6 1     2 İpek Şenoğlu Samia Medjahdi 7 5 2 6 1 6   3 Pemra Özgen / İpek Şenoğlu Assia Halo / Samia Medjahdi 7^9 6^7 5 7 7 9

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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Portugal

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1	Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors)		Portugal 2
1 2 3 1 Sanja Račić Ana Catarina Nogueira 7 5 6 1     2 Selma Babić Neuza Silva 3 6 0 6     3 Selma Babić / Sanja Račić Ana Catarina Nogueira / Neuza Silva 1 6 3 6

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Fifth to Seventh Play-off

The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the losers were allocated seventh.

Egypt vs. Botswana

Egypt 3	Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors)		Botswana 0
1 2 3 1 Aliaa Fakhry Lesedi Ramocha 6 1 6 4     2 Nihal Tarek-Saleh Laone Botshoma 6 2 6 0     3 Miray Eshak / Nihal Tarek-Saleh Laone Botshoma / Puleng Tlhophane 6 1 6 2

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Namibia vs. Moldova

Namibia 2	Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors)		Moldova 1
1 2 3 1 Alet Boonzaaier Olga Ćosić 6 2 6 1     2 Elna De Villiers Ina Sireţeanu 6 4 6^8 7^10 3 6   3 Alet Boonzaaier / Suzelle Davin Maria Melihova / Ina Sireţeanu 7 5 6 2

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Ninth and Eleventh Play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two ties. The winner of each tie was allocated ninth place in the Group while the losers were allocated eleventh.

Malta vs. Iceland

Malta 3	Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors)		Iceland 0
1 2 3 1 Stephanie Pace Rebekka Pétursdóttir 6 0 6 0     2 Stephanie Sullivan Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir 6 3 6 2     3 Stephanie Pace / Stephanie Sullivan Rebekka Pétursdóttir / Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir 7^7 6^3 6 3

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Cyprus vs. Kenya

Cyprus 0	Club Ali Bey, Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey 30 April 2005 Red clay (outdoors)		Kenya 3
1 2 3 1 Ilina Kroushovski Wanjika Ngaruiya 3 6 5 7     2 Irina Letseva Evelyn Otula 2 6 2 6     3 Ilina Kroushovski / Irina Letseva Caroline Oduor / Evelyn Otula 4 6 4 6

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Final Placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Algeria	Portugal
Third	Turkey	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fifth	Egypt	Namibia
Seventh	Botswana	Moldova
Ninth	Malta	Kenya
Eleventh	Iceland	Cyprus

•  Algeria and  Portugal advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the next year. The Portuguese placed third overall, while the Algerians did not compete next year.^[7][8]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Turkey v Algeria". fedcup.com.
2. "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Portugal". fedcup.com.
3. "Egypt v Botswana". fedcup.com.
4. "Namibia v Moldova". fedcup.com.
5. "Malta v Iceland". fedcup.com.
6. "Cyprus v Kenya". fedcup.com.
7. "Fed Cup Profile, Algeria". fedcup.com.
8. "Fed Cup Profile, Portugal". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website