# 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2019 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 sixteen teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
| Placing | Pool A (Helsinki) | Pool B (Helsinki) | Pool A (Ulcinj) | Pool B (Ulcinj) |
| 1 | Finland | Cyprus | Norway | Egypt |
| 2 | Lithuania | Kosovo | Montenegro | Ireland |
| 3 | Malta | North Macedonia | Armenia | Morocco |
| 4 | Iceland | Algeria | — | Kenya |
| 5 | — | Congo | — | — |

## Promotional play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2020.

### Finland vs. Cyprus

| Finland 2 | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 20 April 2019 Hard (indoor) | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 20 April 2019 Hard (indoor) | Cyprus 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mia Eklund Eleni Louka 6 1 4 6 6 3   2 Anastasia Kulikova Raluca Șerban 6 3 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 3   3 Laura Hietaranta / Emma Laine Eleni Louka / Raluca Șerban       not played ||||

### Norway vs. Egypt

| Norway 1 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 20 April 2019 Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 20 April 2019 Clay | Egypt 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Malene Helgø Mayar Sherif 1 6 1 6     2 Melanie Stokke Sandra Samir 6 1 5 7 6 2   3 Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen / Malene Helgø Mayar Sherif / Rana Sherif Ahmed 5 7 3 6 ||||

## 3rd to 4th play-offs

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

### Lithuania vs. Kosovo

| Lithuania 2 | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 20 April 2019 Hard (indoor) | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 20 April 2019 Hard (indoor) | Kosovo 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Iveta Daujotaitė Donika Bashota 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3     2 Joana Eidukonytė Arlinda Rushiti 6 4 6 2     3 Iveta Daujotaitė / Joana Eidukonytė Donika Bashota / Arlinda Rushiti       not played ||||

### Montenegro vs. Ireland

| Montenegro 1 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 20 April 2019 Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 20 April 2019 Clay | Ireland 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Divna Ratković Sinéad Lohan 1 6 1 6     2 Vladica Babić Juliana Carton 6 4 6 0     3 Vladica Babić / Divna Ratković Rachael Dillon / Sinéad Lohan 4 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

## 5th to 6th play-offs

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the equal fifth and sixth placed teams.

### Malta vs. North Macedonia

| Malta 0 | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 20 April 2019 Hard (indoor) | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 20 April 2019 Hard (indoor) | North Macedonia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Krysta Dimech Aleksandra Simeva 0 6 0 6     2 Maja Glumac Ana Ristevska 1 6 0 6     3 Maria Giorgia Farrugia Sacco / Maja Glumac Ana Ristevska / Aleksandra Simeva       not played ||||

### Armenia vs. Morocco

| Armenia 0 | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 20 April 2019 Clay | Ulcinj Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro 20 April 2019 Clay | Morocco 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Irena Muradyan Hind Semlali 4 6 2 6     2 Gabriella Akopyan Lina Qostal 5 7 2 6     3 Gabriella Akopyan / Irena Muradyan Lina Qostal / Hind Semlali 3 6 2 6 ||||

## 7th to 8th play-offs

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

### Iceland vs. Algeria

| Iceland 0 | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 20 April 2019 Hard (indoor) | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 20 April 2019 Hard (indoor) | Algeria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anna Soffía Grönholm Inès Bekrar 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 3 6     2 Iris Staub Yassamine Boudjadi 0 6 1 6     3 Ingibjörg Hjartardóttir / Selma Óskarsdóttir Inès Bekrar / Yassamine Boudjadi       not played ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted/First | Finland | Egypt |
| Second | Cyprus | Norway |
| Third | Lithuania | Ireland |
| Fourth | Kosovo | Montenegro |
| Fifth | North Macedonia | Morocco |
| Sixth | Malta | Armenia |
| Seventh | Algeria | Kenya |
| Eighth | Iceland | Iceland |
| Ninth | Congo | Congo |
* Finland and Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2020.