# 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

The Knockout Stage of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fourteen teams were divided into four different knock-out sections, with the four winners advancing to Group I next year.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| 1 | Great Britain | Denmark | South Africa | Ireland |
| 2 | Norway | Lithuania | Latvia | Finland |
| 3 | Malta | Tunisia | Algeria | Egypt |
| 4 | | | Liechtenstein | Botswana |

## Draw

| First Round 12 April | First Round 12 April | Final 13 April | Final 13 April |
| South Africa | 3 | | |
| Malta | 0 | | |
| Malta | 0 | South Africa | 2 |
| | | Finland | 0 |
| Tunisia | 0 | Finland | 0 |
| Finland | 3 | | |
| First Round 12 April | First Round 12 April | Final 13 April | Final 13 April |
| Ireland | 3 | | |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | | |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | Ireland | 2 |
| | | Algeria | 0 |
| Algeria | 2 | Algeria | 0 |
| Norway | 1 | | |

### First round
#### Lithuania vs. Egypt

| Lithuania 2 | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Egypt 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lina Stančiūtė Dina Khalil 6 3 6 4     2 Edita Liachovičiūtė Yomna Farid 7 5 1 6 6 3   3          not played ||||

#### Latvia vs. Botswana

| Latvia 3 | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anete Banderę Razalia Phethu 6 1 6 2     2 Katrina Banderę Tapiwa Marobela 6 2 6 2     3 Anete Banderę / Ilona Giberte Tapiwa Marobela / Razalia Phethu 6 0 6 2 ||||

#### South Africa vs. Malta

| South Africa 3 | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Malta 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Chanelle Scheepers Sarah Wetz 6 0 6 2     2 Natalie Grandin Rosanne Dimech 6 1 6 1     3 Esmé de Villiers / Nicole Rencken Rosanne Dimech / Sarah Wetz 6 2 6 1 ||||

#### Tunisia vs. Finland

| Tunisia 0 | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Finland 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Imen Ben Larbi Maarit Nieminen 0 6 4 6     2 Nadia Kilani Emma Laine 0 6 1 6     3 Imen Ben Larbi / Mariem Nissef Bouchlaka Emma Laine / Piia Suomalainen 2 6 1 6 ||||

#### Ireland vs. Liechtenstein

| Ireland 3 | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Liechtenstein 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Yvonne Doyle Jeannine Niedhardt 6 2 6 0     2 Kelly Liggan Sabrina Vogt 6 1 6 1     3 Claire Curran / Elsa O'Riain Nadine Batliner / Angelika Schädler 6 1 6 1 ||||

#### Algeria vs. Norway

| Algeria 2 | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Norway 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sana Ben Salah Annette Aksdal 6 0 6 1     2 Feriel Esseghir Ina Sartz 6 2 6 4     3 Sihem Ben Youcef / Saida Hared Annette Aksdal / Ina Sartz 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Finals
#### Great Britain vs. Lithuania

| Great Britain 2 | Pretoria, South Africa 13 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 13 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Lithuania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Baltacha Lina Stančiūtė 4 6 6 2 6 2   2 Lucie Ahl Edita Liachovičiūtė 6 3 6 1     3          not played ||||
* Great Britain advanced to Group I for 2003, where they placed fourth in their pool of five.

#### Denmark vs. Latvia

| Denmark 3 | Pretoria, South Africa 13 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 13 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Latvia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard Anete Banderę 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 2 6 0   2 Eva Dyrberg Katrina Banderę 6 3 6 3     3 Andrea Munch-Hermansen / Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard Anete Banderę / Ilona Giberte 6 3 6 2 ||||
* Denmark advanced to Group I for 2003, where they placed third in their pool of four.

#### South Africa vs. Finland

| South Africa 2 | Pretoria, South Africa 13 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 13 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Finland 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicole Rencken Maarit Nieminen 3 6 6 0 6 2   2 Natalie Grandin Emma Laine 6 2 6 4     3          not played ||||

#### Ireland vs. Algeria

| Ireland 2 | Pretoria, South Africa 13 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Pretoria, South Africa 13 April 2002 Hard (outdoors) | Algeria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Yvonne Doyle Sana Ben Salah 6 3 6 1     2 Kelly Liggan Feriel Esseghir 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1     3          not played ||||
* Ireland advanced to Group I for 2003, where they placed last in their pool of five and thus was relegated back to Group II for 2004.