2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2022 Billie Jean King 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 twenty-one teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III. The top two teams advanced to Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Placing	Pool A (Ulcinj)	Pool B (Ulcinj)	Pool C (Ulcinj)	Pool A (Skopje)	Pool B (Skopje)	Pool C (Skopje)	Pool D (Skopje)
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Algeria	Morocco	Ireland	Portugal	North Macedonia	Kosovo
2	Montenegro	Cyprus	Moldova	Iceland	Malta	South Africa	Albania
3	Nigeria	Ghana	Armenia	Seychelles	Burundi	Botswana	Kenya
4	—	Azerbaijan	Mauritius	—	—	Uganda	Namibia

Promotional play-offs[edit]

The first placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winners advanced to Group II in 2023.

Semifinals[edit]

Morocco vs. Algeria[edit]

Morocco
2

Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro^[1]
10 June 2022
Clay

Algeria
0

		1	2
1	Yasmine Kabbaj Inès Bekrar	6 1	6 3
2	Aya El Aouni Inès Ibbou	4 5		retired
3	Rania Azziz / Yasmine Kabbaj Amira Benaïssa / Inès Ibbou			not played

Ireland vs. Portugal[edit]

Ireland
1

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[2]
8 July 2022
Clay

Portugal
2

		1	2	3
1	Carragh Courtney Matilde Jorge	6 3	4 6	7⁷ 6²
2	Celine Simunyu Francisca Jorge	1 6	0 6
3	Kate Gardiner / Shauna Heffernan Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge	0 6	0 6

North Macedonia vs. Kosovo[edit]

North Macedonia
2

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[3]
8 July 2022
Clay

Kosovo
0

		1	2
1	Magdalena Stoilkovska Donika Bashota	6 0	6 1
2	Lina Gjorcheska Adrijana Lekaj	6 2	6 2
3	Lina Gjorcheska / Magdalena Stoilkovska Donika Bashota / Adrijana Lekaj			not played

Promotional play-offs[edit]

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Morocco[edit]

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2

Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro^[4]
11 June 2022
Clay

Morocco
0

		1	2
1	Nefisa Berberović Yasmine Kabbaj	6 1	7 5
2	Dea Herdželaš Aya El Aouni	6 2	6 4
3	Anastasija Ignjatić / Suana Tucaković Rania Azziz / Yasmine Kabbaj			not played

Portugal vs. North Macedonia[edit]

Portugal
2

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[5]
10 July 2022
Clay

North Macedonia
1

		1	2	3
1	Matilde Jorge Magdalena Stoilkovska	7⁷ 6⁴	6 3
2	Francisca Jorge Lina Gjorcheska	1 6	1 6
3	Francisca Jorge / Matilde Jorge Lina Gjorcheska / Magdalena Stoilkovska	6 4	4 6	6 4

3rd place play-off (Skopje)[edit]

Ireland vs. Kosovo[edit]

Ireland

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[6]
9 July 2022
Clay

Kosovo


1	N/A N/A	not played
2	N/A N/A	not played
3	N/A / N/A N/A / N/A	not played

4th–6th (Ulcinj) and 5th–8th (Skopje) place play-offs[edit]

The second placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the 4th–6th (Ulcinj) and 5th–8th (Skopje) placed teams.

Semifinals[edit]

Moldova vs. Cyprus[edit]

Moldova
2

Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro^[7]
10–11 June 2022
Clay

Cyprus
1

		1	2
1	Daniela Ciobanu Anna Demirtzi	6 3	6 2
2	Arina Gamretkaia Klio Maria Ioannou	1 6	4 6
3	Daniela Ciobanu / Arina Gamretkaia Maria Constantinou / Victoria Savvides	6 1	6 1

Malta vs. Iceland[edit]

Malta
3

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[8]
8 July 2022
Clay

Iceland
0

		1	2
1	Elaine Genovese Hera Brynjarsdóttir	6 0	6 0
2	Helene Pellicano Anna Soffia Grönholm	6 3	6 1
3	Francesca Curmi / Emma Montebello Hera Brynjarsdóttir / Anna Soffia Grönholm	6 0	6 2

Albania vs. South Africa[edit]

Albania
0

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[9]
8 July 2022
Clay

South Africa
2

		1	2
1	Kristal Dule Heike Janse van Vuuren	0 6	0 6
2	Gresi Bajri Chanel Simmonds	1 6	2 6
3	Gresi Bajri / Kristal Dule Ilze Hattingh / Heike Janse van Vuuren			not played

4th place play-off (Ulcinj)[edit]

Montenegro vs. Moldova[edit]

Montenegro
1

Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro^[10]
11 June 2022
Clay

Moldova
2

		1	2	3
1	Petra Mirković Arina Gamretkaia	3 6	2 6
2	Iva Lakić Renata Farima	4 2			retired
3	Iva Lakić / Petra Mirković Arina Gamretkaia / Ecaterina Visnevscaia	6 4	6³ 7⁷	2 6

5th place play-off (Skopje)[edit]

Malta vs. South Africa[edit]

Malta

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[11]
9 July 2022
Clay

South Africa


1	N/A N/A	not played
2	N/A N/A	not played
3	N/A / N/A N/A / N/A	not played

7th place play-off (Skopje)[edit]

Iceland vs. Albania[edit]

Iceland

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[12]
9 July 2022
Clay

Albania


1	N/A N/A	not played
2	N/A N/A	not played
3	N/A / N/A N/A / N/A	not played

7th–9th (Ulcinj) and 9th–12th (Skopje) place play-offs[edit]

The third placed teams of each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the 7th–9th (Ulcinj) and 9th–12th (Skopje) placed teams.

Semifinals[edit]

Ghana vs. Nigeria[edit]

Ghana
2

Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro^[13]
10 June 2022
Clay

Nigeria
1

		1	2	3
1	Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh Ofure Osabuohien	6 0	6 0
2	Ruth Crawford Adesuwa Osabuohien	1 6	3 6
3	Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh / Ruth Crawford Adetayo Adetunji / Adesuwa Osabuohien	6 3	2 6	6 4

Kenya vs. Botswana[edit]

Kenya
0

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[14]
8 July 2022
Clay

Botswana
2

		1	2
1	Roselida Asumwa Chelsea Chakanyuka	0 6	3 6
2	Alicia Owegi Ekua Youri	1 6	2 6
3	Alicia Owegi / Cynthia Wanjala Chelsea Chakanyuka / Ekua Youri			not played

Burundi vs. Seychelles[edit]

Burundi
2

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[15]
8 July 2022
Clay

Seychelles
0

		1	2
1	Laura Syori Fatime Kanté	6 1	6 0
2	Sada Nahimana Marie-May Isnard	6 0	6 0
3	Sada Nahimana / Laura Syori Cylvie Delpech / Marie-May Isnard			not played

7th place play-off (Ulcinj)[edit]

Armenia vs. Ghana[edit]

Armenia
2

Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro^[16]
11 June 2022
Clay

Ghana
1

		1	2
1	Arevik Tumanyan Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh	6¹ 7⁷	4 6
2	Ani Amiraghyan Ruth Crawford	6 3	6 2
3	Gabriella Akopyan / Ani Amiraghyan Ruth Crawford / Naa Anyema McKorley	6 2	6 2

9th place play-off (Skopje)[edit]

Botswana vs. Burundi[edit]

Botswana

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[17]
9 July 2022
Clay

Burundi


1	N/A N/A	not played
2	N/A N/A	not played
3	N/A / N/A N/A / N/A	not played

11th place play-off (Skopje)[edit]

Kenya vs. Seychelles[edit]

Kenya

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia^[18]
9 July 2022
Clay

Seychelles


1	N/A N/A	not played
2	N/A N/A	not played
3	N/A / N/A N/A / N/A	not played

10th place play-offs[edit]

The fourth placed teams of each pool in Ulcinj were drawn in a head-to-head round to find the 10th placed team.

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius[edit]

Azerbaijan
0

Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro^[19]
10 June 2022
Clay

Mauritius
2

		1	2
1	Lala Eyvazova Zara Lennon	0 6	0 6
2	Aydan Ibrahimova Tippi Dalle-Grave	2 6	0 6
3	Lala Eyvazova / Aydan Ibrahimova Tippi Dalle-Grave / Shannon Wong Hon Chan			not played

13th place play-offs[edit]

The fourth placed teams of each pool in Skopje were drawn in a head-to-head round to find the 13th placed team.

Uganda vs. Namibia[edit]

Uganda
3

Tennis Club Jub, Skopje, North Macedonia
8 July 2022
Clay

Namibia
0


1	N/A N/A	w/o
2	N/A N/A	w/o
3	N/A / N/A N/A / N/A	w/o

Final placements[edit]

Placing	Teams
Promoted/First	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Portugal
Second	Morocco	North Macedonia
Third	Algeria	Ireland	Kosovo
Fourth	Moldova
Fifth	Montenegro	Malta	South Africa
Sixth	Cyprus
Seventh	Armenia	Iceland	Albania
Eighth	Ghana
Ninth	Nigeria	Botswana	Burundi
Tenth	Mauritius
Eleventh	Azerbaijan	Kenya	Seychelles
Thirteenth	Uganda
Fourteenth	Namibia

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

References[edit]

^ "Morocco v Algeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Ireland v Portugal". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "North Macedonia v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Morocco". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Portugal vs. North Macedonia". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Ireland v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Moldova v Cyprus". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Malta v Iceland". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Albania v South Africa". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Montenegro v Moldova". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Malta v South Africa". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Iceland v Albania". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Ghana v Nigeria". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Kenya v Botswana". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Buruni v Seychelles". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Armenia v Ghana". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Botswana v Burundi". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Kenya v Seychelles". billiejeankingcup.com.
^ "Azerbaijan v Mauritius". billiejeankingcup.com.

External links[edit]

Billie Jean King Cup website

[1] "Morocco v Algeria". billiejeankingcup.com.

[2] "Ireland v Portugal". billiejeankingcup.com.

[3] "North Macedonia v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.

[4] "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Morocco". billiejeankingcup.com.

[5] "Portugal vs. North Macedonia". billiejeankingcup.com.

[6] "Ireland v Kosovo". billiejeankingcup.com.

[7] "Moldova v Cyprus". billiejeankingcup.com.

[8] "Malta v Iceland". billiejeankingcup.com.

[9] "Albania v South Africa". billiejeankingcup.com.

[10] "Montenegro v Moldova". billiejeankingcup.com.

[11] "Malta v South Africa". billiejeankingcup.com.

[12] "Iceland v Albania". billiejeankingcup.com.

[13] "Ghana v Nigeria". billiejeankingcup.com.

[14] "Kenya v Botswana". billiejeankingcup.com.

[15] "Buruni v Seychelles". billiejeankingcup.com.

[16] "Armenia v Ghana". billiejeankingcup.com.

[17] "Botswana v Burundi". billiejeankingcup.com.

[18] "Kenya v Seychelles". billiejeankingcup.com.

[19] "Azerbaijan v Mauritius". billiejeankingcup.com.

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