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2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II zonal competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Group III for 2022.

Pool results

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Placing Pool A Pool B
1  Georgia  Denmark
2  Tunisia  Finland
3  Israel  Egypt
4  Moldova  Portugal

Promotional play-offs

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The first-placed teams of each pool played against the second-placed teams of the other pool in head-to-head rounds. The winner of each round advanced to the 2022 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Georgia vs. Finland

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Georgia
2 		Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[1]
7 February 2020
Hard (indoor)
Finland
1
1 2 3
1 Georgia (country)
Finland 		Ekaterine Gorgodze
Anastasia Kulikova 		2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Georgia (country)
Finland 		Mariam Bolkvadze
Oona Orpana 		7
5 		6
4 		   
3 Georgia (country)
Finland 		Ekaterine Gorgodze / Oksana Kalashnikova
Laura Hietaranta / Oona Orpana 		6
4 		6
3 		   

Denmark vs. Tunisia

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Denmark
2 		Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[2]
7 February 2020
Hard (indoor)
Tunisia
1
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Tunisia 		Karen Barritza
Chiraz Bechri 		6
1 		6
4 		   
2 Denmark
Tunisia 		Clara Tauson
Ons Jabeur 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Denmark
Tunisia 		Emilie Francati / Maria Jespersen
Chiraz Bechri / Ons Jabeur 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		 

Relegation play-offs

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The third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the pools played against each other in a head-to-head round. The losers were relegated to the 2022 Europe/Africa Zone Group III.

Israel vs. Portugal

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Israel
2 		Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[3]
7 February 2020
Hard (indoor)
Portugal
0
1 2 3
1 Israel
Portugal 		Shelly Bereznyak
Maria Inês Fonte 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2 Israel
Portugal 		Lina Glushko
Francisca Jorge 		6
4 		6
0 		   
3 Israel
Portugal 		Lina Glushko / Shavit Kimchi
Maria Inês Fonte / Francisca Jorge 		      not
played

Egypt vs. Moldova

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Egypt
2 		Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland[4]
7 February 2020
Hard (indoor)
Moldova
0
1 2 3
1 Egypt
Moldova 		Sandra Samir
Daniela Ciobanu 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2 Egypt
Moldova 		Mayar Sherif
Anastasia Vdovenco 		6
4 		1
6 		77
65 		 
3 Egypt
Moldova 		Rana Sherif Ahmed / Mayar Sherif
Daniela Ciobanu / Anastasia Vdovenco 		      not
played

Final placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted/First  Georgia  Denmark
Third  Finland  Tunisia
Fifth  Israel  Egypt
Relegated/Seventh  Portugal  Moldova
  •  Georgia and  Denmark were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2022.
  •  Portugal and  Moldova were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Georgia v Finland". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Denmark v Tunisia". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Israel v Portugal". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Egypt vs. Moldova". fedcup.com.
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