title: 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs
text: # 2017 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – play-offs
  
  The play-offs of the 2017 Fed 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 2017 Fed 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 the next year.
  
  | Placing | Pool A | Pool B |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovenia | Denmark |
  | 2 | Sweden | Luxembourg |
  | 3 | Norway | Egypt |
  | 4 | South Africa | Lithuania |
  
  ## Promotional play-offs
  
  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 2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
  
  ### Slovenia vs. Luxembourg
  
  | Slovenia 2 | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 22 April 2017 Hard (indoors) | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 22 April 2017 Hard (indoors) | Luxembourg 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Dalila Jakupović Claudine Schaul 6 1 $7^7$ $6^5$     2 Tamara Zidanšek Eléonora Molinaro 4 6 7 5 6 2   3 Andreja Klepač / Tamara Zidanšek Tiffany Cornelius / Eléonora Molinaro       not played ||||
  
  ### Denmark vs. Sweden
  
  | Denmark 1 | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 22 April 2017 Hard (indoors) | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 22 April 2017 Hard (indoors) | Sweden 2 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Emilie Francati Cornelia Lister 6 3 6 4     2 Karen Barritza Johanna Larsson 2 6 4 6     3 Karen Barritza / Emilie Francati Johanna Larsson / Cornelia Lister 2 6 4 6 ||||
  
  ## Relegation play-offs
  
  The third-placed teams of the pools played against the fourth-placed teams in a head-to-head round. The loser of each round was relegated to the 2018 Europe/Africa Zone Group III.
  
  ### Norway vs. Lithuania
  
  | Norway 2 | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 22 April 2017 Hard (indoors) | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 22 April 2017 Hard (indoors) | Lithuania 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Malene Helgø Paulina Bakaitė 6 3 $7^7$ $6^4$     2 Ulrikke Eikeri Joana Eidukonytė 6 3 6 4     3 Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen / Ulrikke Eikeri Joana Eidukonytė / Gerda Zykutė       not played ||||
  
  ### Egypt vs. South Africa
  
  | Egypt 2 | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 22 April 2017 Hard (indoors) | Šiauliai Tennis School, Šiauliai, Lithuania 22 April 2017 Hard (indoors) | South Africa 0 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 1 Mai El Kamash Ilze Hattingh 7 5 1 6 6 2   2 Sandra Samir Chanel Simmonds 6 3 $7^7$ $6^5$     3 Sandra Samir / Rana Sherif Ahmed Madrie Le Roux / Chanel Simmonds       not played ||||
  
  ## Final placements
  
  | Placing | Teams | Teams |
  | - | - | - |
  | Promoted/First | Slovenia | Sweden |
  | Third | Luxembourg | Denmark |
  | Fifth | Norway | Egypt |
  | Relegated/Seventh | Lithuania | South Africa |
  
  * Slovenia and Sweden were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2018
  * Lithuania and South Africa were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2018
  