2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Pool A

Group A of the 2009 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III was one of two pools in Group III of the Europe/Africa zone of the 2009 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advanced to Group II for 2010.

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| set-w/l-4= 3–23

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Finland vs. Malta

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|team2=Malta

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=21 April 2009

|surface=Tarmac (outdoors)

|score1=2

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Piia Suomalainen |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Kimberley Cassar |3 |6 |2 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Emma Laine |6 |6 | |T2P1=Elaine Genovese |0 |1 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Emma Laine |T1P2=Piia Suomalainen |6 |6 | |T2P1=Lisa Camenzuli |T2P2=Stephanie Sullivan |3 |3 | }}

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{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013737|title=Finland v Malta|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Ireland vs. Algeria

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|team2=Algeria

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=21 April 2009

|surface=Tarmac (outdoors)

|score1=3

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amy Bowtell |1 |6 |6 |T2P1=Amira Benaissa |6 |2 |1 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Rachael Dillon |6 |6 | |T2P1=Fatima Zorah Bouabdallah |4 |4 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jenny Claffey |T1P2=Lynsey McCullough |6 |6 | |T2P1=Yasmine Alkema |T2P2=Assia Halo |0 |3 | }}

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{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013738|title=Ireland v Algeria|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Greece vs. Ireland

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|team2=Ireland

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=22 April 2009

|surface=Tarmac (outdoors)

|score1=3

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eleni Daniilidou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Amy Bowtell |2 |2 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna Gerasimou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Rachael Dillon |0 |1 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eleni Daniilidou |T1P2=Anna Gerasimou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Jenny Claffey |T2P2=Lynsey McCullough |2 |2 | }}

|}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013732|title=Greece v Ireland|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Algeria vs. Malta

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|team2=Malta

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=22 April 2009

|surface=Tarmac (outdoors)

|score1=1

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Yasmine Alkema |3 |2 | |T2P1=Kimberley Cassar |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Fatima Zorah Bouabdallah |4 |7 |6 |T2P1=Elaine Genovese |6 |5 |3 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amira Benaissa |T1P2=Assia Halo |6.005 |2 | |T2P1=Lisa Camenzuli |T2P2=Kimberley Cassar |7 |6 | }}

|}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013740|title=Algeria v Malta|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Greece vs. Algeria

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|team1=Greece

|team2=Algeria

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=23 April 2009

|surface=Tarmac (outdoors)

|score1=3

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eleni Daniilidou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Assia Halo |2 |2 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna Gerasimou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Yasmine Alkema |3 |2 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eirini Georgatou |T1P2=Anna Gerasimou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Amira Benaissa |T2P2=Assia Halo |4 |3 | }}

|}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013733|title=Greece v Algeria|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Finland vs. Ireland

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|team1=Finland

|team2=Ireland

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=23 April 2009

|surface=Tarmac (outdoors)

|score1=2

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Piia Suomalainen |7 |6 | |T2P1=Amy Bowtell |5 |4 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Emma Laine |6 |6 | |T2P1=Rachael Dillon |1 |0 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Cecilia Estlander |T1P2=Heini Salonen |2 |3 | |T2P1=Jenny Claffey |T2P2=Lynsey McCullough |6 |6 | }}

|}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013735|title=Finland v Ireland|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Greece vs. Malta

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|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=24 April 2009

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|score1=2

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eleni Daniilidou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Stephanie Sullivan |1 |3 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna Gerasimou |6 |6.045 |4 |T2P1=Kimberley Cassar |4 |7 |6 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eleni Daniilidou |T1P2=Eirini Georgatou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Kimberley Cassar |T2P2=Elaine Genovese |0 |2 | }}

|}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013734|title=Greece v Malta|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Finland vs. Algeria

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|team2=Algeria

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=24 April 2009

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|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Piia Suomalainen |7 |6 | |T2P1=Amira Benaissa |5 |3 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Emma Laine |6 |6 | |T2P1=Fatima Zorah Bouabdallah |0 |0 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Cecilia Estlander |T1P2=Piia Suomalainen |6 |7 | |T2P1=Yasmine Alkema |T2P2=Assia Halo |4 |6.055 | }}

|}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013736|title=Finland v Algeria|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Greece vs. Finland

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|team2=Finland

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=25 April 2009

|surface=Tarmac (outdoors)

|score1=3

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eleni Daniilidou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Cecilia Estlander |1 |1 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna Gerasimou |1 |7 |7 |T2P1=Emma Laine |6 |6.065 |5 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Eleni Daniilidou |T1P2=Eirini Georgatou |6 |6 | |T2P1=Cecilia Estlander |T2P2=Heini Salonen |0 |1 | }}

|}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013731|title=Greece v Finland|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Ireland vs. Malta

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|team1=Ireland

|team2=Malta

|venue=Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta

|date=25 April 2009

|surface=Tarmac (outdoors)

|score1=2

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Amy Bowtell |6 |6 | |T2P1=Stephanie Sullivan |4 |1 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Rachael Dillon |6.045 |4 | |T2P1=Kimberley Cassar |7 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jenny Claffey |T1P2=Lynsey McCullough |6 |4 |[10] |T2P1=Lisa Camenzuli |T2P2=Kimberley Cassar |4 |6 |[4] }}

|}}

{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013739|title=Ireland v Malta|publisher=fedcup.com}}

  • {{fed|GRE}} placed first in this group and thus advanced to Group II for 2010. They placed first in their pool of four and also won their promotion play-off match, meaning they achieved promotion to Group I for 2011.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE|title=Fed Cup Profile, Greece|publisher=fedcup.com}}

See also

References

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