1997 Davis Cup
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 February – 30 November |
| Edition | 86th |
| Teams | 127 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Sweden |
← 1996 1998 → | |
The 1997 Davis Cup (also known as the 1997 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 86th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 127 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 57 in the Europe/Africa Zone. A new Group VI of competition was added to each regional zone, providing another level of promotion and relegation within each zone. Madagascar, Tajikistan and Uganda made their first appearances in the tournament.
Sweden defeated the United States in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28–30 November, to win their 6th title overall.[1][2][3]
World Group[]
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
 Brazil |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 India |
 Italy |
 Mexico |
 Netherlands |
 Romania |
 Russia |
 South Africa |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw[]
| First Round 7–9 February |
Quarterfinals 4–6 April |
Semifinals 19–21 September |
Final 28–30 November | |||||||||||||||
| Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 United States
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newport Beach, CA, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Romania
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Australia
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
 France
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Příbram, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 India
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mexico
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pesaro, Italy (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Italy
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mallorca, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Spain
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Germany
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Durban, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
 South Africa
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Russia
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luleå, Sweden (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
Final[]
Sweden vs. United States
 Sweden 5 |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[3] 28–30 November 1997 Carpet (indoors) |
 United States 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group Qualifying Round[]
Date: 19–21 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1998 World Group.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe |
3–2 |  Austria |
Harare | City Sports Centre | Indoor | Hard |
| Brazil |
5–0 |  New Zealand |
Florianópolis | Costão Santinho Hotel | Outdoor | Clay |
| India |
3–2 |  Chile |
New Delhi | R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex | Outdoor | Grass |
 Belgium |
3–2 | France |
Ghent | Flanders Expo | Indoor | Clay |
| Germany |
5–0 | Mexico |
Essen | Grugahalle | Indoor | Carpet |
| Russia |
3–2 | Romania |
Moscow | Olympic Stadium | Indoor | Carpet |
 Canada |
1–4 |  Slovakia |
Montreal | Jarry Park Stadium | Indoor | Carpet |
| Switzerland |
3–2 |  South Korea |
Locarno | FEVI | Indoor | Carpet |
Brazil, 
Germany, 
India, 
Russia and 
Switzerland remain in the World Group in 1998.
Belgium, 
Slovakia and 
Zimbabwe are promoted to the World Group in 1998.
Austria, 
Canada, 
Chile, 
New Zealand and 
South Korea remain in Zonal Group I in 1998.
France, 
Mexico and 
Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1998.
Americas Zone[]
Group I[]
| Second Round Play-offs 19–21 September |
First Round Play-offs 11–14 July |
First Round 7–9 February |
Second Round 4–6 April | |||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela
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| Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | bye | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela
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2 | Venezuela
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Bahamas
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3 | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | Canada
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5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas
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1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Canada
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4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela
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1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina
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4 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chile
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4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |  Ecuador
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1 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador
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3 | Chile
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
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1 | Argentina
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina
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| Venezuela relegated to Group II in 1998. |
Canada and Chile advance to World Group Qualifying Round. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group II[]
| Relegation Play-offs 4–6 April |
First Round 7–9 February |
Second Round 4–6 April |
Third Round 19–21 September | |||||||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Peru
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3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Cuba
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2 | Cali, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cuba
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4 | Peru
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico
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1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Colombia
|
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
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2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia
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3 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia
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4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Uruguay
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1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay
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5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) |  Haiti
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0 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Haiti
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3 | Paraguay
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
 El Salvador
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2 | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | Uruguay
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3 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador
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1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay
|
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 1998. |
Colombia promoted to Group I in 1998. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group III[]
- Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
- Date: 29 April–3 May
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Guatemala
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| 2 |  Jamaica
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| 3 |  Antigua and Barbuda
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| 4 |  Panama
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| 5 |  Dominican Republic
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| 6 |  Bolivia
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| 7 |  Barbados
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| 8 |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
Guatemala and 
Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1998.
Barbados and 
Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV[]
- Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
- Date: 1–3 May
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Bermuda
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| 2 |  Costa Rica
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| 3 |  Eastern Caribbean
|
Bermuda and 
Costa Rica promoted to Group III in 1998.
Asia/Oceania Zone[]
Group I[]
| Second Round Play-offs 19–21 September |
First Round Play-offs 11–13 July |
First Round 4–9 February |
Second Round 4–6 April | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand
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||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | New Zealand
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5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines
|
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) |  Indonesia
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines
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2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard) | Indonesia
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3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines
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0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Uzbekistan
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5 | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan
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1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) |  China
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4 | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan
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2 | China
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Japan
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3 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | South Korea
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4 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea
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3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan
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2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines relegated to Group II in 1998. |
New Zealand and South Korea advance to World Group Qualifying Round. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group II[]
| Relegation Play-offs 4–6 April |
First Round 14–23 February |
Second Round 4–6 April |
Third Round 19–21 September | |||||||||||||||||
| Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei
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5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Singapore
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0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore
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0 | Chinese Taipei
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Pakistan
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5 | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Iran
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4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan
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2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Iran
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3 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Iran
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1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Lebanon
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4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon
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5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Saudi Arabia
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0 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia
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1 | Lebanon
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong
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4 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |  Thailand
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0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong
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0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand
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5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1998. |
Lebanon promoted to Group I in 1998. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group III[]
- Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
- Date: 26–30 March
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar
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| 2 |  Pacific Oceania
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| 3 |  Kazakhstan
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| 4 |  Kuwait
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| 5 |  Malaysia
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| 6 |  Sri Lanka
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| 7 |  Bahrain
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| 8 |  Bangladesh
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Group IV[]
- Venue: InterContinental Hotel, Muscat, Oman
- Date: 26–30 March
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Syria
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| 2 |  Tajikistan
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| 3 |  United Arab Emirates
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| 4 |  Oman
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| 5 |  Brunei
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| 6 |  Jordan
|
Syria and 
Tajikistan promoted to Group III in 1998.
Europe/Africa Zone[]
Group I[]
| Second Round Play-offs 19–21 September |
First Round Play-offs 11–13 July |
First Round 7–9 February |
Second Round 4–6 April | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium
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| bye | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium
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3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary
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Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) |  Denmark
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark
|
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Hungary
|
0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary
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2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine
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3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain
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| Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | bye | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain
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3 | Great Britain
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine
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2 | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Zimbabwe
|
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine
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0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe
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5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Israel
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| bye | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Israel
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Israel
|
1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Slovakia
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3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia
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| Israel
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w/o | |||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco
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Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco
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1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia
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4 | Graz, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco
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Croatia
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2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Austria
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3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria
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| Hungary and Morocco relegated to Group II in 1998. |
Belgium, Zimbabwe, Slovakia, and Austria advance to World Group Qualifying Round. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group II[]
| Relegation Play-offs 11–14 July |
First Round 2–4 May |
Second Round 11–13 July |
Third Round 19–21 September | |||||||||||||||||
| Snarøya, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway
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5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) |  Nigeria
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0 | Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
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0 | Norway
|
4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Georgia
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5 | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) |  Slovenia
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1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia
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2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia
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3 | Porto, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norway
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3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) |  Portugal
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2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt
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0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Portugal
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5 | Porto, Portugal (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt
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3 | Portugal
|
3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania
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2 | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) |  Yugoslavia
|
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
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3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia
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0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) |  Ivory Coast
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5 | Bytom, Poland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia
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4 | Ivory Coast
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ghana
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1 | Poznań, Poland (clay) |  Poland
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4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana
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0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Poland
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5 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) |  Finland
|
3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) |  Belarus
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4 | Tampere, Finland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland
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4 | Belarus
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Greece
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1 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Finland
|
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finland
|
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria, Lithuania, Ghana, and Greece relegated to Group III in 1998. |
Norway and Finland promoted to Group I in 1998. | |||||||||||||||||||
Group III[]
Zone A[]
- Venue: Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal
- Date: 22–26 January
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Luxembourg
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| 2 |  Senegal
|
| 3 |  Turkey
|
| 4 |  Macedonia
|
| 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 6 |  San Marino
|
| 7 |  Armenia
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| 8 |  Ethiopia
|
Luxembourg and 
Senegal promoted to Group II in 1998.
Armenia and 
Ethiopia relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Zone B[]
- Venue: Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Date: 21–25 May
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria
|
| 2 |  Monaco
|
| 3 |  Estonia
|
| 4 |  Moldova
|
| 5 |  Kenya
|
| 6 |  Malta
|
| 7 |  Algeria
|
| 8 |  Cameroon
|
Bulgaria and 
Monaco promoted to Group II in 1998.
Algeria and 
Cameroon relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV[]
Zone A[]
- Venue: Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
- Date: 19–23 March
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Madagascar
|
| 2 |  Togo
|
| 3 |  Liechtenstein
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| 4 |  Botswana
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| 5 |  Uganda
|
| 6 |  Sudan
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| 7 |  Iceland
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| 8 |  Djibouti
|
Madagascar and 
Togo promoted to Group III in 1998.
Zone B[]
- Venue: Field Club, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Date: 21–25 May
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Tunisia
|
| 2 |  Cyprus
|
| 3 |  Benin
|
| 4 |  Zambia
|
| 5 |  Azerbaijan
|
| 6 |  Congo
|
Tunisia and 
Cyprus promoted to Group III in 1998.
References[]
- General
- "World Group 1997". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- Specific
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). World of Tennis 1997. London: Harper Collins. pp. 31–43. ISBN 9780002188241.
- ^ a b "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
External links[]
- Davis Cup Official Website
- Davis Cup at SVT's open archive (including the 1997 tournament) (in Swedish)
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