1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.
Group I[]
Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1998.[1]
Participating nations[]
Draw[]
Second Round Play-offs 19–21 September |
First Round Play-offs 11–13 July |
First Round 7–9 February |
Second Round 4–6 April | |||||||||||||||||
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bye | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kiev, Ukraine (clay) | bye | London, England (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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bye | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Graz, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Group II[]
Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998.[2]
Participating nations[]
Draw[]
Group III[]
The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1998.
Participating nations[]
Zone A[]
Draw[]
- Venue: Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal
- Date: 22–26 January
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–5 (75%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–5 (74%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–14 (26%) | 3 | ||
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1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–15 (25%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 16–3 (84%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 9–10 (47%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–9 (0%) | 0–18 (0%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-Off |
Semifinals |
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-Off |
5th-8th Play-Offs |
5th-6th Play-Off | |||||||||||||
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Final standings[]
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Luxembourg and
Senegal promoted to Group II in 1998.
Armenia and
Ethiopia relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Zone B[]
Draw[]
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–0 (100%) | 1 | ||
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0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 (44%) | 8–11 (42%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 6–13 (32%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–14 (30%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–6 (71%) | 1 | ||
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0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–13 (38%) | 3 | ||
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1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–14 (22%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-Off |
Semifinals |
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-Off |
5th-8th Play-Offs |
5th-6th Play-Off | |||||||||||||
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Final standings[]
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Bulgaria and
Monaco promoted to Group II in 1998.
Algeria and
Cameroon relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV[]
The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.
Participating nations[]
Zone A[]
Draw[]
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–0 (100%) | 1 | ||
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0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–7 (63%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–14 (26%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 2–16 (11%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 16–2 (89%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 11–6 (65%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 8–9 (47%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–9 (0%) | 0–18 (0%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-Off |
Semifinals |
Final | |||||||||||||
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-Off |
5th-8th Play-Offs |
5th-6th Play-Off | |||||||||||||
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Final standings[]
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Madagascar and
Togo promoted to Group III in 1998.
Zone B[]
Draw[]
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 13–2 (87%) | 27–5 (84%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 11–4 (73%) | 23–8 (74%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 9–6 (60%) | 16–12 (57%) | 3 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 9–6 (60%) | 17–13 (57%) | 4 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–13 (13%) | 4–24 (14%) | 5 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–14 (7%) | 3–28 (10%) | 6 |
References[]
- ^ "1997 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1997 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
External links[]
- Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
- 1997 Davis Cup
- 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone