Main article: 1997 Davis Cup
The 1997 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round was held from 20 to 22 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1997 Davis Cup . The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1998 Davis Cup World Group , and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I .
Teams [ ]
Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1998 Davis Cup World Group .
From World Group
From Americas Group I
Canada
Chile
From Asia/Oceania Group I
From Europe/Africa Group I
Results summary [ ]
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 1997 World Group .
Home team
Score
Visiting team
Location
Venue
Door
Surface
Zimbabwe
3–2
Austria
Harare
City Sports Centre
Indoor
Hard
[1]
Brazil
5–0
New Zealand
Florianópolis
Costão Santinho Hotel
Outdoor
Clay
[2]
India
3–2
Chile
New Delhi
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex
Outdoor
Grass
[3]
Belgium
3–2
France
Ghent
Flanders Expo
Indoor
Clay
[4]
Germany
5–0
Mexico
Essen
Grugahalle
Indoor
Carpet
[5]
Russia
3–2
Romania
Moscow
Olympic Stadium
Indoor
Carpet
[6]
Canada
1–4
Slovakia
Montreal
Jarry Park Stadium
Indoor
Carpet
[7]
Switzerland
3–2
South Korea
Locarno
FEVI
Indoor
Carpet
[8]
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.
Qualifying results [ ]
Zimbabwe vs. Austria [ ]
Zimbabwe 3
City Sports Centre, Harare , Zimbabwe [1] 19–21 September 1997 Hard (indoors)
Austria 2
1
2
3
4
5
1
Byron Black Gilbert Schaller
6 3
6 2
6 1
2
Wayne Black Thomas Muster
3 6
0 6
4 6
3
Byron Black / Wayne Black Georg Blumauer / Gerald Mandl
7 5
6 4
6 3
4
Byron Black Thomas Muster
6 3
3 6
6 2
3 6
1 6
5
Wayne Black Gerald Mandl
5 7
6 3
6 3
6 0
Brazil vs. New Zealand [ ]
Brazil 5
Costão Santinho Hotel, Florianópolis , Brazil [2] 19–21 September 1997 Clay
New Zealand 0
1
2
3
4
5
1
Gustavo Kuerten Alistair Hunt
7 5
6 3
6 2
2
Fernando Meligeni Brett Steven
6 3
7 5
6 4
3
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins Alistair Hunt / Brett Steven
6 0
6 2
6 0
4
Gustavo Kuerten Brett Steven
6 1
6 0
5
André Sá Alistair Hunt
6 2
6 2
India vs. Chile [ ]
India 3
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex , New Delhi , India [3] 19–21 September 1997 Grass
Chile 2
Belgium vs. France [ ]
Belgium 3
Flanders Expo , Ghent , Belgium [4] 19–21 September 1997 Clay (indoors)
France 2
1
2
3
4
5
1
Filip Dewulf Fabrice Santoro
6 1
6 3
6 3
2
Johan Van Herck Cédric Pioline
4 6
2 6
7 5
4 1
retired
3
Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek Guillaume Raoux / Fabrice Santoro
7 5
5 7
5 7
1 6
4
Filip Dewulf Guillaume Raoux
3 6
4 6
5 7
5
Christophe Van Garsse Lionel Roux
7 5
6 4
1 6
6 2
Germany vs. Mexico [ ]
Germany 5
Grugahalle , Essen , Germany [5] 19–21 September 1997 Carpet (indoors)
Mexico 0
1
2
3
4
5
1
Boris Becker Luis Herrera
7 5
6 2
6 3
2
Marc-Kevin Goellner Alejandro Hernández
7 5
6 3
6 3
3
Marc-Kevin Goellner / Jens Knippschild Óscar Ortiz / David Roditi
77 64
77 64
4 6
6 3
4
Boris Becker Alejandro Hernández
6 4
7 5
5
Jens Knippschild Luis Herrera
6 2
3 6
6 4
Russia vs. Romania [ ]
Russia 3
Olympic Stadium , Moscow , Russia [6] 19–21 September 1997 Carpet (indoors)
Romania 2
1
2
3
4
5
1
Alexander Volkov Andrei Pavel
6 3
65 77
6 2
6 4
2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Ionuț Moldovan
6 4
79 67
6 4
3
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
4 6
4 6
4 6
4
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Pavel
4 6
6 3
4 6
1 6
5
Alexander Volkov Ionuț Moldovan
6 4
6 3
7 5
Canada vs. Slovakia [ ]
Canada 1
Jarry Park Stadium , Montreal , Canada [7] 19–21 September 1997 Carpet (indoors)
Slovakia 4
Switzerland vs. South Korea [ ]
Switzerland 3
FEVI, Locarno , Switzerland [8] 19–21 September 1997 Carpet (indoors)
South Korea 2
1
2
3
4
5
1
Marc Rosset Lee Hyung-taik
6 3
77 62
77 64
2
Ivo Heuberger Yoon Yong-il
6 3
6 3
6 4
3
Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il
77 65
77 65
6 4
4
Lorenzo Manta Yoon Yong-il
4 6
3 6
5
Ivo Heuberger Lee Hyung-taik
5 7
2 6
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