1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup

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
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Belgium
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
bye
bye Belgium3
Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Hungary Denmark2
 Denmark5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Hungary0
 Hungary2
 Ukraine3
 Great Britain
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)London, England (indoor carpet)
bye
 Great Britain3 Great Britain1
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Ukraine2 Zimbabwe4
 Ukraine0
 Zimbabwe5
 Israel
Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
bye
 Israel Israel1
bye Slovakia3
bye
 Slovakia
 Israelw/o
Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet)
 Morocco
 Morocco1
Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
 Croatia4
 Morocco Croatia2
bye Austria3
bye
 Austria

Group II
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Snarøya, Norway (clay)
 Norway5
Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay)
 Nigeria0
 Nigeria0 Norway4
Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)
 Georgia5 Slovenia1
 Georgia2
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Slovenia3
 Norway3
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Portugal2
 Egypt0
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Portugal5
 Egypt3 Portugal3
Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet)
 Lithuania2 Yugoslavia2
 Yugoslavia3
 Lithuania2
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Latvia0
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)Bytom, Poland (clay)
 Ivory Coast5
 Latvia4 Ivory Coast1
Poznań, Poland (clay)
 Ghana1 Poland4
 Ghana0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
 Poland5
 Poland2
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Finland3
 Ireland1
Dublin, Ireland (carpet)Tampere, Finland (clay)
 Belarus4
 Ireland4 Belarus2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
 Greece1 Finland3
 Greece2
 Finland3

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
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Draw
  • Venue: Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal
  • Date: 22–26 January

Group A

   MKD  TUR  SMR  ETH RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Macedonia 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–5 (75%) 1
 Turkey 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 14–5 (74%) 2
 San Marino 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 5–14 (26%) 3
 Ethiopia 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 5–15 (25%) 4

Group B

   SEN  LUX  BIH  ARM RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Senegal 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–3 (84%) 1
 Luxembourg 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 9–10 (47%) 3
 Armenia 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
B1 Senegal2
A2 Turkey1
A2 Turkey2B1 Senegal1
A1 Macedonia1B2 Luxembourg2
A1 Macedonia1
B2 Luxembourg2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 San Marino3
B4 Armenia0
B4 Armenia2A3 San Marino0
A4 Ethiopia1B3 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
B3 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
A4 Ethiopia0

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Luxembourg
2  Senegal
3  Turkey
4  Macedonia
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6  San Marino
7  Armenia
8  Ethiopia

Zone B
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Draw

Group A

   BUL  EST  KEN  MLT RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–0 (100%) 1
 Estonia 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 (44%) 8–11 (42%) 2
 Kenya 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 6–13 (32%) 3
 Malta 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 6–14 (30%) 4

Group B

   MON  MDA  CMR  ALG RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Monaco 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–6 (71%) 1
 Moldova 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 2
 Cameroon 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 8–13 (38%) 3
 Algeria 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 4–14 (22%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Bulgaria3
B2 Moldova0
B2 Moldova1A1 Bulgaria3
A2 Estonia2B1 Monaco0
B1 Monaco3
A2 Estonia0
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 Kenya2
B4 Algeria1
B4 Algeria2A3 Kenya2
B3 Cameroon1A4 Malta1
A4 Malta2
B3 Cameroon1

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Bulgaria
2  Monaco
3  Estonia
4  Moldova
5  Kenya
6  Malta
7  Algeria
8  Cameroon

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
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A

Draw

Group A

   TOG  LIE  UGA  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Togo 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–0 (100%) 1
 Liechtenstein 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–7 (63%) 2
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 5–14 (26%) 3
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 2–16 (11%) 4

Group B

   MAD  BOT  ISL  DJI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Madagascar 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–2 (89%) 1
 Botswana 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 11–6 (65%) 2
 Iceland 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–9 (47%) 3
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Togo2
B2 Botswana1
B2 Botswana1A1 Togo1
A2 Liechtenstein2B1 Madagascar2
A2 Liechtenstein0
B1 Madagascar3

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 Uganda3
B4 Djibouti0
B4 Djibouti0A3 Uganda2
B3 Iceland3A4 Sudan1
A4 Sudan2
B3 Iceland1

Zone B
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B

Draw
   TUN  CYP  BEN  ZAM  AZE  CGO RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Tunisia 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–0 13–2 (87%) 27–5 (84%) 1
 Cyprus 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–1 11–4 (73%) 23–8 (74%) 2
 Benin 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–2 9–6 (60%) 16–12 (57%) 3
 Zambia 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–3 9–6 (60%) 17–13 (57%) 4
 Azerbaijan 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–4 2–13 (13%) 4–24 (14%) 5
 Congo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–5 1–14 (7%) 3–28 (10%) 6

References
  1. "1997 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1997 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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