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-offs
19–21 September		 First Round Play-offs
11–13 July		 First Round
7–9 February		 Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
 
      Belgium  
     bye     Brussels, Belgium (clay)
   bye         Belgium 3
    Hungary   Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)     Denmark 2
    Denmark 5
  Budapest, Hungary (clay)       Hungary 0  
    Hungary 2  
    Ukraine 3    
      Great Britain  
  Kiev, Ukraine (clay)    bye     London, England (indoor carpet)
  Great Britain 3         Great Britain 1
    Ukraine 2   Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)     Zimbabwe 4
    Ukraine 0
      Zimbabwe 5  
 
      Israel  
     bye     Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
    Israel         Israel 1
   bye       Slovakia 3
   bye
        Slovakia  
    Israel w/o  
    Morocco     Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet)
      Morocco 1  
      Croatia 4     Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
  Morocco         Croatia 2
   bye       Austria 3
   bye
      Austria  
 Hungary and  Morocco
relegated to Group II in 1998.		  Belgium,  Zimbabwe,  Slovakia, and  Austria
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

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-offs
11–14 July		 First Round
2–4 May		 Second Round
11–13 July		 Third Round
19–21 September
                                     
  Snarøya, Norway (clay)
      Norway 5  
  Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)     Nigeria 0     Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay)
  Nigeria 0         Norway 4  
  Georgia 5   Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)     Slovenia 1  
    Georgia 2
      Slovenia 3     Porto, Portugal (clay)
      Norway 3
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)       Portugal 2
      Egypt 0  
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)     Portugal 5     Porto, Portugal (clay)
  Egypt 3         Portugal 3
  Lithuania 2   Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet)     Yugoslavia 2  
    Yugoslavia 3
      Lithuania 2  
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
      Latvia 0  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)     Ivory Coast 5     Bytom, Poland (clay)
  Latvia 4         Ivory Coast 1  
  Ghana 1   Poznań, Poland (clay)     Poland 4  
    Ghana 0
      Poland 5     Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
      Poland 2
  Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)       Finland 3
      Ireland 1  
  Dublin, Ireland (carpet)     Belarus 4     Tampere, Finland (clay)
  Ireland 4         Belarus 2
  Greece 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

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-Off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    B1   Senegal 2  
    A2   Turkey 1    
A2   Turkey 2       B1   Senegal 1
A1   Macedonia 1     B2   Luxembourg 2
  A1   Macedonia 1
    B2   Luxembourg 2  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-Off
 5th-8th Play-Offs
 5th-6th Play-Off
                           
 
    A3   San Marino 3  
    B4   Armenia 0    
B4   Armenia 2       A3   San Marino 0
A4   Ethiopia 1     B3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
  B3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
    A4   Ethiopia 0  

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-Off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Bulgaria 3  
    B2   Moldova 0    
B2   Moldova 1       A1   Bulgaria 3
A2   Estonia 2     B1   Monaco 0
  B1   Monaco 3
    A2   Estonia 0  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-Off
 5th-8th Play-Offs
 5th-6th Play-Off
                           
 
    A3   Kenya 2  
    B4   Algeria 1    
B4   Algeria 2       A3   Kenya 2
B3   Cameroon 1     A4   Malta 1
  A4   Malta 2
    B3   Cameroon 1  

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-Off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Togo 2  
    B2   Botswana 1    
B2   Botswana 1       A1   Togo 1
A2   Liechtenstein 2     B1   Madagascar 2
  A2   Liechtenstein 0
    B1   Madagascar 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-Off
 5th-8th Play-Offs
 5th-6th Play-Off
                           
 
    A3   Uganda 3  
    B4   Djibouti 0    
B4   Djibouti 0       A3   Uganda 2
B3   Iceland 3     A4   Sudan 1
  A4   Sudan 2
    B3   Iceland 1  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Madagascar
2  Togo
3  Liechtenstein
4  Botswana
5  Uganda
6  Sudan
7  Iceland
8  Djibouti

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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