1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

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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-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
bye
byeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) London, England (indoor carpet)
bye
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
bye
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1
byeFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
bye
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel w/o
Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2
byeFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 3
bye
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

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)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5
Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 5Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 2
Porto, Portugal (clay)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
Cairo, Egypt (clay) Porto, Portugal (clay)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3
Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 3
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) Bytom, Poland (clay)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 5
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1
Poznań, Poland (clay)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1
Dublin, Ireland (carpet) Tampere, Finland (clay)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 4
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3

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

 Flag of North Macedonia.svg MKDFlag of Turkey.svg TURFlag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg SMRFlag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg ETHRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 2–13–02–13–07–2 (78%)15–5 (75%)1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–23–03–02–17–2 (78%)14–5 (74%)2
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 0–30–32–11–22–7 (22%)5–14 (26%)3
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 1–20–31–20–32–7 (22%)5–15 (25%)4

Group B

 Flag of Senegal.svg SENFlag of Luxembourg.svg LUXFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg BIHFlag of Armenia.svg ARMRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2–13–03–03–08–1 (89%)16–3 (84%)1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–22–13–02–16–3 (67%)13–7 (65%)2
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–31–23–01–24–5 (44%)9–10 (47%)3
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0–30–30–30–30–9 (0%)0–18 (0%)4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
B1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2
A2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
A2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2B1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1
A1Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1B2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2
A1Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1
B2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 3
B4Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0
B4Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2A3Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 0
A4Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 1B3Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
B3Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
A4Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 0

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
5Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino
7Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
8Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia

Zone B

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Bulgaria.svg BULFlag of Estonia.svg ESTFlag of Kenya.svg KENFlag of Malta.svg MLTRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3–03–03–03–09–0 (100%)18–0 (100%)1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0–32–12–12–14–5 (44%)8–11 (42%)2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0–31–22–11–23–6 (33%)6–13 (32%)3
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0–31–21–20–32–7 (22%)6–14 (30%)4

Group B

 Flag of Monaco.svg MONFlag of Moldova.svg MDAFlag of Cameroon.svg CMRFlag of Algeria.svg ALGRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 3–02–12–13–07–2 (78%)15–6 (71%)1
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0–33–03–02–16–3 (67%)13–7 (65%)2
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–20–32–11–23–6 (33%)8–13 (38%)3
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–20–31–20–32–7 (22%)4–14 (22%)4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3
B2Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0
B2Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1A1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3
A2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2B1Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 0
B1Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 3
A2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2
B4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
B4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2A3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2
B3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1A4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1
A4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2
B3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
2Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
4Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
5Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
6Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
7Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
8Flag of Cameroon.svg  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

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Togo.svg TOGFlag of Liechtenstein.svg LIEFlag of Uganda.svg UGAFlag of Sudan.svg SUDRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 3–03–03–03–09–0 (100%)18–0 (100%)1
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 0–33–03–02–16–3 (67%)12–7 (63%)2
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0–30–32–11–22–7 (22%)5–14 (26%)3
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0–30–31–20–31–8 (11%)2–16 (11%)4

Group B

 Flag of Madagascar.svg MADFlag of Botswana.svg BOTFlag of Iceland.svg ISLFlag of Djibouti.svg DJIRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2–13–03–03–08–1 (89%)16–2 (89%)1
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–22–13–02–16–3 (67%)11–6 (65%)2
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 0–31–23–01–24–5 (44%)8–9 (47%)3
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0–30–30–30–30–9 (0%)0–18 (0%)4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 2
B2Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1
B2Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1A1Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 1
A2Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2B1Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2
A2Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 0
B1Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 3

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3
B4Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0
B4Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0A3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2
B3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 3A4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1
A4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2
B3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1

Zone B

Draw

 Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg TUNFlag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg CYPFlag of Benin.svg BENFlag of Zambia.svg ZAMFlag of Azerbaijan.svg AZEFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CGORR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 2–13–02–13–03–05–013–2 (87%)27–5 (84%)1
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 1–22–12–13–03–04–111–4 (73%)23–8 (74%)2
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0–31–22–13–03–03–29–6 (60%)16–12 (57%)3
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–21–21–23–03–02–39–6 (60%)17–13 (57%)4
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0–30–30–30–32–11–42–13 (13%)4–24 (14%)5
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0–30–30–30–31–20–51–14 (7%)3–28 (10%)6

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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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