1997 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

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 edit

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1998 Davis Cup World Group.

Results summary edit

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 Ref.
  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]

Qualifying results edit

Zimbabwe vs. Austria edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
India
3
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India[3]
19–21 September 1997
Grass
 
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Leander Paes
Gabriel Silberstein
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
2  
 
Mahesh Bhupathi
Marcelo Ríos
2
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos
3
6
6
3
6
4
63
77
6
3
 
4  
 
Leander Paes
Marcelo Ríos
77
65
4
6
0
6
63
77
   
5  
 
Mahesh Bhupathi
Nicolás Massú
64
77
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
 

Belgium vs. France edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
Canada
1
Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal, Canada[7]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)
 
Slovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Daniel Nestor
Karol Kučera
3
6
3
6
60
77
     
2  
 
Sébastien Lareau
Dominik Hrbatý
67
79
6
4
65
77
3
6
   
3  
 
Grant Connell / Daniel Nestor
Dominik Hrbatý / Ján Krošlák
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4  
 
Sébastien Lareau
Karol Kučera
7
5
2
6
4
6
3
6
   
5  
 
Daniel Nestor
Dominik Hrbatý
4
6
77
63
3
6
     

Switzerland vs. South Korea edit

 
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
       

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Zimbabwe v Austria". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Brazil v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Belgium v France". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Germany v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Russia v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Canada v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Switzerland v South Korea". daviscup.com.

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