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1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup

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

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 edit

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 edit

This section is transcluded from 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. (edit | history)

Draw edit

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 edit

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 edit

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Draw edit

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 edit

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 edit

Zone A edit

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

Draw edit

This section is transcluded from 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A. (edit | history)
  • 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 edit

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Rank Team
1   Luxembourg
2   Senegal
3   Turkey
4   Macedonia
5   Bosnia and Herzegovina
6   San Marino
7   Armenia
8   Ethiopia

Zone B edit

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

Draw edit

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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 edit

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Rank Team
1   Bulgaria
2   Monaco
3   Estonia
4   Moldova
5   Kenya
6   Malta
7   Algeria
8   Cameroon

Group IV edit

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 edit

Zone A edit

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

Draw edit

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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 edit

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

Draw edit

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    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 edit

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

External links edit

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