1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

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. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1998.

Participating nations edit

Draw edit

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 edit

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

Luxembourg and Senegal promoted to Group II in 1998.
Armenia and Ethiopia relegated to Group IV in 1998.

Round robin edit

Group A edit

Ethiopia vs. Turkey edit

Ethiopia
0

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[1]
22 January 1997

Turkey
3

		1	2	3
1	Habtamu Gebrekidan Barış Ergün	0 6	7⁷ 6⁵	3 6
2	Yohannes Setegnwandimu Erhan Oral	2 6	3 6
3	Yohannes Setegnwandimu / Samuel Woldegebriel Mustafa Azkara / Alaaddin Karagöz	0 6	3 6

Macedonia vs. San Marino edit

Macedonia
3

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[2]
22 January 1997

San Marino
0

		1	2	3
1	Dragan Jovanovski Christian Rosti	6 1	2 6	6 3
2	Zoran Ševčenko Domenico Vicini	6 1	6 3
3	Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko Gabriel Francini / Domenico Vicini	6 1	7⁷ 6⁵

Ethiopia vs. Macedonia edit

Ethiopia
1

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[3]
23 January 1997

Macedonia
2

		1	2	3
1	Samuel Woldegebriel Dragan Jovanovski	2 6	6 4	6 0
2	Yohannes Setegnwandimu Zoran Ševčenko	0 6	0 6
3	Samuel Woldegebriel / Habtamu Gebrekidan Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko	2 6	1 6

San Marino vs. Turkey edit

San Marino
0

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[4]
23 January 1997

Turkey
3

		1	2
1	Christian Rosti Barış Ergün	4 6	2 6
2	Domenico Vicini Erhan Oral	1 6	4 6
3	Gabriel Francini / Domenico Vicini Mustafa Azkara / Alaaddin Karagöz	3 6	3 6

Ethiopia vs. San Marino edit

Ethiopia
1

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[5]
24 January 1997

San Marino
2

		1	2
1	Habtamu Gebrekidan Christian Rosti	4 6	1 6
2	Samuel Woldegebriel Domenico Vicini	2 6	4 6
3	Habtamu Gebrekidan / Yohannes Setegnwandimu Gabriel Francini / Massimiliano Rosti	6 3	7⁷ 6⁴

Macedonia vs. Turkey edit

Macedonia
2

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[6]
24 January 1997

Turkey
1

		1	2
1	Lazar Magdinčev Alaaddin Karagöz	4 6	4 6
2	Zoran Ševčenko Barış Ergün	6 4	6 0
3	Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral	7 5	6 2

Group B edit

Senegal vs. Armenia edit

Senegal
3

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[7]
22 January 1997

Armenia
0

		1	2
1	Jean-Noël Said Artek Aroutiounyan	6 3	6 4
2	Yahiya Doumbia Davit Babayan	6 0	6 0
3	Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Artek Aroutiounyan / Hayk Hakobyan	6 2	6 3

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Luxembourg edit

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[8]
22 January 1997

Luxembourg
2

		1	2	3
1	Eldar Mustafić Johny Goudenbour	3 6	3 6
2	Meride Zahirović Sacha Thoma	7¹³ 6¹¹	6 1
3	Eldar Mustafić / Meride Zahirović Johny Goudenbour / Pascal Schaul	6 4	3 6	4 6

Senegal vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

Senegal
3

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[9]
23 January 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0

		1	2
1	Jean-Noël Said Haris Bašalić	7⁷ 6⁴	6 3
2	Yahiya Doumbia Meride Zahirović	6 1	6 2
3	Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Haris Bašalić / Eldar Mustafić	6 3	6 4

Armenia vs. Luxembourg edit

Armenia
0

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[10]
23 January 1997

Luxembourg
3

		1	2
1	Artek Aroutiounyan Adrian Graimprey	0 6	0 6
2	Davit Babayan Sacha Thoma	1 6	1 6
3	Artek Aroutiounyan / Anri Makichyan Johny Goudenbour / Pascal Schaul	2 6	3 6

Senegal vs. Luxembourg edit

Senegal
2

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[11]
24 January 1997

Luxembourg
1

		1	2	3
1	Jean-Noël Said Pascal Schaul	4 6	4 6
2	Yahiya Doumbia Adrian Graimprey	5 7	6 4	6 2
3	Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Johny Goudenbour / Sacha Thoma	7⁹ 6⁷	6 2

Armenia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

Armenia
0

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[12]
24 January 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina
3

		1	2
1	Artek Aroutiounyan Eldar Mustafić	3 6	3 6
2	Davit Babayan Meride Zahirović	2 6	1 6
3	Hayk Hakobyan / Anri Makichyan Eldar Mustafić / Meride Zahirović	4 6	2 6

1st to 4th place play-offs edit

Semifinals edit

Senegal vs. Turkey edit

Senegal
2

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[13]
25 January 1997

Turkey
1

		1	2	3
1	Jean-Noël Said Barış Ergün	6 4	3 6	3 6
2	Yahiya Doumbia Erhan Oral	6 2	6 3
3	Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Barış Ergün / Alaaddin Karagöz	6 4	6 4

Macedonia vs. Luxembourg edit

Macedonia
1

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[14]
25 January 1997

Luxembourg
2

		1	2	3
1	Lazar Magdinčev Johny Goudenbour	2 6	3 6
2	Zoran Ševčenko Sacha Thoma	6 1	6 4
3	Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko Johny Goudenbour / Adrian Graimprey	6³ 7⁷	7⁷ 6³	2 6

Final edit

Senegal vs. Luxembourg edit

Senegal
1

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[15]
26 January 1997

Luxembourg
2

		1	2
1	Jean-Noël Said Pascal Schaul	2 6	4 6
2	Yahiya Doumbia Sacha Thoma	6 2	6 2
3	Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Johny Goudenbour / Adrian Graimprey	6⁴ 7⁷	6⁵ 7⁷

3rd to 4th play-off edit

Turkey vs. Macedonia edit

Turkey
2

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[16]
26 January 1997

Macedonia
1

		1	2	3
1	Mustafa Azkara Goran Popov	6 4	6 1
2	Barış Ergün Zoran Ševčenko	7⁷ 6⁴	2 6	6 8
3	Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko	6 4	6 2

5th to 8th place play-offs edit

5th to 8th play-offs edit

San Marino vs. Armenia edit

San Marino
3

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[17]
25 January 1997

Armenia
0

		1	2	3
1	Christian Rosti Anri Makichyan	6 1	6 2
2	Domenico Vicini Artek Aroutiounyan	5 7	7 5	6 3
3	Gabriel Francini / Christian Rosti Hayk Hakobyan / Anri Makichyan	6 4	6 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ethiopia edit

Bosnia and Herzegovina
3

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[18]
25 January 1997

Ethiopia
0

		1	2	3
1	Eldar Mustafić Samuel Woldegebriel	6 1	6 2
2	Meride Zahirović Yohannes Setegnwandimu	2 6	6 3	6 1
3	Haris Bašalić / Eldar Mustafić Habtamu Gebrekidan / Yohannes Setegnwandimu	6 0	6 0

5th to 6th play-off edit

San Marino vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

San Marino
0

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[19]
26 January 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina
3

		1	2
1	Christian Rosti Eldar Mustafić	5 7	5 7
2	Domenico Vicini Meride Zahirović	6³ 7⁷	6⁵ 7⁷
3	Gabriel Francini / Domenico Vicini Haris Bašalić / Eldar Mustafić	2 6	0 6

7th to 8th play-off edit

Armenia vs. Ethiopia edit

Armenia
2

Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal^[20]
26 January 1997

Ethiopia
1

		1	2
1	Artek Aroutiounyan Samuel Woldegebriel	6 2	6 1
2	Davit Babayan Yohannes Setegnwandimu	4 6	3 6
3	Artek Aroutiounyan / Anri Makichyan Samuel Woldegebriel / Yohannes Setegnwandimu	6 4	6 2

References edit

^ "Ethiopia v Turkey". daviscup.com.
^ "Macedonia v San Marino". daviscup.com.
^ "Ethiopia v Macedonia". daviscup.com.
^ "San Marino v Turkey". daviscup.com.
^ "Ethiopia v San Marino". daviscup.com.
^ "Macedonia v Turkey". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Armenia". daviscup.com.
^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
^ "Armenia v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
^ "Armenia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Turkey". daviscup.com.
^ "Macedonia v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
^ "Turkey v Macedonia". daviscup.com.
^ "San Marino v Armenia". daviscup.com.
^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Ethiopia". daviscup.com.
^ "San Marino v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
^ "Armenia v Ethiopia". daviscup.com.

External links edit

Davis Cup official website

[1] "Ethiopia v Turkey". daviscup.com.

[2] "Macedonia v San Marino". daviscup.com.

[3] "Ethiopia v Macedonia". daviscup.com.

[4] "San Marino v Turkey". daviscup.com.

[5] "Ethiopia v San Marino". daviscup.com.

[6] "Macedonia v Turkey". daviscup.com.

[7] "Senegal v Armenia". daviscup.com.

[8] "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.

[9] "Senegal v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.

[10] "Armenia v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.

[11] "Senegal v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.

[12] "Armenia v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.

[13] "Senegal v Turkey". daviscup.com.

[14] "Macedonia v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.

[15] "Senegal v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.

[16] "Turkey v Macedonia". daviscup.com.

[17] "San Marino v Armenia". daviscup.com.

[18] "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Ethiopia". daviscup.com.

[19] "San Marino v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.

[20] "Armenia v Ethiopia". daviscup.com.

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