1997 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1997.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1998.

1997 Davis Cup World Group
Date7 February – 30 November
Edition17th
Champions

Sweden
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France were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round.

Sweden won the title, defeating the United States in the final, 5–0. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 28 to 30 November.[2] It was the Swedish team's 6th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

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Participating teams
 
Australia
 
Brazil
 
Czech Republic
 
France
 
Germany
 
India
 
Italy
 
Mexico
 
Netherlands
 
Romania
 
Russia
 
South Africa
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United States

Draw

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First round
7–9 February
Quarterfinals
4–6 April
Semifinals
19–21 September
Final
28–30 November
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (clay)
  United States4
Newport Beach, CA, United States (hard)
  Brazil1
  United States4
Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)
  Netherlands1
  Netherlands3
Washington, DC, United States (hard)
  Romania2
  United States4
Sydney, Australia (grass)
  Australia1
  France1
Adelaide, Australia (grass)
  Australia4
  Australia5
Příbram, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
  Czech Republic0
  Czech Republic3
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  India2
  United States0
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Sweden5
  Mexico1
Pesaro, Italy (indoor carpet)
  Italy4
  Italy4
Mallorca, Spain (clay)
  Spain1
  Spain4
Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Germany1
  Italy1
Durban, South Africa (hard)
  Sweden4
  South Africa3
Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  Russia1
  South Africa2
Luleå, Sweden (indoor hard)
  Sweden3
   Switzerland1
  Sweden4

First round

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Brazil vs. United States

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Brazil
1
Tennis Country Club, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil[3]
7–9 February 1997
Clay
 
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
MaliVai Washington
6
3
66
78
63
77
3
6
   
2  
 
Fernando Meligeni
Jim Courier
6
3
1
6
4
6
6
4
4
6
 
3  
 
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Alex O'Brien / Richey Reneberg
6
2
6
4
7
5
     
4  
 
Gustavo Kuerten
Jim Courier
3
6
2
6
7
5
611
713
   
5  
 
Fernando Meligeni
Alex O'Brien
5
7
64
77
       

Romania vs. Netherlands

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Romania
2
Sports Palace, Bucharest, Romania[4]
7–9 February 1997
Hard (indoors)
 
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Adrian Voinea
Paul Haarhuis
4
6
6
1
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Andrei Pavel
Jan Siemerink
6
2
6
1
4
6
6
4
   
3  
 
Ionuț Moldovan / Răzvan Sabău
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
64
77
4
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Adrian Voinea
Jan Siemerink
66
78
7
5
77
63
68
710
4
6
 
5  
 
Andrei Pavel
Paul Haarhuis
3
6
1
6
2
6
     

Australia vs. France

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Australia
4
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[5]
7–9 February 1997
Grass
 
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pat Rafter
Cédric Pioline
3
6
65
77
6
4
7
5
6
4
 
2  
 
Mark Woodforde
Arnaud Boetsch
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
3  
 
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
78
66
6
4
6
3
     
4  
 
Sandon Stolle
Cédric Pioline
77
63
6
4
       
5  
 
Pat Rafter
Arnaud Boetsch
6
4
4
6
65
77
     

Czech Republic vs. India

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Czech Republic
3
Zimní stadion, Příbram, Czech Republic[6]
7–9 February 1997
Clay (indoors)
 
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Petr Korda
Mahesh Bhupathi
6
3
62
77
6
1
6
2
   
2  
 
Jiří Novák
Leander Paes
2
6
3
6
77
65
3
6
   
3  
 
Martin Damm / Petr Korda
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
67
79
3
6
4
6
     
4  
 
Petr Korda
Leander Paes
5
7
6
3
6
4
6
1
   
5  
 
Jiří Novák
Mahesh Bhupathi
6
1
6
4
6
3
     

Italy vs. Mexico

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Italy
4
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[7]
7–9 February 1997
Clay
 
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Omar Camporese
Alejandro Hernández
2
6
6
0
6
4
7
5
   
2  
 
Renzo Furlan
Luis Herrera
3
6
6
1
6
2
6
1
   
3  
 
Diego Nargiso / Stefano Pescosolido
Alejandro Hernández / Leonardo Lavalle
6
1
4
6
79
67
6
3
   
4  
 
Renzo Furlan
Alejandro Hernández
6
2
6
3
       
5  
 
Omar Camporese
Luis Herrera
6
2
3
6
4
6
     

Spain vs. Germany

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Spain
4
Hotel L'llot, S'illot, Mallorca, Spain[8]
7–9 February 1997
Clay
 
Germany
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Carlos Moyá
Marc-Kevin Goellner
6
4
6
3
6
3
     
2  
 
Albert Costa
Hendrik Dreekmann
6
4
6
1
6
4
     
3  
 
Àlex Corretja / Carlos Costa
Marc-Kevin Goellner / David Prinosil
2
6
2
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Carlos Moyá
Hendrik Dreekmann
6
4
6
4
7
5
     
5  
 
Albert Costa
Marc-Kevin Goellner
2
6
77
65
6
1
     

South Africa vs. Russia

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South Africa
3
Westridge Park, Durban, South Africa[9]
7–9 February 1997
Hard
 
Russia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Marcos Ondruska
Andrei Chesnokov
77
62
6
3
3
6
4
6
7
5
 
2  
 
Wayne Ferreira
Andrei Cherkasov
7
5
6
3
3
6
4
6
8
6
 
3  
 
Ellis Ferreira / Grant Stafford
Andrei Cherkasov / Andrei Olhovskiy
6
2
3
6
6
0
6
2
   
4  
 
Wayne Ferreira
Andrei Chesnokov
2
6
79
67
2
6
     
5  
 
Marcos Ondruska
Andrei Cherkasov
          not
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Sweden vs. Switzerland

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Sweden
4
Pontushallen, Luleå, Sweden[10]
7–9 February 1997
Hard (indoors)
 
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Magnus Larsson
Marc Rosset
63
77
6
3
4
6
6
4
11
13
 
2  
 
Thomas Enqvist
Lorenzo Manta
77
64
711
69
6
2
     
3  
 
Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström
Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset
5
7
6
4
6
3
5
7
6
4
 
4  
 
Thomas Enqvist
Marc Rosset
6
3
6
2
3
6
6
2
   
5  
 
Magnus Larsson
Ivo Heuberger
3
6
6
4
6
2
     

Quarterfinals

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United States vs. Netherlands

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United States
4
Palisades Tennis Club, Newport Beach, CA, United States[11]
4–6 April 1997
Hard
 
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Andre Agassi
Sjeng Schalken
78
66
6
4
77
62
     
2  
 
Jim Courier
Jan Siemerink
4
6
4
6
6
1
77
64
6
3
 
3  
 
Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
4
6
4
6
6
3
3
6
   
4  
 
Andre Agassi
Jan Siemerink
3
6
3
6
6
3
6
3
6
3
 
5  
 
Jonathan Stark
Sjeng Schalken
6
4
6
0
       

Australia vs. Czech Republic

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Australia
5
Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia[12]
4–6 April 1997
Grass
 
Czech Republic
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pat Rafter
Martin Damm
6
1
79
67
4
6
6
4
   
2  
 
Mark Philippoussis
David Rikl
6
1
6
4
2
6
6
4
   
3  
 
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
Martin Damm / David Rikl
4
6
6
1
7
5
6
4
   
4  
 
Mark Philippoussis
Martin Damm
6
4
6
2
       
5  
 
Pat Rafter
David Rikl
715
613
0
6
6
2
     

Italy vs. Spain

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Italy
4
Palazzo dello Sport, Pesaro, Italy[13]
4–6 April 1997
Carpet (indoors)
 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Omar Camporese
Carlos Moyá
68
710
64
77
6
1
6
3
6
3
 
2  
 
Renzo Furlan
Albert Costa
4
6
6
3
4
6
6
4
6
1
 
3  
 
Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso
Francisco Roig / Javier Sánchez
5
7
77
60
6
2
77
65
   
4  
 
Marzio Martelli
Carlos Moyá
65
77
6
4
3
6
     
5  
 
Omar Camporese
Albert Costa
6
2
3
6
6
4
     

Sweden vs. South Africa

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Sweden
3
Tipshallen, Växjö, Sweden[14]
4–6 April 1997
Carpet (indoors)
 
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Thomas Enqvist
Grant Stafford
7
5
2
6
6
4
6
1
   
2  
 
Jonas Björkman
Wayne Ferreira
3
6
4
6
6
2
63
77
   
3  
 
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
David Adams / Ellis Ferreira
7
5
2
6
6
4
66
78
6
2
 
4  
 
Thomas Enqvist
Wayne Ferreira
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
5  
 
Jonas Björkman
Grant Stafford
3
6
6
0
3
6
6
2
6
2
 

Semifinals

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United States vs. Australia

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United States
4
William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington, DC, United States[15]
19–21 September 1997
Hard
 
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Michael Chang
Pat Rafter
6
4
1
6
6
3
6
4
   
2  
 
Pete Sampras
Mark Philippoussis
6
1
6
2
77
65
     
3  
 
Todd Martin / Pete Sampras
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
6
3
65
77
2
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Pete Sampras
Pat Rafter
66
78
6
1
6
1
6
4
   
5  
 
Michael Chang
Mark Philippoussis
77
65
77
62
       

Sweden vs. Italy

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Sweden
4
Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden[16]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)
 
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jonas Björkman
Omar Camporese
65
77
6
3
6
2
3
6
6
3
 
2  
 
Thomas Enqvist
Renzo Furlan
6
3
3
6
4
6
6
3
3
6
 
3  
 
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Omar Camporese / Diego Nargiso
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
4  
 
Jonas Björkman
Renzo Furlan
4
6
6
4
6
0
6
4
   
5  
 
Thomas Enqvist
Omar Camporese
6
3
65
77
6
3
     

Final

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Sweden vs. United States

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Sweden
5
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[2]
28–30 November 1997
Carpet (indoors)
 
United States
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jonas Björkman
Michael Chang
7
5
1
6
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Magnus Larsson
Pete Sampras
3
6
77
61
2
1
     
retired
3  
 
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Todd Martin / Jonathan Stark
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4  
 
Jonas Björkman
Jonathan Stark
6
1
6
1
       
5  
 
Magnus Larsson
Michael Chang
77
64
66
78
6
4
     

References

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  1. ^ "World Group 1997". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Brazil v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Romania v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Australia v France". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Czech Republic v India". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Italy v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Spain v Germany". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "South Africa v Russia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Sweden v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "United States v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Australia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Italy v Spain". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
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