1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
Appearance
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. 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]Draw
[edit]Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | Denmark | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | London, England (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 3 | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 2 | Zimbabwe | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Israel | ||||||||||||||||||
Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Israel | Israel | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
bye | Slovakia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
Israel | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Graz, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Morocco | Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
bye | Austria | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
- Hungary and Morocco relegated to Group II in 1998.
- Belgium, Zimbabwe, Slovakia, and Austria advance to World Group qualifying round.
First round
[edit]Denmark vs. Hungary
[edit]Denmark 5 |
Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark[2] 7–9 February 1997 Carpet (indoors) |
Hungary 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zimbabwe vs. Ukraine
[edit]Zimbabwe 5 |
City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[3] 7–9 February 1997 Hard (indoors) |
Ukraine 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Croatia vs. Morocco
[edit]Croatia 4 |
Zrinjevac Sport Hall, Osijek, Croatia[4] 7–9 February 1997 Carpet (indoors) |
Morocco 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second round
[edit]Belgium vs. Denmark
[edit]Belgium 3 |
Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[5] 4–6 April 1997 Clay |
Denmark 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Britain vs. Zimbabwe
[edit]Great Britain 1 |
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, England[6] 4–6 April 1997 Carpet (indoors) |
Zimbabwe 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slovakia vs. Israel
[edit]Slovakia 3 |
Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia[7] 4–6 April 1997 Clay |
Israel 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Austria vs. Croatia
[edit]Austria 3 |
Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria[8] 4–6 April 1997 Clay (indoors) |
Croatia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round relegation play-offs
[edit]Ukraine vs. Great Britain
[edit]Ukraine 2 |
Nauka Sports Club, Kyiv, Ukraine[9] 11–13 July 1997 Clay |
Great Britain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second round relegation play-offs
[edit]Hungary vs. Ukraine
[edit]Hungary 2 |
Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary[10] 19–21 September 1997 Clay |
Ukraine 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1997 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Zimbabwe v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Croatia v Morocco". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Belgium v Denmark". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Great Britain v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Slovakia v Israel". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Austria v Croatia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ukraine v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Hungary v Ukraine". daviscup.com.