1997 Davis Cup

The 1997 Davis Cup was the 86th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Group IV was added to the regional Zones, with promotion and relegation between it and Group III. A total of 127 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Sweden defeated the United States at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28-30 November, giving Sweden their 6th title.

World Group

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup World Group

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

Draw

First round 7-9 February

Quarterfinals 4-6 April

Semifinals 19-21 September

Final 28-30 November

Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (clay)

United States

4

Newport Beach, CA, USA (hard)

Brazil

1

United States

4

Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)

Netherlands

1

Netherlands

3

Washington, D.C., United States (hard)

Romania

2

United States

4

Sydney, Australia (grass)

Australia

1

France

1

Adelaide, Australia (grass)

Australia

4

Australia

5

Příbram, Czech Republic (indoor clay)

Czech Republic

0

Czech Republic

3

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet)

India

2

United States

0

Rome, Italy (clay)

Sweden

5

Mexico

1

Pesaro, Italy (indoor carpet)

Italy

4

Italy

4

Cala Ratjada, Majorca, Spain (clay)

Spain

1

Spain

4

Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Germany

1

Italy

1

Durban, South Africa (hard)

Sweden

4

South Africa

3

Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Russia

1

South Africa

2

Luleå, Sweden (indoor hard)

Sweden

3

Switzerland

1

Sweden

4

Final

Sweden 5	Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 28 November - 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 65 66 78 6 4

World Group Qualifying Round

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 19-21 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)	Zimbabwe	3-2	Austria
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)	Brazil	5-0	New Zealand
New Delhi, India (grass)	India	3-2	Chile
Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay)	Belgium	3-2	France
Essen, Germany (indoor carpet)	Germany	5-0	Mexico
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)	Russia	3-2	Romania
Montreal, Canada (indoor carpet)	Canada	1-4	Slovakia
Locarno, Switzerland (indoor carpet)	Switzerland	3-2	South Korea

• Belgium, Slovakia and Zimbabwe promoted to World Group in 1998.
• Brazil, Germany, India, Russia, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 1998.
• Austria (EA), Canada (AMN), Chile (AMN), New Zealand (AO), and South Korea (AO) remain in Group I in 1998.
• France (EA), Mexico (AMN) and Romania (EA) relegated to Group I in 1998.

American Zone

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup American Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Argentina
• Bahamas
• Canada — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Chile — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Ecuador
• Venezuela — relegated to Group II in 1998

Group II

Participating Teams

• Colombia — promoted to Group I in 1998
• Cuba
• El Salvador — relegated to Group III in 1998
• Haiti
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Puerto Rico — relegated to Group III in 1998
• Uruguay

Group III

Participating Teams

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Barbados — relegated to Group IV in 1998
• Bolivia
• Dominican Republic
• Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 1998
• Jamaica — promoted to Group II in 1998
• Panama
• Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 1998

Group IV

Participating Teams

• Bermuda — promoted to Group III in 1998
• Costa Rica — promoted to Group III in 1998
• Eastern Caribbean

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• China
• Indonesia
• Japan
• New Zealand — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Philippines — relegated to Group II in 1998
• South Korea — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Uzbekistan

Group II

Participating Teams

• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• Iran
• Lebanon — promoted to Group I in 1998
• Pakistan
• Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group III in 1998
• Singapore — relegated to Group III in 1998
• Thailand

Group III

Participating Teams

• Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 1998
• Bangladesh — relegated to Group IV in 1998
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Malaysia
• Pacific Oceania — promoted to Group II in 1998
• Qatar — promoted to Group II in 1998
• Sri Lanka

Group IV

Participating Teams

• Brunei
• Jordan
• Oman
• Syria — promoted to Group III in 1998
• Tajikistan — promoted to Group III in 1998
• United Arab Emirates

Euro/African Zone

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Euro/African Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Austria — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Croatia
• Denmark
• Great Britain
• Hungary — relegated to Group II in 1998
• Israel
• Morocco — relegated to Group II in 1998
• Slovakia — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Ukraine
• Zimbabwe — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

Group II

Participating Teams

• Belarus
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Egypt
• Finland — promoted to Group I in 1998
• Georgia
• Ghana — relegated to Group III in 1998
• Greece — relegated to Group III in 1998
• Ireland
• Latvia
• Lithuania — relegated to Group III in 1998
• Nigeria — relegated to Group III in 1998
• Norway — promoted to Group I in 1998
• Poland
• Portugal
• Slovenia
• Yugoslavia

Group III

Venue A

Participating Teams

• Armenia — relegated to Group IV in 1998
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Ethiopia — relegated to Group IV in 1998
• Luxembourg — promoted to Group II in 1998
• Macedonia
• San Marino
• Senegal — promoted to Group II in 1998
• Turkey

Venue B

Participating Teams

• Algeria — relegated to Group IV in 1998
• Bulgaria — promoted to Group II in 1998
• Cameroon — relegated to Group IV in 1998
• Estonia
• Kenya
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco — promoted to Group II in 1998

Group IV

Venue I

Participating Teams

• Botswana
• Djibouti
• Iceland
• Liechtenstein
• Madagascar — promoted to Group III in 1998
• Sudan
• Togo — promoted to Group III in 1998
• Uganda

Venue II

Participating Teams

• Azerbaijan
• Benin
• Congo
• Cyprus — promoted to Group III in 1998
• Tunisia — promoted to Group III in 1998
• Zambia