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1997 Davis Cup
Details
Duration7 February – 30 November
Edition86th
Teams127
Champion
Winning nation Sweden
1996
1998

The 1997 Davis Cup (also known as the 1997 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 86th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 127 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 57 in the Europe/Africa Zone. A new Group VI of competition was added to each regional zone, providing another level of promotion and relegation within each zone. Madagascar, Tajikistan and Uganda made their first appearances in the tournament.

Sweden defeated the United States in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28–30 November, to win their 6th title overall.[1][2][3]

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 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

Final

Sweden vs. United States


Sweden
5
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden [3]
28–30 November 1997
Carpet (indoors)

United States
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
United States
Jonas Björkman
Michael Chang
7
5
1
6
6
3
6
3
   
2 Sweden
United States
Magnus Larsson
Pete Sampras
3
6
77
61
2
1
     
retired
3 Sweden
United States
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Todd Martin / Jonathan Stark
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4 Sweden
United States
Jonas Björkman
Jonathan Stark
6
1
6
1
       
5 Sweden
United States
Magnus Larsson
Michael Chang
77
64
66
78
6
4
     

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 19–21 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1998 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Zimbabwe 3–2  Austria Harare City Sports Centre Indoor Hard
 Brazil 5–0  New Zealand Florianópolis Costão Santinho Hotel Outdoor Clay
 India 3–2  Chile New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Grass
 Belgium 3–2  France Ghent Flanders Expo Indoor Clay
 Germany 5–0  Mexico Essen Grugahalle Indoor Carpet
 Russia 3–2  Romania Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet
 Canada 1–4  Slovakia Montreal Jarry Park Stadium Indoor Carpet
  Switzerland 3–2  South Korea Locarno FEVI Indoor Carpet

Americas Zone

Group I

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Venezuela0
 Canada5
 Venezuela
bye
Seventh place Chile3
 Argentina2
 Bahamas1
 Canada4

Group II

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Colombia4
 Uruguay1
 Peru0
 Colombia5
 Peru3
 Cuba2
Seventh place Paraguay2
 Uruguay3
 Puerto Rico2
 Colombia3

Group III

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Guatemala
2  Jamaica
3  Antigua and Barbuda
4  Panama
5  Dominican Republic
6  Bolivia
7  Barbados
8  Trinidad and Tobago

Group IV

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Bermuda
2  Costa Rica
3  Eastern Caribbean

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 New Zealand5
 Indonesia0
 New Zealand
bye
Seventh place China1
 South Korea4
 Philippines2
 Indonesia3

Group II

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Iran1
 Lebanon4
 Chinese Taipei1
 Iran4
 Chinese Taipei5
 Singapore0
Seventh place Lebanon5
 Thailand0
 Pakistan2
 Iran3

Group III

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Qatar
2  Pacific Oceania
3  Kazakhstan
4  Kuwait
5  Malaysia
6  Sri Lanka
7  Bahrain
8  Bangladesh

Group IV

  • Venue: InterContinental Hotel, Muscat, Oman
  • Date: 26–30 March

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Syria
2  Tajikistan
3  United Arab Emirates
4  Oman
5  Brunei
6  Jordan

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Belgium3
 Denmark2
 Belgium
bye
Eleventh place
 Denmark5
 Hungary0 Great Britain1
 Zimbabwe4
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
 Israel1
 Slovakia3
 Great Britain
bye
 Croatia2
 Austria3
Fifteenth place
 Ukraine0
 Zimbabwe5

Group II

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 Norway3
 Portugal2
 Norway4
 Slovenia1
 Poland2
 Finland3
 Norway5
 Nigeria0
Eleventh place
 Georgia2
 Slovenia3 Portugal3
 Yugoslavia2
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
 Ivory Coast1
 Poland4
 Egypt0
 Portugal5
 Belarus2
 Finland3
Fifteenth place
 Yugoslavia3
 Lithuania2

Group III

Zone A

  • Venue: Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal
  • Date: 22–26 January

Final standings

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

Zone B

Final standings

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

Group IV

Zone A

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Madagascar
2  Togo
3  Liechtenstein
4  Botswana
5  Uganda
6  Sudan
7  Iceland
8  Djibouti

Zone B

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Tunisia
2  Cyprus
3  Benin
4  Zambia
5  Azerbaijan
6  Congo

References

General
  • "World Group 1997". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). World of Tennis 1997. London: Harper Collins. pp. 31–43. ISBN 9780002188241.
  3. ^ a b "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.