• OddsDigger
  • Blog
  • 1997 Davis Cup

1997 Davis Cup

1997 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 7 February – 30 November
Edition 86th
Teams 127
Champion
Winning Nation Sweden
← 1996 1998 →

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, United States (hard)
    Brazil 1  
      United States 4  
  Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)
      Netherlands 1  
    Netherlands 3
    Washington, DC, 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
  Mallorca, 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
28–30 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 		7
6		 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		 7
6		 6
7		 6
4		      
      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 		7
6		 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		 7
6		 6
7		 6
4		      

World Group Qualifying Round

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

  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September		   First Round Play-offs
11–14 July		   First Round
7–9 February		   Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
   
      Venezuela    
  Nassau, Bahamas (hard)     bye       Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)
      Venezuela 2         Venezuela 0
      Bahamas 3   Montreal, Canada (indoor hard)     Canada 5
    Bahamas 1
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)       Canada 4  
    Venezuela 1  
    Argentina 4     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 4  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)     Ecuador 1     Santiago, Chile (clay)
    Ecuador 3         Chile 3
      Argentina 1         Argentina 2
    bye  
      Argentina    
Venezuela relegated to
Group II in 1998.		 Canada and Chile
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II

  Relegation Play-offs
4–6 April		   First Round
7–9 February		   Second Round
4–6 April		   Third Round
19–21 September
                                     
  Havana, Cuba (hard)
      Peru 3  
  San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)     Cuba 2     Cali, Colombia (clay)
    Cuba 4         Peru 0  
    Puerto Rico 1   San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)     Colombia 5  
    Puerto Rico 2
      Colombia 3     Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
      Colombia 4
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)       Uruguay 1
      Paraguay 5  
  San Salvador, El Salvador (clay)     Haiti 0     Asunción, Paraguay (clay)
    Haiti 3         Paraguay 2
    El Salvador 2   San Salvador, El Salvador (hard)     Uruguay 3  
    El Salvador 1
      Uruguay 4  
Puerto Rico and El Salvador
relegated to Group III in 1998.		   Colombia promoted
to Group I in 1998.

Group III

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

Rank Team
1 Bermuda
2 Costa Rica
3 Eastern Caribbean

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September		   First Round Play-offs
11–13 July		   First Round
4–9 February		   Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
   
      New Zealand    
        bye       Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
      bye           New Zealand 5
      Philippines     Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)     Indonesia 0
    Philippines 2
  Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard)       Indonesia 3  
    Philippines 0  
    Uzbekistan 5     Beijing, China (indoor hard)
      Uzbekistan 1  
  Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)     China 4     Beijing, China (indoor carpet)
    Uzbekistan 2         China 1
      Japan 3   Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)     South Korea 4
    South Korea 3
      Japan 2  
Philippines relegated to
Group II in 1998.		 New Zealand and South Korea
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II

  Relegation Play-offs
4–6 April		   First Round
14–23 February		   Second Round
4–6 April		   Third Round
19–21 September
                                     
  Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
      Chinese Taipei 5  
  Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)     Singapore 0     Tehran, Iran (clay)
    Singapore 0         Chinese Taipei 1  
    Pakistan 5   Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)     Iran 4  
    Pakistan 2
      Iran 3     Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)
      Iran 1
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)       Lebanon 4
      Lebanon 5  
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)     Saudi Arabia 0     Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)
    Saudi Arabia 1         Lebanon 5
    Hong Kong 4   Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)     Thailand 0  
    Hong Kong 0
      Thailand 5  
Singapore and Saudi Arabia
relegated to Group III in 1998.		   Lebanon promoted
to Group I in 1998.

Group III

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

Group IV

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

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September		   First Round Play-offs
11–13 July		   First Round
7–9 February		   Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
   
      Belgium    
        bye       Brussels, Belgium (clay)
      bye           Belgium 3
      Hungary     Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)     Denmark 2
    Denmark 5
  Budapest, Hungary (clay)       Hungary 0  
    Hungary 2  
    Ukraine 3      
      Great Britain    
  Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)     bye       London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet)
    Great Britain 3         Great Britain 1
      Ukraine 2   Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)     Zimbabwe 4
    Ukraine 0
      Zimbabwe 5  
   
      Israel    
        bye       Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
      Israel           Israel 1
      bye           Slovakia 3
    bye  
          Slovakia    
    Israel w/o  
    Morocco       Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet)
      Morocco 1  
        Croatia 4     Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
    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.

Group II

  Relegation Play-offs
11–14 July		   First Round
2–4 May		   Second Round
11–13 July		   Third Round
19–21 September
                                     
  Snarøya, Norway (clay)
      Norway 5  
  Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)     Nigeria 0     Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay)
    Nigeria 0         Norway 4  
    Georgia 5   Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)     Slovenia 1  
    Georgia 2
      Slovenia 3     Porto, Portugal (clay)
      Norway 3
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)       Portugal 2
      Egypt 0  
  Cairo, Egypt (clay)     Portugal 5     Porto, Portugal (clay)
    Egypt 3         Portugal 3
    Lithuania 2   Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet)     Yugoslavia 2  
    Yugoslavia 3
      Lithuania 2  
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
      Latvia 0  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)     Ivory Coast 5     Bytom, Poland (clay)
    Latvia 4         Ivory Coast 1  
    Ghana 1   Poznań, Poland (clay)     Poland 4  
    Ghana 0
      Poland 5     Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
      Poland 2
  Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)       Finland 3
      Ireland 1  
  Dublin, Ireland (carpet)     Belarus 4     Tampere, Finland (clay)
    Ireland 4         Belarus 2
    Greece 1   Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)     Finland 3  
    Greece 2
      Finland 3  
Nigeria, Lithuania, Ghana, and Greece
relegated to Group III in 1998.		 Norway and Finland
promoted to Group I in 1998.

Zone A

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