1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 Belgium
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
bye
bye Belgium3
Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Hungary Denmark2
 Denmark5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Hungary0
 Hungary2
 Ukraine3
 Great Britain
Kyiv, Ukraine (clay)London, England (indoor carpet)
bye
 Great Britain3 Great Britain1
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Ukraine2 Zimbabwe4
 Ukraine0
 Zimbabwe5
 Israel
Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
bye
 Israel Israel1
bye Slovakia3
bye
 Slovakia
 Israelw/o
Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet)
 Morocco
 Morocco1
Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
 Croatia4
 Morocco Croatia2
bye Austria3
bye
 Austria

First round

Denmark vs. Hungary


Denmark
5 		Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark[2]
7–9 February 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frederik Fetterlein
József Krocskó 		6
4 		6
2 		7
5 		     
2
Kenneth Carlsen
Attila Sávolt 		6
4 		6
4 		77
63 		     
3
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein
László Markovits / Attila Sávolt 		77
64 		77
62 		6
4 		     
4
Kenneth Carlsen
József Krocskó 		6
3 		65
77 		6
3 		     
5
Frederik Fetterlein
Attila Sávolt 		5
7 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Zimbabwe vs. Ukraine


Zimbabwe
5 		City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[3]
7–9 February 1997
Hard (indoors)
Ukraine
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wayne Black
Andriy Medvedev 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2
Byron Black
Andrei Rybalko 		5
7 		6
2 		77
62 		6
3 		   
3
Byron Black / Wayne Black
Andriy Medvedev / Dimitri Poliakov 		68
710 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		 
4
Byron Black
Denis Yakimenko 		6
4 		6
4 		       
5
Wayne Black
Andrei Rybalko 		77
63 		6
3 		       

Croatia vs. Morocco


Croatia
4 		Zrinjevac Sport Hall, Osijek, Croatia[4]
7–9 February 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Saša Hiršzon
Karim Alami 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     
2
Goran Ivanišević
Hicham Arazi 		6
2 		6
2 		64
77 		6
2 		   
3
Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4
Goran Ivanišević
Karim Alami 		6
2 		7
5 		       
5
Saša Hiršzon
Hicham Arazi 		1
6 		4
6 		       

Second round

Belgium vs. Denmark


Belgium
3 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[5]
4–6 April 1997
Clay
Denmark
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Filip Dewulf
Kenneth Carlsen 		6
4 		6
0 		6
1 		     
2
Johan Van Herck
Frederik Fetterlein 		65
77 		6
2 		2
6 		1
6 		   
3
Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein 		3
6 		5
7 		6
1 		4
6 		   
4
Johan Van Herck
Kenneth Carlsen 		6
4 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5
Filip Dewulf
Frederik Fetterlein 		6
0 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		6
1 		 

Great Britain vs. Zimbabwe


Great Britain
1 		Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, England[6]
4–6 April 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Zimbabwe
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jamie Delgado
Wayne Black 		6
2 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2
Andrew Richardson
Byron Black 		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		6
4 		 
3
Neil Broad / Mark Petchey
Byron Black / Wayne Black 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		78
66 		3
6 		 
4
Jamie Delgado
Byron Black 		0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5
Andrew Richardson
Wayne Black 		3
6 		77
65 		62
77 		     

Slovakia vs. Israel


Slovakia
3 		Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia[7]
4–6 April 1997
Clay
Israel
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dominik Hrbatý
Eyal Ran 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2
Karol Kučera
Noam Behr 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera
Noam Behr / Eyal Erlich 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		64
77 		   
4
Karol Kučera
Eyal Ran 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5
Dominik Hrbatý
Noam Behr 		          not
played

Austria vs. Croatia


Austria
3 		Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria[8]
4–6 April 1997
Clay (indoors)
Croatia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gilbert Schaller
Goran Ivanišević 		6
3 		6
4 		63
77 		2
6 		3
1 		 
retired
2
Thomas Muster
Saša Hiršzon 		6
0 		6
4 		3
6 		6
1 		   
3
Thomas Muster / Udo Plamberger
Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
Thomas Muster
Goran Ivanišević 		77
65 		5
7 		77
65 		2
6 		5
7 		 
5
Gilbert Schaller
Saša Hiršzon 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		     

First round relegation play-offs

Ukraine vs. Great Britain


Ukraine
2 		Nauka Sports Club, Kyiv, Ukraine[9]
11–13 July 1997
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Rybalko
Tim Henman 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
2
Andriy Medvedev
Greg Rusedski 		6
1 		6
1 		2
6 		6
2 		   
3
Andriy Medvedev / Dimitri Poliakov
Tim Henman / Greg Rusedski 		1
6 		4
6 		65
77 		     
4
Andriy Medvedev
Tim Henman 		65
77 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5
Andrei Rybalko
Greg Rusedski 		5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		     

Second round relegation play-offs

Hungary vs. Ukraine


Hungary
2 		Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary[10]
19–21 September 1997
Clay
Ukraine
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kornél Bardóczky
Andriy Medvedev 		2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Attila Sávolt
Andrei Rybalko 		6
4 		6
2 		2
6 		6
2 		   
3
Gergely Kisgyörgy / Attila Sávolt
Andriy Medvedev / Dimitri Poliakov 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Attila Sávolt
Andriy Medvedev 		1
6 		77
61 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		 
5
Kornél Bardóczky
Andrei Rybalko 		6
0 		6
4 		       

References

  1. ^ "1997 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Croatia v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Belgium v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Slovakia v Israel". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Austria v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Ukraine v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Hungary v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
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