1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup.
Group I
The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four and one pool of three teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. The two nations winning the least rubbers were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1998.
Pools
| Pool B | ITA | SWE | ROU | UKR | |
| 1 | Italy (3–0) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sweden (2–1) | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Romania (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Ukraine (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Pool C | BLR | HUN | POL | FIN | |
| 1 | Belarus (3–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hungary (2–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Poland (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Finland (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Pool D | SLO | ISR | LAT | GEO | |
| 1 | Slovenia (3–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Israel (2–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Latvia (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Georgia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||||
| Israel | 1 | |||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||
| Belarus | 0 | |||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||
| Belarus | 2 | |||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||
| Greece | 0 | |||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||||
| Slovenia | 1 | |||||||
- Russia and Italy advanced to World Group II Play-offs.[1][2]
- Finland and Georgia relegated to Group II in 1998.[3][4]
Group II
The twenty-five teams were divided into three pools of six and one pool of seven. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 1998.
Pools
| Pool A | GBR | DEN | EST | ARM | LIT | EGY | |
| 1 | Great Britain (5–0) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Denmark (4–1) | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Estonia (3–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Armenia (2–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Lithuania (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| 6 | Egypt (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Pool B | YUG | IRL | TUN | ALG | CMR | ISL | |
| 1 | Yugoslavia (5–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ireland (4–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Tunisia (3–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Algeria (2–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Cameroon (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 6 | Iceland (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Pool C | POR | TUR | BIH | NOR | SMR | ETH | |
| 1 | Portugal (5–0) | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Turkey (4–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (3–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Norway (2–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 5 | San Marino (1–4) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 6 | Ethiopia (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Pool D | MAD | MLT | LUX | MKD | LIE | BOT | CYP | |
| 1 | Madagascar (6–0) | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Malta (5–1) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Luxembourg (4–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Macedonia (3–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 5 | Liechtenstein (2–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 6 | Botswana (1–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 7 | Cyprus (0–6) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
- Great Britain, Yugoslavia, Portugal and Madagascar advanced to Group I in 1998.[5][6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Russia v South Korea". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Finland v Botswana". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Georgia v Moldova". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Great Britain v Madagascar". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Ukraine v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Portugal v Madagascar". fedcup.com.
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