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.
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| Duration | 7 February – 30 November 1997 |
| Edition | 86th |
| Teams | 127 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Sweden |
← 1996 1998 → | |
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 edit
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
 Brazil |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 India |
 Italy |
 Mexico |
 Netherlands |
 Romania |
 Russia |
 South Africa |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw edit
| 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 edit
Sweden vs. United States
 Sweden 5 |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[3] 28–30 November 1997 Carpet (indoors) |
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World Group qualifying round edit
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 |
Brazil, 
Germany, 
India, 
Russia and 
Switzerland remain in the World Group in 1998.
Belgium, 
Slovakia and 
Zimbabwe are promoted to the World Group in 1998.
Austria, 
Canada, 
Chile, 
New Zealand and 
South Korea remain in Zonal Group I in 1998.
France, 
Mexico and 
Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1998.
Americas Zone edit
Group I edit
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Group II edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| 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 edit
- Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
- Date: 29 April–3 May
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Guatemala
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| 2 |  Jamaica
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| 3 |  Antigua and Barbuda
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| 4 |  Panama
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| 5 |  Dominican Republic
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| 6 |  Bolivia
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| 7 |  Barbados
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| 8 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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Guatemala and 
Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1998.
Barbados and 
Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV edit
- Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda
- Date: 1–3 May
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Bermuda
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| 2 |  Costa Rica
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| 3 |  Eastern Caribbean
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Bermuda and 
Costa Rica promoted to Group III in 1998.
Asia/Oceania Zone edit
Group I edit
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 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 edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| 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 edit
- Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
- Date: 26–30 March
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar
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| 2 |  Pacific Oceania
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| 3 |  Kazakhstan
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| 4 |  Kuwait
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| 5 |  Malaysia
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| 6 |  Sri Lanka
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| 7 |  Bahrain
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| 8 |  Bangladesh
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Qatar and 
Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 1998.
Bahrain and 
Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV edit
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Syria
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| 2 |  Tajikistan
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| 3 |  United Arab Emirates
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| 4 |  Oman
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| 5 |  Brunei
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| 6 |  Jordan
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Syria and 
Tajikistan promoted to Group III in 1998.
Europe/Africa Zone edit
Group I edit
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary |  Denmark | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | London, England (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 3 | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | Zimbabwe | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Israel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | Israel | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Slovakia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
| Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Graz, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Snarøya, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | Norway | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Georgia | 5 |  Slovenia | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Porto, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania | 2 |  Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 4 | Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Poznań, Poland (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana | 1 |  Poland | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Tampere, Finland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Belarus | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 4 | Belarus | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 1 | 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.
Group III edit
Zone A edit
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Luxembourg
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| 2 |  Senegal
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| 3 |  Turkey
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| 4 |  Macedonia
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| 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 6 |  San Marino
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| 7 |  Armenia
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| 8 |  Ethiopia
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Luxembourg and 
Senegal promoted to Group II in 1998.
Armenia and 
Ethiopia relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Zone B edit
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria
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| 2 |  Monaco
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| 3 |  Estonia
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| 4 |  Moldova
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| 5 |  Kenya
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| 6 |  Malta
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| 7 |  Algeria
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| 8 |  Cameroon
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Group IV edit
Zone A edit
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Madagascar
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| 2 |  Togo
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| 3 |  Liechtenstein
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| 4 |  Botswana
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| 5 |  Uganda
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| 6 |  Sudan
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| 7 |  Iceland
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| 8 |  Djibouti
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Madagascar and 
Togo promoted to Group III in 1998.
References edit
- General
- "World Group 1997". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- Specific
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). World of Tennis 1997. London: Harper Collins. pp. 31–43. ISBN 9780002188241.
- ^ a b "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.