◄ Fed Cup 1997 ►
Period:
March 1 - October 5, 1997
Edition:
35
Participating nations:
96
Winner:
France France
Title:
1
Players:
Mary Pierce Nathalie Tauziat Alexandra Fusai Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Sandrine Testud
Team Principal:
Yannick Noah
The 1997 Fed Cup was the 35th edition of the women's national team tennis tournament .
mode
The winners of the first round of the world group play in the semi-finals for a place in the final.
The losers of the first round of the world group play against a winner of the world group II of the first round. The winners play in 1998 in World Group and the losers play in World Group II in 1998
The losers of World Group II in the first round play against a qualified team. The qualified teams consist of two teams from the Europe / Africa zone and one team each from the Asia / Oceania zone and the America zone . The winners play in 1998 in World Group II and the losers in their respective zones .
World group
1 round
Semifinals
final
1
United States United States
2
Netherlands Netherlands
3
Netherlands Netherlands
3
Czech Republic Czech Republic
2
Czech Republic Czech Republic
3
3
Germany Germany
2
Netherlands Netherlands
1
4th
France France
4th
4th
France France
4th
Japan Japan
1
4th
France France
3
Belgium Belgium
2
Belgium Belgium
5
2
Spain Spain
0
First round
Netherlands - United States
Netherlands 3 2
United States
Date: March 1 to 2, 1997
Venue: Haarlem Sports Center, Haarlem , Netherlands
Surface: Carpet (hall)
Netherlands
United States
Result
Miriam Oremans
Mary Joe Fernández
6: 1, 6: 4
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Chanda Ruby
6: 4, 4: 6, 3: 6
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Mary Joe Fernández
1: 6, 6: 4, 9: 7
Miriam Oremans
Chanda Ruby
6: 3, 6: 0
Manon Bollegraf Kristie Boogert
Gigi Fernández Kimberly Po
3: 6, 2: 6
Germany - Czech Republic
Japan - France
Japan 1 4
France
Date: March 1st to 2nd, 1997
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo , Japan
Surface: Hard court (hall)
Japan
France
Result
Naoko Sawamatsu
Mary Pierce
0: 6, 6: 7 4
Ai Sugiyama
Nathalie Tauziat
6: 4, 5: 7, 4: 6
Ai Sugiyama
Mary Pierce
7: 5, 6: 7 7 , 6: 4
Naoko Sawamatsu
Nathalie Tauziat
5: 7, 6: 4, 15:17
Naoko Kijimuta Kyōko Nagatsuka
Alexandra Fusai Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
5: 7, 4: 6
Belgium - Spain
Belgium 5 0
Spain
Date: March 1st to 2nd, 1997
Venue: Tennissimo, Sprimont , Belgium Surface
: Hard court (hall)
Belgium
Spain
Result
Els Callens
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6: 3, 7: 6 4
Sabine Appelmans
Magüi Serna
6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 3
Sabine Appelmans
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6: 3, 2: 6, 8: 6
Els Callens
Magüi Serna
6: 1, 6: 3
Els Callens Nancy Feber
Gala León García Virginia Ruano Pascual
5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 2
Semifinals
Czech Republic - Netherlands
France - Belgium
France 3 2
Belgium
Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997
Venue: Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice , France
Surface: Sand (red)
France
Belgium
Result
Alexandra Fusai
Sabine Appelmans
6: 7 1 , 6: 3, 6: 1
Sandrine Testud
Dominique Van Roost
6: 4, 5: 7, 4: 6
Sandrine Testud
Sabine Appelmans
6: 2, 6: 4
Alexandra Fusai
Dominique Van Roost
3: 6, 3: 6
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
Els Callens Dominique Van Roost
3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5
final
Netherlands - France
Play-offs
Australia - Spain
Switzerland - Argentina
Germany - Croatia
Germany 3 2
Croatia
Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997
Venue: Waldstadion Tennis Club, Frankfurt am Main , Germany
Surface: Carpet
Germany
Croatia
Result
Meike Babel
Iva Majoli
2: 6, 3: 6
Anke Huber
Mirjana Lučić
6: 2, 6: 2
Anke Huber
Iva Majoli
6: 7 4 , 6: 2, 6: 0
Meike Babel
Mirjana Lučić
4: 6, 1: 6
Meike Babel Anke Huber
Mirjana Lučić Iva Majoli
7: 6 4 , 6: 7 4 , 6: 1
United States - Japan
World group II
First round
Croatia - Austria
Slovakia - Switzerland
South Korea - Argentina
Korea South 1 4
Argentina
Date: March 1-2, 1997
Venue: Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul , South Korea
Surface: Hard court
Korea South
Argentina
Result
Park Sung-hee
Mariana Díaz-Oliva
6: 3, 6: 1
Cho Yoong-jeong
Florencia Labat
1: 6, 2: 6
Park Sung-hee
Florencia Labat
4: 6, 1: 6
Kim Eun-ha
Mariana Díaz-Oliva
6: 4, 3: 6, 1: 6
Kim Eun-ha Park Sung-hee
Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz
7: 6 3 , 4: 6, 6: 7 2
South Africa - Australia
Play-offs
(*) These four teams qualified from zone group I. Two teams from the Europe / Africa zone , one team from the Asia / Oceania zone and one team from the America zone .
Austria - South Africa
South Korea - Russia
Korea South 1 4
Russia
Date: July 12-13, 1997
Venue: Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul , South Korea
Surface: Sand
Korea South
Russia
Result
Park Sung-hee
Elena Makarova
4: 6, 6: 4, 1: 6
Kim Eun-ha
Tatiana Panova
3: 6, 4: S6
Park Sung-hee
Tatiana Panova
6: 4, 1: 6, 1: 6
Kim Eun-ha
Elena Makarova
6: 7 7 , 3: 6
Cho Yoon-jeong Choi Young-ja
Yevgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva
6: 1, 6: 3
Indonesia - Italy
Slovakia - Canada
America zone
Group I.
The team marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II.
the teams marked in italics relegated to Group II.
Date: April 29 to May 4, 1997
Venue: Colombian Tennis Academy, Bogotá , Colombia
Surface: sand (red)
Participating teams:
Results
Group A
CAN
BRA
ECU
MEX
SN
1
Canada Canada
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
2
Brazil Brazil
0: 3
3-0
2: 1
2: 1
3
Ecuador Ecuador
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
1: 2
4th
Mexico Mexico
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
0: 3
Group B
COL
BY
CHI
VEN
PURE
SN
1
Colombia Colombia
3-0
Where
3-0
3-0
3-0
2
Peru Peru
0: 3
2: 1
1: 2
2: 1
2: 2
3
Chile Chile
Where
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
1: 2
4th
Venezuela 1954 Venezuela
0: 3
2: 1
1: 2
1: 2
1: 3
5
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
2: 1
1: 3
Group II
the teams marked in bold were promoted to group I.
Date: May 12th to 18th, 1997
Venue: Casa de Compo, Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Surface: sand
Participating teams:
Results
Group A
PAR
DOM
TRI
PAN
GUA
BAH
BAR
SN
1
Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
6-0
2
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
5: 1
3
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
0: 3
1: 2
3-0
3-0
3-0
2: 1
4: 2
4th
Panama Panama
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3: 3
5
Guatemala Guatemala
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
2: 4
6th
Bahamas Bahamas
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
1: 5
7th
Barbados Barbados
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
0: 6
Group B
URU
CUB
JAM
BOL
CRC
ESA
BER
ATG
SN
1
Uruguay Uruguay
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
7-0
2
Cuba Cuba
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
6: 1
3
Jamaica Jamaica
0: 3
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
5: 2
4th
Bolivia Bolivia
1: 2
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3-0
4: 3
5
Costa Rica Costa Rica
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3: 4
6th
El Salvador El Salvador
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
1: 2
3-0
3-0
2: 5
7th
Bermuda 1910 Bermuda
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
3-0
1: 6
8th
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 7
Asia / Oceania zone
Group I.
The team marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II.
the teams marked in italics relegated to Group II.
Date: March
11-15 , 1997 Venue: Reouf Center, Wellington , New Zealand
Playing surface: Hard court
Participating teams:
Results
Group A
INA
TPE
NZL
IND
SN
1
Indonesia Indonesia
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3-0
2
Chinese Taipei Taiwan
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3
New Zealand New Zealand
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
1: 2
4th
India India
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
Promotion Games:
1st round: March 14th
Indonesia 3-0 Hong Kong
Taiwan - China 2-1
Relegation and placement games
Group II
the teams marked in bold were promoted to group I.
Date: March
11-15 , 1997 Venue: Renouf Center, Wellington , New Zealand
Playing surface: Hard court
Participating teams:
Results
Group A
UZB
MAS
SIN
SRI
SN
1
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
1: 2
3-0
3-0
2: 1
2
Malaysia Malaysia
2: 1
1: 2
3-0
2: 1
3
Singapore Singapore
0: 3
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
4th
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
Promotion Games:
1st round: March 14th
Indonesia 3-0 Hong Kong
Taiwan - China 2-1
2nd round: March 15th
Pacific Oceania 1-2 Malaysia
Placement games:
1st round: March 14th
Singapore 3-0 Pakistan
Sri Lanka 1-2 Syria
Europe / Africa zone
Group I.
The team marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II.
the teams marked in italics relegated to Group II.
Date: April 22nd to 26th, 1997
Venue: Bari TC, Bari , Italy
Surface: Sand
Participating teams:
Results
Group A
RUS
GRE
BUL
SN
1
Russia Russia
3-0
2: 1
2-0
2
Greece Greece
0: 3
2: 1
1: 1
3
Bulgaria Bulgaria
1: 2
1: 2
0: 2
Group B
ITA
SWE
ROU
UKR
SN
1
Italy Italy
3-0
2: 1
3-0
3-0
2
Sweden Sweden
0: 3
3-0
2: 1
2: 1
3
Romania Romania
1: 2
0: 3
3-0
1: 2
4th
Ukraine Ukraine
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
0: 3
Group C
BLR
HUN
POLE
FIN
SN
1
Belarus 1995 Belarus
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
2
Hungary Hungary
1: 2
3-0
3-0
2: 1
3
Poland Poland
0: 3
0: 3
3-0
1: 2
4th
Finland Finland
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
Group D
SLO
ISR
LAT
GEO
SN
1
Slovenia Slovenia
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
2
Israel Israel
0: 3
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3
Latvia Latvia
0: 3
1: 2
3-0
1: 2
4th
Georgia 1990 Georgia
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
Group II
the teams marked in bold were promoted to group I.
Date: May 5-11, 1997
Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat , Turkey
Surface: Sand
Participating teams:
Results
Group A
GBR
THE
EST
POOR
LIT
EGY
SN
1
United Kingdom United Kingdom
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
5-0
2
Denmark Denmark
1: 2
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
4: 1
3
Estonia Estonia
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3: 2
4th
Armenia Armenia
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
3-0
3-0
2: 3
5
Lithuania 1989 Lithuania
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
3-0
1: 4
6th
Egypt Egypt
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
Group B
YUG
IRL
TO DO
ALG
CMR
ISL
SN
1
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
5-0
2
Ireland Ireland
0: 3
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3-0
4: 1
3
Tunisia Tunisia
0: 3
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3: 2
4th
Algeria Algeria
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
3-0
3-0
2: 3
5
Cameroon Cameroon
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
1: 4
6th
Iceland Iceland
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 5
Group C
POR
DOOR
BIH
NOR
SMR
ETH
SN
1
Portugal Portugal
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
5-0
2
Turkey Turkey
0: 3
2: 1
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
4: 1
3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina
0: 3
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
2: 2
4th
Norway Norway
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
1: 3
5
San Marino San Marino
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
1: 2
3-0
1: 4
6th
Ethiopia 1996 Ethiopia
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
0: 5
Group D
MAD
MLT
LUX
MKD
LIE
BOT
CYP
SN
1
Madagascar Madagascar
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
6-0
2
Malta Malta
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
5: 1
3
Luxembourg Luxembourg
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3-0
4: 2
4th
North Macedonia North Macedonia
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
3-0
3-0
3-0
3: 3
5
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
3-0
2: 1
2: 4
6th
Botswana Botswana
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
1: 5
7th
Cyprus 1960 Cyprus
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
0: 6
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