Fed Cup 1997

◄ Fed Cup 1997 ►
Period:	March 1 - October 5, 1997
Edition:	35
Participating nations:	96
Winner:	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

Belgium	Germany	France	Japan
Netherlands	Spain	Czech Republic	United States

	1 round					Semifinals					final
	1	United States	2
		Netherlands	3
							Netherlands	3
							Czech Republic	2
		Czech Republic	3
	3	Germany	2
												Netherlands	1
											4th	France	4th
	4th	France	4th
		Japan	1
						4th	France	3
							Belgium	2
		Belgium	5
	2	Spain	0

First round

Netherlands - United States

3 2 Date: March 1 to 2, 1997 Venue: Haarlem Sports Center, Haarlem , Netherlands Surface: Carpet (hall)
		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

2 3 Date: March 1st to 2nd, 1997 Venue: Mai Market Hall, Mannheim , Germany Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Marlene Weingärtner	Ludmila Richterová	3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3
Barbara Rittner	Adriana Gerši	4: 6, 2: 6
Barbara Rittner	Ludmila Richterová	1: 6, 4: 6
Marlene Weingärtner	Adriana Gerši	2: 6, 2: 6
Barbara Rittner Elena Wagner	Eva Martincová Ludmila Richterová	7: 6 3 , 6: 2

Japan - France

1 4 Date: March 1st to 2nd, 1997 Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo , Japan Surface: Hard court (hall)
		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

5 0 Date: March 1st to 2nd, 1997 Venue: Tennissimo, Sprimont , Belgium Surface : Hard court (hall)
		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

2 3 Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997 Venue: I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague , Czech Republic Surface: sand (red)
		Result
Sandra Kleinová	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	1: 6, 6: 7 5
Jana Novotná	Miriam Oremans	6: 3, 6: 0
Jana Novotná	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	7: 6 3 , 6: 3
Adriana Gerši	Miriam Oremans	6: 1, 2: 6, 7: 9
Eva Martincová Jana Novotná	Manon Bollegraf Miriam Oremans	4: 6, 6: 7 5

France - Belgium

3 2 Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997 Venue: Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice , France Surface: Sand (red)
		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

1 4 Date: 4th to 5th October 1997 Venue: Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands Surface: Carpet (hall)
		Result
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Sandrine Testud	4: 6, 6: 4, 3: 6
Miriam Oremans	Mary Pierce	4: 6, 1: 6
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Mary Pierce	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
Miriam Oremans	Sandrine Testud	6: 0, 3: 6, 3: 6
Manon Bollegraf Caroline Vis	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	3: 6, 4: 6

Play-offs

1st round loser from the world group	Germany	Japan	Spain	United States
Winner of the 1st round from World Group II	Argentina	Australia	Croatia	Switzerland

Australia - Spain

2 3 Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997 Venue: Hope Island Resort Tennis Center, Hope Island , Australia Surface: Hard court
		Result
Rachel McQuillan	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2: 6, 1: 6
Annabel Ellwood	Magüi Serna	6: 4, 6: 2
Annabel Ellwood	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2: 6, 0: 6
Rachel McQuillan	Magüi Serna	1: 6, 3: 6
Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce	María Sánchez Lorenzo Cristina Torrens Valero	6: 2, 6: 4

Switzerland - Argentina

5 0 Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997 Venue: Hallenstadion , Zurich , Switzerland Surface: Carpet (hall)
		Result
Martina Hingis	María José Gaidano	6: 1, 6: 2
Patty Schnyder	Florence Labat	3: 6, 7: 5, 10: 8
Martina Hingis	Florence Labat	6: 2, 6: 1
Patty Schnyder	María José Gaidano	6: 1, 6: 0
Emmanuelle Gagliardi Martina Hingis	Laura Montalvo Mercedes Paz	6: 3, 6: 4

Germany - Croatia

3 2 Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997 Venue: Waldstadion Tennis Club, Frankfurt am Main , Germany Surface: Carpet
		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

5 0 Date: July 12-13, 1997 Venue: Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill , United States Surface: Hard court
		Result
Mary Joe Fernández	Ai Sugiyama	4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
Lindsay Davenport	Naoko Sawamatsu	6: 1, 6: 3
Lindsay Davenport	Ai Sugiyama	6: 4, 7: 6 1
Kimberly Po	Naoko Sawamatsu	6: 2, 6: 4
Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi	6: 4, 6: 4

World group II

Argentina	Australia	Croatia	Austria
Switzerland	Slovakia	South Africa	South Korea

First round

Croatia - Austria

4 1 Date: March 1 to 2, 1997 Venue: Dom športova , Zagreb , Croatia Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Iva Majoli	Barbara Schett	7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 2
Mirjana Lučić	Judith Wiesner	7: 5, 6: 1
Iva Majoli	Judith Wiesner	4: 6, 4: 6
Mirjana Lučić	Barbara Schett	6: 2, 5: 7, 7: 5
Mirjana Lučić Maja Murić	Karin Kschwendt Marion Maruska	6: 4, 6: 3

Slovakia - Switzerland

2 3 Date: March 1st to 2nd, 1997 Venue: Mestska Hall, Košice , Slovakia Surface : Carpet (hall)
		Result
Katarína Studeníková	Martina Hingis	1: 6, 3: 6
Karina Habšudová	Patty Schnyder	7: 5, 6: 1
Karina Habšudová	Martina Hingis	2: 6, 0: 6
Henrieta Nagyová	Patty Schnyder	6: 3, 6: 1
Karina Habšudová Radka Zrubáková	Martina Hingis Patty Schnyder	0: 6, 1: 6

South Korea - Argentina

1 4 Date: March 1-2, 1997 Venue: Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul , South Korea Surface: Hard court
		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

2 3 Date: March 1-2 , 1997 Venue: Westbridge Park Stadium, Durban , South Africa Surface: Hard court
		Result
Joannette Kruger	Annabel Ellwood	4: 6, 3: 6
Amanda Coetzer	Rachel McQuillan	3: 6, 6: 7 10
Amanda Coetzer	Annabel Ellwood	1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 0
Joannette Kruger	Rachel McQuillan	5: 7, 4: 6
Mariaan de Swardt Rosalyn Nideffer	Kerry-Anne Guse Kristine Kunce	6: 3, 7: 5

Play-offs

1st round loser from World Group II	Australia	Austria	Slovakia	South Korea
*	Indonesia	Italy	Canada	Russia

(*) 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

3 2 Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997 Venue: Werzer Arena, Pörtschach am Wörther See , Austria Surface: sand (red)
		Result
Barbara Paulus	Joannette Kruger	6: 4, 6: 4
Barbara Schett	Amanda Coetzer	1: 6, 6: 7 5
Barbara Paulus	Amanda Coetzer	2: 6, 0: 6
Barbara Schett	Joannette Kruger	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
Barbara Schett Judith Wiesner	Amanda Coetzer Jessica Steck	6: 1, 6: 4

South Korea - Russia

1 4 Date: July 12-13, 1997 Venue: Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul , South Korea Surface: Sand
		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

0 5 Date: July 12-13, 1997 Venue: Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta , Indonesia Surface: Sand (red)
		Result
Wukirasih Sawondari	Silvia Farina	2: 6, 4: 6
Wynne Prakusya	Flora Perfetti	3: 6, 7: 6 6 , 1: 6
Wynne Prakusya	Silvia Farina	1: 6, 4: 6
Wukirasih Sawondari	Flora Perfetti	4: 6, 1: 6
Lilza Andriyani Eny Sulistyowati	Flora Perfetti Gloria Pizzichini	1: 6, 2: 6

Slovakia - Canada

5 0 Date: July 12th to 13th, 1997 Venue: Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava , Slovakia Surface : sand (red)
		Result
Karina Habšudová	Rene Simpson	6: 3, 6: 4
Henrieta Nagyová	Patricia Hy	6: 3, 6: 4
Karina Habšudová	Patricia Hy	6: 2, 7: 6 6
Henrieta Nagyová	Rene Simpson	6-0, 7-6 6
Karina Habšudová Katarína Studeníková	Sonya Jeyaseelan Rene Simpson	4: 6, 2: 0 task

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:

Brazil  Chile  Canada  Colombia  Ecuador

Mexico  Peru  Puerto Rico  Venezuela

Results

Group A CAN BRA ECU MEX SN 1  Canada 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Brazil 0: 3 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3  Ecuador 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Mexico 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3

Group B COL BY CHI VEN PURE SN 1  Colombia 3-0 Where 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Peru 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 2: 2 3  Chile Where 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 1: 2 4th  Venezuela 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 1: 2 1: 3 5  Puerto Rico 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1 1: 3

	Semi-finals May 3rd					Final May 4th
		Canada	3
		Peru	0
							Canada	2
							Colombia	1
		Brazil	0
		Colombia	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:

Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Barbados  Bermuda  Bolivia  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic  Cuba

El Salvador  Guatemala  Jamaica  Panama  Paraguay  Trinidad and Tobago  Uruguay

Results

Group A PAR DOM TRI PAN GUA BAH BAR SN 1  Paraguay 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 6-0 2  Dominican Republic 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 5: 1 3  Trinidad and Tobago 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 3-0 3-0 2: 1 4: 2 4th  Panama 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3: 3 5  Guatemala 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 4 6th  Bahamas 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 5 7th  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 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 7-0 2  Cuba 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 6: 1 3  Jamaica 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 5: 2 4th  Bolivia 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 4: 3 5  Costa Rica 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3: 4 6th  El Salvador 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 5 7th  Bermuda 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 1: 6 8th  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:

People's Republic of China  Hong Kong  India  Indonesia

Kazakhstan  New Zealand  Thailand  Taiwan

Results

Group A INA TPE NZL IND SN 1  Indonesia 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Taiwan 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  New Zealand 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 4th  India 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3

Group B CHN HKG THA KAZ SN 1  People's Republic of China 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Hong Kong 0: 3 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3  Thailand 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Kazakhstan 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3

Promotion Games:

• 1st round: March 14th
  • Indonesia 3-0 Hong Kong
  • Taiwan - China 2-1

• 2nd round: March 15th
  • Indonesia 3-0 Taiwan

• Play-off: March 15th
  • China - Hong Kong 3-0

Relegation and placement games

	1st round March 14th					Final March 15th
		New Zealand	3
		Kazakhstan	0
							New Zealand	3
							Thailand	0
		India	1
		Thailand	2

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:

Malaysia  Pakistan Pacific Oceania  Philippines

Singapore  Sri Lanka  Syria  Uzbekistan

Results

Group A UZB MAS SIN SRI SN 1  Uzbekistan 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 1 2  Malaysia 2: 1 1: 2 3-0 2: 1 3  Singapore 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 4th  Sri Lanka 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

Group B TPE UZB POC BRU SN 1  Philippines 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 2 Pacific Oceania 1: 2 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3  Syria 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 4th  Pakistan 0: 3 1: 2 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

• 2nd round: March 15th
  • Singapore 3-0 Syria

• Play-offs: March 15th
  • Pakistan 2-1 Sri Lanka

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:

Bulgaria  Finland  Georgia  Greece  Israel  Italy  Latvia  Poland

Romania  Russia  Sweden  Slovenia  Hungary  Ukraine  Belarus

Results

Group A RUS GRE BUL SN 1  Russia 3-0 2: 1 2-0 2  Greece 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Bulgaria 1: 2 1: 2 0: 2

Group B ITA SWE ROU UKR SN 1  Italy 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Sweden 0: 3 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3  Romania 1: 2 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 4th  Ukraine 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

Group C BLR HUN POLE FIN SN 1  Belarus 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Hungary 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  Poland 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 4th  Finland 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

Group D SLO ISR LAT GEO SN 1  Slovenia 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2  Israel 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3  Latvia 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Georgia 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3

	Semi-finals April 27th					Final April 28th
		Russia	2
		Israel	1
							Russia	3
							Belarus	0
		Sweden	1
		Belarus	2
		Italy	3
		Greece	0
							Italy	2
							Hungary	1
		Hungary	2
		Slovenia	1

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:

Egypt  Algeria  Armenia  Ethiopia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Botswana  Denmark  Estonia  Ireland  Iceland  Yugoslavia  Cameroon  Liechtenstein

Lithuania  Luxembourg  Madagascar  Malta  North Macedonia  Norway  Portugal  San Marino  Tunisia  Turkey  United Kingdom  Cyprus

Results

Group A GBR THE EST POOR LIT EGY SN 1  United Kingdom 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 5-0 2  Denmark 1: 2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 4: 1 3  Estonia 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3: 2 4th  Armenia 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 3 5  Lithuania 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 1: 4 6th  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 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 5-0 2  Ireland 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 4: 1 3  Tunisia 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3: 2 4th  Algeria 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 3 5  Cameroon 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 4 6th  Iceland 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 5

Group C POR DOOR BIH NOR SMR ETH SN 1  Portugal 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 5-0 2  Turkey 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 4: 1 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 2: 2 4th  Norway 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 1: 3 5  San Marino 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 4 6th  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 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 6-0 2  Malta 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 5: 1 3  Luxembourg 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3-0 4: 2 4th  North Macedonia 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3: 3 5  Liechtenstein 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 2: 1 2: 4 6th  Botswana 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 5 7th  Cyprus 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 0: 6

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