1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Zone of the Davis Cup tournament 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 II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/group-ii/europe-africa.aspx#/1997 1997 Europe/Africa Group II DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 Participating nations 30em BLR 1995 EGY FIN GEO 1990 GHA GRE IRL CIV LAT LTU NGR NOR POL POR SLO FRY Yugoslavia Draw y 175 3 6 Relegation Play-offs First Round Second Round Third Round 11–14 July 2–4 May 11–13 July 19–21 September Snarøya, Norway (clay) NOR 5 NGR 0 Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) GEO 1990 2 SLO 3 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 0 POR 5 Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) FRY Yugoslavia 3 LTU 2 Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) LAT 0 CIV 5 Poznań, Poland (clay) GHA 0 POL 5 Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) IRL 1 BLR 1995 4 Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) GRE 2 FIN 3 Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) NGR 0 GEO 1990 5 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 3 LTU 2 Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) LAT 4 GHA 1 Dublin, Ireland (carpet) IRL 4 GRE 1 Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay) NOR 4 SLO 1 Porto, Portugal (clay) POR 3 FRY Yugoslavia 2 Bytom, Poland (clay) CIV 1 POL 4 Tampere, Finland (clay) BLR 1995 2 FIN 3 Porto, Portugal (clay) NOR 3 POR 2 Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) POL 2 FIN 3 NGR, LTU, GHA, and GRE relegated to Group III in 1998. NOR and FIN promoted to Group I in 1998. First round Norway vs. Nigeria Norway Nigeria Snarøya Tennis Club, Snarøya, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-NOR-NGR-01 Norway v Nigeria daviscup.com 2–4 May 1997 Clay 5 0 Jan Frode Andersen 6 6 6 Sule Ladipo 1 0 4 Christian Ruud 6 6 6 Ganiyu Adenekan 0 1 0 Helge Koll-Frafjord Christian Ruud 6 4 6 7 Ganiyu Adenekan Sule Ladipo 2 6 1 6.049 Christian Ruud 6 6 Dickson Ogu 0 0 Thomas Heyerdahl 7 6 Ganiyu Adenekan 5 3 Georgia vs. Slovenia Georgia 1990 Slovenia Leila Meskhi Tennis Academy, Tbilisi, Georgiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-GEO-SLO-01 Georgia v Slovenia daviscup.com 2–4 May 1997 Clay 2 3 Vladimir Margalitadze 2 3 1 Iztok Božič 6 6 6 Vladimir Gabrichidze 6 7 1 3 6 Borut Urh 3 5 6 6 4 Vladimir Gabrichidze David Katcharava 6.059 5 7 2 Marko Por Borut Urh 7 7 6.019 6 Vladimir Margalitadze 2 2 0 Borut Urh 6 6 6 Vladimir Gabrichidze 4 7 6 Andrej Kraševec 6 6.019 2 Egypt vs. Portugal Egypt Portugal Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-EGY-POR-01 Egypt v Portugal daviscup.com 2–4 May 1997 Clay 0 5 Gehad El Deeb 0 4 6.049 Nuno Marques 6 6 7 Amr Ghoneim 6 4 5 3 Emanuel Couto 2 6 7 6 Adli El Shafei Amr Ghoneim 5 1 0 Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota 7 6 6 Amr Ghoneim 4 3 João Cunha e Silva 6 6 Gehad El Deeb 4 5 Emanuel Couto 6 7 Lithuania vs. Yugoslavia Lithuania FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Karolina Tennis Club, Vilnius, Lithuaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-YUG-LTU-01 Lithuania v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 2–4 May 1997 Carpet (indoors) 2 3 Rolandas Muraška 3 1 3 Nenad Zimonjić 6 6 6 Eugenius Cariovas 6.029 6.039 2 Bojan Vujić 7 7 6 Eugenius Cariovas Rolandas Muraška 4 4 4 Dušan Vemić Nenad Zimonjić 6 6 6 Rolandas Muraška 7 6 Bojan Vujić 5 4 Eugenius Cariovas 7 4 6 Vladimir Pavićević 6.049 6 3 Ivory Coast vs. Latvia Ivory Coast Latvia Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coasthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-LAT-CIV-01 Ivory Coast v Latvia daviscup.com 2–4 May 1997 Hard 5 0 Claude N'Goran 6 6 6 Ivo Lagzdiņš 1 2 0 Clément N'Goran 6 6 6 Raimonds Sproga 4 0 2 Claude N'Goran Clément N'Goran 6 6 7 Ivo Lagzdiņš Raimonds Sproga 1 2 5 Ilou Lonfo 6 6 Raimonds Sproga 1 2 Valentin Sanon 6 6 Oskars Vaskis 4 4 Poland vs. Ghana Poland Ghana Olimpia Tennis Club, Poznań, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-GHA-POL-01 Poland v Ghana daviscup.com 2–4 May 1997 Clay 5 0 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 6 6 6 Daniel Omaboe 0 2 2 Filip Anioła 6 6 6 Franklyn Ofori 1 3 0 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Bernard Kaczorowski 6 6 7 Nortey Dowuona Franklyn Ofori 1 2 6.049 Krystian Pfeiffer 6 6 Nortey Dowuona 1 1 Filip Anioła 6 6 Alexander Ofori 1 0 Ireland vs. Belarus Ireland Belarus 1995 Riverview Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-IRL-BLR-01 Ireland v Belarus daviscup.com 2–4 May 1997 Hard (indoors) 1 4 Scott Barron 2 3 6 4 Max Mirnyi 6 6 4 6 Owen Casey 6 4 6 4 7 Alexander Shvets 2 6 3 6 5 Scott Barron Tom Hamilton 4 6.049 3 Max Mirnyi Vladimir Voltchkov 6 7 6 Scott Barron 1 2 6.039 Alexander Shvets 6 6 7 Eoin Collins 5 3 Max Mirnyi 7 6 Finland vs. Greece Finland Greece Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-GRE-FIN-01 Finland v Greece daviscup.com 2–4 May 1997 Hard (indoors) 3 2 Tuomas Ketola 2 6 7 4 4 Anastasios Vasiliadis 6 1 6.059 6 6 Kim Tiilikainen 7 5 4 1 Konstantinos Economidis 6.039 7 6 6 Tuomas Ketola Ville Liukko 6 7 6 Konstantinos Economidis Anastasios Vasiliadis 3 6.059 4 Ville Liukko 6 6 6 Konstantinos Economidis 3 4 4 Kim Tiilikainen 6 7 7 Anastasios Vasiliadis 3 6.029 6.029 Second round Slovenia vs. Norway Slovenia Norway Perla Stadium, Nova Gorica, Sloveniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-NOR-SLO-01 Slovenia v Norway daviscup.com 11–13 July 1997 Clay 1 4 Iztok Božič 6 2 4 3 Christian Ruud 4 6 6 6 Blaž Trupej 6 4 3 1 Jan Frode Andersen 4 6 6 6 Andrej Kraševec Marko Por 6 6 5 1 6 Helge Koll-Frafjord Christian Ruud 2 3 7 6 2 Iztok Božič 3 6 3 2 Jan Frode Andersen 6 1 6 6 Blaž Trupej 4 4 Christian Ruud 6 6 Portugal vs. Yugoslavia Portugal FR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Maia Tennis Complex, Porto, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-POR-YUG-01 Portugal v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 11–13 July 1997 Clay 3 2 João Cunha e Silva 2 6 6 6 Nenad Zimonjić 6 4 4 4 Emanuel Couto 3 5 7 2 Bojan Vujić 6 7 5 6 Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota 6 6 6 Nebojša Đorđević Nenad Zimonjić 4 4 4 João Cunha e Silva 4 3 6 6 3 Bojan Vujić 6 6 3 4 6 Emanuel Couto 6.019 7 7 6 Nenad Zimonjić 7 5 5 3 Poland vs. Ivory Coast Poland Ivory Coast Górnik Sports Club, Bytom, Polandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-CIV-POL-01 Poland v Ivory Coast daviscup.com 11–13 July 1997 Clay 4 1 Michał Chmela 4 7 2 7 4 Claude N'Goran 6 5 6 6.039 6 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 7 6 6 Jean-Christophe Nabi 6.009 1 4 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Michał Gawłowski 6 7 3 6 Ilou Lonfo Claude N'Goran 4 6.069 6 2 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 6 6 6 Claude N'Goran 4 1 0 Michał Chmela 6 6 Nouhoun Sangaré 1 2 Finland vs. Belarus Finland Belarus 1995 Rosendahl Tennis Centre, Tampere, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-BLR-FIN-01 Finland v Belarus daviscup.com 11–13 July 1997 Clay 3 2 Tuomas Ketola 3 6 6.049 1 Vladimir Voltchkov 6 3 7 6 Tommi Lenho 7 6 4 4 6 Alexander Shvets 5 1 6 6 3 Tuomas Ketola Ville Liukko 3 6 6 6 Alexander Shvets Vladimir Voltchkov 6 4 1 1 Kim Tiilikainen 6.059 6 7 6.059 6 Alexander Shvets 7 1 5 7 0 Ville Liukko 1 6 5 Vladimir Voltchkov 6 4 7 Relegation play-offs Georgia vs. Nigeria Georgia 1990 Nigeria Leila Meskhi Tennis Academy, Tbilisi, Georgiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-REL-NGR-GEO-01 Georgia v Nigeria daviscup.com 11–14 July 1997 Clay 5 0 David Katcharava 6 6 6 Ganiyu Adenekan 1 2 1 Vladimir Gabrichidze 6 6 6 Sule Ladipo 3 2 3 Vladimir Gabrichidze David Katcharava 6.079 6 6 7 Ganiyu Adenekan Sule Ladipo 7 3 2 5 Givi Samkharadze 6 Sule Ladipo 3 2 Vladimir Gabrichidze 6 6 Ganiyu Adenekan 1 2 Egypt vs. Lithuania Egypt Lithuania Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypthttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-REL-EGY-LTU-01 Egypt v Lithuania daviscup.com 11–14 July 1997 Clay 3 2 Gehad El Deeb 6 4 2 0 Rolandas Muraška 4 6 6 6 Amr Ghoneim 3 6 7 6 Eugenius Cariovas 6 2 6.049 4 Amr Ghoneim Hisham Hemeda 7 7 4 7 Eugenius Cariovas Rolandas Muraška 6.009 6.039 6 6.039 Amr Ghoneim 1 6 6 3 3 Rolandas Muraška 6 3 4 6 6 Hisham Hemeda 6 7 6.049 5 11 Eugenius Cariovas 2 6.039 7 7 9 Latvia vs. Ghana Latvia Ghana National Tennis Center Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-REL-LAT-GHA-01 Latvia v Ghana daviscup.com 11–13 July 1997 Clay 4 1 Ģirts Dzelde 6 6 6 Gunther Darkey 2 1 1 Andris Fiļimonovs 6 6 6 Franklyn Ofori 1 2 2 Ģirts Dzelde Andris Fiļimonovs 6 6 6 Franklyn Ofori Isaac Tetteh-Quaye 1 1 0 Ģirts Dzelde 6.049 4 Franklyn Ofori 7 6 Andris Fiļimonovs 6 6 Gunther Darkey 3 2 Ireland vs. Greece Ireland Greece Riverview Club, Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-REL-IRL-GRE-01 Ireland v Greece daviscup.com 11–13 July 1997 Carpet 4 1 Owen Casey 6 6 6 Solon Peppas 1 1 0 Scott Barron 6 6 3 2 4 Konstantinos Economidis 2 2 6 6 6 Scott Barron Owen Casey 6 6 6 Konstantinos Economidis Nikos Rovas 2 3 2 Scott Barron 6 6 6 Solon Peppas 3 0 1 Owen Casey 6 6 Konstantinos Economidis 1 4 Third round Portugal vs. Norway Portugal Norway Maia Tennis Complex, Porto, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-NOR-POR-01 Portugal v Norway daviscup.com 19–21 September 1997 Clay 2 3 Nuno Marques 5 1 6 3 Jan Frode Andersen 7 6 1 6 Emanuel Couto 1 1 1 Christian Ruud 6 6 6 Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota 6 7 4 6 Helge Koll-Frafjord Christian Ruud 4 6.009 6 2 Nuno Marques 6.009 6.049 6.019 Christian Ruud 7 7 7 Bernardo Mota 6 6 Helge Koll-Frafjord 2 3 Finland vs. Poland Finland Poland Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G2-EA-M-POL-FIN-01 Finland v Poland daviscup.com 19–21 September 1997 Hard (indoors) 3 2 Ville Liukko 6 5 5 1 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 4 7 7 6 Tuomas Ketola 6 2 6 4 4 Michał Chmela 3 6 2 6 6 Tuomas Ketola Ville Liukko 7 6.089 6 4 6 Michał Chmela Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 6.039 7 0 6 3 Tuomas Ketola 7 6 7 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 6.039 1 6.039 Ville Liukko 3 3 6 6 6 Michał Chmela 6 6 4 3 4 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Africa Zone Group II