1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Subsection of tennis competition 1997 Fed Cup The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup. Group I Venue: Bari T.C., Bari, Italy (outdoor clay) Date: 22–26 April 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 35em Pool A RUS RUS (2–0) GRE GRE (1–1) BUL BUL (0–2) 3–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 35em Pool B ITA ITA (3–0) SWE SWE (2–1) ROU ROU (1–2) UKR UKR (0–3) 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 35em Pool C BLR BLR (3–0) HUN HUN (2–1) POL POL (1–2) FIN FIN (0–3) 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 35em Pool D SLO SLO (3–0) ISR ISR (2–1) LAT LAT (1–2) GEO GEO 1990 (0–3) 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 Knockout stage 1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage 2 27 April 28 April Semifinals Finals RUS 2 ISR 1 SWE 1 BLR 2 ITA 3 GRE 0 HUN 2 SLO 1 RUS 3 BLR 0 ITA 2 HUN 1 RUS and ITA advanced to World Group II Play-offs.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003978 Russia v South Korea fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003978 Italy v Indonesia fedcup.com FIN and GEO 1990 relegated to Group II in 1998.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004880 Finland v Botswana fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004263 Georgia v Moldova fedcup.com Group II Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay) Date: 5–11 May 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 40em Pool A GBR GBR (5–0) DEN DEN (4–1) EST EST (3–2) ARM ARM (2–3) LIT LIT (1–4) EGY EGY (0–5) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 40em Pool B YUG FR Yugoslavia (5–0) IRL IRL (4–1) TUN TUN (3–2) ALG ALG (2–3) CMR CMR (1–4) ISL ISL (0–5) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 40em Pool C POR POR (5–0) TUR TUR (4–1) BIH BIH 1992 (3–2) NOR NOR (2–3) SMR SMR (1–4) ETH ETH (0–5) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 40em Pool D MAD MAD (6–0) MLT MLT (5–1) LUX LUX (4–2) MKD Macedonia (3–3) LIE LIE (2–4) BOT BOT (1–5) CYP CYP (0–6) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 GBR, FR Yugoslavia, POR and MAD advanced to Group I in 1998.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004079 Great Britain v Madagascar fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004929 Ukraine v Yugoslavia fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003640 Portugal v Madagascar fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References 30em 30em Fed Cup Profile, Russia https://web.archive.org/web/20110905040608/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=RUS 2011-09-05 Fed Cup Profile, Greece https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084616/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20160414031348/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ITA 2016-04-14 Fed Cup Profile, Sweden https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083911/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SWE 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Romania https://web.archive.org/web/20160427200851/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ROU 2016-04-27 Fed Cup Profile, Belarus https://web.archive.org/web/20160416120619/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BLR 2016-04-16 Fed Cup Profile, Hungary https://web.archive.org/web/20160528125229/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HUN 2016-05-28 Fed Cup Profile, Poland https://web.archive.org/web/20160325042257/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POL 2016-03-25 Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083744/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Israel Fed Cup Profile, Latvia https://web.archive.org/web/20160512215353/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LAT 2016-05-12 Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain https://web.archive.org/web/20160517114500/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GBR 2016-05-17 Fed Cup Profile, Denmark https://web.archive.org/web/20160517075454/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DEN 2016-05-17 Fed Cup Profile, Estonia https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221915/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST 2016-05-31 Fed Cup Profile, Armenia https://web.archive.org/web/20160425195324/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ARM 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222203/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, Yugoslavia Fed Cup Profile, Ireland https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085242/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL 2016-05-06 Fed Cup Profile, Tunisia https://web.archive.org/web/20120508162449/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUN 2012-05-08 Fed Cup Profile, Algeria https://web.archive.org/web/20120507181613/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ALG 2012-05-07 Fed Cup Profile, CameroonAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Fed Cup Profile, Portugal https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084810/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POR 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Turkey https://web.archive.org/web/20160330225314/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUR 2016-03-30 Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084515/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Norway https://web.archive.org/web/20160425195351/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=NOR 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, San Marino Fed Cup Profile, Madagascar Fed Cup Profile, Malta Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg https://web.archive.org/web/20160604055939/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LUX 2016-06-04 Fed Cup Profile, Macedonia https://web.archive.org/web/20120510072708/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MKD 2012-05-10 Fed Cup Profile, Liechtenstein https://web.archive.org/web/20160630174747/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LIE 2016-06-30 Fed Cup Profile, Botswana https://web.archive.org/web/20150531134502/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BOT 2015-05-31 External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Europe Africa Category:Sport in Bari Category:Tennis tournaments in Italy Category:Manavgat Category:Sport in Antalya Province Category:Tennis tournaments in Turkey Category:1997 in Turkish tennis Category:1997 in Italian tennis