1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

International tennis competition 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. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1998. Participating nations 30em ALG BUL CMR EST KEN MLT MDA MON Draw Venue: Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Date: 21–25 May Group A   RRW–L MatchW–L SetW–L Standings BUL BUL 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–0 (100%) 1 EST EST 2–1 4–5 (44%) 8–11 (42%) 2 KEN KEN 1–2 3–6 (33%) 6–13 (32%) 3 MLT MLT 0–3 2–7 (22%) 6–14 (30%) 4 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 Group B   RRW–L MatchW–L SetW–L Standings MON MON 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–6 (71%) 1 MDA MDA 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 2 CMR CMR 1–2 3–6 (33%) 8–13 (38%) 3 ALG ALG 0–3 2–7 (22%) 4–14 (22%) 4 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1st to 4th place play-offs 175 y 3rd-4th play-off Semifinals Final A1 BUL 3 B2 MDA 0 B1 MON 3 A2 EST 0 A1 BUL 3 B1 MON 0 B2 MDA 1 A2 EST 2 5th to 8th place play-offs 175 y 7th-8th play-off 5th-8th play-offs 5th-6th play-off A3 KEN 2 B4 ALG 1 A4 MLT 2 B3 CMR 1 A3 KEN 2 A4 MLT 1 B4 ALG 2 B3 CMR 1 Final standings Rank Team1BUL2MON3EST4MDA5KEN6MLT7ALG8CMR BUL and MON promoted to Group II in 1998. ALG and CMR relegated to Group IV in 1998. Round robin Group A Bulgaria vs. Malta Bulgaria Malta Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-A-M-BUL-MLT-01 Bulgaria v Malta daviscup.com 21 May 1997 3 0 Ivan Keskinov 6 6 Mark Schembri 1 1 Orlin Stanoytchev 6 6 Christopher Gatt 4 0 Ivo Bratanov Ivaylo Traykov 7 6 Gordon Asciak Mark Schembri 6.079 3 Estonia vs. Kenya Estonia Kenya Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-A-M-EST-KEN-01 Estonia v Kenya daviscup.com 21 May 1997 2 1 Andrei Luzgin 6 6 Allan Cooper 2 1 Rene Busch 1 2 Paul Wekesa 6 6 Andrei Luzgin Gert Vilms 6 6 Allan Cooper Paul Wekesa 3 4 Bulgaria vs. Estonia Bulgaria Estonia Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-A-M-BUL-EST-01 Bulgaria v Estonia daviscup.com 22 May 1997 3 0 Ivan Keskinov 6 6 Andrei Luzgin 3 1 Orlin Stanoytchev 6 6 Rene Busch 0 2 Ivo Bratanov Ivaylo Traykov 6 6 Raigo Saluste Gert Vilms 2 4 Kenya vs. Malta Kenya Malta Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-A-M-KEN-MLT-01 Kenya v Malta daviscup.com 22 May 1997 2 1 Norbert Oduor 3 4 Gordon Asciak 6 6 Paul Wekesa 3 6 6 Christopher Gatt 6 4 3 Allan Cooper Norbert Oduor 6 6 Gordon Asciak Mark Schembri 4 2 Bulgaria vs. Kenya Bulgaria Kenya Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-A-M-BUL-KEN-01 Bulgaria v Kenya daviscup.com 23 May 1997 3 0 Ivan Keskinov 6 6 Norbert Oduor 2 4 Orlin Stanoytchev 6 6 Allan Cooper 2 1 Ivo Bratanov Ivaylo Traykov 6 6 Allan Cooper Norbert Oduor 3 2 Estonia vs. Malta Estonia Malta Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-A-M-EST-MLT-01 Estonia v Malta daviscup.com 23 May 1997 2 1 Andrei Luzgin 3 6 6 Gordon Asciak 6 4 3 Rene Busch 3 3 Christopher Gatt 6 6 Andrei Luzgin Gert Vilms 6 6 Gordon Asciak Christopher Gatt 2 3 Group B Algeria vs. Monaco Algeria Monaco Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-B-M-ALG-MON-01 Algeria v Monaco daviscup.com 21 May 1997 1 2 Mohammed Mahmoudi 2 6.039 Christophe Bosio 6 7 Noureddine Mahmoudi 4 3 Sébastien Graeff 6 6 Noujeim Hakimi Noureddine Mahmoudi 7 7 Christophe Boggetti Sébastien Graeff 6.039 6.059 Cameroon vs. Moldova Cameroon Moldova Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-B-M-CMR-MDA-01 Cameroon v Moldova daviscup.com 21 May 1997 0 3 Angelin Mvogo 5 6 5 Oleg Sinic 7 3 7 Yann Auzoux 3 0 Iurie Gorban 6 6 Lionel Kemajou Joseph Oyebog 3 3 Iurie Gorban Oleg Sinic 6 6 Algeria vs. Moldova Algeria Moldova Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-B-M-ALG-MDA-01 Algeria v Moldova daviscup.com 22 May 1997 0 3 Noujeim Hakimi 4 1 Oleg Sinic 6 6 Noureddine Mahmoudi 3 3 Iurie Gorban 6 6 Noujeim Hakimi Noureddine Mahmoudi 3 4 Iurie Gorban Oleg Sinic 6 6 Cameroon vs. Monaco Cameroon Monaco Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-B-M-CMR-MON-01 Cameroon v Monaco daviscup.com 22 May 1997 1 2 Joseph Oyebog 4 6 7 Christophe Bosio 6 3 5 Angelin Mvogo 1 2 Sébastien Graeff 6 6 Yann Auzoux Joseph Oyebog 4 6 14 Christophe Boggetti Sébastien Graeff 6 3 16 Algeria vs. Cameroon Algeria Cameroon Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-B-M-ALG-CMR-01 Algeria v Cameroon daviscup.com 23 May 1997 1 2 Noujeim Hakimi 0 2 Joseph Oyebog 6 6 Mohammed Mahmoudi 6 6 Yann Auzoux 0 4 Noujeim Hakimi Mohammed Mahmoudi 1 4 Lionel Kemajou Joseph Oyebog 6 6 Moldova vs. Monaco Moldova Monaco Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-B-M-MDA-MON-01 Moldova v Monaco daviscup.com 23 May 1997 0 3 Oleg Sinic 5 7 4 Christophe Bosio 7 5 6 Iurie Gorban 4 4 Sébastien Graeff 6 6 Evgueni Plougarev Maxim Savitski 1 1 Christophe Boggetti Jacques Vinciléoni 6 6 1st to 4th place play-offs Semifinals Bulgaria vs. Moldova Bulgaria Moldova Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-M-BUL-MDA-01 Bulgaria v Moldova daviscup.com 24 May 1997 3 0 Ivan Keskinov 6 6 Oleg Sinic 2 4 Orlin Stanoytchev 6.059 6 6 Iurie Gorban 7 4 3 Ivo Bratanov Ivaylo Traykov 6 6 Evgueni Plougarev Maxim Savitski 1 3 Monaco vs. Estonia Monaco Estonia Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-M-MON-EST-01 Monaco v Estonia daviscup.com 24 May 1997 3 0 Christophe Bosio 6 6 Andrei Luzgin 4 4 Sébastien Graeff 7 6 Rene Busch 5 4 Christophe Boggetti Jacques Vinciléoni 7 7 Raigo Saluste Gert Vilms 6.049 6.049 Final Bulgaria vs. Monaco Bulgaria Monaco Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-M-BUL-MON-01 Bulgaria v Monaco daviscup.com 25 May 1997 3 0 Ivan Keskinov 7 6 Christophe Bosio 5 4 Orlin Stanoytchev 6 4 6 Sébastien Graeff 3 6 3 Ivo Bratanov Ivaylo Traykov 6.059 6 6 Christophe Boggetti Sébastien Graeff 7 2 1 3rd to 4th play-off Moldova vs. Estonia Moldova Estonia Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-PP3-4-MDA-EST-01 Moldova v Estonia daviscup.com 25 May 1997 1 2 Oleg Sinic 6 6 Gert Vilms 1 3 Iurie Gorban 6 4 1 Rene Busch 3 6 6 Iurie Gorban Oleg Sinic 2 3 Andrei Luzgin Gert Vilms 6 6 5th to 8th place play-offs 5th to 8th play-offs Kenya vs. Algeria Kenya Algeria Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-PP5-8-KEN-ALG-01 Kenya v Algeria daviscup.com 24 May 1997 2 1 Allan Cooper 6 3 3 Mohammed Mahmoudi 4 6 6 Paul Wekesa 6 3 6 Noureddine Mahmoudi 3 6 3 Allan Cooper Norbert Oduor 5 6 6 Noujeim Hakimi Mohammed Mahmoudi 7 4 4 Malta vs. Cameroon Malta Cameroon Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-PP5-8-MLT-CMR-01 Malta v Cameroon daviscup.com 24 May 1997 2 1 Mark Schembri 7 3 6 Joseph Oyebog 6.089 6 4 Christopher Gatt 3 3 Angelin Mvogo 6 6 Gordon Asciak Mark Schembri 7 6 Yann Auzoux Angelin Mvogo 6.039 3 5th to 6th play-off Kenya vs. Malta Kenya Malta Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-PP5-8-KEN-MLT-01 Kenya v Malta daviscup.com 25 May 1997 2 1 Allan Cooper 6 6 Gordon Asciak 4 2 Paul Wekesa 6 4 6 Mark Schembri 3 6 2 Allan Cooper Norbert Oduor Gordon Asciak Christopher Gatt 2 7th to 8th play-off Algeria vs. Cameroon Algeria Cameroon Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G3-EA-B-PP7-8-ALG-CMR-01 Algeria v Cameroon daviscup.com 25 May 1997 2 1 Mohammed Mahmoudi 0 0 Angelin Mvogo 6 0 2 Noureddine Mahmoudi 6 6 Yann Auzoux 0 1 Noujeim Hakimi Noureddine Mahmoudi 3 7 6 Yann Auzoux Angelin Mvogo 6 6.069 1 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 III