1997 Davis Cup

1997 edition of the Davis Cup March 2014 1997 Davis Cup 7 February – 30 November 1997 86th 127 SWE 1996 1998 The 1997 Davis Cup (also known as the 1997 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 86th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 127 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 57 in the Europe/Africa Zone. A new Group IV of competition was added to each regional zone, providing another level of promotion and relegation within each zone. Madagascar, Tajikistan and Uganda made their first appearances in the tournament. Sweden defeated the United States in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28–30 November, to win their 6th title overall.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 505 2ndWorld of Tennis 1997 1998 Harper Collins London 9780002188241 31–43 John Barrett World Group 1997 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsAUSBRACZEFRAGERINDITAMEXNEDROURUSRSAESPSWESUIUSA Draw 7–9 February 4–6 April 19–21 September 28–30 November Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (clay) USA 4 BRA 1 Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) NED 3 ROU 2 Sydney, Australia (grass) FRA 1 AUS 4 Příbram, Czech Republic (indoor clay) CZE 3 IND 2 Rome, Italy (clay) MEX 1 ITA 4 Mallorca, Spain (clay) ESP 4 GER 1 Durban, South Africa (hard) RSA 3 RUS 1 Luleå, Sweden (indoor hard) SUI 1 SWE 4 Newport Beach, CA, United States (hard) USA 4 NED 1 Adelaide, Australia (grass) AUS 5 CZE 0 Pesaro, Italy (indoor carpet) ITA 4 ESP 1 Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) RSA 2 SWE 3 Washington, DC, United States (hard) USA 4 AUS 1 Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) ITA 1 SWE 4 Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) USA 0 SWE 5 Final Sweden vs. United States Sweden United States Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-WG-M-USA-SWE-01 Sweden v United States daviscup.com 28–30 November 1997 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Jonas Björkman 7 1 6 6 Michael Chang 5 6 3 3 Magnus Larsson 3 7 2 Pete Sampras 6 6.009 1 3 Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6 6 6 Todd Martin Jonathan Stark 4 4 4 Jonas Björkman 6 6 Jonathan Stark 1 1 Magnus Larsson 7 6.059 6 Michael Chang 6.039 7 4 World Group qualifying round 1997 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round Date: 19–21 September The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1998 World Group. Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface ZIM 3–2 AUT Harare City Sports Centre Indoor Hard BRA 5–0 NZL Florianópolis Costão Santinho Hotel Outdoor Clay IND 3–2 CHI New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Grass BEL 3–2 FRA Ghent Flanders Expo Indoor Clay GER 5–0 MEX Essen Grugahalle Indoor Carpet RUS 3–2 ROU Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet CAN 1–4 SVK Montreal Jarry Park Stadium Indoor Carpet SUI 3–2 KOR 1984 Locarno FEVI Indoor Carpet BRA, GER, IND, RUS and SUI remain in the World Group in 1998. BEL, SVK and ZIM are promoted to the World Group in 1998. AUT, CAN, CHI, NZL and KOR 1984 remain in Zonal Group I in 1998. FRA, MEX and ROU are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1998. Americas Zone Group I 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I Draw Group II 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Draw Group III Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda Date: 29 April–3 May 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III Final standings Group IV 1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV Draw Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Draw Group II 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Draw Group III Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar Date: 26–30 March 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Final standings Group IV 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV Draw Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Draw Group II 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Draw Group III Zone A Venue: Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal Date: 22–26 January 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A Final standings Zone B Venue: Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Date: 21–25 May 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B Final standings Group IV Zone A Venue: Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana Date: 19–23 March 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A Final standings Zone B 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B Draw References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1997 World Group 1997 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 Specific External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 18 October 2010 Davis Cup at SVT's open archive (including the 1997 tournament) sv Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup