1997 Fed Cup World Group

Part of tennis tournament 1997 Fed Cup 1997 Fed Cup World Group 1 March – 5 October 7th FRA Fed Cup The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1997. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. United States was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the first round by the Netherlands. France ended up capturing their first title, defeating the Netherlands in the final. Participating teams Participating teams BEL CZE FRA GER JPN NED ESP USA Draw 1–2 March 12–13 July 4–5 October 16 Haarlem, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) 1 USA 2   NED 3 Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard)   CZE 3 3 GER 2 Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) 4 FRA 4   JPN 1 Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard)   BEL 5 2 ESP 0 Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay)   NED 3   CZE 2 Nice, France (Outdoor clay) 4 FRA 3   BEL 2 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet)   NED 1 4 FRA 4 First round United States vs. Netherlands United States Netherlands Haarlem Sports Centre, Haarlem, Netherlands 1–2 March 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) 2 3 Mary Joe Fernández 1 4 Miriam Oremans 6 6 Chanda Rubin 4 6 6 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6 4 3 Mary Joe Fernández 6 4 7 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 1 6 9 Chanda Rubin 3 0 Miriam Oremans 6 6 Gigi Fernández Kimberly Po 6 6 Manon Bollegraf Kristie Boogert 3 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003268 United States v Netherlands fedcup.com Czech Republic vs. Germany Czech Republic Germany May Market Hall, Mannheim, Germany 1–2 March 1997 DecoTurf (indoors) 3 2 Ludmila Richterová 6 5 3 Marlene Weingärtner 3 7 6 Adriana Gerši 6 6 Barbara Rittner 4 2 Ludmila Richterová 6 6 Barbara Rittner 1 4 Adriana Gerši 6 6 Marlene Weingärtner 2 2 Eva Martincová Ludmila Richterová 6.025 2 Barbara Rittner Elena Wagner 7 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005152 Czech Republic v Germany fedcup.com France vs. Japan France Japan Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 1–2 March 1997 DecoTurf (indoors) 4 1 Mary Pierce 6 7 Naoko Sawamatsu 0 6.035 Nathalie Tauziat 4 7 6 Ai Sugiyama 6 5 4 Mary Pierce 5 7 4 Ai Sugiyama 7 6.065 6 Nathalie Tauziat 7 4 17 Naoko Sawamatsu 5 6 15 Alexandra Fusai Anne-Gaëlle Sidot 7 6 Naoko Kijimuta Kyoko Nagatsuka 5 4 This tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most games, with 162.http://www.fedcup.com/en/history/records.aspx Fed Cup Records fedcup.com 2013-08-14 2011-10-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20130814012443/http://www.fedcup.com/en/history/records.aspx dead http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005150 Japan v France fedcup.com Belgium vs. Spain Belgium Spain Tennissimo, Sprimont, Belgium 1–2 March 1997 Greenset (indoors) 5 0 Els Callens 6 7 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 6.035 Sabine Appelmans 6 4 6 Magüi Serna 1 6 3 Sabine Appelmans 6 2 8 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 6 6 Els Callens 6 6 Magüi Serna 1 3 Els Callens Nancy Feber 5 6 6 Gala León García Virginia Ruano Pascual 7 2 2 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005148 Belgium v Spain fedcup.com 2012-10-09 2012-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009002551/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005148 dead Semifinals Czech Republic vs. Netherlands Czech Republic Netherlands I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic 12–13 July 1997 Red clay (outdoors) 2 3 Sandra Kleinová 1 6.045 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6 7 Jana Novotná 6 6 Miriam Oremans 3 0 Jana Novotná 7 6 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6.025 3 Adriana Gerši 6 2 7 Miriam Oremans 1 6 9 Eva Martincová Jana Novotná 4 6.045 Manon Bollegraf Miriam Oremans 6 7 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004028 Czech Republic v Netherlands fedcup.com France vs. Belgium France Belgium Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France 12–13 July 1997 Red clay (outdoors) 3 2 Alexandra Fusai 6.005 6 6 Sabine Appelmans 7 3 1 Sandrine Testud 6 5 4 Dominique Van Roost 4 7 6 Sandrine Testud 6 6 Sabine Appelmans 2 4 Alexandra Fusai 3 3 Dominique Van Roost 6 6 Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 3 6 7 Els Callens Dominique Van Roost 6 2 5 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004676 France v Belgium fedcup.com Final Netherlands vs. France Netherlands France Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 4–5 October 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) 1 4 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 3 Sandrine Testud 6 4 6 Miriam Oremans 4 1 Mary Pierce 6 6 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 6 Mary Pierce 6 3 4 Miriam Oremans 6 3 3 Sandrine Testud 0 6 6 Manon Bollegraf Caroline Vis 3 4 Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003286 Netherlands v France fedcup.com 2012-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324121807/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003286 2012-03-24 dead 1997 Fed Cup Champions France France First References See also Fed Cup structure World Group