1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A

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 Europe/Africa IV advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV. Participating nations 30em BOT DJI ISL LIE MAD SUD TOG UGA Draw Venue: Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana Date: 19–23 March Group A   RRW–L MatchW–L SetW–L Standings TOG TOG 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–0 (100%) 1 LIE LIE 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–7 (63%) 2 UGA UGA 1–2 2–7 (22%) 5–14 (26%) 3 SUD SUD 0–3 1–8 (11%) 2–16 (11%) 4 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 Group B   RRW–L MatchW–L SetW–L Standings MAD MAD 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–2 (89%) 1 BOT BOT 2–1 6–3 (67%) 11–6 (65%) 2 ISL ISL 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–9 (47%) 3 DJI DJI 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 1st to 4th place play-offs 175 y 3rd-4th play-off Semifinals Final A1 TOG 2 B2 BOT 1 A2 LIE 0 B1 MAD 3 A1 TOG 1 B1 MAD 2 B2 BOT 1 A2 LIE 2 5th to 8th place play-offs 175 y 7th-8th play-off 5th-8th play-offs 5th-6th play-off A3 UGA 3 B4 DJI 0 A4 SUD 2 B3 ISL 1 A3 UGA 2 A4 SUD 1 B4 DJI 0 B3 ISL 3 Final standings Rank Team1MAD2TOG3LIE4BOT5UGA6SUD7ISL8DJI MAD and TOG promoted to Group III in 1998. Round robin Group A Liechtenstein vs. Sudan Liechtenstein Sudan Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-A-M-LIE-SUD-01 Liechtenstein v Sudan daviscup.com 19 March 1997 3 0 Jürgen Tömördy 6 6 Mandour Abdalla 2 3 Stephan Ritter 6 6 Asim Omar El-Agraa 2 0 Hartmut Birkner Roland Büchel 6 6 Abbas Jeha Abdullah Giha 3 3 Togo vs. Uganda Togo Uganda Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-A-M-TOG-UGA-01 Togo v Uganda daviscup.com 19 March 1997 3 0 Kodjo Apeti 6 6 Renato Sebbi 2 2 Jean-Kome Loglo 6 6 John Oduke 1 4 Kossi Loglo Midodji Segbeaya 6 6 Christopher Bagala Renato Sebbi 1 2 Liechtenstein vs. Uganda Liechtenstein Uganda Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-A-M-LIE-UGA-01 Liechtenstein v Uganda daviscup.com 20 March 1997 3 0 Jürgen Tömördy 6 6 Erick Ofuyulu 2 3 Stephan Ritter 6 7 John Oduke 3 5 Hartmut Birkner Roland Büchel 7 4 10 Christopher Bagala Renato Sebbi 6.039 6 8 Sudan vs. Togo Sudan Togo Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-A-M-SUD-TOG-01 Sudan v Togo daviscup.com 20 March 1997 0 3 Mandour Abdalla 5 1 Kodjo Apeti 7 6 Asim Omar El-Agraa 2 0 Jean-Kome Loglo 6 6 Mandour Abdalla Abbas Jeha 1 5 Kossi Loglo Midodji Segbeaya 6 7 Liechtenstein vs. Togo Liechtenstein Togo Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-A-M-LIE-TOG-01 Liechtenstein v Togo daviscup.com 21 March 1997 0 3 Roland Büchel 0 0 Kodjo Apeti 6 6 Hartmut Birkner 2 0 Jean-Kome Loglo 6 6 Hartmut Birkner Roland Büchel 4 3 Kossi Loglo Midodji Segbeaya 6 6 Sudan vs. Uganda Sudan Uganda Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-A-M-SUD-UGA-01 Sudan v Uganda daviscup.com 21 March 1997 1 2 Mandour Abdalla 6 6 Renato Sebbi 3 1 Asim Omar El-Agraa 1 2 John Oduke 6 6 Mandour Abdalla Asim Omar El-Agraa 5 3 John Oduke Renato Sebbi 7 6 Group B Botswana vs. Djibouti Botswana Djibouti Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-B-M-BOT-DJI-01 Botswana v Djibouti daviscup.com 19 March 1997 3 0 Gavin Jeftha 6 6 Omar-Awad Mohammed 0 0 Petrus Molefe 6 6 Abdul-Kadar Moussa 0 0 Michael Judd Thato Kgosimore 6 6 Abdullah Aden Chamsan Nasser-Saeed 2 1 Iceland vs. Madagascar Iceland Madagascar Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-B-M-ISL-MAD-01 Iceland v Madagascar daviscup.com 19 March 1997 0 3 Einar Sigurgeirsson 0 1 Harivony Andrianafetra 6 6 Gunnar Einarsson 4 4 Thierry Rajaobelina 6 6 Stefán Pálsson Ólafur Sveinsson 2 0 Harivony Andrianafetra Donne-Dubert Radison 6 6 Botswana vs. Madagascar Botswana Madagascar Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-B-M-BOT-MAD-01 Botswana v Madagascar daviscup.com 20 March 1997 1 2 Gavin Jeftha 2 4 Harivony Andrianafetra 6 6 Petrus Molefe 7 7 Thierry Rajaobelina 6.049 5 Thato Kgosimore Petrus Molefe 1 3 Harivony Andrianafetra Thierry Rajaobelina 6 6 Djibouti vs. Iceland Djibouti Iceland Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-B-M-DJI-ISL-01 Djibouti v Iceland daviscup.com 20 March 1997 0 3 Abdullah Aden 0 0 Einar Sigurgeirsson 6 6 Chamsan Nasser-Saeed 0 0 Gunnar Einarsson 6 6 Omar-Awad Mohammed Abdul-Kadar Moussa 2 1 Gunnar Einarsson Stefán Pálsson 6 6 Botswana vs. Iceland Botswana Iceland Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-B-M-BOT-ISL-01 Botswana v Iceland daviscup.com 21 March 1997 2 1 Gavin Jeftha 6 6 Einar Sigurgeirsson 1 3 Petrus Molefe 7 Gunnar Einarsson 6.039 2 Michael Judd Thato Kgosimore 6.039 3 Stefán Pálsson Einar Sigurgeirsson 7 6 Djibouti vs. Madagascar Djibouti Madagascar Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-B-M-DJI-MAD-01 Djibouti v Madagascar daviscup.com 21 March 1997 0 3 Abdullah Aden 0 0 Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 6 6 Omar-Awad Mohammed 0 2 Donne-Dubert Radison 6 6 Abdul-Kadar Moussa Chamsan Nasser-Saeed 0 0 Donne-Dubert Radison Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 6 6 1st to 4th place play-offs Semifinals Botswana vs. Togo Botswana Togo Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-M-BOT-TOG-01 Botswana v Togo daviscup.com 22 March 1997 1 2 Gavin Jeftha 6 6 Kodjo Apeti 3 4 Petrus Molefe 4 5 Jean-Kome Loglo 6 7 Michael Judd Thato Kgosimore 3 4 Kodjo Apeti Jean-Kome Loglo 6 6 Liechtenstein vs. Madagascar Liechtenstein Madagascar Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-M-LIE-MAD-01 Liechtenstein v Madagascar daviscup.com 22 March 1997 0 3 Jürgen Tömördy 7 1 2 Harivony Andrianafetra 6.039 6 6 Stephan Ritter 4 3 Thierry Rajaobelina 6 6 Hartmut Birkner Roland Büchel 1 1 Donne-Dubert Radison Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 6 6 Final Togo vs. Madagascar Togo Madagascar Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-M-TOG-MAD-01 Togo v Madagascar daviscup.com 23 March 1997 1 2 Kodjo Apeti 2 3 Harivony Andrianafetra 6 6 Jean-Kome Loglo 6 6 Thierry Rajaobelina 2 3 Kodjo Apeti Jean-Kome Loglo 5 3 Harivony Andrianafetra Thierry Rajaobelina 7 6 3rd to 4th play-off Liechtenstein vs. Botswana Liechtenstein Botswana Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-PP3-4-LIE-BOT-01 Liechtenstein v Botswana daviscup.com 23 March 1997 2 1 Jürgen Tömördy 7 6 Thato Kgosimore 5 3 Stephan Ritter 6 3 0 Petrus Molefe 3 6 6 Stephan Ritter Jürgen Tömördy Gavin Jeftha Michael Judd 1 5th to 8th place play-offs 5th to 8th play-offs Uganda vs. Djibouti Uganda Djibouti Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-PP5-8-UGA-DJI-01 Uganda v Djibouti daviscup.com 22 March 1997 3 0 Renato Sebbi 6 6 Abdullah Aden 0 1 John Oduke 6 6 Omar-Awad Mohammed 0 0 John Oduke Renato Sebbi 6 6 Abdullah Aden Omar-Awad Mohammed 0 1 Sudan vs. Iceland Sudan Iceland Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-PP5-8-SUD-ISL-01 Sudan v Iceland daviscup.com 22 March 1997 2 1 Mandour Abdalla 6 6 Stefán Pálsson 2 4 Asim Omar El-Agraa 2 7 3 Gunnar Einarsson 6 5 6 Mandour Abdalla Abbas Jeha 3 6 7 Stefán Pálsson Einar Sigurgeirsson 6 2 5 5th to 6th play-off Uganda vs. Sudan Uganda Sudan Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-PP5-8-UGA-SUD-01 Uganda v Sudan daviscup.com 23 March 1997 2 1 Renato Sebbi 3 3 Mandour Abdalla 6 6 John Oduke 6 6 Asim Omar El-Agraa 2 2 John Oduke Renato Sebbi 6 3 6 Mandour Abdalla Abbas Jeha 4 6 4 7th to 8th play-off Djibouti vs. Iceland Djibouti Iceland Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswanahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1997-G4-EA-A-PP7-8-DJI-ISL-01 Djibouti v Iceland daviscup.com 23 March 1997 0 3 Abdullah Aden 0 2 Einar Sigurgeirsson 6 6 Omar-Awad Mohammed 3 1 Gunnar Einarsson 6 6 Abdullah Aden Omar-Awad Mohammed 1 1 Gunnar Einarsson Einar Sigurgeirsson 6 6 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 IV