1997 Fed Cup
The Fed Cup 1997 was the 35th edition of the tennis tournament of national teams of women.
- 2.2.1 Czech Republic - Netherlands
- 2.2.2 France - Belgium
- 2.3.1 The Netherlands - France
- 2.4.1 Australia - Spain
- 2.4.2 Switzerland - Argentina
- 2.4.3 Germany - Croatia
- 2.4.4 United States - Japan
- 3.1 First Round 3.1.1 Croatia - Austria
- 3.1.2 Slovakia - Switzerland
- 3.1.3 South Korea - Argentina
- 3.1.4 South Africa - Australia
- 3.2.1 Austria - South Africa
- 3.2.2 South Korea - Russia
- 3.2.3 Indonesia - Italy
- 3.2.4 Slovakia - Canada
- 4.1 Group I 4.1.1 results
- 4.2.1 results
- 5.1 Group I 5.1.1 results
- 5.2.1 results
- 6.1 Group I 6.1.1 results
- 6.2.1 results
Mode
- The winners of the first round of the World Group play in the semifinals to reach the finals.
- The losers of the first round of the World Group play against a winner of the World Group II first round. The winners play in the World Group in 1998 and the losers play in the 1998 World Group II
- The losers of the World Group II first round play against an experienced team. The qualified teams consist of two teams in the Europe / Africa Zone and each with a team from the Asien-/Ozeanien-Zone and the America zone. The winners play in the 1998 World Group II and the losers in the respective zone.
World Group
First round
Netherlands - United States
The Netherlands 3 United States 2
Date: from 1 to March 2, 1997 Venue: Sports Centre Haarlem, Haarlem, The Netherlands Covering: carpet ( indoor )
Germany - Czech Republic
Germany 2 Czech Republic 3
Date: from 1 to March 2, 1997 Venue: Mai Market Hall, Mannheim, Germany Surface: Hard Court (Hall )
Japan - France
Japan 1 France 4
Date: from 1 to March 2, 1997 Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Surface: Hard Court (Hall )
Belgium - Spain
Belgium 5 Spain 0
Date: from 1 to March 2, 1997 Venue: Tennissimo, Sprimont, Belgium Surface: Hard Court (Hall )
Semifinal
Czech Republic - The Netherlands
Czech Republic 2 The Netherlands 3
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic Surface: sand ( red)
France - Belgium
France 3 Belgium 2
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France Surface: sand ( red)
Final
Netherlands - France
The Netherlands 1 France 4
Date 4th to October 5, 1997 Venue: Hall Brabant, 's- Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Covering: carpet ( indoor )
Play-offs
Australia - Spain
Australia 2 Spain 3
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Hope Iceland Resort Tennis Centre, Hope Iceland, Australia Surface: Hard Court
Switzerland - Argentina
Switzerland 5 Argentina 0
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland Covering: carpet ( indoor )
Germany - Croatia
Germany 3 Croatia 2
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Forest Stadium Tennis Club, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Flooring: Carpet
United States - Japan
United States 5 Japan 0
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, United States Surface: Hard Court
World Group II
First round
Croatia - Austria
Date: from 1 to March 2, 1997 Venue: Cathedral Športová, Zagreb, Croatia Surface: Hard Court (Hall )
Slovakia - Switzerland
Slovakia 2 Switzerland 3
Date: from 1 to March 2, 1997 Venue: Mestska Hall, Kosice, Slovakia Covering: carpet ( indoor )
South Korea - Argentina
Date: from 1 to March 2, 1997 Venue: Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul, South Korea Surface: Hard Court
South Africa - Australia
Date: from 1 to March 2, 1997 Venue: Westbridge Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa Surface: Hard Court
Play-offs
(* ) From the Zones Group I, these four teams qualified. Two teams from the Europa-/Afrika-Zone, a team from the Asien-/Ozeanien-Zone and a team from the Americas zone.
Austria - South Africa
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria Surface: sand ( red)
South Korea - Russia
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, Seoul, South Korea Surface: sand
Indonesia - Italy
India 0 Italy 5
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Surface: sand ( red)
Slovakia - Canada
Slovakia 5 Canada 0
Date: 12 bis July 13, 1997 Venue: Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia Surface: sand ( red)
America zone
Group I
- The crew indicated in bold qualified for the play-offs World Group II
- The teams marked in italics dismounted in the group II.
Date: April 29 bis May 4, 1997 Venue: Colombian Tennis Academy, Bogotá, Colombia Surface: sand ( red)
Participating teams:
- Brazil Brazil
- Chile Chile
- Canada Canada
- Colombia Colombia
- Ecuador Ecuador
- Mexico Mexico
- Peru Peru
- Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
- Venezuela 1954 Venezuela
Results
Group II
- The teams marked in bold were promoted to Group I.
Date: 12 bis May 18, 1997 Venue: Casa de Compo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Surface: sand
Participating teams:
- Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas Bahamas
- Barbados Barbados
- Bermuda 1910 Bermuda
- Bolivia Bolivia
- Costa Rica Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
- Cuba Cuba
- El Salvador El Salvador
- Guatemala Guatemala
- Jamaica Jamaica
- Panama Panama
- Paraguay Paraguay 1990
- Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay Uruguay
Results
Asia / Oceania Zone
Group I
- The crew indicated in bold qualified for the play-offs World Group II
- The teams marked in italics dismounted in the group II.
Date: 11 bis March 15, 1997 Venue: Reouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand Game Surface: Hard Court
Participating teams:
- People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
- Hong Kong 1959 Hong Kong
- India India
- Indonesia Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
- New Zealand New Zealand
- Thailand Thailand
- Chinese Taipei Taiwan
Results
Rise Games:
- Round 2: March 15 Indonesia - Taiwan 3-0
- Play-off: March 15 China - Hong Kong 3:0
Descent and placement games
Group II
- The teams marked in bold were promoted to Group I.
Date: 11 bis March 15, 1997 Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand Game Surface: Hard Court
Participating teams:
- Malaysia Malaysia
- Pakistan Pakistan
- Pacific Oceania
- Philippines 1986 Philippines
- Singapore Singapore
- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
- Syria Syria
- Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Results
Rise Games:
- Round 2: March 15 Pacific Oceania - Malaysia 1:2
Games:
- Round 2: March 15 Singapure - Syria 3-0
- Play-offs: March 15 Pakistan - Sri Lanka 2-1
Europe / Africa Zone
Group I
- The crew indicated in bold qualified for the play-offs World Group II
- The teams marked in italics dismounted in the group II.
Date: 22 bis April 26, 1997 Venue: Bari T.C., Bari, Italy Surface: sand
Participating teams:
- Bulgaria
- Finland Finland
- Georgia 1990 Georgia
- Greece Greece
- Israel Israel
- Italy Italy
- Latvia Latvia
- Poland Poland
- Romania Romania
- Russia Russia
- Sweden Sweden
- Slovenia Slovenia
- Hungary Hungary
- Ukraine Ukraine
- Belarus Belarus
Results
Group II
- The teams marked in bold were promoted to Group I.
Date: 5 bis May 11, 1997 Venue: Ali Bey Club Manavgat, Turkey Surface: sand
Participating teams:
- Egypt Egypt
- Algeria Algeria
- Armenia Armenia
- Ethiopia 1996 Ethiopia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992
- Botswana Botswana
- Denmark Denmark
- Estonia Estonia
- Ireland Ireland
- Iceland Iceland
- Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992
- Cameroon Cameroon
- Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
- Lithuania Lithuania
- Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Madagascar Madagascar
- Malta Malta
- Macedonia Macedonia
- Norway Norway
- Portugal
- San Marino San Marino
- Tunisia Tunisia
- Turkey Turkey
- United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Cyprus Republic of Cyprus