1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1998.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 September		 First Round Play-offs
11–13 July		 First Round
7–9 February		 Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
 
      Belgium  
     bye     Brussels, Belgium (clay)
   bye         Belgium 3
    Hungary   Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet)     Denmark 2
    Denmark 5
  Budapest, Hungary (clay)       Hungary 0  
    Hungary 2  
    Ukraine 3    
      Great Britain  
  Kiev, Ukraine (clay)    bye     London, England (indoor carpet)
  Great Britain 3         Great Britain 1
    Ukraine 2   Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)     Zimbabwe 4
    Ukraine 0
      Zimbabwe 5  
 
      Israel  
     bye     Bratislava, Slovakia (clay)
    Israel         Israel 1
   bye       Slovakia 3
   bye
        Slovakia  
    Israel w/o  
    Morocco     Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet)
      Morocco 1  
      Croatia 4     Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
  Morocco         Croatia 2
   bye       Austria 3
   bye
      Austria  
 Hungary and  Morocco
relegated to Group II in 1998.		  Belgium,  Zimbabwe,  Slovakia, and  Austria
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

First round

Denmark vs. Hungary

Denmark
5		 Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark [2]
7–9 February 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frederik Fetterlein
József Krocskó		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
2
Kenneth Carlsen
Attila Sávolt		 6
4		 6
4		 77
63		      
3
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein
László Markovits / Attila Sávolt		 77
64		 77
62		 6
4		      
4
Kenneth Carlsen
József Krocskó		 6
3		 65
77		 6
3		      
5
Frederik Fetterlein
Attila Sávolt		 5
7 		6
3		 6
4		      

Zimbabwe vs. Ukraine

Zimbabwe
5		 City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe [3]
7–9 February 1997
Hard (indoors)
Ukraine
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wayne Black
Andriy Medvedev		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
2
Byron Black
Andrei Rybalko		 5
7 		6
2		 77
62		 6
3		    
3
Byron Black / Wayne Black
Andriy Medvedev / Dimitri Poliakov		 68
710		 7
5		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		  
4
Byron Black
Denis Yakimenko		 6
4		 6
4		        
5
Wayne Black
Andrei Rybalko		 77
63		 6
3		        

Croatia vs. Morocco

Croatia
4		 Zrinjevac Sport Hall, Osijek, Croatia [4]
7–9 February 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Saša Hiršzon
Karim Alami		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Goran Ivanišević
Hicham Arazi		 6
2		 6
2		 64
77		 6
2		    
3
Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević
Karim Alami / Hicham Arazi		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Goran Ivanišević
Karim Alami		 6
2		 7
5		        
5
Saša Hiršzon
Hicham Arazi		 1
6 		4
6 		       

Second round

Belgium vs. Denmark

Belgium
3		 Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium [5]
4–6 April 1997
Clay
Denmark
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Filip Dewulf
Kenneth Carlsen		 6
4		 6
0		 6
1		      
2
Johan Van Herck
Frederik Fetterlein		 65
77		 6
2		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3
Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek
Kenneth Carlsen / Frederik Fetterlein		 3
6 		5
7 		6
1		 4
6 		   
4
Johan Van Herck
Kenneth Carlsen		 6
4		 6
1		 7
5		      
5
Filip Dewulf
Frederik Fetterlein		 6
0		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		6
1		  

Great Britain vs. Zimbabwe

Great Britain
1		 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, England [6]
4–6 April 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Zimbabwe
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jamie Delgado
Wayne Black		 6
2		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		   
2
Andrew Richardson
Byron Black		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
4		 6
4		  
3
Neil Broad / Mark Petchey
Byron Black / Wayne Black		 6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		78
66		 3
6 		 
4
Jamie Delgado
Byron Black		 0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5
Andrew Richardson
Wayne Black		 3
6 		77
65		 62
77		      

Slovakia vs. Israel

Slovakia
3		 Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia [7]
4–6 April 1997
Clay
Israel
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dominik Hrbatý
Eyal Ran		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		    
2
Karol Kučera
Noam Behr		 6
1		 6
3		 6
0		      
3
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera
Noam Behr / Eyal Erlich		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		64
77		    
4
Karol Kučera
Eyal Ran		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Dominik Hrbatý
Noam Behr		           not
played

Austria vs. Croatia

Austria
3		 Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria [8]
4–6 April 1997
Clay (indoors)
Croatia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gilbert Schaller
Goran Ivanišević		 6
3		 6
4		 63
77		 2
6 		3
1		  
retired
2
Thomas Muster
Saša Hiršzon		 6
0		 6
4		 3
6 		6
1		    
3
Thomas Muster / Udo Plamberger
Saša Hiršzon / Goran Ivanišević		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
Thomas Muster
Goran Ivanišević		 77
65		 5
7 		77
65		 2
6 		5
7 		 
5
Gilbert Schaller
Saša Hiršzon		 6
3		 6
3		 7
5		      

First round relegation play-offs

Ukraine vs. Great Britain

Ukraine
2		 Nauka Sports Club, Kiev, Ukraine [9]
11–13 July 1997
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Rybalko
Tim Henman		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
2
Andriy Medvedev
Greg Rusedski		 6
1		 6
1		 2
6 		6
2		    
3
Andriy Medvedev / Dimitri Poliakov
Tim Henman / Greg Rusedski		 1
6 		4
6 		65
77		      
4
Andriy Medvedev
Tim Henman		 65
77		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
5
Andrei Rybalko
Greg Rusedski		 5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		     

Second round relegation play-offs

Hungary vs. Ukraine

Hungary
2		 Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary [10]
19–21 September 1997
Clay
Ukraine
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kornél Bardóczky
Andriy Medvedev		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Attila Sávolt
Andrei Rybalko		 6
4		 6
2		 2
6 		6
2		    
3
Gergely Kisgyörgy / Attila Sávolt
Andriy Medvedev / Dimitri Poliakov		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Attila Sávolt
Andriy Medvedev		 1
6 		77
61		 3
6 		7
5		 2
6 		 
5
Kornél Bardóczky
Andrei Rybalko		 6
0		 6
4		        
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References
  1. "1997 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Denmark v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  3. "Zimbabwe v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
  4. "Croatia v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  5. "Belgium v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  6. "Great Britain v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  7. "Slovakia v Israel". daviscup.com.
  8. "Austria v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Ukraine v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  10. "Hungary v Ukraine". daviscup.com.
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