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

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. 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

Draw

Group A

   TOG  LIE  UGA  SUD RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Togo 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–0 (100%) 1
 Liechtenstein 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–7 (63%) 2
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 5–14 (26%) 3
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 2–16 (11%) 4

Group B

   MAD  BOT  ISL  DJI RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Madagascar 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–2 (89%) 1
 Botswana 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 11–6 (65%) 2
 Iceland 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–9 (47%) 3
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-Off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Togo 2  
    B2   Botswana 1    
B2   Botswana 1       A1   Togo 1
A2   Liechtenstein 2     B1   Madagascar 2
  A2   Liechtenstein 0
    B1   Madagascar 3  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-Off
 5th-8th Play-Offs
 5th-6th Play-Off
                           
 
    A3   Uganda 3  
    B4   Djibouti 0    
B4   Djibouti 0       A3   Uganda 2
B3   Iceland 3     A4   Sudan 1
  A4   Sudan 2
    B3   Iceland 1  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Madagascar
2  Togo
3  Liechtenstein
4  Botswana
5  Uganda
6  Sudan
7  Iceland
8  Djibouti

Round robin

Group A

Liechtenstein vs. Sudan

Liechtenstein
3		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [1]
19 March 1997
Sudan
0
1 2 3
1
Jürgen Tömördy
Mandour Abdalla		 6
2		 6
3		    
2
Stephan Ritter
Asim Omar El-Agraa		 6
2		 6
0		    
3
Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Abbas Jeha / Abdullah Giha		 6
3		 6
3		    

Togo vs. Uganda

Togo
3		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [2]
19 March 1997
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1
Kodjo Apeti
Renato Sebbi		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Jean-Kome Loglo
John Oduke		 6
1		 6
4		    
3
Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya
Christopher Bagala / Renato Sebbi		 6
1		 6
2		    

Liechtenstein vs. Uganda

Liechtenstein
3		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [3]
20 March 1997
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1
Jürgen Tömördy
Erick Ofuyulu		 6
2		 6
3		    
2
Stephan Ritter
John Oduke		 6
3		 7
5		    
3
Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Christopher Bagala / Renato Sebbi		 77
64		 4
6 		10
8		  

Sudan vs. Togo

Sudan
0		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [4]
20 March 1997
Togo
3
1 2 3
1
Mandour Abdalla
Kodjo Apeti		 5
7 		1
6 		   
2
Asim Omar El-Agraa
Jean-Kome Loglo		 2
6 		0
6 		   
3
Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha
Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya		 1
6 		5
7 		   

Liechtenstein vs. Togo

Liechtenstein
0		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [5]
21 March 1997
Togo
3
1 2 3
1
Roland Büchel
Kodjo Apeti		 0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Hartmut Birkner
Jean-Kome Loglo		 2
6 		0
6 		   
3
Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya		 4
6 		3
6 		   

Sudan vs. Uganda

Sudan
1		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [6]
21 March 1997
Uganda
2
1 2 3
1
Mandour Abdalla
Renato Sebbi		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Asim Omar El-Agraa
John Oduke		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Mandour Abdalla / Asim Omar El-Agraa
John Oduke / Renato Sebbi		 5
7 		3
6 		   

Group B

Botswana vs. Djibouti

Botswana
3		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [7]
19 March 1997
Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1
Gavin Jeftha
Omar-Awad Mohammed		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Petrus Molefe
Abdul-Kadar Moussa		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Abdullah Aden / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed		 6
2		 6
1		    

Iceland vs. Madagascar

Iceland
0		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [8]
19 March 1997
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1
Einar Sigurgeirsson
Harivony Andrianafetra		 0
6 		1
6 		   
2
Gunnar Einarsson
Thierry Rajaobelina		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
Stefán Pálsson / Ólafur Sveinsson
Harivony Andrianafetra / Donne-Dubert Radison		 2
6 		0
6 		   

Botswana vs. Madagascar

Botswana
1		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [9]
20 March 1997
Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1
Gavin Jeftha
Harivony Andrianafetra		 2
6 		4
6 		   
2
Petrus Molefe
Thierry Rajaobelina		 77
65		 7
5		    
3
Thato Kgosimore / Petrus Molefe
Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina		 1
6 		3
6 		   

Djibouti vs. Iceland

Djibouti
0		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [10]
20 March 1997
Iceland
3
1 2 3
1
Abdullah Aden
Einar Sigurgeirsson		 0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Chamsan Nasser-Saeed
Gunnar Einarsson		 0
6 		0
6 		   
3
Omar-Awad Mohammed / Abdul-Kadar Moussa
Gunnar Einarsson / Stefán Pálsson		 2
6 		1
6 		   

Botswana vs. Iceland

Botswana
2		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [11]
21 March 1997
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1
Gavin Jeftha
Einar Sigurgeirsson		 6
1		 6
3		    
2
Petrus Molefe
Gunnar Einarsson		 77
64		      
retired
3
Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Stefán Pálsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson		 64
77		 3
6 		   

Djibouti vs. Madagascar

Djibouti
0		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [12]
21 March 1997
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1
Abdullah Aden
Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo		 0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Omar-Awad Mohammed
Donne-Dubert Radison		 0
6 		2
6 		   
3
Abdul-Kadar Moussa / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed
Donne-Dubert Radison / Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo		 0
6 		0
6 		   

1st to 4th place play-offs

Semifinals

Botswana vs. Togo

Botswana
1		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [13]
22 March 1997
Togo
2
1 2 3
1
Gavin Jeftha
Kodjo Apeti		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Petrus Molefe
Jean-Kome Loglo		 4
6 		5
7 		   
3
Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Kodjo Apeti / Jean-Kome Loglo		 3
6 		4
6 		   

Liechtenstein vs. Madagascar

Liechtenstein
0		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [14]
22 March 1997
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1
Jürgen Tömördy
Harivony Andrianafetra		 77
64		 1
6 		2
6 		 
2
Stephan Ritter
Thierry Rajaobelina		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Donne-Dubert Radison / Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo		 1
6 		1
6 		   

Final

Togo vs. Madagascar

Togo
1		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [15]
23 March 1997
Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1
Kodjo Apeti
Harivony Andrianafetra		 2
6 		3
6 		   
2
Jean-Kome Loglo
Thierry Rajaobelina		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
Kodjo Apeti / Jean-Kome Loglo
Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina		 5
7 		3
6 		   

3rd to 4th play-off

Liechtenstein vs. Botswana

Liechtenstein
2		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [16]
23 March 1997
Botswana
1
1 2 3
1
Jürgen Tömördy
Thato Kgosimore		 7
5		 6
3		    
2
Stephan Ritter
Petrus Molefe		 6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		 
3
Stephan Ritter / Jürgen Tömördy
Gavin Jeftha / Michael Judd		       w/o
 

5th to 8th place play-offs

5th to 8th play-offs

Uganda vs. Djibouti

Uganda
3		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [17]
22 March 1997
Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1
Renato Sebbi
Abdullah Aden		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
John Oduke
Omar-Awad Mohammed		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
John Oduke / Renato Sebbi
Abdullah Aden / Omar-Awad Mohammed		 6
0		 6
1		    

Sudan vs. Iceland

Sudan
2		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [18]
22 March 1997
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1
Mandour Abdalla
Stefán Pálsson		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Asim Omar El-Agraa
Gunnar Einarsson		 2
6 		7
5		 3
6 		 
3
Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha
Stefán Pálsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson		 3
6 		6
2		 7
5		  

5th to 6th play-off

Uganda vs. Sudan

Uganda
2		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [19]
23 March 1997
Sudan
1
1 2 3
1
Renato Sebbi
Mandour Abdalla		 3
6 		3
6 		   
2
John Oduke
Asim Omar El-Agraa		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
John Oduke / Renato Sebbi
Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha		 6
4		 3
6 		6
4		  

7th to 8th play-off

Djibouti vs. Iceland

Djibouti
0		 Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana [20]
23 March 1997
Iceland
3
1 2 3
1
Abdullah Aden
Einar Sigurgeirsson		 0
6 		2
6 		   
2
Omar-Awad Mohammed
Gunnar Einarsson		 3
6 		1
6 		   
3
Abdullah Aden / Omar-Awad Mohammed
Gunnar Einarsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson		 1
6 		1
6 		   
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