1997 Davis Cup
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| Duration | 7 February – 30 November |
| Edition | 86th |
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The 1997 Davis Cup was the 86th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Group IV was added to the regional Zones, with promotion and relegation between it and Group III. A total of 127 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Sweden defeated the United States at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28–30 November, giving Sweden their 6th title.[1][2][3]
World Group
| Participating Teams | |||
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 Australia |
 Brazil |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 India |
 Italy |
 Mexico |
 Netherlands |
 Romania |
 Russia |
 South Africa |
 Spain |
Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw
| First round 7–9 February |
Quarterfinals 4–6 April |
Semifinals 19–21 September |
Final 28–30 November | |||||||||||||||
| Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Newport Beach, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Příbram, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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5 | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pesaro, Italy (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mallorca, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Durban, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luleå, Sweden (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
Sweden 5 |
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[4] 28–30 November 1997 Carpet (i) |
United States 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group Qualifying Round
Date: 19–21 September
| Venue | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
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| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |  | 3-2 |  |
| Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) | | 5-0 |  |
| New Delhi, India (grass) | | 3-2 |  |
| Ghent, Belgium (indoor clay) | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3-2 | |
| Essen, Germany (indoor carpet) | | 5-0 | |
| Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) | | 3-2 | |
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada (indoor carpet) |  | 1-4 |  |
| Locarno, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | | 3-2 |  |
- Belgium, Slovakia and Zimbabwe promoted to World Group in 1998.
- Brazil, Germany, India, Russia, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 1998.
- Austria (EA), Canada (AMN), Chile (AMN), New Zealand (AO), and South Korea (AO) remain in Group I in 1998.
- France (EA), Mexico (AMN) and Romania (EA) relegated to Group I in 1998.
Americas Zone
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
- Participating Teams
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Group IV
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
Venue A
- Participating Teams
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Venue B
- Participating Teams
Group IV
Venue I
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Venue II
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References
- ↑ "Davis Cup – 1997 Results". ITF.
- ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1998). World of Tennis 1997. London: Harper Collins. pp. 31–43. ISBN 9780002188241.
- ↑ "Sweden v United States". daviscup.com.
External links
- Davis Cup Official Website
- Davis Cup at SVT's open archive (including the 1997 tournament) (in Swedish)
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