1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage

The Knockout Stage of the 1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.

PlacingPool APool BPool CPool D
1 Russia Italy Belarus Slovenia
2 Greece Sweden Hungary Israel
3 Bulgaria Romania Poland Latvia
4 Ukraine Finland Georgia
Main article: 1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.

Draw
  First round
27 April		 Quarterfinals
28 April
                 
  Russia 2  
  Israel 1  
    Russia 3
    Belarus 0
  Sweden 1
  Belarus 2  
  Italy 3  
  Greece 0  
    Italy 2
    Hungary 1
  Hungary 2
  Slovenia 1  

Semifinals

Russia vs. Israel

Russia
2		 Bari T.C., Bari, Italy
25 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Israel
1
1 2 3
1
Anna Kournikova
Hila Rosen		 1
6 		63
77		    
2
Elena Likhovtseva
Anna Smashnova		 6
4		 6
0		    
3
Anna Kournikova / Elena Likhovtseva
Tzipora Obziler / Hila Rosen		 77
61		 3
6 		7
5		  

[1]

Sweden vs. Belarus

Sweden
1		 Bari T.C., Bari, Italy
25 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Belarus
2
1 2 3
1
Anna-Karin Svensson
Olga Barabanschikova		 5
7 		3
6 		   
2
Maria Strandlund
Natasha Zvereva		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Sofia Finér / Annica Lindstedt
Tatiana Ignatieva / Tatiana Poutchek		 6
4		 2
6 		7
5		  

[2]

Italy vs. Greece

Italy
3		 Bari T.C., Bari, Italy
25 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Greece
0
1 2 3
1
Gloria Pizzichini
Christina Zachariadou		 6
0		 6
3		    
2
Silvia Farina
Christína Papadáki		 2
6 		6
3		 9
7		  
3
Giulia Casoni / Francesca Lubiani
Christína Papadáki / Christina Zachariadou		 6
4		 7
5		    

[3]

Hungary vs. Slovenia

Hungary
2		 Bari T.C., Bari, Italy
25 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Slovenia
1
1 2 3
1
Anna Földényi
Tina Križan		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Katalin Marosi
Barbara Mulej		 6
1		 6
4		    
3
Anna Földényi / Katalin Marosi
Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik		 1
6 		2
6 		   

[4]

Finals

Russia vs. Belarus

Russia
3		 Bari T.C., Bari, Italy
26 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Belarus
0
1 2 3
1
Elena Makarova
Olga Barabanschikova		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Elena Likhovtseva
Natasha Zvereva		 6
4		 77
61		    
3
Anna Kournikova / Elena Likhovtseva
Olga Barabanschikova / Tatiana Poutchek		 6
3		 7
5		    

[5]

Italy vs. Hungary

Italy
2		 Bari T.C., Bari, Italy
26 April 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Hungary
1
1 2 3
1
Francesca Lubiani
Anna Földényi		 5
7 		5
7 		   
2
Gloria Pizzichini
Katalin Marosi		 6
4		 6
1		    
3
Giulia Casoni / Gloria Pizzichini
Anna Földényi / Katalin Marosi		 6
3		 6
3		    

[7]

See also
  • Fed Cup structure

References
  1. "Russia v Israel". fedcup.com.
  2. "Sweden v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  3. "Italy v Greece". fedcup.com.
  4. "Hungary v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
  5. "Russia v Belarus". fedcup.com.
  6. "South Korea v Russia". fedcup.com.
  7. "Italy v Hungary". fedcup.com.
  8. "Indonesia v Italy". fedcup.com.
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