1997 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1997. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. United States was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the first round by the Netherlands. France ended up capturing their first title, defeating the Netherlands in the final.

Main article: 1997 Fed Cup

Participating Teams
Participating Teams

Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Japan
Netherlands
Spain
United States

Draw
  Quarterfinals
1–2 March		 Semifinals
12–13 July		 Final
4–5 October
                           
  Haarlem, Netherlands (Indoor carpet)
  1   United States 2  
      Netherlands 3     Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay)
        Netherlands 3  
  Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard)       Czech Republic 2  
      Czech Republic 3
  3   Germany 2     's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet)
        Netherlands 1
  Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard)     4   France 4
  4   France 4  
      Japan 1     Nice, France (Outdoor clay)
    4   France 3
  Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard)       Belgium 2  
      Belgium 5
  2   Spain 0  

First round

United States vs. Netherlands

United States
2		 Haarlem Sports Centre, Haarlem, Netherlands
1–2 March 1997
Supreme carpet (indoors)
Netherlands
3
1 2 3
1
Mary Joe Fernández
Miriam Oremans		 1
6 		4
6 		   
2
Chanda Rubin
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		  
3
Mary Joe Fernández
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy		 6
1		 4
6 		7
9 		 
4
Chanda Rubin
Miriam Oremans		 3
6 		0
6 		   
5
Gigi Fernández / Kimberly Po
Manon Bollegraf / Kristie Boogert		 6
3		 6
2		    

[1]

Czech Republic vs. Germany

Czech Republic
3		 May Market Hall, Mannheim, Germany
1–2 March 1997
DecoTurf (indoors)
Germany
2
1 2 3
1
Ludmila Richterová
Marlene Weingärtner		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		 
2
Adriana Gerši
Barbara Rittner		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Ludmila Richterová
Barbara Rittner		 6
1		 6
4		    
4
Adriana Gerši
Marlene Weingärtner		 6
2		 6
2		    
5
Eva Martincová / Ludmila Richterová
Barbara Rittner / Elena Wagner		 63
77		 2
6 		   

[2]

France vs. Japan

France
4		 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
1–2 March 1997
DecoTurf (indoors)
Japan
1
1 2 3
1
Mary Pierce
Naoko Sawamatsu		 6
0		 77
64		    
2
Nathalie Tauziat
Ai Sugiyama		 4
6 		7
5		 6
4		  
3
Mary Pierce
Ai Sugiyama		 5
7 		79
67		 4
6 		 
4
Nathalie Tauziat
Naoko Sawamatsu		 7
5		 4
6 		17
15		  
5
Alexandra Fusai / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
Naoko Kijimuta / Kyoko Nagatsuka		 7
5		 6
4		    
  • This tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most games, with 172.[3]

[4]

Belgium vs. Spain

Belgium
5		 Tennissimo, Sprimont, Belgium
1–2 March 1997
Greenset (indoors)
Spain
0
1 2 3
1
Els Callens
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6
3		 77
64		    
2
Sabine Appelmans
Magüi Serna		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		  
3
Sabine Appelmans
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6
3		 2
6 		8
6		  
4
Els Callens
Magüi Serna		 6
1		 6
3		    
5
Els Callens / Nancy Feber
Gala León García / Virginia Ruano Pascual		 5
7 		6
2		 6
2		  

[5]

Semifinals

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands

Czech Republic
2		 I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic
12–13 July 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Netherlands
3
1 2 3
1
Sandra Kleinová
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy		 1
6 		65
77		    
2
Jana Novotná
Miriam Oremans		 6
3		 6
0		    
3
Jana Novotná
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy		 77
63		 6
3		    
4
Adriana Gerši
Miriam Oremans		 6
1		 2
6 		7
9 		 
5
Eva Martincová / Jana Novotná
Manon Bollegraf / Miriam Oremans		 4
6 		65
77		    

[6]

France vs. Belgium

France
3		 Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France
12–13 July 1997
Red clay (outdoors)
Belgium
2
1 2 3
1
Alexandra Fusai
Sabine Appelmans		 61
77		 6
3		 6
1		  
2
Sandrine Testud
Dominique Van Roost		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		 
3
Sandrine Testud
Sabine Appelmans		 6
2		 6
4		    
4
Alexandra Fusai
Dominique Van Roost		 3
6 		3
6 		   
5
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat
Els Callens / Dominique Van Roost		 3
6 		6
2		 7
5		  

[7]

Final

Netherlands vs. France

Netherlands
1		 Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
4–5 October 1997
Supreme carpet (indoors)
France
4
1 2 3
1
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Sandrine Testud		 4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		 
2
Miriam Oremans
Mary Pierce		 4
6 		1
6 		   
3
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Mary Pierce		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
4
Miriam Oremans
Sandrine Testud		 6
0		 3
6 		3
6 		 
5
Manon Bollegraf / Caroline Vis
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat		 3
6 		4
6 		   

[8]

1997 Fed Cup Champions

France
First title

References
  1. "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  2. "Czech Republic v Germany". fedcup.com.
  3. "Fed Cup Records". fedcup.com.
  4. "Japan v France". fedcup.com.
  5. "Belgium v Spain". fedcup.com.
  6. "Czech Republic v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  7. "France v Belgium". fedcup.com.
  8. "Netherlands v France". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-28.

See also
  • Fed Cup structure
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