1997_Fed_Cup
1997 Fed Cup
1997 edition of the Fed Cup, competition between national teams in women's tennis
The 1997 Fed Cup was the 35th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Brabant Hall in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands on 4–5 October, with France defeating the Netherlands to win their first title.
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
 Czech Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  Germany | 2 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  France | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | France | 4 | |||||||||||
| Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
 Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Spain | 0 | |||||||||||
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Germany, Japan, Spain and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Croatia and Switzerland) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 12–13 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Island, Australia | Outdoor hard |  Australia | 2–3 | Spain |
| Zürich, Switzerland | Indoor carpet |  Switzerland | 5–0 |  Argentina |
| Frankfurt, Germany | Outdoor carpet | Germany | 3–2 |  Croatia |
| Chestnut Hill, MA, United States | Outdoor hard | United States | 5–0 | Japan |
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1997. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 1–2 March
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb, Croatia | Indoor hard | Croatia | 4–1 |  Austria |
| Košice, Slovakia | Indoor carpet |  Slovakia | 2–3 | Switzerland |
| Seoul, South Korea | Outdoor hard |  South Korea | 1–4 | Argentina |
| Durban, South Africa | Outdoor hard |  South Africa | 2–3 | Australia |
The four losing teams from World Group II (Austria, Slovakia, South Africa and South Korea) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Italy and Russia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Indonesia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).
Date: 12–13 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pörtschach, Austria | Outdoor clay | Austria | 3–2 | South Africa |
| Seoul, South Korea | Outdoor clay | South Korea | 1–4 |  Russia |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor clay |  Indonesia | 0–5 |  Italy |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay | Slovakia | 5–0 |  Canada |
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Colombian Tennis Academy, Bogotá, Colombia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 29 April – 4 May
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Casa de Campo, San Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)
Dates: 12–18 May
- Participating Teams
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 11–15 March
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 11–15 March
- Participating Teams
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Bari T.C., Bari, Italy (outdoor clay)
Dates: 22–26 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 5–11 May
- Participating Teams
