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1997 Fed Cup

{{short description|1997 edition of the Fed Cup, competition between national teams in women's tennis}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 1997 Fed Cup

| image =

| image_caption =

| duration = 1 March – 5 October

| edition = 35th

| previous = 1996

| next = 1998

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/10/06/france-s-fed-cup-win-a-first/|title=France's Fed Cup win a first|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|accessdate=13 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/06/sports/plus-tennis-fed-cup-testud-seals-title-for-france.html|title=FED CUP; Testud Seals Title for France|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=13 April 2025}}

World Group

{{details|1997 Fed Cup World Group}}

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
colspan=4|Participating Teams
style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|BEL}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|CZE}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|FRA}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|GER}}

{{fed-big|JPN}}

! {{fed-big|NED}}

! {{fed-big|ESP}}

! {{fed-big|USA}}

=Draw=

{{8TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=1–2 March

| RD2-date=12–13 July

| RD3-date=4–5 October

|teamwidth=16

| RD1T1-loc={{nowrap|Haarlem, Netherlands (Indoor carpet)}}

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{fed|USA}} | RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=  | RD1-team2={{fed|NED}} | RD1-score2=3

| RD1T2-loc={{nowrap|Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard)}}

| RD1-seed3=  | RD1-team3={{fed|CZE}} | RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4={{fed|GER}} | RD1-score4=2

| RD1T3-loc=Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard)

| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5={{fed|FRA}} | RD1-score5=4

| RD1-seed6=  | RD1-team6={{fed|JPN}} | RD1-score6=1

| RD1T4-loc=Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard)

| RD1-seed7=  | RD1-team7={{fed|BEL}} | RD1-score7=5

| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8={{fed|ESP}} | RD1-score8=0

| RD2T1-loc={{nowrap|Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD2-seed1=  | RD2-team1={{fed|NED}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=  | RD2-team2={{fed|CZE}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2T2-loc=Nice, France (Outdoor clay)

| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3={{fed|FRA}} | RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=  | RD2-team4={{fed|BEL}} | RD2-score4=2

| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet)}}

| RD3-seed1=  | RD3-team1={{fed|NED}} | RD3-score1=1

| RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2={{fed|FRA}} | RD3-score2=4

}}

World Group play-offs

{{details|1997 Fed Cup World Group play-offs}}

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

class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Hope Island, AustraliaOutdoor hard{{fed|AUS}}align="center"|2–3{{fed|ESP}}
Zürich, SwitzerlandIndoor carpet{{fed|SUI}}align="center"|5–0{{nowrap|{{fed|ARG}}}}
Frankfurt, Germany{{nowrap|Outdoor carpet}}{{fed|GER}}align="center"|3–2{{fed|CRO}}
{{nowrap|Chestnut Hill, MA, United States}}Outdoor hard{{nowrap|{{fed|USA}}}}align="center"|5–0{{fed|JPN}}

World Group II

{{details|1997 Fed Cup World Group II}}

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

class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor hard{{fed|CRO}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|AUT}}
Košice, Slovakia{{nowrap|Indoor carpet}}{{fed|SVK}}align="center"|2–3{{nowrap|{{fed|SUI}}}}
Seoul, South KoreaOutdoor hard{{nowrap|{{fed|KOR}}}}align="center"|1–4{{fed|ARG}}
{{nowrap|Durban, South Africa}}Outdoor hard{{nowrap|{{fed|RSA}}}}align="center"|2–3{{fed|AUS}}

World Group II play-offs

{{details|1997 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs}}

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

class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
{{nowrap|Pörtschach, Austria}}{{nowrap|Outdoor clay}}{{fed|AUT}}align="center"|3–2{{nowrap|{{fed|RSA}}}}
Seoul, South Korea{{nowrap|Outdoor clay}}{{nowrap|{{fed|KOR}}}}align="center"|1–4{{fed|RUS}}
Jakarta, Indonesia{{nowrap|Outdoor clay}}{{fed|INA}}align="center"|0–5{{fed|ITA}}
Bratislava, Slovakia{{nowrap|Outdoor clay}}{{fed|SVK}}align="center"|5–0{{fed|CAN}}

Americas Zone

{{details|1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone}}

  • 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

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|BRA}}
  • {{fed|CAN}}
  • {{fed|CHI}}
  • {{fed|COL}}
  • {{fed|ECU}}
  • {{fed|MEX}}
  • {{fed|PER}}
  • {{fed|PUR}}
  • {{fed|VEN|1930}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Casa de Campo, San Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)

Dates: 12–18 May

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|ATG}}
  • {{fed|BAH}}
  • {{fed|BAR}}
  • {{fed|BER}}
  • {{fed|BOL}}
  • {{fed|CRC}}
  • {{fed|CUB}}
  • {{fed|DOM}}
  • {{fed|ESA}}
  • {{fed|GUA}}
  • {{fed|JAM}}
  • {{fed|PAN}}
  • {{fed|PAR}}
  • {{fed|TRI}}
  • {{fed|URU}}

{{div col end}}

Asia/Oceania Zone

{{details|1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone}}

  • 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

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|CHN}}
  • {{fed|TPE}}
  • {{fed|HKG|1959}}
  • {{fed|IND}}
  • {{fed|INA}}
  • {{fed|KAZ}}
  • {{fed|NZL}}
  • {{fed|THA}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 11–15 March

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|MAS}}
  • Pacific Oceania
  • {{fed|PAK}}
  • {{fed|PHI|1986}}
  • {{fed|SIN}}
  • {{fed|SRI}}
  • {{fed|SYR}}
  • {{fed|UZB}}

{{div col end}}

Europe/Africa Zone

{{details|1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone}}

  • 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

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|BLR}}
  • {{fed|BUL}}
  • {{fed|FIN}}
  • {{fed|GEO|1990}}
  • {{fed|GRE}}
  • {{fed|HUN}}
  • {{fed|ISR}}
  • {{fed|ITA}}
  • {{fed|LAT}}
  • {{fed|POL}}
  • {{fed|ROM}}
  • {{fed|RUS}}
  • {{fed|SLO}}
  • {{fed|SWE}}
  • {{fed|UKR}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 5–11 May

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|ALG}}
  • {{fed|ARM}}
  • {{fed|BIH|1992}}
  • {{fed|BOT}}
  • {{fed|CMR}}
  • {{fed|CYP}}
  • {{fed|DEN}}
  • {{fed|EGY}}
  • {{fed|EST}}
  • {{fed|ETH|1996}}
  • {{fed|GBR}}
  • {{fed|IRL}}
  • {{fed|ISL}}
  • {{fed|LIE}}
  • {{fed|LTU}}
  • {{fed|LUX}}
  • {{fed|Macedonia}}
  • {{fed|MAD}}
  • {{fed|MLT}}
  • {{fed|NOR}}
  • {{fed|POR}}
  • {{fed|SMR}}
  • {{fed|TUN|1959}}
  • {{fed|TUR}}
  • {{fed|FR Yugoslavia}}

{{div col end}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.fedcup.com/ Fed Cup]

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