| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 February – 30 November 1997 |
| Edition | 86th |
| Teams | 127 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Sweden |
←1996 1998 → | |
The1997 Davis Cup (also known as the1997 Davis Cup byNEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 86th edition of theDavis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 127 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 57 in the Europe/Africa Zone. A new Group IV of competition was added to each regional zone, providing another level of promotion and relegation within each zone.Madagascar,Tajikistan andUganda made their first appearances in the tournament.
Sweden defeated theUnited States in the final, held at theScandinavium inGothenburg, Sweden, on 28–30 November, to win their 6th title overall.[1][2][3]
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |  Brazil |  Czech Republic |  France |
 Germany |  India |  Italy |  Mexico |
 Netherlands |  Romania |  Russia |  South Africa |
 Spain | Sweden |  Switzerland |  United States |
| First round 7–9 February | Quarterfinals 4–6 April | Semifinals 19–21 September | Final 28–30 November | |||||||||||||||
| Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newport Beach, CA, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, DC, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Příbram, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| India | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pesaro, Italy (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mallorca, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Durban, South Africa (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Växjö, Sweden (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luleå, Sweden (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden vs. United States
 Sweden 5 | Scandinavium,Gothenburg, Sweden[3] 28–30 November 1997 Carpet (indoors) |  United States 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date: 19–21 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the1998 World Group.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe | 3–2 |  Austria | Harare | City Sports Centre | Indoor | Hard |
| Brazil | 5–0 |  New Zealand | Florianópolis | Costão Santinho Hotel | Outdoor | Clay |
| India | 3–2 |  Chile | New Delhi | R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex | Outdoor | Grass |
 Belgium | 3–2 | France | Ghent | Flanders Expo | Indoor | Clay |
| Germany | 5–0 | Mexico | Essen | Grugahalle | Indoor | Carpet |
| Russia | 3–2 | Romania | Moscow | Olympic Stadium | Indoor | Carpet |
 Canada | 1–4 |  Slovakia | Montreal | Jarry Park Stadium | Indoor | Carpet |
| Switzerland | 3–2 |  South Korea | Locarno | FEVI | Indoor | Carpet |
Brazil, Germany, India, Russia and Switzerland remain in the World Group in 1998. Belgium, Slovakia and Zimbabwe are promoted to the World Group in 1998. Austria, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and South Korea remain in Zonal Group I in 1998. France, Mexico and Romania are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1998.| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nassau,Bahamas (hard) | bye | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 2 | Venezuela | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Bahamas | 3 | Montreal, Canada (indoor hard) | Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | 4 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |  Ecuador | 1 | Santiago, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | 3 | Chile | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Peru | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Cuba | 2 | Cali, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Cuba | 4 | Peru | 0 | |||||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard) |  Colombia | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 3 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Asunción, Paraguay (clay) |  Uruguay | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Salvador, El Salvador (clay) |  Haiti | 0 | Asunción, Paraguay (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Haiti | 3 | Paraguay | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 El Salvador | 2 | San Salvador, El Salvador (hard) | Uruguay | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 1998. Colombia promoted to Group I in 1998.| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Guatemala |
| 2 |  Jamaica |
| 3 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
| 4 |  Panama |
| 5 |  Dominican Republic |
| 6 |  Bolivia |
| 7 |  Barbados |
| 8 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 1998. Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 1998. BER |  CRC |  ECA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings | ||
| Bermuda | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 (67%) | 9–5 (64%) | 1 | ||
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 (50%) | 6–8 (43%) | 2 | ||
| Eastern Caribbean | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 (25%) | 5–7 (42%) | 3 |
Bermuda and Costa Rica promoted to Group III in 1998.| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | New Zealand | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) |  Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard) | Indonesia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 5 | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) |  China | 4 | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | China | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Japan | 3 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | South Korea | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Philippines relegated to Group II in 1998. New Zealand and South Korea advance to World Group qualifying round.| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Singapore | 0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 5 | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Iran | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Lebanon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Saudi Arabia | 0 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | Lebanon | 5 | |||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 4 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |  Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1998. Lebanon promoted to Group I in 1998.| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar |
| 2 |  Pacific Oceania |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan |
| 4 |  Kuwait |
| 5 |  Malaysia |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka |
| 7 |  Bahrain |
| 8 |  Bangladesh |
Qatar and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 1998. Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 1998. SYR |  TJK |  UAE |  OMA |  BRU |  JOR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings | ||
| Syria | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 4–0 | 11–1 (92%) | 22–3 (88%) | 1 | ||
| Tajikistan | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 2–1 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 18–6 (75%) | 2 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | 0–3 | NP | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 10–16 (38%) | 3 | ||
| Oman | 0–3 | 0–3 | NP | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 8–17 (32%) | 4 | ||
| Brunei | 0–3 | NP | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 10–16 (38%) | 5 | ||
| Jordan | NP | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–9 (25%) | 8–18 (31%) | 6 |
Syria and Tajikistan promoted to Group III in 1998.| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary |  Denmark | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | London, England (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 3 | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | Zimbabwe | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Israel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | Israel | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Slovakia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
| Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Graz, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | Croatia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Austria | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary and Morocco relegated to Group II in 1998. Belgium, Zimbabwe, Slovakia, and Austria advance to World Group qualifying round.| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Snarøya, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | Norway | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Georgia | 5 |  Slovenia | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Porto, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania | 2 |  Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Bytom, Poland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 4 | Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Poznań, Poland (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana | 1 |  Poland | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin,Ireland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin,Ireland (carpet) | Tampere, Finland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Belarus | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 4 | Belarus | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 1 | Finland | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Greece | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Nigeria, Lithuania, Ghana, and Greece relegated to Group III in 1998. Norway and Finland promoted to Group I in 1998.| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Luxembourg |
| 2 |  Senegal |
| 3 |  Turkey |
| 4 |  Macedonia |
| 5 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 6 |  San Marino |
| 7 |  Armenia |
| 8 |  Ethiopia |
Luxembourg and Senegal promoted to Group II in 1998. Armenia and Ethiopia relegated to Group IV in 1998.| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria |
| 2 |  Monaco |
| 3 |  Estonia |
| 4 |  Moldova |
| 5 |  Kenya |
| 6 |  Malta |
| 7 |  Algeria |
| 8 |  Cameroon |
Bulgaria and Monaco promoted to Group II in 1998. Algeria and Cameroon relegated to Group IV in 1998.| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Madagascar |
| 2 |  Togo |
| 3 |  Liechtenstein |
| 4 |  Botswana |
| 5 |  Uganda |
| 6 |  Sudan |
| 7 |  Iceland |
| 8 |  Djibouti |
Madagascar and Togo promoted to Group III in 1998. TUN |  CYP |  BEN |  ZAM |  AZE |  CGO | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings | ||
| Tunisia | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 13–2 (87%) | 27–5 (84%) | 1 | ||
| Cyprus | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 11–4 (73%) | 23–8 (74%) | 2 | ||
| Benin | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 9–6 (60%) | 16–12 (57%) | 3 | ||
| Zambia | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 9–6 (60%) | 17–13 (57%) | 4 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–13 (13%) | 4–24 (14%) | 5 | ||
| Congo | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–14 (7%) | 3–28 (10%) | 6 |
