# 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

## Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1998.

### Participating nations

* Austria
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Israel
* Morocco
* Slovakia
* Ukraine
* Zimbabwe

### Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | | | | |
| | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Belgium | Belgium | 3 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aalborg, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | Denmark | Denmark | 2 |
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | |
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 0 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 0 | | | |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 3 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
| | | | Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | | London, England (indoor carpet) | London, England (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | Kyiv, Ukraine (clay) | bye | bye | | London, England (indoor carpet) | London, England (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
| | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 |
| | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 2 | Ukraine | Ukraine | 0 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| | | | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Israel | Israel | | | |
| | | | | | | Israel | Israel | | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (clay) |
| | | | Israel | Israel | | bye | bye | | Israel | Israel | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | bye | bye | | Slovakia | Slovakia | 3 |
| | | | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | w/o | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | w/o | | | | Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | | | | | Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | Osijek, Croatia (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 1 | Graz, Austria (indoor clay) | Graz, Austria (indoor clay) |
| | | | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 4 | Graz, Austria (indoor clay) | Graz, Austria (indoor clay) |
| | | | Morocco | Morocco | | Croatia | Croatia | 4 | Croatia | Croatia | 2 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 3 |
| | | | | | | Austria | Austria | | | | |
* Hungary and Morocco relegated to Group II in 1998.
* Belgium, Zimbabwe, Slovakia, and Austria advance to World Group qualifying round.

## Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998.

### Participating nations

* Belarus
* Egypt
* Finland
* Georgia
* Ghana
* Greece
* Ireland
* Ivory Coast
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Nigeria
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovenia
* Yugoslavia

### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Snarøya, Norway (clay) | Snarøya, Norway (clay) | Snarøya, Norway (clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Norway | Norway | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Norway | Norway | 5 | Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay) | | | | | |
| Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Nigeria | Nigeria | 0 | Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay) | | | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 0 | Nigeria | Nigeria | 0 | Norway | Norway | 4 | | | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 0 | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Norway | Norway | 4 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 5 | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Tbilisi, Georgia (clay) | Slovenia | Slovenia | 1 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 5 | Georgia | Georgia | 2 | Slovenia | Slovenia | 1 | | | |
| | | | Georgia | Georgia | 2 | | | | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 3 | | | | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 3 | | | | Norway | Norway | 3 |
| | | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | Norway | Norway | 3 |
| | | | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | Portugal | Portugal | 2 |
| | | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | Portugal | Portugal | 2 |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 3 | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 3 | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | 2 | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | 2 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | |
| | | | Lithuania | Lithuania | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Latvia | Latvia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Latvia | Latvia | 0 | Bytom, Poland (clay) | | | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 5 | Bytom, Poland (clay) | | | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 4 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 5 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 4 | Poznań, Poland (clay) | Poznań, Poland (clay) | Poznań, Poland (clay) | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 | | | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 1 | Poznań, Poland (clay) | Poznań, Poland (clay) | Poznań, Poland (clay) | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 1 | Ghana | Ghana | 0 | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | |
| | | | Ghana | Ghana | 0 | | | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | Poland | Poland | 2 |
| | | | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | | | | Poland | Poland | 2 |
| | | | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard) | | | | Finland | Finland | 3 |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | Finland | Finland | 3 |
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Tampere, Finland (clay) | Tampere, Finland (clay) | Tampere, Finland (clay) | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Belarus | Belarus | 4 | Tampere, Finland (clay) | Tampere, Finland (clay) | Tampere, Finland (clay) | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Belarus | Belarus | 4 | Belarus | Belarus | 2 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 4 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Belarus | Belarus | 2 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Greece | Greece | 2 | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | | | | |
* Nigeria, Lithuania, Ghana, and Greece relegated to Group III in 1998.
* Norway and Finland promoted to Group I in 1998.

## Group III

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1998.

### Participating nations

* Algeria
* Armenia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Cameroon
* Estonia
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* San Marino
* Senegal
* Turkey

### Zone A
#### Draw

* Venue: Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal
* Date: 22–26 January
Group A
| | MKD | TUR | SMR | ETH | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Macedonia | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–5 (75%) | 1 |
| Turkey | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–5 (74%) | 2 |
| San Marino | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–14 (26%) | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–15 (25%) | 4 |
Group B
| | SEN | LUX | BIH | ARM | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Senegal | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 16–3 (84%) | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 9–10 (47%) | 3 |
| Armenia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–9 (0%) | 0–18 (0%) | 4 |

##### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | B1 | Senegal | 2 | | | |
| | | | A2 | Turkey | 1 | |
| A2 | Turkey | 2 | A2 | Turkey | 1 | B1 | Senegal | 1 |
| A1 | Macedonia | 1 | | | | B2 | Luxembourg | 2 |
| A1 | Macedonia | 1 | A1 | Macedonia | 1 | B2 | Luxembourg | 2 |
| | | | B2 | Luxembourg | 2 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off |
| | | | A3 | San Marino | 3 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Armenia | 0 | |
| B4 | Armenia | 2 | B4 | Armenia | 0 | A3 | San Marino | 0 |
| A4 | Ethiopia | 1 | | | | B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
| A4 | Ethiopia | 1 | B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
| | | | A4 | Ethiopia | 0 | | | |

#### Final standings

| 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.

### Zone B
#### Draw

* Venue: Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
* Date: 21–25 May
Group A
| | BUL | EST | KEN | MLT | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Bulgaria | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–0 (100%) | 1 |
| Estonia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 (44%) | 8–11 (42%) | 2 |
| Kenya | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 6–13 (32%) | 3 |
| Malta | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 6–14 (30%) | 4 |
Group B
| | MON | MDA | CMR | ALG | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Monaco | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 15–6 (71%) | 1 |
| Moldova | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 2 |
| Cameroon | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–13 (38%) | 3 |
| Algeria | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–14 (22%) | 4 |

##### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Bulgaria | 3 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Moldova | 0 | |
| B2 | Moldova | 1 | B2 | Moldova | 0 | A1 | Bulgaria | 3 |
| A2 | Estonia | 2 | | | | B1 | Monaco | 0 |
| A2 | Estonia | 2 | B1 | Monaco | 3 | B1 | Monaco | 0 |
| | | | A2 | Estonia | 0 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off |
| | | | A3 | Kenya | 2 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Algeria | 1 | |
| B4 | Algeria | 2 | B4 | Algeria | 1 | A3 | Kenya | 2 |
| B3 | Cameroon | 1 | | | | A4 | Malta | 1 |
| B3 | Cameroon | 1 | A4 | Malta | 2 | A4 | Malta | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Cameroon | 1 | | | |

#### Final standings

| 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.

## Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

### Participating nations

* Azerbaijan
* Benin
* Botswana
* Cyprus
* Congo
* Djibouti
* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Madagascar
* Sudan
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia

### Zone A
#### Draw

* Venue: Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
* Date: 19–23 March
Group A
| | TOG | LIE | UGA | SUD | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Togo | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–0 (100%) | 1 |
| Liechtenstein | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–7 (63%) | 2 |
| Uganda | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–14 (26%) | 3 |
| Sudan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 2–16 (11%) | 4 |
Group B
| | MAD | BOT | ISL | DJI | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Madagascar | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 16–2 (89%) | 1 |
| Botswana | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 11–6 (65%) | 2 |
| Iceland | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 8–9 (47%) | 3 |
| Djibouti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–9 (0%) | 0–18 (0%) | 4 |

##### 1st to 4th place play-offs

| 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Togo | 2 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Botswana | 1 | |
| B2 | Botswana | 1 | B2 | Botswana | 1 | A1 | Togo | 1 |
| A2 | Liechtenstein | 2 | | | | B1 | Madagascar | 2 |
| A2 | Liechtenstein | 2 | A2 | Liechtenstein | 0 | B1 | Madagascar | 2 |
| | | | B1 | Madagascar | 3 | | | |
5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off |
| | | | A3 | Uganda | 3 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Djibouti | 0 | |
| B4 | Djibouti | 0 | B4 | Djibouti | 0 | A3 | Uganda | 2 |
| B3 | Iceland | 3 | | | | A4 | Sudan | 1 |
| B3 | Iceland | 3 | A4 | Sudan | 2 | A4 | Sudan | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Iceland | 1 | | | |

### Zone B
#### Draw

* Venue: Field Club, Nicosia, Cyprus
* Date: 21–25 May
| | 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 |
* Tunisia and Cyprus promoted to Group III in 1998.