# 1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup.

## Group I

* Venue: Bari T.C., Bari, Italy (outdoor clay)
* Date: 22–26 April
The fifteen teams were divided into three pools of four and one pool of three teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. The two nations winning the least rubbers were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1998.

### Pools

| | Pool A | RUS | GRE | BUL |
| 1 | Russia (2–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Greece (1–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bulgaria (0–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | ITA | SWE | ROU | UKR |
| 1 | Italy (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sweden (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Romania (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Ukraine (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool C | BLR | HUN | POL | FIN |
| 1 | Belarus (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Hungary (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Poland (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Finland (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool D | SLO | ISR | LAT | GEO |
| 1 | Slovenia (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Israel (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Latvia (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Georgia (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Russia | Russia | 2 | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Russia | Russia | 3 |
| | | | Belarus | Belarus | 0 |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | Belarus | Belarus | 0 |
| Belarus | Belarus | 2 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 0 | Italy | Italy | 2 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 1 | | | |
* Russia and Italy advanced to World Group II Play-offs.
* Finland and Georgia relegated to Group II in 1998.

## Group II

* Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)
* Date: 5–11 May
The twenty-five teams were divided into three pools of six and one pool of seven. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 1998.

### Pools

| | Pool A | GBR | DEN | EST | ARM | LIT | EGY |
| 1 | Great Britain (5–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Denmark (4–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Estonia (3–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Armenia (2–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Lithuania (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 6 | Egypt (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | YUG | IRL | TUN | ALG | CMR | ISL |
| 1 | Yugoslavia (5–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Ireland (4–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Tunisia (3–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Algeria (2–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Cameroon (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 6 | Iceland (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool C | POR | TUR | BIH | NOR | SMR | ETH |
| 1 | Portugal (5–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Turkey (4–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (3–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Norway (2–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 5 | San Marino (1–4) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 6 | Ethiopia (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool D | MAD | MLT | LUX | MKD | LIE | BOT | CYP |
| 1 | Madagascar (6–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Malta (5–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Luxembourg (4–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Macedonia (3–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Liechtenstein (2–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 6 | Botswana (1–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 7 | Cyprus (0–6) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
* Great Britain, Yugoslavia, Portugal and Madagascar advanced to Group I in 1998.