# 1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool D

Group D of the 1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa zone of the 1996 Fed Cup. Six teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I for 1998.
| | MAD | MLT | LUX | MKD | LIE | BOT | CYP | Match W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| Madagascar | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 31–6 | 213–77 | 1 |
| Malta | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 28–6 | 185–88 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 26–10 | 179–91 | 3 |
| Macedonia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 18–16 | 143–134 | 4 |
| Liechtenstein | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 10–28 | 95–200 | 5 |
| Botswana | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–5 | 8–31 | 102–220 | 6 |
| Cyprus | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–6 | 6–30 | 88–191 | 7 |

## Madagascar vs. Malta

| Madagascar 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Malta 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Natacha Randriantefy Lisa Camenzuli 6 3 6 0     2 Dally Randriantefy Sarah Wetz 6 2 6 1     3 Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika / Faratiana Rasoarilalao Helen Asciak / Lisa Camenzuli 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Luxembourg vs. Botswana

| Luxembourg 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Botswana 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandra Scholer Gaobolae Seleka 6 0 6 0     2 Fabienne Thill Kelesitse Makgale 6 1 6 0     3 Rosabel Moyen / Fabienne Thill Kelesitse Makgale / Gaobolae Seleka 6 1 4 6 3 6 ||||

## Liechtenstein vs. Cyprus

| Liechtenstein 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Cyprus 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fabienne Gmeiner Elya Constanta 1 6 6 0 6 4   2 Christine Vogt Daphne Nicolatou 1 6 0 6     3 Fabienne Gmeiner / Jeannine Niedhardt Daphne Nicolatou / Eleni Pilava Papanikolaou 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^1$ ||||

## Madagascar vs. Cyprus

| Madagascar 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Cyprus 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Natacha Randriantefy Elya Constanta 6 1 6 0     2 Dally Randriantefy Daphne Nicolatou 6 0 6 2     3 Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika / Dally Randriantefy Daphne Nicolatou / Eleni Pilava Papanikolaou 6 2 6 0 ||||

## Malta vs. Liechtenstein

| Malta 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Liechtenstein 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helen Asciak Fabienne Gmeiner 6 0 6 1     2 Lisa Camenzuli Christine Vogt 7 5 6 1     3 Helen Asciak / Lisa Camenzuli Fabienne Gmeiner / Jeannine Niedhardt 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Macedonia vs. Botswana

| Macedonia 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena Manevska Gaobolae Seleka 6 4 6 0     2 Biljana Trpeska Kelesitse Makgale 6 0 6 1     3 Biljana Trpeska / Zdenka Videnova Kelesitse Makgale / Gaobolae Seleka 7 5 6 3 ||||

## Malta vs. Luxembourg

| Malta 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helen Asciak Fabienne Thill 6 3 6 3     2 Lisa Camenzuli Rosabel Moyen 2 6 5 7     3 Helen Asciak / Lisa Camenzuli Rosabel Moyen / Alexandra Scholer 6 3 6 1 ||||

## Macedonia vs. Cyprus

| Macedonia 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Cyprus 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Zdenka Videnova Elya Constanta 6 2 6 0     2 Biljana Trpeska Daphne Nicolatou 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4     3 Biljana Trpeska / Zdenka Videnova Daphne Nicolatou / Eleni Pilava Papanikolaou 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Liechtenstein vs. Botswana

| Liechtenstein 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fabienne Gmeiner Gaobolae Seleka 6 2 6 0     2 Christine Vogt Kelesitse Makgale 7 5 7 5     3 Fabienne Gmeiner / Jeannine Niedhardt Kelesitse Makgale / Gaobolae Seleka 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 3 ||||

## Madagascar vs. Liechtenstein

| Madagascar 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Liechtenstein 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Natacha Randriantefy Fabienne Gmeiner 6 1 6 1     2 Dally Randriantefy Christine Vogt 6 0 6 0     3 Natacha Randriantefy / Faratiana Rasoarilalao Fabienne Gmeiner / Jeannine Niedhardt 6 1 6 3 ||||

## Malta vs. Cyprus

| Malta 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Cyprus 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helen Asciak Eleni Pilava Papanikolaou 6 3 6 2     2 Lisa Camenzuli Daphne Nicolatou 6 0 6 2     3 Helen Asciak / Lisa Camenzuli Elya Constanta / Daphne Nicolatou 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Luxembourg vs. Macedonia

| Luxembourg 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Macedonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fabienne Thill Zdenka Videnova 6 1 6 1     2 Rosabel Moyen Biljana Trpeska 6 3 6 1     3 Fabienne Thill / Alexandra Scholer Biljana Trpeska / Zdenka Videnova 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Madagascar vs. Luxembourg

| Madagascar 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Natacha Randriantefy Fabienne Thill 3 6 6 1 6 1   2 Dally Randriantefy Rosabel Moyen 6 1 6 1     3 Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika / Natacha Randriantefy Alexandra Scholer / Fabienne Thill 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6 ||||

## Malta vs. Botswana

| Malta 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lisa Camenzuli Gaobolae Seleka 6 1 6 0     2 Sarah Wetz Kelesitse Makgale 6 2 6 3     3 Helen Asciak / Claire Gatt Ninani Coyne / Onalenna Leepile 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Macedonia vs. Liechtenstein

| Macedonia 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Liechtenstein 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Zdenka Videnova Fabienne Gmeiner 6 1 6 2     2 Biljana Trpeska Christine Vogt 6 0 6 1     3 Biljana Trpeska / Zdenka Videnova Fabienne Gmeiner / Jeannine Niedhardt 6 2 6 1 ||||

## Madagascar vs. Macedonia

| Madagascar 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 10 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 10 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Macedonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Natacha Randriantefy Zdenka Videnova 6 2 6 2     2 Dally Randriantefy Biljana Trpeska 6 1 6 0     3 Dally Randriantefy / Faratiana Rasoarilalao Biljana Trpeska / Zdenka Videnova 6 4 6 1 ||||

## Luxembourg vs. Liechtenstein

| Luxembourg 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 10 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 10 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Liechtenstein 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexandra Scholer Fabienne Gmeiner 6 1 6 0     2 Rosabel Moyen Jeannine Niedhardt 6 1 6 1     3 Alexandra Scholer / Fabienne Thill Fabienne Gmeiner / Jeannine Niedhardt 6 1 6 0 ||||

## Botswana vs. Cyprus

| Botswana 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 10 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 10 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Cyprus 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gaobolae Seleka Elya Constanta 3 6 6 1 6 4   2 Kelesitse Makgale Daphne Nicolatou 3 6 0 6     3 Kelesitse Makgale / Gaobolae Seleka Daphne Nicolatou / Eleni Pilava Papanikolaou 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4 ||||

## Madagascar vs. Botswana

| Madagascar 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 11 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 11 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika Ninane Coyne 6 1 6 2     2 Dally Randriantefy Onalenna Leepile 6 0 6 0     3 Aina Rafolomanantsiatosika / Faratiana Rasoarilalao Kelesitse Makgale / Gaobolae Seleka 6 3 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 3 2  retired ||||

## Malta vs. Macedonia

| Malta 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 11 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 11 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Macedonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Helen Asciak Zdenka Videnova 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5     2 Lisa Camenzuli Biljana Trpeska 6 3 6 2     3 Helen Asciak / Lisa Camenzuli Biljana Trpeska / Zdenka Videnova       w/o ||||

## Luxembourg vs. Cyprus

| Luxembourg 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 11 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 11 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Cyprus 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fabienne Thill Elya Constanta 6 1 6 0     2 Rosabel Moyen Daphne Nicolatou 6 0 6 0     3 Alexandra Scholer / Fabienne Thill Elya Constanta / Daphne Nicolatou       w/o ||||
* Madagascar placed first in the pool, and thus advanced to Group I in 1998, where they placed fourth in their group of four and was thus relegated back to Group II for 1999.