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

Group C 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.
| | POR | TUR | BIH | NOR | SMR | ETH | Match W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| Portugal | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 28–3 | 177–72 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 22–10 | 168–101 | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 16–16 | 143–122 | 3 |
| Norway | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 14–17 | 147–132 | 4 |
| San Marino | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 14–20 | 116–149 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 0–28 | 5–168 | 6 |

## Portugal vs. Ethiopia

| Portugal 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ethiopia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ana Gaspar Metasebeya Temesgen 6 0 6 0     2 Joana Pedroso Senait Gebreail 6 1 6 0     3 Ana Catarina Nogueira / Joana Pedroso Senait Gebreail / Tsedey Kifle 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Turkey vs. San Marino

| Turkey 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | San Marino 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Duygu Akşit Oal Laura Gatti 6 0 6 0     2 Gülberk Gültekin Francesca Guardigli 6 2 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 4 6   3 Duygu Akşit Oal / Gülberk Gültekin Laura Gatti / Francesca Guardigli 6 1 6 2 ||||

## Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Norway

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 5 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Norway 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Eldina Fazlić Line Ullring 3 6 6 2 6 2   2 Mervana Jugić-Salkić Tina Samara 6 2 6 4     3 Medina Bajrambašić / Eldina Fazlić Tina Samara / Line Ullring 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Portugal vs. Norway

| Portugal 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Norway 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ana Gaspar Line Ullring 6 3 6 0     2 Sofia Prazeres Tina Samara 6 2 6 2     3 Ana Catarina Nogueira / Joana Pedroso Tina Samara / Line Ullring 7 5 6 3 ||||

## Turkey vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Turkey 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Duygu Akşit Oal Eldina Fazlić 6 4 6 1     2 Gülberk Gültekin Mervana Jugić-Salkić 4 6 7 5 3 6   3 Duygu Akşit Oal / Gülberk Gültekin Eldina Fazlić / Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6 3 6 2 ||||

## San Marino vs. Ethiopia

| San Marino 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 6 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ethiopia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Laura Gatti Tsedey Kifle 6 0 6 0     2 Francesca Guardigli Senait Gebreail 6 0 6 1     3 Laura Gatti / Francesca Guardigli Senait Gebreail / Metasebeya Temesgen 6 0 6 0 ||||

## Portugal vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Portugal 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ana Gaspar Eldina Fazlić 7 5 7$^9$ 6$^7$     2 Sofia Prazeres Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6 1 6 0     3 Joana Pedroso / Sofia Prazeres Medina Bajrambašić / Harisa Delić 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Turkey vs. Ethiopia

| Turkey 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ethiopia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Stela Penciu Tsedey Kifle 6 0 6 0     2 Gülberk Gültekin Senait Gebreail 6 0 6 0     3 Seden Özlü / Stela Penciu Senait Gebreail / Tsedey Kifle 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Norway vs. San Marino

| Norway 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 7 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | San Marino 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Line Ullring Laura Gatti 6 1 6 0     2 Tina Samara Francesca Guardigli 6 2 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6   3 Marianne Bakken / Tina Samara Laura Gatti / Francesca Guardigli 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Portugal vs. San Marino

| Portugal 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ana Gaspar Laura Gatti 6 0 6 2     2 Sofia Prazeres Francesca Guardigli 6 3 1 6 6 3   3 Ana Catarina Nogueira / Joana Pedroso Laura Gatti / Francesca Guardigli 6 1 4 6 6 3 ||||

## Turkey vs. Norway

| Turkey 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Norway 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Duygu Akşit Oal Line Ullring 4 6 6 4 3 6   2 Gülberk Gültekin Tina Samara 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3     3 Duygu Akşit Oal / Gülberk Gültekin Marianne Bakken / Tina Samara 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ethiopia

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 8 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ethiopia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Harisa Delić Metasebeya Temesgen 6 0 6 0     2 Mervana Jugić-Salkić Senait Gebreail 6 1 6 0     3 Medina Bajrambašić / Harisa Delić Senait Gebreail / Tsedey Kifle 6 1 6 0 ||||

## Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. San Marino

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | San Marino 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Eldina Fazlić Laura Gatti 6 0 6 0     2 Mervana Jugić-Salkić Francesca Guardigli 2 6 3 6     3 Eldina Fazlić / Mervana Jugić-Salkić Laura Gatti / Francesca Guardigli 6 2 6 2 ||||

## Norway vs. Ethiopia

| Norway 2 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 9 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ethiopia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marianne Bakken Metasebeya Temesgen 6 0 6 0     2 Line Ullring Senait Gebreail 6 0 6 0     3 Marianne Bakken / Line Ullring Senait Gebreail / Metasebeya Temesgen        w/o ||||

## Portugal vs. Turkey

| Portugal 3 | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 10 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey 10 May 1997 Red clay (outdoors) | Turkey 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ana Gaspar Duygu Akşit Oal 1 6 6 3 6 0   2 Sofia Prazeres Gülberk Gültekin 6 3 6 4     3 Ana Gaspar / Sofia Prazeres Duygu Akşit Oal / Gülberk Gültekin       w/o ||||
* Portugal placed first in the pool, and thus advanced to Group I in 1998, where they placed second in their group of four.