# 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

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

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Bulgaria
* Cameroon
* Estonia
* Kenya
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco

### 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.

## Round robin
### Group A
#### Bulgaria vs. Malta

| Bulgaria 3 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997 | Malta 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Mark Schembri 6 1 6 1     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Christopher Gatt 6 4 6 0     3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 3 ||||

#### Estonia vs. Kenya

| Estonia 2 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997 | Kenya 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrei Luzgin Allan Cooper 6 2 6 1     2 Rene Busch Paul Wekesa 1 6 2 6     3 Andrei Luzgin / Gert Vilms Allan Cooper / Paul Wekesa 6 3 6 4 ||||

#### Bulgaria vs. Estonia

| Bulgaria 3 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997 | Estonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Andrei Luzgin 6 3 6 1     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Rene Busch 6 0 6 2     3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Raigo Saluste / Gert Vilms 6 2 6 4 ||||

#### Kenya vs. Malta

| Kenya 2 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997 | Malta 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Norbert Oduor Gordon Asciak 3 6 4 6     2 Paul Wekesa Christopher Gatt 3 6 6 4 6 3   3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri 6 4 6 2 ||||

#### Bulgaria vs. Kenya

| Bulgaria 3 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997 | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Norbert Oduor 6 2 6 4     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Allan Cooper 6 2 6 1     3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Estonia vs. Malta

| Estonia 2 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997 | Malta 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrei Luzgin Gordon Asciak 3 6 6 4 6 3   2 Rene Busch Christopher Gatt 3 6 3 6     3 Andrei Luzgin / Gert Vilms Gordon Asciak / Christopher Gatt 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Group B
#### Algeria vs. Monaco

| Algeria 1 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997 | Monaco 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Mahmoudi Christophe Bosio 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$     2 Noureddine Mahmoudi Sébastien Graeff 4 6 3 6     3 Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^8$ 6$^6$ ||||

#### Cameroon vs. Moldova

| Cameroon 0 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997 | Moldova 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Angelin Mvogo Oleg Sinic 5 7 6 3 5 7   2 Yann Auzoux Iurie Gorban 3 6 0 6     3 Lionel Kemajou / Joseph Oyebog Iurie Gorban / Oleg Sinic 3 6 3 6 ||||

#### Algeria vs. Moldova

| Algeria 0 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997 | Moldova 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Noujeim Hakimi Oleg Sinic 4 6 1 6     2 Noureddine Mahmoudi Iurie Gorban 3 6 3 6     3 Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi Iurie Gorban / Oleg Sinic 3 6 4 6 ||||

#### Cameroon vs. Monaco

| Cameroon 1 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997 | Monaco 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Joseph Oyebog Christophe Bosio 4 6 6 3 7 5   2 Angelin Mvogo Sébastien Graeff 1 6 2 6     3 Yann Auzoux / Joseph Oyebog Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 4 6 6 3 14 16 ||||

#### Algeria vs. Cameroon

| Algeria 1 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997 | Cameroon 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Noujeim Hakimi Joseph Oyebog 0 6 2 6     2 Mohammed Mahmoudi Yann Auzoux 6 0 6 4     3 Noujeim Hakimi / Mohammed Mahmoudi Lionel Kemajou / Joseph Oyebog 1 6 4 6 ||||

#### Moldova vs. Monaco

| Moldova 0 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997 | Monaco 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Oleg Sinic Christophe Bosio 5 7 7 5 4 6   2 Iurie Gorban Sébastien Graeff 4 6 4 6     3 Evgueni Plougarev / Maxim Savitski Christophe Boggetti / Jacques Vinciléoni 1 6 1 6 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs
### Semifinals
#### Bulgaria vs. Moldova

| Bulgaria 3 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997 | Moldova 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Oleg Sinic 6 2 6 4     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Iurie Gorban 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 4 6 3   3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Evgueni Plougarev / Maxim Savitski 6 1 6 3 ||||

#### Monaco vs. Estonia

| Monaco 3 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997 | Estonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christophe Bosio Andrei Luzgin 6 4 6 4     2 Sébastien Graeff Rene Busch 7 5 6 4     3 Christophe Boggetti / Jacques Vinciléoni Raigo Saluste / Gert Vilms 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

### Final
#### Bulgaria vs. Monaco

| Bulgaria 3 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997 | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Christophe Bosio 7 5 6 4     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Sébastien Graeff 6 3 4 6 6 3   3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 2 6 1 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off
#### Moldova vs. Estonia

| Moldova 1 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997 | Estonia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Oleg Sinic Gert Vilms 6 1 6 3     2 Iurie Gorban Rene Busch 6 3 4 6 1 6   3 Iurie Gorban / Oleg Sinic Andrei Luzgin / Gert Vilms 2 6 3 6 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs
### 5th to 8th play-offs
#### Kenya vs. Algeria

| Kenya 2 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997 | Algeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Allan Cooper Mohammed Mahmoudi 6 4 3 6 3 6   2 Paul Wekesa Noureddine Mahmoudi 6 3 3 6 6 3   3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Noujeim Hakimi / Mohammed Mahmoudi 5 7 6 4 6 4 ||||

#### Malta vs. Cameroon

| Malta 2 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997 | Cameroon 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mark Schembri Joseph Oyebog 7$^{11}$ 6$^9$ 3 6 6 4   2 Christopher Gatt Angelin Mvogo 3 6 3 6     3 Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri Yann Auzoux / Angelin Mvogo 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off
#### Kenya vs. Malta

| Kenya 2 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997 | Malta 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Allan Cooper Gordon Asciak 6 4 6 2     2 Paul Wekesa Mark Schembri 6 3 4 6 6 2   3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Gordon Asciak / Christopher Gatt        w/o ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off
#### Algeria vs. Cameroon

| Algeria 2 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997 | Cameroon 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Mahmoudi Angelin Mvogo 0 6 0 0   retired  2 Noureddine Mahmoudi Yann Auzoux 6 0 6 1     3 Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi Yann Auzoux / Angelin Mvogo 3 6 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 1 ||||