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

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

* Armenia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Ethiopia
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* San Marino
* Senegal
* Turkey

### 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.

## Round robin
### Group A
#### Ethiopia vs. Turkey

| Ethiopia 0 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 22 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 22 January 1997 | Turkey 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Habtamu Gebrekidan Barış Ergün 0 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6   2 Yohannes Setegnwandimu Erhan Oral 2 6 3 6     3 Yohannes Setegnwandimu / Samuel Woldegebriel Mustafa Azkara / Alaaddin Karagöz 0 6 3 6 ||||

#### Macedonia vs. San Marino

| Macedonia 3 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 22 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 22 January 1997 | San Marino 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dragan Jovanovski Christian Rosti 6 1 2 6 6 3   2 Zoran Ševčenko Domenico Vicini 6 1 6 3     3 Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko Gabriel Francini / Domenico Vicini 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

#### Ethiopia vs. Macedonia

| Ethiopia 1 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 23 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 23 January 1997 | Macedonia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Samuel Woldegebriel Dragan Jovanovski 2 6 6 4 6 0   2 Yohannes Setegnwandimu Zoran Ševčenko 0 6 0 6     3 Samuel Woldegebriel / Habtamu Gebrekidan Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko 2 6 1 6 ||||

#### San Marino vs. Turkey

| San Marino 0 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 23 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 23 January 1997 | Turkey 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christian Rosti Barış Ergün 4 6 2 6     2 Domenico Vicini Erhan Oral 1 6 4 6     3 Gabriel Francini / Domenico Vicini Mustafa Azkara / Alaaddin Karagöz 3 6 3 6 ||||

#### Ethiopia vs. San Marino

| Ethiopia 1 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 24 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 24 January 1997 | San Marino 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Habtamu Gebrekidan Christian Rosti 4 6 1 6     2 Samuel Woldegebriel Domenico Vicini 2 6 4 6     3 Habtamu Gebrekidan / Yohannes Setegnwandimu Gabriel Francini / Massimiliano Rosti 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

#### Macedonia vs. Turkey

| Macedonia 2 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 24 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 24 January 1997 | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lazar Magdinčev Alaaddin Karagöz 4 6 4 6     2 Zoran Ševčenko Barış Ergün 6 4 6 0     3 Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral 7 5 6 2 ||||

### Group B
#### Senegal vs. Armenia

| Senegal 3 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 22 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 22 January 1997 | Armenia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Noël Said Artek Aroutiounyan 6 3 6 4     2 Yahiya Doumbia Davit Babayan 6 0 6 0     3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Artek Aroutiounyan / Hayk Hakobyan 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Luxembourg

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 22 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 22 January 1997 | Luxembourg 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Eldar Mustafić Johny Goudenbour 3 6 3 6     2 Meride Zahirović Sacha Thoma 7$^{13}$ 6$^{11}$ 6 1     3 Eldar Mustafić / Meride Zahirović Johny Goudenbour / Pascal Schaul 6 4 3 6 4 6 ||||

#### Senegal vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Senegal 3 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 23 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 23 January 1997 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Noël Said Haris Bašalić 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3     2 Yahiya Doumbia Meride Zahirović 6 1 6 2     3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Haris Bašalić / Eldar Mustafić 6 3 6 4 ||||

#### Armenia vs. Luxembourg

| Armenia 0 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 23 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 23 January 1997 | Luxembourg 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Artek Aroutiounyan Adrian Graimprey 0 6 0 6     2 Davit Babayan Sacha Thoma 1 6 1 6     3 Artek Aroutiounyan / Anri Makichyan Johny Goudenbour / Pascal Schaul 2 6 3 6 ||||

#### Senegal vs. Luxembourg

| Senegal 2 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 24 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 24 January 1997 | Luxembourg 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Noël Said Pascal Schaul 4 6 4 6     2 Yahiya Doumbia Adrian Graimprey 5 7 6 4 6 2   3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Johny Goudenbour / Sacha Thoma 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 2 ||||

#### Armenia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Armenia 0 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 24 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 24 January 1997 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Artek Aroutiounyan Eldar Mustafić 3 6 3 6     2 Davit Babayan Meride Zahirović 2 6 1 6     3 Hayk Hakobyan / Anri Makichyan Eldar Mustafić / Meride Zahirović 4 6 2 6 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs
### Semifinals
#### Senegal vs. Turkey

| Senegal 2 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 25 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 25 January 1997 | Turkey 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Noël Said Barış Ergün 6 4 3 6 3 6   2 Yahiya Doumbia Erhan Oral 6 2 6 3     3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Barış Ergün / Alaaddin Karagöz 6 4 6 4 ||||

#### Macedonia vs. Luxembourg

| Macedonia 1 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 25 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 25 January 1997 | Luxembourg 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lazar Magdinčev Johny Goudenbour 2 6 3 6     2 Zoran Ševčenko Sacha Thoma 6 1 6 4     3 Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko Johny Goudenbour / Adrian Graimprey 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 2 6 ||||

### Final
#### Senegal vs. Luxembourg

| Senegal 1 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 26 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 26 January 1997 | Luxembourg 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Noël Said Pascal Schaul 2 6 4 6     2 Yahiya Doumbia Sacha Thoma 6 2 6 2     3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Johny Goudenbour / Adrian Graimprey 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off
#### Turkey vs. Macedonia

| Turkey 2 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 26 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 26 January 1997 | Macedonia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mustafa Azkara Goran Popov 6 4 6 1     2 Barış Ergün Zoran Ševčenko 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 2 6 6 8   3 Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko 6 4 6 2 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs
### 5th to 8th play-offs
#### San Marino vs. Armenia

| San Marino 3 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 25 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 25 January 1997 | Armenia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christian Rosti Anri Makichyan 6 1 6 2     2 Domenico Vicini Artek Aroutiounyan 5 7 7 5 6 3   3 Gabriel Francini / Christian Rosti Hayk Hakobyan / Anri Makichyan 6 4 6 2 ||||

#### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ethiopia

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 25 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 25 January 1997 | Ethiopia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Eldar Mustafić Samuel Woldegebriel 6 1 6 2     2 Meride Zahirović Yohannes Setegnwandimu 2 6 6 3 6 1   3 Haris Bašalić / Eldar Mustafić Habtamu Gebrekidan / Yohannes Setegnwandimu 6 0 6 0 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off
#### San Marino vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| San Marino 0 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 26 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 26 January 1997 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Christian Rosti Eldar Mustafić 5 7 5 7     2 Domenico Vicini Meride Zahirović 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$     3 Gabriel Francini / Domenico Vicini Haris Bašalić / Eldar Mustafić 2 6 0 6 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off
#### Armenia vs. Ethiopia

| Armenia 2 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 26 January 1997 | Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 26 January 1997 | Ethiopia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Artek Aroutiounyan Samuel Woldegebriel 6 2 6 1     2 Davit Babayan Yohannes Setegnwandimu 4 6 3 6     3 Artek Aroutiounyan / Anri Makichyan Samuel Woldegebriel / Yohannes Setegnwandimu 6 4 6 2 ||||