# 1997 Fed Cup

The 1997 Fed Cup was the 35th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Brabant Hall in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands on 4–5 October, with France defeating the Netherlands to win their first title.

## World Group

Participating Teams :
| Belgium | Czech Republic | France | Germany |
| Japan | Netherlands | Spain | United States |

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 1–2 March | Quarterfinals 1–2 March | Quarterfinals 1–2 March | Semifinals 12–13 July | Semifinals 12–13 July | Semifinals 12–13 July | Final 4–5 October | Final 4–5 October | Final 4–5 October |
| Haarlem, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | Haarlem, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | Haarlem, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| 1 | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| 1 | United States | 2 | Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay) | Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay) | Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Netherlands | 3 | Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay) | Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay) | Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Netherlands | 3 | | Netherlands | 3 | | | |
| Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard) | Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard) | Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard) | | Netherlands | 3 | | | |
| Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard) | Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard) | Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard) | | Czech Republic | 2 | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 3 | | Czech Republic | 2 | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | | | | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | | | | | Netherlands | 1 |
| Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | | | | | Netherlands | 1 |
| Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | | | | 3 | France | 4 |
| 3 | France | 4 | | | | 3 | France | 4 |
| 3 | France | 4 | Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | 3 | France | 3 | | | |
| Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | 3 | France | 3 | | | |
| Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | | Belgium | 2 | | | |
| | Belgium | 5 | | Belgium | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Spain | 0 | | | | | | |

## World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Germany, Japan, Spain and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Croatia and Switzerland) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 12–13 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| Hope Island, Australia | Outdoor hard | Australia | 2–3 | Spain |
| Zürich, Switzerland | Indoor carpet | Switzerland | 5–0 | Argentina |
| Frankfurt, Germany | Outdoor carpet | Germany | 3–2 | Croatia |
| Chestnut Hill, MA, United States | Outdoor hard | United States | 5–0 | Japan |

## World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1997. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 1–2 March
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| Zagreb, Croatia | Indoor hard | Croatia | 4–1 | Austria |
| Košice, Slovakia | Indoor carpet | Slovakia | 2–3 | Switzerland |
| Seoul, South Korea | Outdoor hard | South Korea | 1–4 | Argentina |
| Durban, South Africa | Outdoor hard | South Africa | 2–3 | Australia |

## World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Austria, Slovakia, South Africa and South Korea) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Italy and Russia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Indonesia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).
Date: 12–13 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| Pörtschach, Austria | Outdoor clay | Austria | 3–2 | South Africa |
| Seoul, South Korea | Outdoor clay | South Korea | 1–4 | Russia |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | Outdoor clay | Indonesia | 0–5 | Italy |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay | Slovakia | 5–0 | Canada |

## Americas Zone

* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

### Group I

Venue: Colombian Tennis Academy, Bogotá, Colombia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 29 April – 4 May

#### Participating Teams

* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Mexico
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Venezuela

### Group II

Venue: Casa de Campo, San Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)
Dates: 12–18 May

#### Participating Teams

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Uruguay

## Asia/Oceania Zone

* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

### Group I

Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 11–15 March

#### Participating Teams

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Kazakhstan
* New Zealand
* Thailand

### Group II

Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 11–15 March

#### Participating Teams

* Malaysia
* Pacific Oceania
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Uzbekistan

## Europe/Africa Zone

* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

### Group I

Venue: Bari T.C., Bari, Italy (outdoor clay)
Dates: 22–26 April

#### Participating Teams

* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Finland
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Sweden
* Ukraine

### Group II

Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 5–11 May

#### Participating Teams

* Algeria
* Armenia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Ethiopia
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Madagascar
* Malta
* Norway
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia