The 1997 Davis Cup (also known as the 1997 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 86th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 127 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Americas Zone, 29 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 57 in the Europe/Africa Zone. A new Group IV of competition was added to each regional zone, providing another level of promotion and relegation within each zone. Madagascar, Tajikistan and Uganda made their first appearances in the tournament.
Sweden defeated the United States in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28–30 November, to win their 6th title overall.
World Group
Participating teams
Draw
Final Sweden vs. United States
World Group qualifying round
Date: 19–21 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1998 World Group.
Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface 3–2 Harare City Sports Centre Indoor Hard 5–0 Florianópolis Costão Santinho Hotel Outdoor Clay 3–2 New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Grass 3–2 Ghent Flanders Expo Indoor Clay 5–0 Essen Grugahalle Indoor Carpet 3–2 Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet 1–4 Montreal Jarry Park Stadium Indoor Carpet 3–2 Locarno FEVI Indoor Carpet
, , , and remain in the World Group in 1998. , and are promoted to the World Group in 1998. , , , and remain in Zonal Group I in 1998. , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1998.
Americas Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III Venue: Southampton Princess Hotel, Southampton, Bermuda Date: 29 April–3 May
Group IV
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar Date: 26–30 March
Group IV
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Zone A Venue: Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal Date: 22–26 January
Zone B Venue: Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Date: 21–25 May
Group IV
Zone A Venue: Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana Date: 19–23 March
Zone B
References General
Specific
External links Davis Cup Official Website Davis Cup at SVT's open archive (including the 1997 tournament)