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
Draw Venue: Dakar Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal Date: 22–26 January
Group A
Group B
1st to 4th place play-offs
5th to 8th place play-offs
Final standings Rank Team12345678
and promoted to Group II in 1998. and relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Round robin
Group A
Ethiopia vs. Turkey
Macedonia vs. San Marino
Ethiopia vs. Macedonia
San Marino vs. Turkey
Ethiopia vs. San Marino
Macedonia vs. Turkey
Group B
Senegal vs. Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Luxembourg
Senegal vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armenia vs. Luxembourg
Senegal vs. Luxembourg
Armenia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
1st to 4th place play-offs
Semifinals
Senegal vs. Turkey
Macedonia vs. Luxembourg
Final
Senegal vs. Luxembourg
3rd to 4th play-off
Turkey vs. Macedonia
5th to 8th place play-offs
5th to 8th play-offs
San Marino vs. Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ethiopia
5th to 6th play-off
San Marino vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
7th to 8th play-off
Armenia vs. Ethiopia
References
External links Davis Cup official website