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1997 Davis Cup

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Edition
  
86th

Winning Nation
  
Sweden

Duration
  
7 February – 30 November

The 1997 Davis Cup was the 86th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Group IV was added to the regional Zones, with promotion and relegation between it and Group III. A total of 127 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Sweden defeated the United States at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 28–30 November, giving Sweden their 6th title.

Contents

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 19–21 September

  • Belgium, Slovakia and Zimbabwe promoted to World Group in 1998.
  • Brazil, Germany, India, Russia, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 1998.
  • Austria (EA), Canada (AMN), Chile (AMN), New Zealand (AO), and South Korea (AO) remain in Group I in 1998.
  • France (EA), Mexico (AMN) and Romania (EA) relegated to Group I in 1998.

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Canada — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Chile — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Argentina
  •  Bahamas
  •  Ecuador
  •  Venezuela — relegated to Group II for 1998

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Colombia — promoted to Group I for 1998
  •  Cuba
  •  Haiti
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru
  •  Uruguay
  •  El Salvador — relegated to Group III for 1998
  •  Puerto Rico — relegated to Group III for 1998

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  • 1.  Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 1998
  • 2.  Jamaica — promoted to Group II in 1998
  • 3.  Antigua and Barbuda
  • 4.  Panama
  • 5.  Dominican Republic
  • 6.  Bolivia
  • 7.  Barbados — relegated to Group IV in 1998
  • 8.  Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 1998

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Bermuda — promoted to Group III in 1998
  •  Costa Rica — promoted to Group III in 1998
  • Eastern Caribbean

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  South Korea — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  New Zealand — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  China
  •  Indonesia
  •  Japan
  •  Uzbekistan
  •  Philippines — relegated to Group II for 1998

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Lebanon — promoted to Group I for 1998
  •  Hong Kong
  •  Iran
  •  Pakistan
  •  Thailand
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group III for 1998
  •  Singapore — relegated to Group III for 1998

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  • 1.  Qatar — promoted to Group II in 1998
  • 2. Pacific Oceania — promoted to Group II in 1998
  • 3.  Kazakhstan
  • 4.  Kuwait
  • 5.  Malaysia
  • 6.  Sri Lanka
  • 7.  Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 1998
  • 8.  Bangladesh — relegated to Group IV in 1998

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Syria — promoted to Group III in 1998
  •  Tajikistan — promoted to Group III in 1998
  •  Brunei
  •  Jordan
  •  Oman
  •  United Arab Emirates

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Austria — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Belgium — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Slovakia — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Zimbabwe — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Croatia
  •  Denmark
  •  Great Britain
  •  Israel
  •  Ukraine
  •  Hungary — relegated to Group II for 1998
  •  Morocco — relegated to Group II for 1998

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Finland — promoted to Group I for 1998
  •  Norway — promoted to Group I for 1998
  •  Belarus
  •  Egypt
  •  Georgia
  •  Ireland
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Latvia
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Slovenia
  •  Yugoslavia
  •  Ghana — relegated to Group III for 1998
  •  Greece — relegated to Group III for 1998
  •  Lithuania — relegated to Group III for 1998
  •  Nigeria — relegated to Group III for 1998

    • Venue A

    Participating Teams
  •  Luxembourg — promoted to Group II in 1998
  •  Senegal — promoted to Group II in 1998
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Macedonia
  •  San Marino
  •  Turkey
  •  Armenia — relegated to Group IV in 1998
  •  Ethiopia — relegated to Group IV in 1998

    • Venue B

    Participating Teams
  •  Bulgaria — promoted to Group II in 1998
  •  Monaco — promoted to Group II in 1998
  •  Estonia
  •  Kenya
  •  Malta
  •  Moldova
  •  Algeria — relegated to Group IV in 1998
  •  Cameroon — relegated to Group IV in 1998

    • Venue I

    Participating Teams
  •  Madagascar — promoted to Group III in 1998
  •  Togo — promoted to Group III in 1998
  •  Botswana
  •  Djibouti
  •  Iceland
  •  Liechtenstein
  •  Sudan
  •  Uganda

    • Venue II

    Participating Teams
  •  Cyprus — promoted to Group III in 1998
  •  Tunisia — promoted to Group III in 1998
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Benin
  •  Congo
  •  Zambia

    • References

    1997 Davis Cup Wikipedia
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