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1997 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

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The 1997 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 20 to 22 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1997 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1998 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Teams

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Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1998 Davis Cup World Group.

Results summary

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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 1997 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface Ref.
 Zimbabwe 3–2  Austria Harare City Sports Centre Indoor Hard [1]
 Brazil 5–0  New Zealand Florianópolis Costão Santinho Hotel Outdoor Clay [2]
 India 3–2  Chile New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Grass [3]
 Belgium 3–2  France Ghent Flanders Expo Indoor Clay [4]
 Germany 5–0  Mexico Essen Grugahalle Indoor Carpet [5]
 Russia 3–2  Romania Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet [6]
 Canada 1–4  Slovakia Montreal Jarry Park Stadium Indoor Carpet [7]
  Switzerland 3–2  South Korea Locarno FEVI Indoor Carpet [8]

Qualifying results

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Zimbabwe vs. Austria

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Zimbabwe
3
City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[1]
19–21 September 1997
Hard (indoors)

Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
Austria
Byron Black
Gilbert Schaller
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
2 Zimbabwe
Austria
Wayne Black
Thomas Muster
3
6
0
6
4
6
     
3 Zimbabwe
Austria
Byron Black / Wayne Black
Georg Blumauer / Gerald Mandl
7
5
6
4
6
3
     
4 Zimbabwe
Austria
Byron Black
Thomas Muster
6
3
3
6
6
2
3
6
1
6
 
5 Zimbabwe
Austria
Wayne Black
Gerald Mandl
5
7
6
3
6
3
6
0
   

Brazil vs. New Zealand

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Brazil
5
Costão Santinho Hotel, Florianópolis, Brazil[2]
19–21 September 1997
Clay

New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
New Zealand
Gustavo Kuerten
Alistair Hunt
7
5
6
3
6
2
     
2 Brazil
New Zealand
Fernando Meligeni
Brett Steven
6
3
7
5
6
4
     
3 Brazil
New Zealand
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Alistair Hunt / Brett Steven
6
0
6
2
6
0
     
4 Brazil
New Zealand
Gustavo Kuerten
Brett Steven
6
1
6
0
       
5 Brazil
New Zealand
André Sá
Alistair Hunt
6
2
6
2
       

India vs. Chile

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India
3
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India[3]
19–21 September 1997
Grass

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Chile
Leander Paes
Gabriel Silberstein
6
3
6
2
6
2
     
2 India
Chile
Mahesh Bhupathi
Marcelo Ríos
2
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
   
3 India
Chile
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos
3
6
6
3
6
4
63
77
6
3
 
4 India
Chile
Leander Paes
Marcelo Ríos
77
65
4
6
0
6
63
77
   
5 India
Chile
Mahesh Bhupathi
Nicolás Massú
64
77
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
 

Belgium vs. France

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Belgium
3
Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium[4]
19–21 September 1997
Clay (indoors)

France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
France
Filip Dewulf
Fabrice Santoro
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
2 Belgium
France
Johan Van Herck
Cédric Pioline
4
6
2
6
7
5
4
1
   
retired
3 Belgium
France
Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek
Guillaume Raoux / Fabrice Santoro
7
5
5
7
5
7
1
6
   
4 Belgium
France
Filip Dewulf
Guillaume Raoux
3
6
4
6
5
7
     
5 Belgium
France
Christophe Van Garsse
Lionel Roux
7
5
6
4
1
6
6
2
   

Germany vs. Mexico

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Germany
5
Grugahalle, Essen, Germany[5]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)

Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Mexico
Boris Becker
Luis Herrera
7
5
6
2
6
3
     
2 Germany
Mexico
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Alejandro Hernández
7
5
6
3
6
3
     
3 Germany
Mexico
Marc-Kevin Goellner / Jens Knippschild
Óscar Ortiz / David Roditi
77
64
77
64
4
6
6
3
   
4 Germany
Mexico
Boris Becker
Alejandro Hernández
6
4
7
5
       
5 Germany
Mexico
Jens Knippschild
Luis Herrera
6
2
3
6
6
4
     

Russia vs. Romania

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Russia
3
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[6]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)

Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
Romania
Alexander Volkov
Andrei Pavel
6
3
65
77
6
2
6
4
   
2 Russia
Romania
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Ionuț Moldovan
6
4
79
67
6
4
     
3 Russia
Romania
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
4
6
4
6
4
6
     
4 Russia
Romania
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Andrei Pavel
4
6
6
3
4
6
1
6
   
5 Russia
Romania
Alexander Volkov
Ionuț Moldovan
6
4
6
3
7
5
     

Canada vs. Slovakia

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Canada
1
Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal, Canada[7]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)

Slovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Slovakia
Daniel Nestor
Karol Kučera
3
6
3
6
60
77
     
2 Canada
Slovakia
Sébastien Lareau
Dominik Hrbatý
67
79
6
4
65
77
3
6
   
3 Canada
Slovakia
Grant Connell / Daniel Nestor
Dominik Hrbatý / Ján Krošlák
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4 Canada
Slovakia
Sébastien Lareau
Karol Kučera
7
5
2
6
4
6
3
6
   
5 Canada
Slovakia
Daniel Nestor
Dominik Hrbatý
4
6
77
63
3
6
     

Switzerland vs. South Korea

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Switzerland
3
FEVI, Locarno, Switzerland[8]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)

South Korea
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
South Korea
Marc Rosset
Lee Hyung-taik
6
3
77
62
77
64
     
2 Switzerland
South Korea
Ivo Heuberger
Yoon Yong-il
6
3
6
3
6
4
     
3 Switzerland
South Korea
Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset
Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il
77
65
77
65
6
4
     
4 Switzerland
South Korea
Lorenzo Manta
Yoon Yong-il
4
6
3
6
       
5 Switzerland
South Korea
Ivo Heuberger
Lee Hyung-taik
5
7
2
6
       

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zimbabwe v Austria". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Brazil v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Belgium v France". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Germany v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Russia v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Canada v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Switzerland v South Korea". daviscup.com.
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