1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A

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 Europe/Africa IV advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

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Draw

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Group A

    TOG   LIE   UGA   SUD RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Togo 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–0 (100%) 1
  Liechtenstein 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–7 (63%) 2
  Uganda 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 5–14 (26%) 3
  Sudan 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 2–16 (11%) 4

Group B

    MAD   BOT   ISL   DJI RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
  Madagascar 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–2 (89%) 1
  Botswana 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 11–6 (65%) 2
  Iceland 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–9 (47%) 3
  Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1  Togo2
B2  Botswana1
B2  Botswana1A1  Togo1
A2  Liechtenstein2B1  Madagascar2
A2  Liechtenstein0
B1  Madagascar3

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3  Uganda3
B4  Djibouti0
B4  Djibouti0A3  Uganda2
B3  Iceland3A4  Sudan1
A4  Sudan2
B3  Iceland1

Final standings

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Rank Team
1   Madagascar
2   Togo
3   Liechtenstein
4   Botswana
5   Uganda
6   Sudan
7   Iceland
8   Djibouti

Round robin

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Group A

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Liechtenstein vs. Sudan

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Liechtenstein
3
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[1]
19 March 1997
 
Sudan
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Jürgen Tömördy
Mandour Abdalla
6
2
6
3
   
2  
 
Stephan Ritter
Asim Omar El-Agraa
6
2
6
0
   
3  
 
Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Abbas Jeha / Abdullah Giha
6
3
6
3
   

Togo vs. Uganda

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Togo
3
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[2]
19 March 1997
 
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Kodjo Apeti
Renato Sebbi
6
2
6
2
   
2  
 
Jean-Kome Loglo
John Oduke
6
1
6
4
   
3  
 
Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya
Christopher Bagala / Renato Sebbi
6
1
6
2
   

Liechtenstein vs. Uganda

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Liechtenstein
3
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[3]
20 March 1997
 
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Jürgen Tömördy
Erick Ofuyulu
6
2
6
3
   
2  
 
Stephan Ritter
John Oduke
6
3
7
5
   
3  
 
Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Christopher Bagala / Renato Sebbi
77
64
4
6
10
8
 

Sudan vs. Togo

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Sudan
0
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[4]
20 March 1997
 
Togo
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Mandour Abdalla
Kodjo Apeti
5
7
1
6
   
2  
 
Asim Omar El-Agraa
Jean-Kome Loglo
2
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha
Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya
1
6
5
7
   

Liechtenstein vs. Togo

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Liechtenstein
0
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[5]
21 March 1997
 
Togo
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Roland Büchel
Kodjo Apeti
0
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Hartmut Birkner
Jean-Kome Loglo
2
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya
4
6
3
6
   

Sudan vs. Uganda

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Sudan
1
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[6]
21 March 1997
 
Uganda
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Mandour Abdalla
Renato Sebbi
6
3
6
1
   
2  
 
Asim Omar El-Agraa
John Oduke
1
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Mandour Abdalla / Asim Omar El-Agraa
John Oduke / Renato Sebbi
5
7
3
6
   

Group B

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Botswana vs. Djibouti

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Botswana
3
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[7]
19 March 1997
 
Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Gavin Jeftha
Omar-Awad Mohammed
6
0
6
0
   
2  
 
Petrus Molefe
Abdul-Kadar Moussa
6
0
6
0
   
3  
 
Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Abdullah Aden / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed
6
2
6
1
   

Iceland vs. Madagascar

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Iceland
0
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[8]
19 March 1997
 
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Einar Sigurgeirsson
Harivony Andrianafetra
0
6
1
6
   
2  
 
Gunnar Einarsson
Thierry Rajaobelina
4
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Stefán Pálsson / Ólafur Sveinsson
Harivony Andrianafetra / Donne-Dubert Radison
2
6
0
6
   

Botswana vs. Madagascar

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Botswana
1
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[9]
20 March 1997
 
Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Gavin Jeftha
Harivony Andrianafetra
2
6
4
6
   
2  
 
Petrus Molefe
Thierry Rajaobelina
77
65
7
5
   
3  
 
Thato Kgosimore / Petrus Molefe
Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina
1
6
3
6
   

Djibouti vs. Iceland

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Djibouti
0
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[10]
20 March 1997
 
Iceland
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Abdullah Aden
Einar Sigurgeirsson
0
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Chamsan Nasser-Saeed
Gunnar Einarsson
0
6
0
6
   
3  
 
Omar-Awad Mohammed / Abdul-Kadar Moussa
Gunnar Einarsson / Stefán Pálsson
2
6
1
6
   

Botswana vs. Iceland

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Botswana
2
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[11]
21 March 1997
 
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Gavin Jeftha
Einar Sigurgeirsson
6
1
6
3
   
2  
 
Petrus Molefe
Gunnar Einarsson
77
64
     
retired
3  
 
Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Stefán Pálsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson
64
77
3
6
   

Djibouti vs. Madagascar

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Djibouti
0
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[12]
21 March 1997
 
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Abdullah Aden
Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo
0
6
0
6
   
2  
 
Omar-Awad Mohammed
Donne-Dubert Radison
0
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Abdul-Kadar Moussa / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed
Donne-Dubert Radison / Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo
0
6
0
6
   

1st to 4th place play-offs

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Semifinals

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Botswana vs. Togo

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Botswana
1
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[13]
22 March 1997
 
Togo
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Gavin Jeftha
Kodjo Apeti
6
3
6
4
   
2  
 
Petrus Molefe
Jean-Kome Loglo
4
6
5
7
   
3  
 
Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Kodjo Apeti / Jean-Kome Loglo
3
6
4
6
   

Liechtenstein vs. Madagascar

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Liechtenstein
0
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[14]
22 March 1997
 
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Jürgen Tömördy
Harivony Andrianafetra
77
64
1
6
2
6
 
2  
 
Stephan Ritter
Thierry Rajaobelina
4
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Donne-Dubert Radison / Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo
1
6
1
6
   

Final

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Togo vs. Madagascar

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Togo
1
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[15]
23 March 1997
 
Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Kodjo Apeti
Harivony Andrianafetra
2
6
3
6
   
2  
 
Jean-Kome Loglo
Thierry Rajaobelina
6
2
6
3
   
3  
 
Kodjo Apeti / Jean-Kome Loglo
Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina
5
7
3
6
   

3rd to 4th play-off

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Liechtenstein vs. Botswana

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Liechtenstein
2
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[16]
23 March 1997
 
Botswana
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Jürgen Tömördy
Thato Kgosimore
7
5
6
3
   
2  
 
Stephan Ritter
Petrus Molefe
6
3
3
6
0
6
 
3  
 
Stephan Ritter / Jürgen Tömördy
Gavin Jeftha / Michael Judd
      w/o
 

5th to 8th place play-offs

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5th to 8th play-offs

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Uganda vs. Djibouti

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Uganda
3
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[17]
22 March 1997
 
Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Renato Sebbi
Abdullah Aden
6
0
6
1
   
2  
 
John Oduke
Omar-Awad Mohammed
6
0
6
0
   
3  
 
John Oduke / Renato Sebbi
Abdullah Aden / Omar-Awad Mohammed
6
0
6
1
   

Sudan vs. Iceland

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Sudan
2
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[18]
22 March 1997
 
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Mandour Abdalla
Stefán Pálsson
6
2
6
4
   
2  
 
Asim Omar El-Agraa
Gunnar Einarsson
2
6
7
5
3
6
 
3  
 
Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha
Stefán Pálsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson
3
6
6
2
7
5
 

5th to 6th play-off

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Uganda vs. Sudan

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Uganda
2
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[19]
23 March 1997
 
Sudan
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Renato Sebbi
Mandour Abdalla
3
6
3
6
   
2  
 
John Oduke
Asim Omar El-Agraa
6
2
6
2
   
3  
 
John Oduke / Renato Sebbi
Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha
6
4
3
6
6
4
 

7th to 8th play-off

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Djibouti vs. Iceland

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Djibouti
0
Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[20]
23 March 1997
 
Iceland
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Abdullah Aden
Einar Sigurgeirsson
0
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Omar-Awad Mohammed
Gunnar Einarsson
3
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Abdullah Aden / Omar-Awad Mohammed
Gunnar Einarsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson
1
6
1
6
   

References

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  1. ^ "Liechtenstein v Sudan". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ "Togo v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Liechtenstein v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Sudan v Togo". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Liechtenstein v Togo". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sudan v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Botswana v Djibouti". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Iceland v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Botswana v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Djibouti v Iceland". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Botswana v Iceland". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Djibouti v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Botswana v Togo". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Liechtenstein v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Togo v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Liechtenstein v Botswana". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Uganda v Djibouti". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Sudan v Iceland". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Uganda v Sudan". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Djibouti v Iceland". daviscup.com.
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