The Knockout Stage of the 1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.
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The eight teams were then randomly drawn into two two-stage knockout tournaments, with the winners advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.
Draw
editSemifinals | Finals | |||||||
Russia | 2 | |||||||
Israel | 1 | |||||||
Russia | 3 | |||||||
Belarus | 0 | |||||||
Sweden | 1 | |||||||
Belarus | 2 | |||||||
Italy | 3 | |||||||
Greece | 0 | |||||||
Italy | 2 | |||||||
Hungary | 1 | |||||||
Hungary | 2 | |||||||
Slovenia | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
editRussia vs. Israel
edit Russia 2 |
Bari T.C., Bari, Italy 25 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Israel 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sweden vs. Belarus
edit Sweden 1 |
Bari T.C., Bari, Italy 25 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Belarus 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy vs. Greece
edit Italy 3 |
Bari T.C., Bari, Italy 25 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Greece 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hungary vs. Slovenia
edit Hungary 2 |
Bari T.C., Bari, Italy 25 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Slovenia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finals
editRussia vs. Belarus
edit Russia 3 |
Bari T.C., Bari, Italy 26 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Belarus 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Russia advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against South Korea. They won 4–1, and thus proceeded to the 1998 World Group II.[6]
Italy vs. Hungary
edit Italy 2 |
Bari T.C., Bari, Italy 26 April 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Hungary 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Italy advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against Indonesia. They won 5–0, and thus proceeded to the 1998 World Group II.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Russia v Israel". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v Belarus". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Greece". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Hungary v Slovenia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Russia v Belarus". fedcup.com.
- ^ "South Korea v Russia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Hungary". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Indonesia v Italy". fedcup.com.