The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1997. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. United States was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the first round by the Netherlands. France ended up capturing their first title, defeating the Netherlands in the final.
1997 Fed Cup World Group | |
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Date | 1 March – 5 October |
Edition | 7th |
Champions | |
France |
Participating teams
editParticipating teams | |||
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Belgium |
Czech Republic |
France |
Germany |
Japan |
Netherlands |
Spain |
United States |
Draw
editQuarterfinals 1–2 March | Semifinals 12–13 July | Final 4–5 October | |||||||||||
Haarlem, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
1 | United States | 2 | |||||||||||
Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||
Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
3 | Germany | 2 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | France | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | France | 4 | |||||||||||
Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Japan | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||
2 | Spain | 0 | |||||||||||
First round
editUnited States vs. Netherlands
edit United States 2 |
Haarlem Sports Centre, Haarlem, Netherlands 1–2 March 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
Netherlands 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic vs. Germany
edit Czech Republic 3 |
May Market Hall, Mannheim, Germany 1–2 March 1997 DecoTurf (indoors) |
Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Japan
edit France 4 |
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 1–2 March 1997 DecoTurf (indoors) |
Japan 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- This tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most games, with 162.[3]
Belgium vs. Spain
edit Belgium 5 |
Tennissimo, Sprimont, Belgium 1–2 March 1997 Greenset (indoors) |
Spain 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
editCzech Republic vs. Netherlands
edit Czech Republic 2 |
I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic 12–13 July 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Netherlands 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Belgium
edit France 3 |
Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France 12–13 July 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Belgium 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editNetherlands vs. France
edit Netherlands 1 |
Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 4–5 October 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
France 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1997 Fed Cup Champions |
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France First title |
References
edit- ^ "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Czech Republic v Germany". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Records". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Japan v France". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Belgium v Spain". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Czech Republic v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
- ^ "France v Belgium". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Netherlands v France". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-28.