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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. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998.[1]

Participating nations[edit]

Draw[edit]

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Snarøya, Norway (clay)
 Norway5
Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)Nova Gorica, Slovenia (clay)
 Nigeria0
 Nigeria0 Norway4
Tbilisi, Georgia (clay)
 Georgia5 Slovenia1
 Georgia2
Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Slovenia3
 Norway3
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Portugal2
 Egypt0
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Porto, Portugal (clay)
 Portugal5
 Egypt3 Portugal3
Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor carpet)
 Lithuania2 Yugoslavia2
 Yugoslavia3
 Lithuania2
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Latvia0
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)Bytom, Poland (clay)
 Ivory Coast5
 Latvia4 Ivory Coast1
Poznań, Poland (clay)
 Ghana1 Poland4
 Ghana0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
 Poland5
 Poland2
Dublin, Ireland (indoor hard)
 Finland3
 Ireland1
Dublin, Ireland (carpet)Tampere, Finland (clay)
 Belarus4
 Ireland4 Belarus2
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
 Greece1 Finland3
 Greece2
 Finland3

First round[edit]

Norway vs. Nigeria[edit]


Norway
5 		Snarøya Tennis Club, Snarøya, Norway[2]
2–4 May 1997
Clay
Nigeria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Nigeria 		Jan Frode Andersen
Sule Ladipo 		6
1 		6
0 		6
4 		     
2 Norway
Nigeria 		Christian Ruud
Ganiyu Adenekan 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3 Norway
Nigeria 		Helge Koll-Frafjord / Christian Ruud
Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo 		6
2 		4
6 		6
1 		77
65 		   
4 Norway
Nigeria 		Christian Ruud
Dickson Ogu 		6
0 		6
0 		       
5 Norway
Nigeria 		Thomas Heyerdahl
Ganiyu Adenekan 		7
5 		6
3 		       

Georgia vs. Slovenia[edit]


Georgia
2 		Leila Meskhi Tennis Academy, Tbilisi, Georgia[3]
2–4 May 1997
Clay
Slovenia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Georgia (country)
Slovenia 		Vladimir Margalitadze
Iztok Božič 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2 Georgia (country)
Slovenia 		Vladimir Gabrichidze
Borut Urh 		6
3 		7
5 		1
6 		3
6 		6
4 		 
3 Georgia (country)
Slovenia 		Vladimir Gabrichidze / David Katcharava
Marko Por / Borut Urh 		66
78 		5
7 		77
62 		2
6 		   
4 Georgia (country)
Slovenia 		Vladimir Margalitadze
Borut Urh 		2
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Georgia (country)
Slovenia 		Vladimir Gabrichidze
Andrej Kraševec 		4
6 		77
62 		6
2 		     

Egypt vs. Portugal[edit]


Egypt
0 		Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[4]
2–4 May 1997
Clay
Portugal
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Portugal 		Gehad El Deeb
Nuno Marques 		0
6 		4
6 		65
77 		     
2 Egypt
Portugal 		Amr Ghoneim
Emanuel Couto 		6
2 		4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
3 Egypt
Portugal 		Adli El Shafei / Amr Ghoneim
Emanuel Couto / Bernardo Mota 		5
7 		1
6 		0
6 		     
4 Egypt
Portugal 		Amr Ghoneim
João Cunha e Silva 		4
6 		3
6 		       
5 Egypt
Portugal 		Gehad El Deeb
Emanuel Couto 		4
6 		5
7 		       

Lithuania vs. Yugoslavia[edit]


Lithuania
2 		Karolina Tennis Club, Vilnius, Lithuania[5]
2–4 May 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Lithuania
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Rolandas Muraška
Nenad Zimonjić 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Lithuania
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Eugenius Cariovas
Bojan Vujić 		63
77 		64
77 		2
6 		     
3 Lithuania
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Eugenius Cariovas / Rolandas Muraška
Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Lithuania
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Rolandas Muraška
Bojan Vujić 		7
5 		6
4 		       
5 Lithuania
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Eugenius Cariovas
Vladimir Pavićević 		77
65 		4
6 		6
3 		     

Ivory Coast vs. Latvia[edit]


Ivory Coast
5 		Hôtel Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast[6]
2–4 May 1997
Hard
Latvia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ivory Coast
Latvia 		Claude N'Goran
Ivo Lagzdiņš 		6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2 Ivory Coast
Latvia 		Clément N'Goran
Raimonds Sproga 		6
4 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3 Ivory Coast
Latvia 		Claude N'Goran / Clément N'Goran
Ivo Lagzdiņš / Raimonds Sproga 		6
1 		6
2 		7
5 		     
4 Ivory Coast
Latvia 		Ilou Lonfo
Raimonds Sproga 		6
1 		6
2 		       
5 Ivory Coast
Latvia 		Valentin Sanon
Oskars Vaskis 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Poland vs. Ghana[edit]


Poland
5 		Olimpia Tennis Club, Poznań, Poland[7]
2–4 May 1997
Clay
Ghana
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Ghana 		Bartłomiej Dąbrowski
Daniel Omaboe 		6
0 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Poland
Ghana 		Filip Anioła
Franklyn Ofori 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3 Poland
Ghana 		Bartłomiej Dąbrowski / Bernard Kaczorowski
Nortey Dowuona / Franklyn Ofori 		6
1 		6
2 		77
65 		     
4 Poland
Ghana 		Krystian Pfeiffer
Nortey Dowuona 		6
1 		6
1 		       
5 Poland
Ghana 		Filip Anioła
Alexander Ofori 		6
1 		6
0 		       

Ireland vs. Belarus[edit]


Ireland
1 		Riverview Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
2–4 May 1997
Hard (indoors)
Belarus
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Belarus 		Scott Barron
Max Mirnyi 		2
6 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
2 Republic of Ireland
Belarus 		Owen Casey
Alexander Shvets 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Belarus 		Scott Barron / Tom Hamilton
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 		4
6 		65
77 		3
6 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Belarus 		Scott Barron
Alexander Shvets 		1
6 		2
6 		64
77 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Belarus 		Eoin Collins
Max Mirnyi 		5
7 		3
6 		       

Finland vs. Greece[edit]


Finland
3 		Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finland[9]
2–4 May 1997
Hard (indoors)
Greece
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Greece 		Tuomas Ketola
Anastasios Vasiliadis 		2
6 		6
1 		78
66 		4
6 		4
6 		 
2 Finland
Greece 		Kim Tiilikainen
Konstantinos Economidis 		77
64 		5
7 		4
6 		1
6 		   
3 Finland
Greece 		Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
Konstantinos Economidis / Anastasios Vasiliadis 		6
3 		78
66 		6
4 		     
4 Finland
Greece 		Ville Liukko
Konstantinos Economidis 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Finland
Greece 		Kim Tiilikainen
Anastasios Vasiliadis 		6
3 		77
63 		77
63 		     

Second round[edit]

Slovenia vs. Norway[edit]


Slovenia
1 		Perla Stadium, Nova Gorica, Slovenia[10]
11–13 July 1997
Clay
Norway
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovenia
Norway 		Iztok Božič
Christian Ruud 		6
4 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2 Slovenia
Norway 		Blaž Trupej
Jan Frode Andersen 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3 Slovenia
Norway 		Andrej Kraševec / Marko Por
Helge Koll-Frafjord / Christian Ruud 		6
2 		6
3 		5
7 		1
6 		6
2 		 
4 Slovenia
Norway 		Iztok Božič
Jan Frode Andersen 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 Slovenia
Norway 		Blaž Trupej
Christian Ruud 		4
6 		4
6 		       

Portugal vs. Yugoslavia[edit]


Portugal
3 		Maia Tennis Complex, Porto, Portugal[11]
11–13 July 1997
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		João Cunha e Silva
Nenad Zimonjić 		2
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2 Portugal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Emanuel Couto
Bojan Vujić 		3
6 		5
7 		7
5 		2
6 		   
3 Portugal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Emanuel Couto / Bernardo Mota
Nebojša Đorđević / Nenad Zimonjić 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Portugal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		João Cunha e Silva
Bojan Vujić 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		 
5 Portugal
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Emanuel Couto
Nenad Zimonjić 		62
77 		7
5 		7
5 		6
3 		   

Poland vs. Ivory Coast[edit]


Poland
4 		Górnik Sports Club, Bytom, Poland[12]
11–13 July 1997
Clay
Ivory Coast
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Ivory Coast 		Michał Chmela
Claude N'Goran 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		77
64 		4
6 		 
2 Poland
Ivory Coast 		Bartłomiej Dąbrowski
Jean-Christophe Nabi 		77
61 		6
1 		6
4 		     
3 Poland
Ivory Coast 		Bartłomiej Dąbrowski / Michał Gawłowski
Ilou Lonfo / Claude N'Goran 		6
4 		79
67 		3
6 		6
2 		   
4 Poland
Ivory Coast 		Bartłomiej Dąbrowski
Claude N'Goran 		6
4 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5 Poland
Ivory Coast 		Michał Chmela
Nouhoun Sangaré 		6
1 		6
2 		       

Finland vs. Belarus[edit]


Finland
3 		Rosendahl Tennis Centre, Tampere, Finland[13]
11–13 July 1997
Clay
Belarus
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Belarus 		Tuomas Ketola
Vladimir Voltchkov 		3
6 		6
3 		65
77 		1
6 		   
2 Finland
Belarus 		Tommi Lenho
Alexander Shvets 		7
5 		6
1 		4
6 		4
6 		6
3 		 
3 Finland
Belarus 		Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
Alexander Shvets / Vladimir Voltchkov 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		   
4 Finland
Belarus 		Kim Tiilikainen
Alexander Shvets 		66
78 		6
1 		7
5 		66
78 		6
0 		 
5 Finland
Belarus 		Ville Liukko
Vladimir Voltchkov 		1
6 		6
4 		5
7 		     

Relegation play-offs[edit]

Georgia vs. Nigeria[edit]


Georgia
5 		Leila Meskhi Tennis Academy, Tbilisi, Georgia[14]
11–14 July 1997
Clay
Nigeria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Georgia (country)
Nigeria 		David Katcharava
Ganiyu Adenekan 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Georgia (country)
Nigeria 		Vladimir Gabrichidze
Sule Ladipo 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Georgia (country)
Nigeria 		Vladimir Gabrichidze / David Katcharava
Ganiyu Adenekan / Sule Ladipo 		68
710 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		   
4 Georgia (country)
Nigeria 		Givi Samkharadze
Sule Ladipo 		6
3 		         
retired
5 Georgia (country)
Nigeria 		Vladimir Gabrichidze
Ganiyu Adenekan 		6
1 		6
2 		       

Egypt vs. Lithuania[edit]


Egypt
3 		Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt[15]
11–14 July 1997
Clay
Lithuania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Egypt
Lithuania 		Gehad El Deeb
Rolandas Muraška 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		0
6 		   
2 Egypt
Lithuania 		Amr Ghoneim
Eugenius Cariovas 		3
6 		6
2 		77
65 		6
4 		   
3 Egypt
Lithuania 		Amr Ghoneim / Hisham Hemeda
Eugenius Cariovas / Rolandas Muraška 		77
61 		77
64 		4
6 		77
64 		   
4 Egypt
Lithuania 		Amr Ghoneim
Rolandas Muraška 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		 
5 Egypt
Lithuania 		Hisham Hemeda
Eugenius Cariovas 		6
2 		77
64 		65
77 		5
7 		11
9 		 

Latvia vs. Ghana[edit]


Latvia
4 		National Tennis Center Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia[16]
11–13 July 1997
Clay
Ghana
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Latvia
Ghana 		Ģirts Dzelde
Gunther Darkey 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2 Latvia
Ghana 		Andris Fiļimonovs
Franklyn Ofori 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Latvia
Ghana 		Ģirts Dzelde / Andris Fiļimonovs
Franklyn Ofori / Isaac Tetteh-Quaye 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
4 Latvia
Ghana 		Ģirts Dzelde
Franklyn Ofori 		65
77 		4
6 		       
5 Latvia
Ghana 		Andris Fiļimonovs
Gunther Darkey 		6
3 		6
2 		       

Ireland vs. Greece[edit]


Ireland
4 		Riverview Club, Dublin, Ireland[17]
11–13 July 1997
Carpet
Greece
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Greece 		Owen Casey
Solon Peppas 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
Greece 		Scott Barron
Konstantinos Economidis 		6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Greece 		Scott Barron / Owen Casey
Konstantinos Economidis / Nikos Rovas 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
Greece 		Scott Barron
Solon Peppas 		6
3 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Greece 		Owen Casey
Konstantinos Economidis 		6
1 		6
4 		       

Third round[edit]

Portugal vs. Norway[edit]


Portugal
2 		Maia Tennis Complex, Porto, Portugal[18]
19–21 September 1997
Clay
Norway
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Norway 		Nuno Marques
Jan Frode Andersen 		5
7 		1
6 		6
1 		3
6 		   
2 Portugal
Norway 		Emanuel Couto
Christian Ruud 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Portugal
Norway 		Emanuel Couto / Bernardo Mota
Helge Koll-Frafjord / Christian Ruud 		6
4 		77
61 		4
6 		6
2 		   
4 Portugal
Norway 		Nuno Marques
Christian Ruud 		61
77 		65
77 		62
77 		     
5 Portugal
Norway 		Bernardo Mota
Helge Koll-Frafjord 		6
2 		6
3 		       

Finland vs. Poland[edit]


Finland
3 		Tali Tennis Centre, Helsinki, Finland[19]
19–21 September 1997
Hard (indoors)
Poland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Finland
Poland 		Ville Liukko
Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 		6
4 		5
7 		5
7 		1
6 		   
2 Finland
Poland 		Tuomas Ketola
Michał Chmela 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		 
3 Finland
Poland 		Tuomas Ketola / Ville Liukko
Michał Chmela / Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 		77
64 		69
711 		6
0 		4
6 		6
3 		 
4 Finland
Poland 		Tuomas Ketola
Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 		77
64 		6
1 		77
64 		     
5 Finland
Poland 		Ville Liukko
Michał Chmela 		3
6 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1997 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Norway v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Egypt v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Lithuania v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ivory Coast v Latvia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Poland v Ghana". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Finland v Greece". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Slovenia v Norway". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Portugal v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Poland v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Finland v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Georgia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Egypt v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Latvia v Ghana". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Ireland v Greece". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Portugal v Norway". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Finland v Poland". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

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