1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held in two locations. Eight teems met January 22-26, in Dakar, Senegal (hard courts), and eight others met May 21-25 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay). In each location, the teams were divided into two round-robin pools. The top two teams from each pool advanced to a promotion pool, while the bottom two were placed in a relegation pool. In contrast to earlier (and later) practice, the promotion and relegation pools took the form of play-off brackets, instead of using round-robin play.[1]

Dakar Group

Pool A

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Macedonia33072
 Turkey32172
 San Marino31227
 Ethiopia30327

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
January 22 Macedonia3-0 San Marino
January 22 Turkey3-0 Ethiopia
January 23 Macedonia2-1 Ethiopia
January 23 Turkey3-0 San Marino
January 24 Macedonia2-1 Turkey
January 24 San Marino2-1 Ethiopia

Pool B

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Senegal33081
 Luxembourg32163
 Bosnia and Herzegovina31245
 Armenia30309

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
January 22 Senegal3-0 Armenia
January 22 Luxembourg2-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 23 Senegal3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 23 Luxembourg3-0 Armenia
January 24 Senegal2-1 Luxembourg
January 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina3-0 Armenia

1st-4th Playoff

  Play-offs
January 26		 1st Round
January 25		 2nd Round
January 26
                           
 
    S   Macedonia 1  
      Luxembourg 2    
  Macedonia 1         Luxembourg 2
  Turkey 2       Senegal 1
  S   Senegal 2
      Turkey 1  

Luxembourg and Senegal both promoted to Group II for 1998.

5th-8th Playoff

  Play-offs
January 26		 1st Round
January 25		 2nd Round
January 26
                           
 
    S   San Marino 3  
      Armenia 0    
  Armenia 2         San Marino 0
  Ethiopia 1       Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
  S   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
      Ethiopia 0  

Armenia and Ethiopia both relegated to Group IV for 1998.


Plovdiv Group

Pool A

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Bulgaria33090
 Estonia32145
 Kenya31236
 Malta30327

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
May 21 Bulgaria3-0 Malta
May 21 Estonia2-1 Kenya
May 22 Bulgaria3-0 Estonia
May 22 Kenya2-1 Malta
May 23 Bulgaria3-0 Kenya
May 23 Estonia2-1 Malta

Pool B

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Monaco33072
 Moldova32163
 Cameroon31236
 Algeria30327

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
May 21 Monaco2-1 Algeria
May 21 Moldova3-0 Cameroon
May 22 Monaco2-1 Cameroon
May 22 Moldova3-0 Algeria
May 23 Monaco3-0 Moldova
May 23 Cameroon2-1 Algeria

1st-4th Playoff

  Play-offs
May 25		 1st Round
May 24		 2nd Round
May 25
                           
 
    S   Bulgaria 3  
      Moldova 0    
  Moldova 1         Bulgaria 3
  Estonia 2       Monaco 0
  S   Monaco 3
      Estonia 0  

Bulgaria and Monaco both promoted to Group II for 1998.

5th-8th Playoff

  Play-offs
May 25		 1st Round
May 24		 2nd Round
May 25
                           
 
    S   Kenya 2  
      Algeria 1    
  Algeria 2         Kenya 2
  Cameroon 1       Malta 1
  S   Cameroon 1
      Malta 2  

Algeria and Cameroon both relegated to Group IV for 1998.

References

  1. ↑ "Reconstructed from Davis Cup Nation-by-Nation Historical Records".

See also

1997 Davis Cup
1997 Davis Cup Americas Zone1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
← 1996 Europe/Africa Zone Group III ↑

1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group II

 1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group III →
1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group IV

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