1997 Fed Cup World Group

1997 Fed Cup World Group
Date1 March – 5 October
Edition7th
Champions

France
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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.

Participating teams

Participating teams

Belgium

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Japan

Netherlands

Spain

United States

Draw

Quarterfinals
1–2 March
Semifinals
12–13 July
Final
4–5 October
Haarlem, Netherlands (Indoor carpet)
1 United States2
Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay)
  Netherlands3
  Netherlands3
Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard)
  Czech Republic2
  Czech Republic3
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet)
3 Germany2
  Netherlands1
Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard)
4 France4
4 France4
Nice, France (Outdoor clay)
  Japan1
4 France3
Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard)
  Belgium2
  Belgium5
2 Spain0

First round

United States vs. Netherlands


United States
2
Haarlem Sports Centre, Haarlem, Netherlands
1–2 March 1997
Supreme carpet (indoors)

Netherlands
3
1 2 3
1 United States
Netherlands
Mary Joe Fernández
Miriam Oremans
1
6
4
6
   
2 United States
Netherlands
Chanda Rubin
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
4
6
6
4
6
3
 
3 United States
Netherlands
Mary Joe Fernández
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
6
1
4
6
7
9
 
4 United States
Netherlands
Chanda Rubin
Miriam Oremans
3
6
0
6
   
5 United States
Netherlands
Gigi Fernández / Kimberly Po
Manon Bollegraf / Kristie Boogert
6
3
6
2
   

[1]

Czech Republic vs. Germany


Czech Republic
3
May Market Hall, Mannheim, Germany
1–2 March 1997
DecoTurf (indoors)

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
Germany
Ludmila Richterová
Marlene Weingärtner
6
3
5
7
3
6
 
2 Czech Republic
Germany
Adriana Gerši
Barbara Rittner
6
4
6
2
   
3 Czech Republic
Germany
Ludmila Richterová
Barbara Rittner
6
1
6
4
   
4 Czech Republic
Germany
Adriana Gerši
Marlene Weingärtner
6
2
6
2
   
5 Czech Republic
Germany
Eva Martincová / Ludmila Richterová
Barbara Rittner / Elena Wagner
63
77
2
6
   

[2]

France vs. Japan


France
4
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
1–2 March 1997
DecoTurf (indoors)

Japan
1
1 2 3
1 France
Japan
Mary Pierce
Naoko Sawamatsu
6
0
77
64
   
2 France
Japan
Nathalie Tauziat
Ai Sugiyama
4
6
7
5
6
4
 
3 France
Japan
Mary Pierce
Ai Sugiyama
5
7
79
67
4
6
 
4 France
Japan
Nathalie Tauziat
Naoko Sawamatsu
7
5
4
6
17
15
 
5 France
Japan
Alexandra Fusai / Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
Naoko Kijimuta / Kyoko Nagatsuka
7
5
6
4
   
  • This tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most games, with 162.[3]

[4]

Belgium vs. Spain


Belgium
5
Tennissimo, Sprimont, Belgium
1–2 March 1997
Greenset (indoors)

Spain
0
1 2 3
1 Belgium
Spain
Els Callens
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6
3
77
64
   
2 Belgium
Spain
Sabine Appelmans
Magüi Serna
6
1
4
6
6
3
 
3 Belgium
Spain
Sabine Appelmans
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6
3
2
6
8
6
 
4 Belgium
Spain
Els Callens
Magüi Serna
6
1
6
3
   
5 Belgium
Spain
Els Callens / Nancy Feber
Gala León García / Virginia Ruano Pascual
5
7
6
2
6
2
 

[5]

Semifinals

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands


Czech Republic
2
I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic
12–13 July 1997
Red clay (outdoors)

Netherlands
3
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
Netherlands
Sandra Kleinová
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
1
6
65
77
   
2 Czech Republic
Netherlands
Jana Novotná
Miriam Oremans
6
3
6
0
   
3 Czech Republic
Netherlands
Jana Novotná
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
77
63
6
3
   
4 Czech Republic
Netherlands
Adriana Gerši
Miriam Oremans
6
1
2
6
7
9
 
5 Czech Republic
Netherlands
Eva Martincová / Jana Novotná
Manon Bollegraf / Miriam Oremans
4
6
65
77
   

[6]

France vs. Belgium


France
3
Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France
12–13 July 1997
Red clay (outdoors)

Belgium
2
1 2 3
1 France
Belgium
Alexandra Fusai
Sabine Appelmans
61
77
6
3
6
1
 
2 France
Belgium
Sandrine Testud
Dominique Van Roost
6
4
5
7
4
6
 
3 France
Belgium
Sandrine Testud
Sabine Appelmans
6
2
6
4
   
4 France
Belgium
Alexandra Fusai
Dominique Van Roost
3
6
3
6
   
5 France
Belgium
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat
Els Callens / Dominique Van Roost
3
6
6
2
7
5
 

[7]

Final

Netherlands vs. France


Netherlands
1
Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
4–5 October 1997
Supreme carpet (indoors)

France
4
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
France
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Sandrine Testud
4
6
6
4
3
6
 
2 Netherlands
France
Miriam Oremans
Mary Pierce
4
6
1
6
   
3 Netherlands
France
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Mary Pierce
4
6
6
3
6
4
 
4 Netherlands
France
Miriam Oremans
Sandrine Testud
6
0
3
6
3
6
 
5 Netherlands
France
Manon Bollegraf / Caroline Vis
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat
3
6
4
6
   

[8]

1997 Fed Cup Champions
France
France
First title

References

  1. ^ "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Czech Republic v Germany". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Fed Cup Records". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Japan v France". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Belgium v Spain". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Czech Republic v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "France v Belgium". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Netherlands v France". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-28.

See also