1997_Fed_Cup_World_Group
1997 Fed Cup World Group
Tennis tournament
Main article: 1997 Fed Cup
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.
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| Quarterfinals 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 | |||||||||||
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 Japan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
 Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Spain | 0 | |||||||||||
United States vs. Netherlands
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Haarlem Sports Centre, Haarlem, Netherlands 1–2 March 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
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Czech Republic vs. Germany
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 Czech Republic 3 |
May Market Hall, Mannheim, Germany 1–2 March 1997 DecoTurf (indoors) |
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France vs. Japan
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 France 4 |
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 1–2 March 1997 DecoTurf (indoors) |
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- This tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most games, with 162.[3]
Belgium vs. Spain
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 Belgium 5 |
Tennissimo, Sprimont, Belgium 1–2 March 1997 Greenset (indoors) |
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Czech Republic vs. Netherlands
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Czech Republic 2 |
I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic 12–13 July 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
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France vs. Belgium
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France 3 |
Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France 12–13 July 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
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Netherlands vs. France
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Netherlands 1 |
Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 4–5 October 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
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| 1997 Fed Cup Champions |
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France First title |
- "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.