1997 Fed Cup

The 1997 Fed Cup was the 35th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Brabant Hall in 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands on 4–5 October, with France defeating the Netherlands to win their first title.

World Group
Further information: 1997 Fed Cup World Group
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 States 2  
      Netherlands 3     Prague, Czech Republic (Outdoor clay)
        Netherlands 3  
  Mannheim, Germany (Indoor hard)       Czech Republic 2  
      Czech Republic 3
  4   Germany 2     's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (Indoor carpet)
        Netherlands 1
  Tokyo, Japan (Indoor hard)     3   France 4
  3   France 4  
      Japan 1     Nice, France (Outdoor clay)
    3   France 3
  Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard)       Belgium 2  
      Belgium 5
  2   Spain 0  

World Group Play-offs
Further information: 1997 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Germany, Japan, Spain and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Croatia and Switzerland) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.

Date: 12–13 July

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Hope Island, AustraliaOutdoor hard Australia2–3 Spain
Zürich, SwitzerlandIndoor carpet  Switzerland5–0 Argentina
Frankfurt, GermanyOutdoor carpet Germany3–2 Croatia
Chestnut Hill, MA, United StatesOutdoor hard United States5–0 Japan

World Group II
Further information: 1997 Fed Cup World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1997. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II Play-offs.

Date: 1–2 March

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor hard Croatia4–1 Austria
Košice, SlovakiaIndoor carpet Slovakia2–3  Switzerland
Seoul, South KoreaOutdoor hard South Korea1–4 Argentina
Durban, South AfricaOutdoor hard South Africa2–3 Australia

World Group II Play-offs
Further information: 1997 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Austria, Slovakia, South Africa and South Korea) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Italy and Russia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Indonesia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).

Date: 12–13 July

VenueSurfaceHome TeamScoreVisiting Team
Pörtschach, AustriaOutdoor clay Austria3–2 South Africa
Seoul, South KoreaOutdoor clay South Korea1–4 Russia
Jakarta, IndonesiaOutdoor clay Indonesia0–5 Italy
Bratislava, SlovakiaOutdoor clay Slovakia5–0 Canada

Americas Zone
Further information: 1997 Fed Cup Americas Zone
  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Colombian Tennis Academy, Bogotá, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 29 April – 4 May

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Casa de Campo, San Domingo, Dominican Republic (outdoor clay)

Dates: 12–18 May

Participating Teams

Asia/Oceania Zone
Further information: 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 11–15 March

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 11–15 March

Participating Teams

Europe/Africa Zone
Further information: 1997 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Bari T.C., Bari, Italy (outdoor clay)

Dates: 22–26 April

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 5–11 May

Participating Teams
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