1997 Fed Cup

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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

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Participating Teams

Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Japan
Netherlands
Spain
United States

Draw

  1st Round
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

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Date: 12–13 July

Venue Surface Home Team Score Visiting Team
Hope Island, Australia Outdoor hard  Australia 2–3  Spain
Zürich, Switzerland Indoor carpet   Switzerland 5–0  Argentina
Frankfurt, Germany Outdoor carpet  Germany 3–2  Croatia
Chestnut Hill, MA, United States Outdoor hard  United States 5–0  Japan

World Group II

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Date: 1–2 March

Venue Surface Home Team Score Visiting Team
Zagreb, Croatia Indoor hard  Croatia 4–1  Austria
Košice, Slovakia Indoor carpet  Slovakia 2–3   Switzerland
Seoul, South Korea Outdoor hard  South Korea 1–4  Argentina
Durban, South Africa Outdoor hard  South Africa 2–3  Australia

World Group II Play-offs

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Date: 12–13 July

Venue Surface Home Team Score Visiting Team
Pörtschach, Austria Outdoor clay  Austria 3–2  South Africa
Seoul, South Korea Outdoor clay  South Korea 1–4  Russia
Jakarta, Indonesia Outdoor clay  Indonesia 0–5  Italy
Bratislava, Slovakia Outdoor clay  Slovakia 5–0  Canada

Americas Zone

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

External links

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