1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV

The inaugural Europe/Africa Zone Group IV tournament was held in two locations. Eight teams met March 19–23 in Gaborone, Botswana, and played a tournament of the same format as used in Group III (they were divided into two round-robin pools, from which the top two advanced to a promotion play-off). Six other teams met May 21–25 in Nicosia, Cyprus, on outdoor clay courts, and played a simple round-robin tournament.[1]

The tournament marked the Davis Cup debuts of Madagascar and Uganda.

Gaborone Group

Pool A

Advanced to Promotion Playoff
Assigned to 5th-8th Playoff
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Madagascar33081
 Botswana32163
 Iceland31245
 Djibouti30309

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
March 19 Madagascar3-0 Iceland
March 19 Botswana3-0 Djibouti
March 20 Madagascar2-1 Botswana
March 20 Iceland3-0 Djibouti
March 21 Madagascar3-0 Djibouti
March 21 Botswana2-1 Iceland

Pool B

Advanced to Promotion Playoff
Assigned to 5th-8th Playoff
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Togo33090
 Liechtenstein32163
 Uganda31227
 Sudan30318

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
March 19 Togo3-0 Uganda
March 19 Liechtenstein3-0 Sudan
March 20 Togo3-0 Sudan
March 20 Liechtenstein3-0 Uganda
March 21 Togo3-0 Liechtenstein
March 21 Uganda2-1 Sudan

1st-4th Playoff

  Play-offs
March 23
1st Round
March 22
2nd Round
March 23
                           
 
    S   Togo 2  
      Botswana 1    
  Botswana 1         Togo 1
  Liechtenstein 2       Madagascar 2
  S   Madagascar 3
      Liechtenstein 0  

Madagascar and Togo both promoted to Group III for 1998.

5th-8th Playoff

  Play-offs
March 23
1st Round
March 22
2nd Round
March 23
                           
 
    S   Uganda 3  
      Djibouti 0    
  Djibouti 0         Uganda 2
  Iceland 3       Sudan 1
  S   Iceland 1
      Sudan 2  

Nicosia Group

Promoted to Group III for 1998
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Tunisia550132
 Cyprus541114
 Benin53296
 Zambia52396
 Azerbaijan514213
 Congo505114

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
May 21 Tunisia3-0 Benin
May 21 Cyprus3-0 Congo
May 21 Zambia3-0 Azerbaijan
May 22 Tunisia3-0 Azerbaijan
May 22 Cyprus2-1 Zambia
May 22 Benin3-0 Congo
May 23 Tunisia3-0 Congo
May 23 Cyprus3-0 Azerbaijan
May 23 Benin2-1 Zambia
May 24 Tunisia2-1 Zambia
May 24 Cyprus2-1 Benin
May 24 Azerbaijan2-1 Congo
May 25 Tunisia2-1 Cyprus
May 25 Benin3-0 Azerbaijan
May 25 Zambia3-0 Congo

References

See also

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

1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group IV
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