1997 Fed Cup World Group
1997 Fed Cup World Group | |
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Date | 1 March – 5 October |
Edition | 7th |
Champions | |
France |
The World Group was the highest level of
France
ended up capturing their first title, defeating the Netherlands in the final.
Participating teams
Participating teams | |||
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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 | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
Nice, France (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Japan | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
Sprimont, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
Belgium | 5 | ||||||||||||
2 | Spain | 0 | |||||||||||
First round
United States vs. Netherlands
United States 2 |
Haarlem Sports Centre, Haarlem, Netherlands 1–2 March 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
Netherlands 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic vs. Germany
Czech Republic 3 |
May Market Hall, Mannheim, Germany 1–2 March 1997 DecoTurf (indoors) |
Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Japan
France 4 |
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 1–2 March 1997 DecoTurf (indoors) |
Japan 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- This tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most games, with 162.[3]
Belgium vs. Spain
Belgium 5 |
Tennissimo, Sprimont, Belgium 1–2 March 1997 Greenset (indoors) |
Spain 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. Belgium
France 3 |
Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France 12–13 July 1997 Red clay (outdoors) |
Belgium 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Netherlands vs. France
Netherlands 1 |
Brabant Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands4–5 October 1997 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
France 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1997 Fed Cup Champions |
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France First title |
References
- ^ "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.
See also
- Fed Cup structure