1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Europe/Africa IV advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   TOG  LIE  UGA  SUD RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Togo 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–0 (100%) 1
 Liechtenstein 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–7 (63%) 2
 Uganda 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 5–14 (26%) 3
 Sudan 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 2–16 (11%) 4

Group B

   MAD  BOT  ISL  DJI RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Madagascar 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–2 (89%) 1
 Botswana 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 11–6 (65%) 2
 Iceland 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–9 (47%) 3
 Djibouti 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 0–18 (0%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Togo2
B2 Botswana1
B2 Botswana1A1 Togo1
A2 Liechtenstein2B1 Madagascar2
A2 Liechtenstein0
B1 Madagascar3

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 Uganda3
B4 Djibouti0
B4 Djibouti0A3 Uganda2
B3 Iceland3A4 Sudan1
A4 Sudan2
B3 Iceland1

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Madagascar
2  Togo
3  Liechtenstein
4  Botswana
5  Uganda
6  Sudan
7  Iceland
8  Djibouti

Round robin

Group A

Liechtenstein vs. Sudan


Liechtenstein
3 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[1]
19 March 1997
Sudan
0
1 2 3
1 Liechtenstein
Sudan 		Jürgen Tömördy
Mandour Abdalla 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Liechtenstein
Sudan 		Stephan Ritter
Asim Omar El-Agraa 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Liechtenstein
Sudan 		Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Abbas Jeha / Abdullah Giha 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Togo vs. Uganda


Togo
3 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[2]
19 March 1997
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1 Togo
Uganda 		Kodjo Apeti
Renato Sebbi 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Togo
Uganda 		Jean-Kome Loglo
John Oduke 		6
1 		6
4 		   
3 Togo
Uganda 		Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya
Christopher Bagala / Renato Sebbi 		6
1 		6
2 		   

Liechtenstein vs. Uganda


Liechtenstein
3 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[3]
20 March 1997
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1 Liechtenstein
Uganda 		Jürgen Tömördy
Erick Ofuyulu 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Liechtenstein
Uganda 		Stephan Ritter
John Oduke 		6
3 		7
5 		   
3 Liechtenstein
Uganda 		Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Christopher Bagala / Renato Sebbi 		77
64 		4
6 		10
8 		 

Sudan vs. Togo


Sudan
0 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[4]
20 March 1997
Togo
3
1 2 3
1 Sudan
Togo 		Mandour Abdalla
Kodjo Apeti 		5
7 		1
6 		   
2 Sudan
Togo 		Asim Omar El-Agraa
Jean-Kome Loglo 		2
6 		0
6 		   
3 Sudan
Togo 		Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha
Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya 		1
6 		5
7 		   

Liechtenstein vs. Togo


Liechtenstein
0 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[5]
21 March 1997
Togo
3
1 2 3
1 Liechtenstein
Togo 		Roland Büchel
Kodjo Apeti 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2 Liechtenstein
Togo 		Hartmut Birkner
Jean-Kome Loglo 		2
6 		0
6 		   
3 Liechtenstein
Togo 		Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya 		4
6 		3
6 		   

Sudan vs. Uganda


Sudan
1 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[6]
21 March 1997
Uganda
2
1 2 3
1 Sudan
Uganda 		Mandour Abdalla
Renato Sebbi 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 Sudan
Uganda 		Asim Omar El-Agraa
John Oduke 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Sudan
Uganda 		Mandour Abdalla / Asim Omar El-Agraa
John Oduke / Renato Sebbi 		5
7 		3
6 		   

Group B

Botswana vs. Djibouti


Botswana
3 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[7]
19 March 1997
Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Djibouti 		Gavin Jeftha
Omar-Awad Mohammed 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2 Botswana
Djibouti 		Petrus Molefe
Abdul-Kadar Moussa 		6
0 		6
0 		   
3 Botswana
Djibouti 		Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Abdullah Aden / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed 		6
2 		6
1 		   

Iceland vs. Madagascar


Iceland
0 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[8]
19 March 1997
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1 Iceland
Madagascar 		Einar Sigurgeirsson
Harivony Andrianafetra 		0
6 		1
6 		   
2 Iceland
Madagascar 		Gunnar Einarsson
Thierry Rajaobelina 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Iceland
Madagascar 		Stefán Pálsson / Ólafur Sveinsson
Harivony Andrianafetra / Donne-Dubert Radison 		2
6 		0
6 		   

Botswana vs. Madagascar


Botswana
1 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[9]
20 March 1997
Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Madagascar 		Gavin Jeftha
Harivony Andrianafetra 		2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Botswana
Madagascar 		Petrus Molefe
Thierry Rajaobelina 		77
65 		7
5 		   
3 Botswana
Madagascar 		Thato Kgosimore / Petrus Molefe
Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina 		1
6 		3
6 		   

Djibouti vs. Iceland


Djibouti
0 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[10]
20 March 1997
Iceland
3
1 2 3
1 Djibouti
Iceland 		Abdullah Aden
Einar Sigurgeirsson 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2 Djibouti
Iceland 		Chamsan Nasser-Saeed
Gunnar Einarsson 		0
6 		0
6 		   
3 Djibouti
Iceland 		Omar-Awad Mohammed / Abdul-Kadar Moussa
Gunnar Einarsson / Stefán Pálsson 		2
6 		1
6 		   

Botswana vs. Iceland


Botswana
2 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[11]
21 March 1997
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Iceland 		Gavin Jeftha
Einar Sigurgeirsson 		6
1 		6
3 		   
2 Botswana
Iceland 		Petrus Molefe
Gunnar Einarsson 		77
64 		     
retired
3 Botswana
Iceland 		Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Stefán Pálsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson 		64
77 		3
6 		   

Djibouti vs. Madagascar


Djibouti
0 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[12]
21 March 1997
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1 Djibouti
Madagascar 		Abdullah Aden
Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2 Djibouti
Madagascar 		Omar-Awad Mohammed
Donne-Dubert Radison 		0
6 		2
6 		   
3 Djibouti
Madagascar 		Abdul-Kadar Moussa / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed
Donne-Dubert Radison / Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 		0
6 		0
6 		   

1st to 4th place play-offs

Semifinals

Botswana vs. Togo


Botswana
1 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[13]
22 March 1997
Togo
2
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Togo 		Gavin Jeftha
Kodjo Apeti 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 Botswana
Togo 		Petrus Molefe
Jean-Kome Loglo 		4
6 		5
7 		   
3 Botswana
Togo 		Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore
Kodjo Apeti / Jean-Kome Loglo 		3
6 		4
6 		   

Liechtenstein vs. Madagascar


Liechtenstein
0 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[14]
22 March 1997
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1 Liechtenstein
Madagascar 		Jürgen Tömördy
Harivony Andrianafetra 		77
64 		1
6 		2
6 		 
2 Liechtenstein
Madagascar 		Stephan Ritter
Thierry Rajaobelina 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3 Liechtenstein
Madagascar 		Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel
Donne-Dubert Radison / Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 		1
6 		1
6 		   

Final

Togo vs. Madagascar


Togo
1 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[15]
23 March 1997
Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1 Togo
Madagascar 		Kodjo Apeti
Harivony Andrianafetra 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Togo
Madagascar 		Jean-Kome Loglo
Thierry Rajaobelina 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Togo
Madagascar 		Kodjo Apeti / Jean-Kome Loglo
Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina 		5
7 		3
6 		   

3rd to 4th play-off

Liechtenstein vs. Botswana


Liechtenstein
2 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[16]
23 March 1997
Botswana
1
1 2 3
1 Liechtenstein
Botswana 		Jürgen Tömördy
Thato Kgosimore 		7
5 		6
3 		   
2 Liechtenstein
Botswana 		Stephan Ritter
Petrus Molefe 		6
3 		3
6 		0
6 		 
3 Liechtenstein
Botswana 		Stephan Ritter / Jürgen Tömördy
Gavin Jeftha / Michael Judd 		      w/o
 

5th to 8th place play-offs

5th to 8th play-offs

Uganda vs. Djibouti


Uganda
3 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[17]
22 March 1997
Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1 Uganda
Djibouti 		Renato Sebbi
Abdullah Aden 		6
0 		6
1 		   
2 Uganda
Djibouti 		John Oduke
Omar-Awad Mohammed 		6
0 		6
0 		   
3 Uganda
Djibouti 		John Oduke / Renato Sebbi
Abdullah Aden / Omar-Awad Mohammed 		6
0 		6
1 		   

Sudan vs. Iceland


Sudan
2 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[18]
22 March 1997
Iceland
1
1 2 3
1 Sudan
Iceland 		Mandour Abdalla
Stefán Pálsson 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Sudan
Iceland 		Asim Omar El-Agraa
Gunnar Einarsson 		2
6 		7
5 		3
6 		 
3 Sudan
Iceland 		Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha
Stefán Pálsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson 		3
6 		6
2 		7
5 		 

5th to 6th play-off

Uganda vs. Sudan


Uganda
2 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[19]
23 March 1997
Sudan
1
1 2 3
1 Uganda
Sudan 		Renato Sebbi
Mandour Abdalla 		3
6 		3
6 		   
2 Uganda
Sudan 		John Oduke
Asim Omar El-Agraa 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 Uganda
Sudan 		John Oduke / Renato Sebbi
Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha 		6
4 		3
6 		6
4 		 

7th to 8th play-off

Djibouti vs. Iceland


Djibouti
0 		Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana[20]
23 March 1997
Iceland
3
1 2 3
1 Djibouti
Iceland 		Abdullah Aden
Einar Sigurgeirsson 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2 Djibouti
Iceland 		Omar-Awad Mohammed
Gunnar Einarsson 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3 Djibouti
Iceland 		Abdullah Aden / Omar-Awad Mohammed
Gunnar Einarsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson 		1
6 		1
6 		   

References

  1. ^ "Liechtenstein v Sudan". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ "Togo v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Liechtenstein v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Sudan v Togo". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Liechtenstein v Togo". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sudan v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Botswana v Djibouti". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Iceland v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Botswana v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Djibouti v Iceland". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Botswana v Iceland". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Djibouti v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Botswana v Togo". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Liechtenstein v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Togo v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Liechtenstein v Botswana". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Uganda v Djibouti". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Sudan v Iceland". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Uganda v Sudan". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Djibouti v Iceland". daviscup.com.