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 Venue: Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana Date: 19–23 March
Group A
Group B
1st to 4th place play-offs
5th to 8th place play-offs
Final standings Rank Team12345678
and promoted to Group III in 1998.
Round robin
Group A
Liechtenstein vs. Sudan
Togo vs. Uganda
Liechtenstein vs. Uganda
Sudan vs. Togo
Liechtenstein vs. Togo
Sudan vs. Uganda
Group B
Botswana vs. Djibouti
Iceland vs. Madagascar
Botswana vs. Madagascar
Djibouti vs. Iceland
Botswana vs. Iceland
Djibouti vs. Madagascar
1st to 4th place play-offs
Semifinals
Botswana vs. Togo
Liechtenstein vs. Madagascar
Final
Togo vs. Madagascar
3rd to 4th play-off
Liechtenstein vs. Botswana
5th to 8th place play-offs
5th to 8th play-offs
Uganda vs. Djibouti
Sudan vs. Iceland
5th to 6th play-off
Uganda vs. Sudan
7th to 8th play-off
Djibouti vs. Iceland
References
External links Davis Cup official website