The 1997 Fed Cup was the 35th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's
tennis
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. The final took place at
Brabant Hall in
's-Hertogenbosch
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in the
Netherlands
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on 4–5 October, with
France
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defeating the
Netherlands
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to win their first title.
World Group
Draw
World Group play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Germany, Japan, Spain and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Australia, Croatia and Switzerland) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 12–13 July
World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1997. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and loser played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 1–2 March
World Group II play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II (Austria, Slovakia, South Africa and South Korea) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Italy and Russia), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Indonesia), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).
Date: 12–13 July
Americas Zone
* 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
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Colombia
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(outdoor clay)
Dates: 29 April – 4 May
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Group II
Venue:
Casa de Campo
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San Domingo
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Dominican Republic
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(outdoor clay)
Dates: 12–18 May
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Asia/Oceania Zone
* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
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Group I
Venue:
Renouf Centre,
Wellington
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New Zealand
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(outdoor hard)
Dates: 11–15 March
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Group II
Venue:
Renouf Centre,
Wellington
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New Zealand
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(outdoor hard)
Dates: 11–15 March
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Pacific Oceania
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Europe/Africa Zone
* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
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Group I
Venue: Bari T.C.,
Bari
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Italy
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Dates: 22–26 April
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Group II
Venue:
Ali Bey Club,
Manavgat
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Geography
Between the Ta ...
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Turkey
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Dates: 5–11 May
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References
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Fed Cup
{{1997 in tennis
Billie Jean King Cups by year
Fed Cup
The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...
1997 in women's tennis
Sports competitions in 's-Hertogenbosch