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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 Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1998.

Participating nations

•  Algeria
•  Bulgaria
•  Cameroon
•  Estonia
•  Kenya
•  Malta
•  Moldova
•  Monaco

Draw

• Venue: Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
• Date: 21–25 May

Group A

		BUL	EST	KEN	MLT	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Bulgaria		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	9–0 (100%)	18–0 (100%)	1
	Estonia	0–3		2–1	2–1	2–1	4–5 (44%)	8–11 (42%)	2
	Kenya	0–3	1–2		2–1	1–2	3–6 (33%)	6–13 (32%)	3
	Malta	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	6–14 (30%)	4

Group B

		MON	MDA	CMR	ALG	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Monaco		3–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	7–2 (78%)	15–6 (71%)	1
	Moldova	0–3		3–0	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	13–7 (65%)	2
	Cameroon	1–2	0–3		2–1	1–2	3–6 (33%)	8–13 (38%)	3
	Algeria	1–2	0–3	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	4–14 (22%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs

3rd-4th play-off

Semifinals

Final

A1

Bulgaria

3

B2

Moldova

0

B2

Moldova

1

A1

Bulgaria

3

A2

Estonia

2

B1

Monaco

0

B1

Monaco

3

A2

Estonia

0

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th play-off

5th-8th play-offs

5th-6th play-off

A3

Kenya

2

B4

Algeria

1

B4

Algeria

2

A3

Kenya

2

B3

Cameroon

1

A4

Malta

1

A4

Malta

2

B3

Cameroon

1

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Bulgaria
2	Monaco
3	Estonia
4	Moldova
5	Kenya
6	Malta
7	Algeria
8	Cameroon

•  Bulgaria and  Monaco promoted to Group II in 1998.
•  Algeria and  Cameroon relegated to Group IV in 1998.

Round robin

Group A

Bulgaria vs. Malta

Bulgaria 3	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997		Malta 0
1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Mark Schembri 6 1 6 1     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Christopher Gatt 6 4 6 0     3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri 7 6 6 3

Estonia vs. Kenya

Estonia 2	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997		Kenya 1
1 2 3 1 Andrei Luzgin Allan Cooper 6 2 6 1     2 Rene Busch Paul Wekesa 1 6 2 6     3 Andrei Luzgin / Gert Vilms Allan Cooper / Paul Wekesa 6 3 6 4

Bulgaria vs. Estonia

Bulgaria 3	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997		Estonia 0
1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Andrei Luzgin 6 3 6 1     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Rene Busch 6 0 6 2     3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Raigo Saluste / Gert Vilms 6 2 6 4

Kenya vs. Malta

Kenya 2	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997		Malta 1
1 2 3 1 Norbert Oduor Gordon Asciak 3 6 4 6     2 Paul Wekesa Christopher Gatt 3 6 6 4 6 3   3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri 6 4 6 2

Bulgaria vs. Kenya

Bulgaria 3	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997		Kenya 0
1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Norbert Oduor 6 2 6 4     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Allan Cooper 6 2 6 1     3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor 6 3 6 2

Estonia vs. Malta

Estonia 2	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997		Malta 1
1 2 3 1 Andrei Luzgin Gordon Asciak 3 6 6 4 6 3   2 Rene Busch Christopher Gatt 3 6 3 6     3 Andrei Luzgin / Gert Vilms Gordon Asciak / Christopher Gatt 6 2 6 3

Group B

Algeria vs. Monaco

Algeria 1	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997		Monaco 2
1 2 3 1 Mohammed Mahmoudi Christophe Bosio 2 6 6 7     2 Noureddine Mahmoudi Sébastien Graeff 4 6 3 6     3 Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 7 6 7 6

Cameroon vs. Moldova

Cameroon 0	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 21 May 1997		Moldova 3
1 2 3 1 Angelin Mvogo Oleg Sinic 5 7 6 3 5 7   2 Yann Auzoux Iurie Gorban 3 6 0 6     3 Lionel Kemajou / Joseph Oyebog Iurie Gorban / Oleg Sinic 3 6 3 6

Algeria vs. Moldova

Algeria 0	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997		Moldova 3
1 2 3 1 Noujeim Hakimi Oleg Sinic 4 6 1 6     2 Noureddine Mahmoudi Iurie Gorban 3 6 3 6     3 Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi Iurie Gorban / Oleg Sinic 3 6 4 6

Cameroon vs. Monaco

Cameroon 1	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 22 May 1997		Monaco 2
1 2 3 1 Joseph Oyebog Christophe Bosio 4 6 6 3 7 5   2 Angelin Mvogo Sébastien Graeff 1 6 2 6     3 Yann Auzoux / Joseph Oyebog Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 4 6 6 3 14 16

Algeria vs. Cameroon

Algeria 1	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997		Cameroon 2
1 2 3 1 Noujeim Hakimi Joseph Oyebog 0 6 2 6     2 Mohammed Mahmoudi Yann Auzoux 6 0 6 4     3 Noujeim Hakimi / Mohammed Mahmoudi Lionel Kemajou / Joseph Oyebog 1 6 4 6

Moldova vs. Monaco

Moldova 0	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 May 1997		Monaco 3
1 2 3 1 Oleg Sinic Christophe Bosio 5 7 7 5 4 6   2 Iurie Gorban Sébastien Graeff 4 6 4 6     3 Evgueni Plougarev / Maxim Savitski Christophe Boggetti / Jacques Vinciléoni 1 6 1 6

1st to 4th place play-offs

Semifinals

Bulgaria vs. Moldova

Bulgaria 3	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997		Moldova 0
1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Oleg Sinic 6 2 6 4     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Iurie Gorban 6 7 6 4 6 3   3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Evgueni Plougarev / Maxim Savitski 6 1 6 3

Monaco vs. Estonia

Monaco 3	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997		Estonia 0
1 2 3 1 Christophe Bosio Andrei Luzgin 6 4 6 4     2 Sébastien Graeff Rene Busch 7 5 6 4     3 Christophe Boggetti / Jacques Vinciléoni Raigo Saluste / Gert Vilms 7 6 7 6

Final

Bulgaria vs. Monaco

Bulgaria 3	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997		Monaco 0
1 2 3 1 Ivan Keskinov Christophe Bosio 7 5 6 4     2 Orlin Stanoytchev Sébastien Graeff 6 3 4 6 6 3   3 Ivo Bratanov / Ivaylo Traykov Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 6 7 6 2 6 1

3rd to 4th play-off

Moldova vs. Estonia

Moldova 1	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997		Estonia 2
1 2 3 1 Oleg Sinic Gert Vilms 6 1 6 3     2 Iurie Gorban Rene Busch 6 3 4 6 1 6   3 Iurie Gorban / Oleg Sinic Andrei Luzgin / Gert Vilms 2 6 3 6

5th to 8th place play-offs

5th to 8th play-offs

Kenya vs. Algeria

Kenya 2	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997		Algeria 1
1 2 3 1 Allan Cooper Mohammed Mahmoudi 6 4 3 6 3 6   2 Paul Wekesa Noureddine Mahmoudi 6 3 3 6 6 3   3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Noujeim Hakimi / Mohammed Mahmoudi 5 7 6 4 6 4

Malta vs. Cameroon

Malta 2	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24 May 1997		Cameroon 1
1 2 3 1 Mark Schembri Joseph Oyebog 7 6 3 6 6 4   2 Christopher Gatt Angelin Mvogo 3 6 3 6     3 Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri Yann Auzoux / Angelin Mvogo 7 6 6 3

5th to 6th play-off

Kenya vs. Malta

Kenya 2	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997		Malta 1
1 2 3 1 Allan Cooper Gordon Asciak 6 4 6 2     2 Paul Wekesa Mark Schembri 6 3 4 6 6 2   3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Gordon Asciak / Christopher Gatt         w/o

7th to 8th play-off

Algeria vs. Cameroon

Algeria 2	Lokomotiv Tennis Club, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 25 May 1997		Cameroon 1
1 2 3 1 Mohammed Mahmoudi Angelin Mvogo 0 6 0 0   retired   2 Noureddine Mahmoudi Yann Auzoux 6 0 6 1     3 Noujeim Hakimi / Noureddine Mahmoudi Yann Auzoux / Angelin Mvogo 3 6 7 6 6 1

References

1. "Bulgaria v Malta". daviscup.com.
2. "Estonia v Kenya". daviscup.com.
3. "Bulgaria v Estonia". daviscup.com.
4. "Kenya v Malta". daviscup.com.
5. "Bulgaria v Kenya". daviscup.com.
6. "Estonia v Malta". daviscup.com.
7. "Algeria v Monaco". daviscup.com.
8. "Cameroon v Moldova". daviscup.com.
9. "Algeria v Moldova". daviscup.com.
10. "Cameroon v Monaco". daviscup.com.
11. "Algeria v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
12. "Moldova v Monaco". daviscup.com.
13. "Bulgaria v Moldova". daviscup.com.
14. "Monaco v Estonia". daviscup.com.
15. "Bulgaria v Monaco". daviscup.com.
16. "Moldova v Estonia". daviscup.com.
17. "Kenya v Algeria". daviscup.com.
18. "Malta v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
19. "Kenya v Malta". daviscup.com.
20. "Algeria v Cameroon". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
• 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone