1997 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
# 1997 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs

The World Group Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the tennis World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1998 World Group, while losing nations joined the 1998 World Group II.

## Australia vs. Spain

| Australia 2 | Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre, Hope Island, Queensland, Australia 12–13 July 1997 Rebound Ace (outdoors) | Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre, Hope Island, Queensland, Australia 12–13 July 1997 Rebound Ace (outdoors) | Spain 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Rachel McQuillan Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 6 1 6     2 Annabel Ellwood Magüi Serna 6 4 6 2     3 Annabel Ellwood Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 6 0 6     4 Rachel McQuillan Magüi Serna 1 6 3 6     5 Kerry-Anne Guse / Kristine Kunce María Sánchez Lorenzo / Cristina Torrens Valero 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Switzerland vs. Argentina

| Switzerland 5 | Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland 12–13 July 1997 Greenset Trophy Carpet (indoors) | Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland 12–13 July 1997 Greenset Trophy Carpet (indoors) | Argentina 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Martina Hingis María José Gaidano 6 1 6 2     2 Patty Schnyder Florencia Labat 3 6 7 5 10 8   3 Martina Hingis Florencia Labat 6 2 6 1     4 Patty Schnyder María José Gaidano 6 1 6 0     5 Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Martina Hingis Laura Montalvo / Mercedes Paz 6 3 6 4 ||||

## Germany vs. Croatia

| Germany 3 | Walstadion Tennis Club, Frankfurt, Germany 12–13 July 1997 Supreme carpet (outdoors) | Walstadion Tennis Club, Frankfurt, Germany 12–13 July 1997 Supreme carpet (outdoors) | Croatia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Meike Babel Iva Majoli 2 6 3 6     2 Anke Huber Mirjana Lučić 6 2 6 2     3 Anke Huber Iva Majoli $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 2 6 0   4 Meike Babel Mirjana Lučić 4 6 1 6     5 Meike Babel / Anke Huber Mirjana Lučić / Iva Majoli $7^7$ $6^4$ $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 1 ||||

## United States vs. Japan

| United States 5 | Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States 12–13 July 1997 DecoTurf (outdoors) | Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States 12–13 July 1997 DecoTurf (outdoors) | Japan 0 |
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| 1 2 3 1 Mary Joe Fernández Ai Sugiyama 4 6 6 2 6 2   2 Lindsay Davenport Naoko Sawamatsu 6 1 6 3     3 Lindsay Davenport Ai Sugiyama 6 4 $7^7$ $6^1$     4 Kimberly Po Naoko Sawamatsu 6 2 6 4     5 Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi 6 4 6 4 ||||
