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The 1997 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 20 to 22 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1997 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1998 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1998 Davis Cup World Group.

Date: 19–21 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1997 World Group.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface Ref.
 Zimbabwe 3–2  Austria Harare City Sports Centre Indoor Hard [1]
 Brazil 5–0  New Zealand Florianópolis Costão Santinho Hotel Outdoor Clay [2]
 India 3–2  Chile New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Grass [3]
 Belgium 3–2  France Ghent Flanders Expo Indoor Clay [4]
 Germany 5–0  Mexico Essen Grugahalle Indoor Carpet [5]
 Russia 3–2  Romania Moscow Olympic Stadium Indoor Carpet [6]
 Canada 1–4  Slovakia Montreal Jarry Park Stadium Indoor Carpet [7]
  Switzerland 3–2  South Korea Locarno FEVI Indoor Carpet [8]

Zimbabwe vs. Austria

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Zimbabwe
3 		City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[1]
19–21 September 1997
Hard (indoors)
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
Austria 		Byron Black
Gilbert Schaller 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2 Zimbabwe
Austria 		Wayne Black
Thomas Muster 		3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
3 Zimbabwe
Austria 		Byron Black / Wayne Black
Georg Blumauer / Gerald Mandl 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Zimbabwe
Austria 		Byron Black
Thomas Muster 		6
3 		3
6 		6
2 		3
6 		1
6 		 
5 Zimbabwe
Austria 		Wayne Black
Gerald Mandl 		5
7 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		   

Brazil vs. New Zealand

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Brazil
5 		Costão Santinho Hotel, Florianópolis, Brazil[2]
19–21 September 1997
Clay
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
New Zealand 		Gustavo Kuerten
Alistair Hunt 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Brazil
New Zealand 		Fernando Meligeni
Brett Steven 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		     
3 Brazil
New Zealand 		Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Alistair Hunt / Brett Steven 		6
0 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4 Brazil
New Zealand 		Gustavo Kuerten
Brett Steven 		6
1 		6
0 		       
5 Brazil
New Zealand 		André Sá
Alistair Hunt 		6
2 		6
2 		       

India
3 		R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India[3]
19–21 September 1997
Grass
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Chile 		Leander Paes
Gabriel Silberstein 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 India
Chile 		Mahesh Bhupathi
Marcelo Ríos 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 India
Chile 		Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
Nicolás Massú / Marcelo Ríos 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		63
77 		6
3 		 
4 India
Chile 		Leander Paes
Marcelo Ríos 		77
65 		4
6 		0
6 		63
77 		   
5 India
Chile 		Mahesh Bhupathi
Nicolás Massú 		64
77 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		 

Belgium
3 		Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium[4]
19–21 September 1997
Clay (indoors)
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
France 		Filip Dewulf
Fabrice Santoro 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Belgium
France 		Johan Van Herck
Cédric Pioline 		4
6 		2
6 		7
5 		4
1 		   
retired
3 Belgium
France 		Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek
Guillaume Raoux / Fabrice Santoro 		7
5 		5
7 		5
7 		1
6 		   
4 Belgium
France 		Filip Dewulf
Guillaume Raoux 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Belgium
France 		Christophe Van Garsse
Lionel Roux 		7
5 		6
4 		1
6 		6
2 		   

Germany
5 		Grugahalle, Essen, Germany[5]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Mexico 		Boris Becker
Luis Herrera 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Germany
Mexico 		Marc-Kevin Goellner
Alejandro Hernández 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 Germany
Mexico 		Marc-Kevin Goellner / Jens Knippschild
Óscar Ortiz / David Roditi 		77
64 		77
64 		4
6 		6
3 		   
4 Germany
Mexico 		Boris Becker
Alejandro Hernández 		6
4 		7
5 		       
5 Germany
Mexico 		Jens Knippschild
Luis Herrera 		6
2 		3
6 		6
4 		     

Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[6]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Romania
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
Romania 		Alexander Volkov
Andrei Pavel 		6
3 		65
77 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Russia
Romania 		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Ionuț Moldovan 		6
4 		79
67 		6
4 		     
3 Russia
Romania 		Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4 Russia
Romania 		Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Andrei Pavel 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		1
6 		   
5 Russia
Romania 		Alexander Volkov
Ionuț Moldovan 		6
4 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Canada vs. Slovakia

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Canada
1 		Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal, Canada[7]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)
Slovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Slovakia 		Daniel Nestor
Karol Kučera 		3
6 		3
6 		60
77 		     
2 Canada
Slovakia 		Sébastien Lareau
Dominik Hrbatý 		67
79 		6
4 		65
77 		3
6 		   
3 Canada
Slovakia 		Grant Connell / Daniel Nestor
Dominik Hrbatý / Ján Krošlák 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Canada
Slovakia 		Sébastien Lareau
Karol Kučera 		7
5 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Canada
Slovakia 		Daniel Nestor
Dominik Hrbatý 		4
6 		77
63 		3
6 		     

Switzerland vs. South Korea

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Switzerland
3 		FEVI, Locarno, Switzerland[8]
19–21 September 1997
Carpet (indoors)
South Korea
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
South Korea 		Marc Rosset
Lee Hyung-taik 		6
3 		77
62 		77
64 		     
2 Switzerland
South Korea 		Ivo Heuberger
Yoon Yong-il 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
3 Switzerland
South Korea 		Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset
Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il 		77
65 		77
65 		6
4 		     
4 Switzerland
South Korea 		Lorenzo Manta
Yoon Yong-il 		4
6 		3
6 		       
5 Switzerland
South Korea 		Ivo Heuberger
Lee Hyung-taik 		5
7 		2
6 		       
  1. ^ a b "Zimbabwe v Austria". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Brazil v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "India v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Belgium v France". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Germany v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Russia v Romania". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Canada v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Switzerland v South Korea". daviscup.com.