Davis Cup Semifinals September 19-21, 1997 Draw coming into the SF United States --------+ USA |--------+ Brazil --------+ 4-1 | USA |--------+ Netherlands --------+ Neth. | 4-1 | |--------+ | Romania --------+ 3-2 | |--------+ France --------+ Australia | | |--------+ | | Australia --------+ 4-1 | Australia | |--------+ | Czech Republic --------+ Czech | 5-0 | |--------+ | India --------+ 3-2 | +--------> Mexico --------+ Italy | |--------+ | Italy --------+ 4-1 | Italy | |--------+ | Spain --------+ Spain | 4-1 | | |--------+ | | Germany --------+ 4-1 | | |--------+ South Africa --------+ South Af. | |--------+ | Russia --------+ 3-1 | Sweden | |--------+ Switzerland --------+ Sweden | 3-2 |--------+ Sweden --------+ 4-1 Australia vs. United States at Washington D.C., USA (U.S. wins, 4-1) ============================================== Sunday's Reverse Singles Pete Sampras, United States, def. Patrick Rafter, Australia, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 Michael Chang, United States, def. Mark Philippoussis, Australia, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-2) Friday's Singles Michael Chang, United States, def. Patrick Rafter, Australia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Pete Sampras, United States, def. Mark Philippoussis, Australia, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) Saturday's Doubles Mark Woodforde/Todd Woodbridge, Australia, def. Pete Sampras/Todd Martin, United States, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-4 Italy vs. Sweden at Norrkoping, Sweden (Sweden wins, 4-1) ============================== Sunday's Reverse Singles Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, def. Renzo Furlan, Italy, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 Thomas Enqvist, Sweden, def. Omar Camporese, Italy, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 Friday's Singles Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, def. Omar Camporese, Italy, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Renzo Furlan, Italy, def. Thomas Enqvist, Sweden, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Saturday's Doubles Jonas Bjorkman/Nicklas Kulti, Sweden, def. Omar Camporese/Diego Nargiso, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 1998 Davis Cup Qualifying Zimbabwe vs. Austria at Harare, Zimbabwe ======================================== (Zimbabwe wins 3-2) Friday's Singles Byron Black, Zimbabwe def. Gilbert Schaller, Austria, 6-3 6-2 6-1 Thomas Muster, Austria def. Wayne Black, Zimbabwe, 6-3 6-0 6-4 Saturday's Doubles B. Black/W. Black, Zimbabwe def, Mandl/Blumauer, Austria, 7-5 6-4 6-3 Sunday's Reverse Singles Thomas Muster, Austria def. Byron Black, Zimabawe, 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-1 Wayne Black, Zimbabwe def. Gerald Mandl, Austria, 5-7 6-3 6-3 6-0 Brazil vs. New Zealand at Praia do Santinho, Brazil =================================================== (Brazil wins 5-0) Friday's Singles Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil def. Alistair Hunt, New Zeland, 7-5 6-3 6-2 Fernando Meligeni, Brazil def. Brett Steven, New Zeland, 6-3 7-5 6-4 Saturday's Doubles Kuerten/Oncins, Brazil def. Hunt/Steven, New Zeland, 6-0 6-2 6-0 Sunday's Reverse Singles Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil def. Brett Steven, New Zeland, 6-1 6-0 Andre Sa, Brazil def. Alistair Hunt, New Zeland, 6-2 6-2 India vs. Chile at New Delhi, India =================================== (India wins 3-2) Friday's Singles Leander Paes, India def. Gabriel Silberstein, Chile, 6-3 6-2 6-2 Marcelo Rios, Chile def. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4 Saturday's Doubles Paes/Bhupathi, India def. Rios/Massu, Chile, 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-7 6-3 Sunday's Reverse Singles Marcelo Rios, Chile def. Leander Paes, India, 6-7 6-4 6-0 7-6 Mahesh Bhupathi, India def. Gabriel Silberstein, Chile, 6-7 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Belgium vs. France at Gent, Belgium =================================== (Belgium wins 3-2) Friday's Singles Filip Dewulf, Belgium def. Fabrice Santoro, France, 6-1 6-3 6-3 Johan van Herck, Belgium def. Cedric Pioline, France, 4-6 2-6 7-5 4-1, ret. Saturday's Doubles Santoro/Raoux, France def. Dewulf/Pimek, Belgium, 5-7 7-5 7-5 6-1 Sunday's Reverse Doubles Guillaume Raoux, France def. Filip Dewulf, Belgium, 6-3 6-4 7-5 Christophe van Garsse, Belgium def. Lionel Roux, France, 7-5 6-4 1-6 6-2 Germany vs. Mexico at Essen, Germany ==================================== (Germany wins 5-0) Friday's Singles Boris Becker, Germany def Luis Herrera, Mexico, 7-5 6-2 6-3 Marc-Kevin Goellner, Germany def. Alejandro Hernandez, Mexico, 7-5 6-3 6-3 Saturday's Doubles Goellner/Knippschild, Germany def. Ortiz/Roditti, Mexico, 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3 Sunday's Reverse Singles Boris Becker, Germany def. Alejandro Hernandez, Mexico, 6-4 7-5 Jens Knippschild, Germany def. Luis Herrera, Mexico, 6-2 3-6 6-4 Russia vs. Romania at Moscow, Russia ==================================== (Russia wins 3-2) Friday's Singles Alexander Volkov, Russia def. Andrei Pavel, Romania, 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia def. Ion Moldovan, Romania, 6-4 7-6 6-4 Saturday's Doubles Pavel/Trifu, Romania def. Kafelnikov/Olhovskiy, Russia, 6-4 6-4 6-4 Sunday's Reverse Singles Andrei Pavel, Romania def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 Alexander Volkov, Russia def. Ion Moldovan, Romania, 6-4 6-3 7-5 Canada vs. Slovak Republic at Montreal, Canada ============================================== (Slovak Republic wins 4-1) Friday's Singles Karol Kucera, Slovak Republic def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, 6-3 6-3 7-6 Dominik Hrbaty, Slovak Republic def. Sebastien Lareau, Canada, 7-6 4-6 7-6 6-3 Saturday's Doubles Connell/Nestor, Canada def. Hrbaty/Kroslak, Slovak Republic, 6-2 6-3 6-4 Sunday's Reverse Singles Karol Kucera, Slovak Republic def. Sebastien Lareau, Canada, 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3 Dominik Hrbaty, Slovak Republic def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, 6-4 6-7 6-3 Switzerland vs. Korea at Locarno, Switzerland ============================================= (Switzerland wins 3-2) Friday's Singles Marc Rosset, Switzerland def. Hung Taik Lee, Korea, 6-3 7-6 7-6 Ivo Heuberger, Switzerland def. Yong Il Yoon, Korea, 6-3 6-3 6-4 Saturday's Doubles Rosset/Manta, Switzerland def. Lee/Yoon, Korea, 7-6 7-6 6-4 Sunday's Reverse Singles Yong Il Yoon, Korea def. Lorenzo Manta, Switzerland, 6-4 6-3 Hung Taik Lee, Korea def. Ivo Heuberger, Switzerland, 7-5 6-2