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 2	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

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Switzerland 5	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

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Germany 3	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 64 77 6 2 6 0   4 Meike Babel Mirjana Lučić 4 6 1 6     5 Meike Babel / Anke Huber Mirjana Lučić / Iva Majoli 77 64 64 77 6 1

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United States 5	Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States 12–13 July 1997 DecoTurf (outdoors)		Japan 0
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 77 61     4 Kimberly Po Naoko Sawamatsu 6 2 6 4     5 Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi 6 4 6 4

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• Fed Cup structure