Tennis Women: Fed Cup 1997 March 1-October 5: 1st Round: Belgium * - Spain 5-0 Germany - Czechia * 2-3 Japan - France * 1-4 Netherlands * - USA 3-2 Semifinals: Czechia - Netherlands * 2-3 France * - Belgium 3-2 Final: Netherlands - France * 1-4 (at Den Bosch) (Sandrine Testud (fra) - Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (net) 6-4 4-6 6-3, Mary Pierce (fra) - Miriam Oremans (net) 6-4 6-1, Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (net) - Mary Pierce (fra) 4-6 6-3 6-4, Sandrine Testud (fra) - Miriam Oremans (net) 0-6 6-3 6-3, France (Alexandra Fusai, Nathalie Tauziat) - Netherlands (Manon Bollegraf, Caroline Vis) 6-3 6-4)