1991 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 1991 Davis Cup

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1991.

In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. The winner of the preliminary round joined the remaining teams in the main draw first round, while the losing team was relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1992. ^[1]

Participating nations

•   China
•   India
•   Indonesia
•   Japan
•   Philippines
•   South Korea
•   Thailand

Draw

	Preliminary round 8–10 February
	Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
	India		5
	Thailand		0

•   Thailand relegated to Group II in 1992.

	First round 29–31 March					Second round 3–5 May
	South Korea
						New Delhi, India (grass)
	bye
						South Korea		2
	Jaipur, India (grass)
						India		3
	India		4
	Indonesia		1
	Kagoshima, Japan (indoor carpet)
	Philippines		4
						Manila, Philippines (indoor hard)
	Japan		1
						Philippines		4
						China		1
	bye
	China

•   India and   Philippines advance to World Group qualifying round.

Preliminary round

Thailand vs. India

Thailand 0	National Tennis Centre, Bangkok, Thailand [2] 8–10 February 1991 Hard		India 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Woraphol Thongkhamchu Leander Paes 3 6 1 6 4 6       2 Narathorn Srichaphan Srinivasan Vasudevan 3 6 77 65 6 4 2 6 3 6   3 Vittaya Samrej  /  Narathorn Srichaphan Zeeshan Ali  /  Leander Paes 6 1 64 77 2 6 4 6     4 Woraphol Thongkhamchu Srinivasan Vasudevan 3 6 2 6         5 Narathorn Srichaphan Leander Paes 4 6 4 6

First round

India vs. Indonesia

India 4	Jai Club Tennis Complex, Jaipur, India [3] 29–31 March 1991 Grass		Indonesia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramesh Krishnan Bonit Wiryawan 6 2 6 2 6 4       2 Leander Paes Daniel Heryanto 6 4 6 3 6 2       3 Ramesh Krishnan  /  Leander Paes Daniel Heryanto  /  Bonit Wiryawan 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Zeeshan Ali Daniel Heryanto 2 6 6 2 10 12       5 Leander Paes Benny Wijaya 6 2 6 4

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan 1	Urban Wellness Club, Kagoshima, Japan [4] 29–31 March 1991 Carpet (indoors)		Philippines 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Shuzo Matsuoka Roland So 5 7 2 6 2 6       2 Eduardo Furusho Felix Barrientos 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 Shuzo Matsuoka  /  Tetsuya Sato Felix Barrientos  /  Roland So 711 69 79 67 6 3       4 Shuzo Matsuoka Felix Barrientos 3 6 6 4 62 77 5 7     5 Tetsuya Sato Roland So 2 6 1 6

Second round

India vs. South Korea

India 3	Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Complex, New Delhi, India [5] 3–5 May 1991 Grass		South Korea 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramesh Krishnan Ji Seung-ho 4 6 6 2 6 0 6 3     2 Leander Paes Chang Eui-jong 4 6 7 5 4 6 64 77     3 Ramesh Krishnan  /  Leander Paes Chang Eui-jong  /  Ji Seung-ho 77 65 6 4 7 5       4 Ramesh Krishnan Chang Eui-jong 6 4 4 6 6 1 3 6 4 6   5 Leander Paes Ji Seung-ho 77 65 6 3 6 2

Philippines vs. China

Philippines 4	Rizal Memorial Tennis Centre, Manila, Philippines [6] 3–5 May 1991 Hard (indoors)		China 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roland So Xia Jiaping 7 5 77 63 2 6 2 6 3 6   2 Felix Barrientos Pan Bing 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Felix Barrientos  /  Sofronio Palahang Meng Qianghua  /  Xia Jiaping 7 5 77 62 7 5       4 Felix Barrientos Xia Jiaping 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Roland So Pan Bing 6 1 6 2

Group II

The winner in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 1992.

Participating nations

•   Bahrain
•   Bangladesh
•   Chinese Taipei
•   Hong Kong
•   Iraq
•   Jordan
•   Kuwait
•   Malaysia
•   Pakistan
•   Saudi Arabia
•   Singapore
•   Sri Lanka
•   Syria

Draw

First round 3–12 May

Second round 13–16 June

Third round 19–21 July

Third round 20–22 September

Pakistan

Amman, Jordan (hard)

bye

Pakistan

5

Jordan

0

Iraq

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

Jordan

w/o

Pakistan

0

Chinese Taipei

5

Chinese Taipei

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

bye

Chinese Taipei

3

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

Malaysia

2

Saudi Arabia

1

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

Malaysia

4

Chinese Taipei

3

Manama, Bahrain (hard)

Hong Kong

2

Bangladesh

3

Dhaka, Bangladesh (hard)

Bahrain

2

Bangladesh

0

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Sri Lanka

5

Syria

0

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

Sri Lanka

5

Sri Lanka

2

Singapore (hard)

Hong Kong

3

Singapore

5

Singapore (hard)

Kuwait

0

Singapore

0

Hong Kong

5

bye

Hong Kong

•   Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 1992.

First round

Malaysia vs. Saudi Arabia

Malaysia 4	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [7] 10–12 May 1991 Hard (indoors)		Saudi Arabia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Selvam Veerasingam Khalid-Hussain Fitiani 6 0 6 2 6 3       2 Ramayah Ramachandran Bader Mohammed Almuqail 6 4 79 67 5 7 2 3   retired   3 Selvam Veerasingam  /  Youssef Wan Rahman Tawfik Al Ibrahim  /  Bader Mohammed Almuqail 6 1 6 2 6 1       4 Selvam Veerasingam Bader Mohammed Almuqail 6 4 6 3 6 1       5 Ramayah Ramachandran Tawfik Al Ibrahim 6 3 6 3

Bahrain vs. Bangladesh

Bahrain 2	Isa Town Tennis Stadium, Manama, Bahrain [8] 3–5 May 1991 Hard		Bangladesh 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Esam Abdulaal Ifthekar Sardar 6 2 6 3 6 2       2 Shehab Shehab Shovon Jamaly 1 6 1 6 4 6       3 Esam Abdulaal  /  Shehab Shehab Ifthekar Sardar  /  Shovon Jamaly 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Esam Abdulaal Shovon Jamaly 2 6 6 3 77 65 1 6 15 13   5 Shehab Shehab Ifthekar Sardar 3 6 6 3 1 6 5 7

Sri Lanka vs. Syria

Sri Lanka 5	Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka [9] 3–5 May 1991 Clay		Syria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Umesha Wallooppillai Samer Mourad 6 1 6 0 6 0       2 Arjun Fernando Jehad Sheet 6 1 6 0 6 1       3 Arjun Fernando  /  Jayendra Wijeyesekera Annis Hafeez  /  Samer Mourad 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Arjun Fernando Samer Mourad 6 0 6 0         5 Umesha Wallooppillai Jehad Sheet 6 0 6 0

Singapore vs. Kuwait

Singapore 5	Singapore Island Country Club, Singapore [10] 3–5 May 1991 Hard		Kuwait 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kho Tung-yi Aymen-Ibrahim Al-Ashwak 6 2 6 3 63 77 6 2     2 Liu Wai-yaw Khaled Al Foudari 7 5 6 4 6 3       3 Ho Kuen-yiep  /  Liu Wai-yaw Aymen-Ibrahim Al-Ashwak  /  Khaled Al Foudari 62 77 4 6 77 64 7 5 6 0   4 Liu Wai-yaw Aymen-Ibrahim Al-Ashwak 6 2 6 4         5 Kho Tung-yi Khaled Al Foudari 1 6 6 3 6 2

Second round

Jordan vs. Pakistan

Jordan 0	King Hussein Sports Palace, Amman, Jordan [11] 13–14 June 1991 Hard		Pakistan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hani Al Ali Hamed-ul-Haq 4 6 2 6 6 3 2 6     2 Emad Abou Hamdeh Rashid Malik 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Emad Abou Hamdeh  /  Aymen Abou Jaber Rashid Malik  /  Hamed-ul-Haq 0 6 1 6 4 6       4 Saleh Bushnaq Omer Rashid 3 6 2 6         5 Emad Abou Hamdeh Hamed-ul-Haq 62 77 0 6

Malaysia vs. Chinese Taipei

Malaysia 2	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [12] 14–16 June 1991 Hard (indoors)		Chinese Taipei 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Selvam Veerasingam Lien Yu-hui 7 5 3 6 4 6 4 6     2 Adam Malik Liu Chung-hsing 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Adam Malik  /  Selvam Veerasingam Lien Yu-hui  /  Liu Chung-hsing 5 7 6 4 77 65 61 77 3 6   4 Adam Malik Lien Yu-hui 6 3 6 4 77 64       5 Selvam Veerasingam Liu Chung-hsing 64 77 77 65 66 78 3 6

Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka

Bangladesh 0	National Tennis Complex, Dhaka, Bangladesh [13] 14–16 June 1991 Hard		Sri Lanka 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ifthekar Sardar Arjun Fernando 0 6 1 6 1 6       2 Shovon Jamaly Rohan de Silva 4 6 2 6 5 7       3 Ifthekar Sardar  /  Shovon Jamaly Rohan de Silva  /  Arjun Fernando 4 6 4 6 3 6       4 Shovon Jamaly Arjun Fernando 4 6 3 6         5 Ifthekar Sardar Rohan de Silva 5 7 7 5 2 6

Singapore vs. Hong Kong

Singapore 0	Singapore Island Country Club, Singapore [14] 14–16 June 1991 Hard		Hong Kong 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Liu Wai-yaw Colin Grant 0 6 0 6 0 6       2 Ho Kuen-yiep Mike Walker 1 6 0 6 1 6       3 Ho Kuen-yiep  /  Liu Wai-yaw Mark Bailey  /  Mike Walker 1 6 5 7 1 6       4 Kho Tung-yi Mike Walker 1 6 0 6 3 6       5 Ho Kuen-yiep Pang Lui 2 6 2 6 2 6

Third round

Chinese Taipei vs. Pakistan

Chinese Taipei 5	Green Bay Tennis Club, Taipei, Taiwan [15] 19–21 July 1991 Hard		Pakistan 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lien Yu-hui Hamed-ul-Haq 6 3 6 3 6 3       2 Liu Chung-hsing Rashid Malik 77 63 6 3 6 0       3 Lien Yu-hui  /  Liu Chung-hsing Rashid Malik  /  Hamed-ul-Haq 6 1 6 4 6 1       4 Chen Chih-jung Omer Rashid 6 3 6 4         5 Liu Chung-hsing Hamed-ul-Haq 6 2 3 6 6 3

Hong Kong vs. Sri Lanka

Hong Kong 3	Urban Council Tennis Club, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong [16] 19–21 July 1991 Hard		Sri Lanka 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Bailey Arjun Fernando 79 67 1 6 4 6 6 3 6 2   2 Mike Walker Umesha Wallooppillai 5 7 6 4 5 7 2 6     3 Mark Bailey  /  Mike Walker Rohan de Silva  /  Arjun Fernando 711 69 5 7 5 7 6 3 6 1   4 Mike Walker Arjun Fernando 6 2 6 3 6 0       5 Mark Bailey Umesha Wallooppillai 1 6 2 6

Fourth round

Chinese Taipei vs. Hong Kong

Chinese Taipei 3	Lin Kou Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan [17] 20–22 September 1991 Hard (indoors)		Hong Kong 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lien Yu-hui Colin Grant 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Chen Chih-jung Mike Walker 4 6 3 6 3 6       3 Lien Yu-hui  /  Liu Chung-hsing Mark Bailey  /  Mike Walker 78 66 6 4 6 2       4 Lien Yu-hui Mike Walker 66 78 4 6 4 6       5 Chen Chih-jung Colin Grant 7 5 6 3 6 3

References

1. "1991 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
2. "Thailand v India". daviscup.com.
3. "India v Indonesia". daviscup.com.
4. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
5. "India v South Korea". daviscup.com.
6. "Philippines v China". daviscup.com.
7. "Malaysia v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.
8. "Bahrain v Bangladesh". daviscup.com.
9. "Sri Lanka v Syria". daviscup.com.
10. "Singapore v Kuwait". daviscup.com.
11. "Jordan v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
12. "Malaysia v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
13. "Bangladesh v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
14. "Singapore v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
15. "Chinese Taipei v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
16. "Hong Kong v Sri Lanka". daviscup.com.
17. "Chinese Taipei v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website