1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

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The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.

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In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were three 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. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1997. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4
Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1 Seoul, South Korea (clay)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0 Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 4
Taipei, Taiwan (hard)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2 Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet)
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 0
Taichung, Taiwan (clay)Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5 Osaka, Japan (hard)
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2 Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3

Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1997. [2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 5
Tehran, Iran (clay)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0 Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 0
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4 Bangkok, Thailand (hard)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0 Peshawar, Pakistan (grass)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 2 Manama, Bahrain (hard)Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5

Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system, the bottom five teams were reassigned to the new Group IV in 1997; all other teams remained in Group III.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Singapore.svg SINFlag of Malaysia.svg MASFlag placeholder.svg POCFlag of Kazakhstan.svg KAZFlag of Syria.svg SYRFlag of Oman.svg OMARR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3–02–12–12–12–15–011–4 (73%)23–10 (70%)1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0–32–12–11–22–13–27–8 (47%)17–19 (47%)2
Flag placeholder.svg  Pacific Oceania 1–21–22–12–12–13–28–7 (53%)19–16 (54%)3
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–21–21–22–12–12–37–8 (47%)18–20 (47%)4
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1–22–11–21–23–02–38–7 (53%)20–17 (54%)5
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 1–21–21–21–20–30–54–11 (27%)9–24 (27%)6

Group B

 Flag of Lebanon.svg LIBFlag of Kuwait.svg KUWFlag of Bangladesh.svg BANFlag of Qatar.svg QATFlag of Jordan.svg JORFlag of Brunei.svg BRUFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAERR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 3–03–03–02–13–03–06–017–1 (94%)34–1 (97%)1
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0–33–02–13–03–03–05–114–4 (78%)28–6 (82%)2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0–30–32–13–03–03–04–211–7 (61%)22–16 (58%)3
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0–31–21–23–03–03–03–311–7 (61%)22–15 (59%)4
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1–20–30–30–33–03–02–47–11 (39%)14–22 (39%)5
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 0–30–30–30–30–32–11–52–16 (11%)4–33 (11%)6
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0–30–30–30–30–31–20–61–17 (6%)3–34 (8%)7

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References

  1. ↑ "1996 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "1996 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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