1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

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

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. 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

•   Australia
•   China
•   Chinese Taipei
•   Indonesia
•   Japan
•   New Zealand
•   Philippines
•   South Korea

Draw

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)

New Zealand

4

Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)

China

1

Seoul, South Korea (clay)

China

5

New Zealand

3

Indonesia

0

Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)

South Korea

2

South Korea

4

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

Indonesia

1

Indonesia

3

Chinese Taipei

2

Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet)

Philippines

0

Taichung, Taiwan (clay)

Japan

5

Osaka, Japan (hard)

Philippines

3

Japan

0

Chinese Taipei

2

Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard)

Australia

5

Chinese Taipei

0

Australia

3

•   Chinese Taipei relegated to Group II in 1997.
•   New Zealand and   Australia advance to World Group qualifying round.

First round

New Zealand vs. China

New Zealand 4	Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand [2] 9–11 February 1996 Grass		China 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Brett Steven Zheng Yu 6 0 6 1 6 2       2 Alistair Hunt Xia Jiaping 3 6 6 3 4 6 5 7     3 James Greenhalgh  /  Brett Steven Xia Jiaping  /  Xu Xin 6 0 6 1 6 1       4 Brett Steven Xia Jiaping 6 4 6 2 6 1       5 Alistair Hunt Zheng Yu 6 1 6 4

Indonesia vs. South Korea

Indonesia 1	Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia [3] 9–12 February 1996 Clay		South Korea 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Suwandi Suwandi Yoon Yong-il 4 6 0 6 2 6       2 Andrian Raturandang Lee Hyung-taik 2 6 6 4 2 6 2 6     3 Edi Kusdaryanto  /  Suwandi Suwandi Chang Eui-jong  /  Lee Hyung-taik 4 6 63 77 710 68 6 3 6 2   4 Suwandi Suwandi Lee Hyung-taik 6 3 2 6 4 6 3 6     5 Andrian Raturandang Yoon Yong-il 63 77 6 4 65 77

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan 5	Ryokuchi Park Gym, Yokkaichi, Japan [4] 9–11 February 1996 Carpet (indoors)		Philippines 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Shuzo Matsuoka Sofronio Palahang 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Hideki Kaneko Joseph Lizardo 6 4 6 0 6 1       3 Satoshi Iwabuchi  /  Takao Suzuki Robert Angelo  /  Sofronio Palahang 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Takao Suzuki Joseph Lizardo 6 0 6 3         5 Hideki Kaneko Sofronio Palahang 6 2 6 1

Australia vs. Chinese Taipei

Australia 3	Flinders Park, Melbourne, Australia [5] 9–11 February 1996 Hard (indoors)		Chinese Taipei 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jason Stoltenberg Chen Chih-jung 6 1 6 2 77 61       2 Todd Woodbridge Chen Wei-ju 6 2 6 1 6 2       3 Richard Fromberg  /  Todd Woodbridge Chen Chih-jung  /  Lien Yu-hui 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Todd Woodbridge Chen Chih-jung           not played 5 Jason Stoltenberg Chen Wei-ju           not played

Second round

South Korea vs. New Zealand

South Korea 2	Jang-Choong Tennis Centre, Seoul, South Korea [6] 5–7 April 1996 Clay		New Zealand 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lee Hyung-taik Steven Downs 7 5 6 1 6 1       2 Yoon Yong-il Brett Steven 3 6 6 1 2 6 2 6     3 Lee Hyung-taik  /  Lee Jong-min Alistair Hunt  /  Brett Steven 6 4 1 6 2 6 64 77     4 Yoon Yong-il Steven Downs 2 6 6 2 6 4 7 5     5 Lee Hyung-taik Brett Steven 4 6 6 3 3 6 67 79

Japan vs. Australia

Japan 0	Utsubo Tennis Centre, Osaka, Japan [7] 5–7 April 1996 Hard		Australia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hideki Kaneko Todd Woodbridge 6 4 77 64 5 7 2 6 2 6   2 Shuzo Matsuoka Jason Stoltenberg 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 4 5 retired   3 Satoshi Iwabuchi  /  Takao Suzuki Todd Woodbridge  /  Mark Woodforde 3 6 1 6 3 6       4 Shuzo Matsuoka Todd Woodbridge 3 6 2 6         5 Hideki Kaneko Jason Stoltenberg 1 6 2 6

First round relegation play-offs

Indonesia vs. China

Indonesia 0	Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia [8] 5–7 April 1996 Clay		China 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrian Raturandang Pan Bing 0 6 1 6 5 7       2 Suwandi Suwandi Xia Jiaping 6 3 6 2 1 6 1 6 1 6   3 Sebastian Da Costa  /  Donny Susetyo Pan Bing  /  Xia Jiaping 6 3 4 6 6 4 3 6 4 6   4 Suwandi Suwandi Pan Bing 3 6 65 77         5 Andrian Raturandang Xia Jiaping 3 6 4 6

Chinese Taipei vs. Philippines

Chinese Taipei 2	Chung-Hsin Tennis Club, Taichung, Taiwan [9] 5–7 April 1996 Clay		Philippines 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsai Chia-yen Joseph Lizardo 6 2 2 6 5 7 0 2   retired   2 Chen Chih-jung Sofronio Palahang 6 1 6 4 2 6 0 6 0 6   3 Chen Chih-jung  /  Lien Yu-hui Robert Angelo  /  Alexander Toledo 7 5 6 1 5 7 1 6 6 3   4 Chen Chih-jung Joseph Lizardo 6 3 6 3 5 7 3 6 3 6   5 Chen Wei-ju Sofronio Palahang 7 5 6 4

Second round relegation play-offs

Chinese Taipei vs. Indonesia

Chinese Taipei 2	Taipei Tennis Club, Taipei, Taiwan [10] 20–22 September 1996 Hard		Indonesia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsai Chia-yen Bonit Wiryawan 7 5 6 4 6 3       2 Chen Chih-jung Andrian Raturandang 6 4 6 0 6 3       3 Chen Chih-jung  /  Lien Yu-hui Sulistyo Wibowo  /  Bonit Wiryawan 2 6 4 6 2 6       4 Tsai Chia-yen Andrian Raturandang 6 4 5 7 66 78 3 6     5 Chen Chih-jung Bonit Wiryawan 2 6 6 1 6 2 5 7 6 8

References

1. "1996 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
2. "New Zealand v China". daviscup.com.
3. "Indonesia v South Korea". daviscup.com.
4. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
5. "Australia v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
6. "South Korea v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
7. "Japan v Australia". daviscup.com.
8. "Indonesia v China". daviscup.com.
9. "Chinese Taipei v Philippines". daviscup.com.
10. "Chinese Taipei v Indonesia". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website