1997 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 1997.

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In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four 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 1998. [1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
bye Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
byeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 2
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5 Beijing, China (indoor hard)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4 Beijing, China (indoor carpet)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 3 Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 4
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 3
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2

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 1998. [2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5
Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0 Tehran, Iran (clay)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5 Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3 Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 4
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 5
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0 Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 5
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 4 Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5

Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1998.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg KAZFlag of Kuwait.svg KUWFlag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg BHRFlag of Bangladesh.svg BANRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2–12–13–03–07–2 (78%)14–6 (70%)1
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–22–13–02–16–3 (67%)12–7 (63%)2
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 1–21–22–11–24–5 (44%)10–10 (50%)3
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0–30–31–20–31–8 (11%)3–16 (16%)4

Group B

 Flag placeholder.svg POCFlag of Qatar.svg QATFlag of Sri Lanka.svg SRIFlag of Malaysia.svg MASRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag placeholder.svg  Pacific Oceania 2–12–11–22–15–4 (56%)10–13 (43%)1
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–22–12–12–15–4 (56%)13–10 (57%)2
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–21–23–01–25–4 (56%)13–9 (59%)3
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2–11–20–31–23–6 (33%)9–13 (41%)4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1
B2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2
A1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3B2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2
A2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0B1Flag placeholder.svg  Pacific Oceania 1
A2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1
B1Flag placeholder.svg  Pacific Oceania 2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off5th-8th Play-offs5th-6th Play-off
A3Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 1
B4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2
A3Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain 2B4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3
A4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1B3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0
A4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1
B3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
2Flag placeholder.svg  Pacific Oceania
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
6Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
7Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain
8Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh

Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

 Flag of Syria.svg SYRFlag of Tajikistan.svg TJKFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAEFlag of Oman.svg OMAFlag of Brunei.svg BRUFlag of Jordan.svg JORRR
W–L		Match
W–L		Set
W–L		Standings
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 2–13–03–03–0NP4–011–1 (92%)22–3 (88%)1
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1–23–03–0NP2–13–19–3 (75%)18–6 (75%)2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0–30–3NP2–13–02–25–7 (42%)10–16 (38%)3
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 0–30–3NP2–12–12–24–8 (33%)8–17 (32%)4
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 0–3NP1–21–22–11–34–8 (33%)10–16 (38%)5
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan NP1–20–31–21–20–43–9 (25%)8–18 (31%)6

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "1997 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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