1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

Main article: 1997 Davis Cup

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
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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-offs
19–21 September		 First Round Play-offs
11–13 July		 First Round
4–9 February		 Second Round
4–6 April
                                     
 
      New Zealand  
     bye     Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)
   bye         New Zealand 5
    Philippines   Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)     Indonesia 0
    Philippines 2
  Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard)       Indonesia 3  
    Philippines 0  
    Uzbekistan 5     Beijing, China (indoor hard)
      Uzbekistan 1  
  Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)     China 4     Beijing, China (indoor carpet)
  Uzbekistan 2         China 1
    Japan 3   Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet)     South Korea 4
    South Korea 3
      Japan 2  
 Philippines relegated to
Group II in 1998.		  New Zealand and  South Korea
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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-offs
4–6 April		 First Round
14–23 February		 Second Round
4–6 April		 Third Round
19–21 September
                                     
  Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)
      Chinese Taipei 5  
  Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)     Singapore 0     Tehran, Iran (clay)
  Singapore 0         Chinese Taipei 1  
  Pakistan 5   Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)     Iran 4  
    Pakistan 2
      Iran 3     Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)
      Iran 1
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)       Lebanon 4
      Lebanon 5  
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)     Saudi Arabia 0     Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)
  Saudi Arabia 1         Lebanon 5
  Hong Kong 4   Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)     Thailand 0  
    Hong Kong 0
      Thailand 5  
 Singapore and  Saudi Arabia
relegated to Group III in 1998.		    Lebanon promoted
to Group I in 1998.

Group III
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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

   KAZ  KUW  BHR  BAN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Kazakhstan 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 1
 Kuwait 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 12–7 (63%) 2
 Bahrain 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (44%) 10–10 (50%) 3
 Bangladesh 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 3–16 (16%) 4

Group B

  [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] POC  QAT  SRI  MAS RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
[[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–13 (43%) 1
 Qatar 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 13–10 (57%) 2
 Sri Lanka 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 5–4 (56%) 13–9 (59%) 3
 Malaysia 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–6 (33%) 9–13 (41%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Kazakhstan 1  
    B2   Qatar 2    
A1   Kazakhstan 3       B2   Qatar 2
A2   Kuwait 0     B1  [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania 1
  A2   Kuwait 1
    B1  [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania 2  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Bahrain 1  
    B4   Malaysia 2    
A3   Bahrain 2       B4   Malaysia 3
A4   Bangladesh 1     B3   Sri Lanka 0
  A4   Bangladesh 1
    B3   Sri Lanka 2  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Qatar
2 [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania
3  Kazakhstan
4  Kuwait
5  Malaysia
6  Sri Lanka
7  Bahrain
8  Bangladesh

Group IV
Main article: 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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.

  • Venue: InterContinental Hotel, Muscat, Oman
  • Date: 26–30 March

Participating nations

Draw
   SYR  TJK  UAE  OMA  BRU  JOR RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Syria 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 NP 4–0 11–1 (92%) 22–3 (88%) 1
 Tajikistan 1–2 3–0 3–0 NP 2–1 3–1 9–3 (75%) 18–6 (75%) 2
 United Arab Emirates 0–3 0–3 NP 2–1 3–0 2–2 5–7 (42%) 10–16 (38%) 3
 Oman 0–3 0–3 NP 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–8 (33%) 8–17 (32%) 4
 Brunei 0–3 NP 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 4–8 (33%) 10–16 (38%) 5
 Jordan NP 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 3–9 (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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