1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.

Main article: 1998 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: 1998 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 1999.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September		 First Round Play-offs
17–19 July		 First Round
13–15 February		 Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      South Korea  
  Seoul, South Korea (hard)    bye     Seoul, South Korea (clay)
    South Korea 4         South Korea 1
    China 1   Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)     Uzbekistan 3
    Uzbekistan 5
  Yanji, China (hard)       China 0  
    China 5  
    Indonesia 0     Sapporo, Japan (indoor carpet)
      Indonesia 0  
  Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard)     Japan 5     Miyazaki, Japan (clay)
  Indonesia 2         Japan 3
    Lebanon 3   Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)     New Zealand 2
    Lebanon 2
      New Zealand 3  
 Indonesia relegated to
Group II in 1999.		  Uzbekistan and  Japan
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Main article: 1998 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 1999.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
17–19 July		 First Round
3–19 April		 Second Round
17–19 July		 Third Round
25–27 September
                                     
  Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
      Philippines 1  
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)     Thailand 4     Pattaya, Thailand (hard)
  Philippines 4         Thailand 3  
  Hong Kong 1   Yilan, Taiwan (indoor carpet)     Chinese Taipei 2  
    Hong Kong 2
      Chinese Taipei 3     Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
      Thailand 2
  Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)       Pakistan 3
      Pakistan 5  
  Doha, Qatar (hard)    [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania 0     Tehran, Iran (clay)
 [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania 1         Pakistan 4
  Qatar 4   Tehran, Iran (indoor clay)     Iran 1  
    Qatar 0
      Iran 5  
 Hong Kong and [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania
relegated to Group III in 1999.		    Pakistan promoted
to Group I in 1999.

Group III
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1999.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   KAZ  SRI  SYR  SIN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Kazakhstan 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–2 (90%) 1
 Sri Lanka 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–11 (48%) 2
 Syria 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 9–12 (43%) 3
 Singapore 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 4–16 (20%) 4

Group B

   MAS  TJK  KSA  KUW RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Malaysia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 11–6 (65%) 1
 Tajikistan 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 2
 Saudi Arabia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–10 (50%) 3
 Kuwait 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (33%) 5–12 (29%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Kazakhstan 3  
    B2   Tajikistan 0    
B2   Tajikistan 3       A1   Kazakhstan 3
B1   Malaysia 0     A2   Sri Lanka 0
  A2   Sri Lanka 2
    B1   Malaysia 1  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Syria 2  
    B4   Kuwait 1    
B4   Kuwait 1       A3   Syria 3
A4   Singapore 2     B3   Saudi Arabia 0
  A4   Singapore 1
    B3   Saudi Arabia 2  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Kazakhstan
2  Sri Lanka
3  Tajikistan
4  Malaysia
5  Syria
6  Saudi Arabia
7  Singapore
8  Kuwait

Group IV
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw
   BHR  BAN  IRQ  JOR  OMA  UAE  BRU RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Bahrain 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 15–3 (83%) 32–9 (78%) 1
 Bangladesh 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 14–4 (78%) 31–13 (70%) 2
 Iraq 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–2 12–6 (67%) 26–14 (65%) 3
 Jordan 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–3 10–8 (56%) 22–17 (56%) 4
 Oman 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–4 7–11 (39%) 14–24 (37%) 5
 United Arab Emirates 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–5 3–15 (17%) 8–29 (22%) 6
 Brunei 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–6 2–16 (11%) 5–32 (14%) 7
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References
  1. "1998 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1998 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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