2004 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2004 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2004 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, the top two countries of each pool played for first to fourth placings, while the bottom two of each pool competed for sixth to ninth. The teams that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group Play-offs, whilst those coming in eighth were relegated down to Group II for the next year.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	Thailand	Indonesia
2	New Zealand	India
3		South Korea
4	China	Chinese Taipei
5	Philippines	Uzbekistan

Main article: 2004 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Promotional Play-Offs

The first and second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group for next year.

Thailand vs. India

Thailand 2	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 24 April 2004 Decoturf II (outdoors)		India 0
1 2 3 1 Suchanun Viratprasert Sania Mirza 7^7 6^3 6 1     2 Tamarine Tanasugarn Rushmi Chakravarthi 6 0 6 1     3 Montinee Tangphong / Napaporn Tongsalee Manisha Malhotra / Sania Mirza       not played

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New Zealand vs. Indonesia

New Zealand 1	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 24 April 2004 Decoturf II (outdoors)		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Marina Erakovic Wynne Prakusya 6 2 6 1     2 Shelley Stephens Angelique Widjaja 0 6 3 6     3 Eden Marama / Paula Marama Wynne Prakusya / Angelique Widjaja 6 4 6^5 7^7 1 6

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Fifth

As there was only four teams from Pool A as opposed to the five from Pool B, the third-placed team from Pool B ( South Korea) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the South Koreans were automatically allocated fifth place.

Relegation Play-Offs

The last and second-to-last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

China vs. Uzbekistan

China 2	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 24 April 2004 Decoturf II (outdoors)		Uzbekistan 1
1 2 3 1 Yang Shujing Vlada Ekshibarova 3 6 6 3 6 0   2 Hao Jie Ivanna Israilova 0 6 3 6     3 Yang Shujing / Yu Ying Akgul Amanmuradova / Ivanna Israilova 7 5 6 3

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Philippines vs. Chinese Taipei

Philippines 1	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 24 April 2004 Decoturf II (outdoors)		Chinese Taipei 2
1 2 3 1 Anna-Patricia Santos Hwang I-hsuan 3 6 3 6     2 Czarina-Mae Arévalo Wang I-ting 6 3 7^7 6^4     3 Czarina-Mae Arévalo / Anna-Patricia Santos Hwang I-hsuan / Wang I-ting 6 2 6^1 7^7 10 12

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Final Placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Thailand
	Indonesia
Third	India
	New Zealand
Fifth	South Korea
Sixth	China
	Chinese Taipei
Relegated	Uzbekistan
	Philippines

•  Thailand and  Indonesia advanced to the World Group Play-offs. The Thai were drawn against  Australia, and they won 3–2. The Indonesians were drawn against  Slovenia, and they also were victorious 4–1. Both teams thus competed in the 2005 World Group.[5][6]
•  Uzbekistan and  Philippines were relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for the next year, where they respectively placed second and first overall. Thus, they both achieved advancement back to Group I for 2006.[7][8]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Thailand v India". fedcup.com.
2. "New Zealand v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
3. "China v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
4. "Philippines v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
5. "Fed Cup Profile, Thailand". fedcup.com.
6. "Fed Cup Profile, Indonesia". fedcup.com.
7. "Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
8. "Fed Cup Profile, Philippines". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website