2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2006 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 2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, the top country of each pool played for first and second placings, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The team that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group Play-offs, whilst those coming in seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year.

PlacingPool APool B
1 Australia India
2  Chinese Taipei
3 South Korea New Zealand
4 Uzbekistan Philippines
Main article: 2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Promotional Play-Offs

The first 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 II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

Australia vs. India

Australia
2		 Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
22 April 2006
Hard (outdoors)
India
1
1 2 3
1
Casey Dellacqua
Shikha Uberoi		 3
6 		2
6 		   
2
Samantha Stosur
Sania Mirza		 6
4		 6
2		    
3
Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs
Sania Mirza / Shikha Uberoi		 77
64		 6
2		    

[1]

Third

As there was only three teams from Pool A as opposed to the four from Pool B, the second-placed team from Pool B ( Chinese Taipei) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Taiwanese were automatically allocated third 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.

South Korea vs. Philippines

South Korea
2		 Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
22 April 2006
Hard (outdoors)
Philippines
0
1 2 3
1
Chang Kyung-mi
Denise Dy		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Yoo Mi
Czarina-Mae Arévalo		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
Kim Mi-ok / Kim So-jung
Czarina-Mae Arévalo / Conchita Corazon Zoleta		        

[2]

Uzbekistan vs. New Zealand

Uzbekistan
2		 Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
22 April 2006
Hard (outdoors)
New Zealand
1
1 2 3
1
Iroda Tulyaganova
Leanne Baker		 6
3		 7
5		    
2
Akgul Amanmuradova
Marina Erakovic		 5
7 		1
6 		   
3
Akgul Amanmuradova / Iroda Tulyaganova
Leanne Baker / Marina Erakovic		 6
4		 7
5		    

[3]

Final Placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Australia
Second  India
Third  Chinese Taipei
Fifth  South Korea
 Uzbekistan
Relegated  Philippines
 New Zealand
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See also
  • Fed Cup structure

References
  1. "Australia v India". fedcup.com.
  2. "South Korea v Philippines". fedcup.com.
  3. "Uzbekistan v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  4. "Fed Cup Profile, Australia". fedcup.com.
  5. "Fed Cup Profile, Philippines". fedcup.com.
  6. "Fed Cup Profile, New Zealand". fedcup.com.
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