1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup

In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I
Main article: 1996 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 1997.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
20–22 September		 First Round Play-offs
5–7 April		 First Round
9–11 February		 Second Round
5–7 April
                                     
  Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
      New Zealand 4  
  Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     China 1     Seoul, South Korea (clay)
    China 5         New Zealand 3
    Indonesia 0   Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)     South Korea 2
    South Korea 4
  Taipei, Taiwan (hard)       Indonesia 1  
    Indonesia 3  
    Chinese Taipei 2     Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet)
      Philippines 0  
  Taichung, Taiwan (clay)     Japan 5     Osaka, Japan (hard)
  Philippines 3         Japan 0
    Chinese Taipei 2   Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard)     Australia 5
    Chinese Taipei 0
      Australia 3  
 Chinese Taipei relegated to
Group II in 1997.		  New Zealand and  Australia
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Main article: 1996 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 1997.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
5–7 April		 First Round
9–11 February; 23–25 February		 Second Round
5–7 April		 Third Round
20–22 September
                                     
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
      Hong Kong 5  
  Tehran, Iran (clay)     Sri Lanka 0     Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  Sri Lanka 1         Hong Kong 0  
  Iran 4   Bangkok, Thailand (hard)     Thailand 5  
    Thailand 4
      Iran 1     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
      Thailand 0
  Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay)       Uzbekistan 5
      Pakistan 5  
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)     Saudi Arabia 0     Peshawar, Pakistan (grass)
  Saudi Arabia 3         Pakistan 0
  Bahrain 2   Manama, Bahrain (hard)     Uzbekistan 5  
    Bahrain 0
      Uzbekistan 5  
 Sri Lanka and  Bahrain
relegated to Group III in 1997.		    Uzbekistan promoted
to Group I in 1997.

Group III
Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system, the bottom five teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV in 1997; all other teams remained in Group III.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   SIN  MAS [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] POC  KAZ  SYR  OMA RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Singapore 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–0 11–4 (73%) 23–10 (70%) 1
 Malaysia 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 7–8 (47%) 17–19 (47%) 2
[[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 8–7 (53%) 19–16 (54%) 3
 Kazakhstan 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 7–8 (47%) 18–20 (47%) 4
 Syria 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–3 8–7 (53%) 20–17 (54%) 5
 Oman 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–5 4–11 (27%) 9–24 (27%) 6

Group B

   LIB  KUW  BAN  QAT  JOR  BRU  UAE RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Lebanon 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 6–0 17–1 (94%) 34–1 (97%) 1
 Kuwait 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 14–4 (78%) 28–6 (82%) 2
 Bangladesh 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–2 11–7 (61%) 22–16 (58%) 3
 Qatar 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 11–7 (61%) 22–15 (59%) 4
 Jordan 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–4 7–11 (39%) 14–22 (39%) 5
 Brunei 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–5 2–16 (11%) 4–33 (11%) 6
 United Arab Emirates 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–6 1–17 (6%) 3–34 (8%) 7
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References
  1. "1996 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1996 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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