1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
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[edit]
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[edit]
Draw[edit]
Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
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bye | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
bye | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard) | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 5 | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | ![]() | 4 | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Philippines relegated to Group II in 1998.
New Zealand and
South Korea advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II[edit]
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[edit]
Draw[edit]
Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | ![]() | 0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | |||||||||||||||
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![]() | 5 | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | ![]() | 0 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
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![]() | 4 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Singapore and
Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1998.
Lebanon promoted to Group I in 1998.
Group III[edit]
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[edit]
Draw[edit]
- Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
- Date: 26–30 March
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–7 (63%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–16 (16%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–13 (43%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–10 (57%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–9 (59%) | 3 | ||
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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 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||
B2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
A1 | ![]() | 3 | B2 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 0 | B1 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||
A2 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||
B1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | |||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||
B4 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
A3 | ![]() | 2 | B4 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 1 | B3 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||
A4 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||
B3 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings[edit]
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Qatar and
Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 1998.
Bahrain and
Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV[edit]
The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.
Participating nations[edit]
Draw[edit]
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 4–0 | 11–1 (92%) | 22–3 (88%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 2–1 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 18–6 (75%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | NP | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 10–16 (38%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | NP | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 8–17 (32%) | 4 | ||
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0–3 | NP | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 10–16 (38%) | 5 | ||
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NP | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–9 (25%) | 8–18 (31%) | 6 |
Syria and
Tajikistan promoted to Group III in 1998.
References[edit]
- ^ "1997 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1997 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.