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
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
Draw
Second Round Play-offs 19–21 September |
First Round Play-offs 11–13 July |
First Round 4–9 February |
Second Round 4–6 April | |||||||||||||||||
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bye | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
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5 | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
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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 1998.[2]
Participating nations
Draw
Relegation Play-offs 4–6 April |
First Round 14–23 February |
Second Round 4–6 April |
Third Round 19–21 September | |||||||||||||||||
Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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0 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||||
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Group III
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.
- Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
- Date: 26–30 March
Participating nations
Draw
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 |
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-off |
5th-8th Play-offs |
5th-6th Play-off | |||||||||||||
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Final standings
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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
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
Draw
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
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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
- "1997 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "1997 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.