1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

Main article: 1999 Davis Cup

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
Main article: 1999 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 2000.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
24–26 September		 First Round Play-offs
2–4 April		 First Round
5–21 February		 Second Round
2–4 April
                                     
  Seogwipo, South Korea (hard)
      India 2  
  Calcutta, India (grass)     South Korea 3     Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard)
    India 5         South Korea 2
    China 0   Shenzhen, China (hard)     New Zealand 3
    New Zealand 3
  Shenzhen, China (hard)       China 2  
    China 3  
    Pakistan 0     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
      Pakistan 1  
  Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)     Uzbekistan 4     Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet)
  Pakistan 1         Uzbekistan 3
    Lebanon 4   Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard)     Japan 2
    Lebanon 1
      Japan 4  
 Pakistan relegated to
Group II in 2000.		  New Zealand and  Uzbekistan
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Main article: 1999 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 2000.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
2–4 April		 First Round
12–14 February		 Second Round
2–18 April		 Third Round
24–26 September
                                     
  Doha, Qatar (hard)
      Indonesia 5  
  Kaohsiung, Taiwan (clay)     Qatar 0     Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard)
  Qatar 0         Indonesia  
  Chinese Taipei 5   Manila, Philippines (hard)     Philippines  
    Chinese Taipei 2
      Philippines 3     Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
      Philippines 1
  Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)       Thailand 4
      Iran 3  
  Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)     Sri Lanka 2     Tehran, Iran (clay)
  Sri Lanka 1         Iran 0
  Kazakhstan 4   Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)     Thailand 5  
    Kazakhstan 0
      Thailand 5  
 Qatar and  Sri Lanka
relegated to Group III in 2000.		    Thailand promoted
to Group I in 2000.

Group III
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2000.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   MAS  HKG  BAN  SYR RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Malaysia 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 8–1 (89%) 16–4 (80%) 1
 Hong Kong 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 2
 Bangladesh 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 (22%) 5–16 (24%) 3
 Syria 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 7–14 (33%) 4

Group B

   TJK  POC  KSA  BHR RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Tajikistan 2–1 2–1 w/o 3–0 4–2 (67%) 9–5 (64%) 1
 Pacific Oceania 1–2 2–1 w/o 2–1 3–3 (50%) 6–6 (50%) 2
 Saudi Arabia 1–2 1–2 w/o 1–2 2–4 (33%) 5–9 (36%) 3
 Bahrain w/o w/o w/o 0–3 N/A N/A 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Malaysia 3  
    B2   Pacific Oceania 0    
B2   Pacific Oceania 0       A1   Malaysia 2
B1   Tajikistan 3     A2   Hong Kong 1
  A2   Hong Kong 2
    B1   Tajikistan 1  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Bangladesh w/o  
    B4   Bahrain    
B4   Bahrain       A3   Bangladesh 2
B3   Saudi Arabia w/o     A4   Syria 1
  A4   Syria 2
    B3   Saudi Arabia 1  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Malaysia
2  Hong Kong
3  Tajikistan
4  Pacific Oceania
5  Bangladesh
6  Syria
7  Saudi Arabia
8  Bahrain

Group IV
Main article: 1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   SIN  UAE  IRQ  BRU RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
 Singapore 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 14–6 (70%) 1
 United Arab Emirates 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–8 (62%) 2
 Iraq 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 5–4 (56%) 12–8 (60%) 3
 Brunei 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 (0%) 1–18 (5%) 4

Group B

   KUW  OMA  JOR  FIJ RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Kuwait 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 15–6 (71%) 1
 Oman 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 14–5 (74%) 2
 Jordan 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–2 3–5 (38%) 7–12 (37%) 3
 Fiji 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–8 (0%) 3–16 (16%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Singapore 2  
    B2   Oman 0    
B2   Oman 2       A1   Singapore 0
A2   United Arab Emirates 1     B1   Kuwait 3
  A2   United Arab Emirates 0
    B1   Kuwait 2  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Iraq 1  
    B4   Fiji 2    
A3   Iraq 3       B4   Fiji 2
A4   Brunei 0     B3   Jordan 1
  A4   Brunei 0
    B3   Jordan 3  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Kuwait
2  Singapore
3  Oman
4  United Arab Emirates
5  Fiji
6  Jordan
7  Iraq
8  Brunei

References
  1. "1999 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1999 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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