2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.

Main article: 2000 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
Further information: 2000 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 2001.[1]

Participating nations

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
6–8 October		 First Round Play-offs
7–9 April		 First Round
28 January–6 February		 Second Round
7–9 April
                                     
  Kunming, China (hard)
      Uzbekistan 3  
  Tianjin, China (indoor hard)     China 0     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
    China 1         Uzbekistan 4
    Thailand 4   Timaru, New Zealand (hard)     New Zealand 1
    New Zealand 4
  Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard)       Thailand 1  
    China 3  
    Lebanon 2     Lucknow, India (grass)
      Lebanon 2  
  Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet)     India 3     New Delhi, India (grass)
  Lebanon 1         India 4
    Japan 4   Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet)     South Korea 1
    South Korea 3
      Japan 2  
 Lebanon relegated to
Group II in 2001.		  Uzbekistan and  India
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II
Further information: 2000 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 2001.[2]

Participating nations

Draw
  Relegation Play-offs
17–19 March; 7–9 April		 First Round
28 January–6 February		 Second Round
7–9 April		 Third Round
6–8 October
                                     
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
      Pakistan 3  
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)     Hong Kong 2     Taichung, Taiwan (clay)
  Hong Kong 3         Pakistan 2  
  Kazakhstan 2   Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)     Chinese Taipei 3  
    Chinese Taipei 4
      Kazakhstan 1     Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
      Chinese Taipei 1
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)       Indonesia 4
      Iran 2  
  Manila, Philippines (clay)     Malaysia 3     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)
  Iran 3         Malaysia 0
  Philippines 2   Manila, Philippines (hard)     Indonesia 5  
    Indonesia 4
      Philippines 1  
 Kazakhstan and  Philippines
relegated to Group III in 2001.		    Indonesia promoted
to Group I in 2001.

Group III
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2001, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2001.

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

   QAT  KUW  BAN  POC RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Qatar 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 7–2 (78%) 13–4 (76%) 1
 Kuwait 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–11 (52%) 2
 Bangladesh 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 4–5 (44%) 9–12 (43%) 3
 Pacific Oceania 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 8–15 (35%) 4

Group B

   SRI  SYR  TJK  SIN RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Sri Lanka 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 7–2 (78%) 14–5 (74%) 1
 Syria 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–10 (50%) 2
 Tajikistan 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (44%) 10–10 (50%) 3
 Singapore 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 5–14 (26%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Qatar 0  
    B2   Syria 2    
A1   Qatar 1       B2   Syria 2
B1   Sri Lanka 2     A2   Kuwait 1
  A2   Kuwait 2
    B1   Sri Lanka 1  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Bangladesh 1  
    B4   Singapore 2    
A3   Bangladesh 2       B4   Singapore 1
A4   Pacific Oceania 1     B3   Tajikistan 2
  A4   Pacific Oceania 0
    B3   Tajikistan 2  

Final standings
RankTeam
1  Syria
2  Kuwait
3  Sri Lanka
4  Qatar
5  Tajikistan
6  Singapore
7  Bangladesh
8  Pacific Oceania

Group IV
Further information: 2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2001. All other teams remained in Group IV.

  • Venue: Al Hussein Sports City, Amman, Jordan
  • Date: 24–30 April

Participating nations

Draw
   KSA  BHR  OMA  JOR  UAE  FIJ  BRU RR
W–L		 Match
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Standings
 Saudi Arabia 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 13–5 (72%) 30–12 (71%) 1
 Bahrain 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 13–5 (72%) 27–13 (68%) 2
 Oman 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 4–2 13–5 (72%) 28–13 (68%) 3
 Jordan 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 8–10 (44%) 17–23 (43%) 4
 United Arab Emirates 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–4 9–9 (50%) 20–18 (53%) 5
 Fiji 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–4 6–12 (33%) 13–24 (35%) 6
 Brunei 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–6 1–17 (6%) 2–34 (6%) 7

References
  1. "2000 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "2000 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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