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 | |||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | New Zealand | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) |  Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard) | Indonesia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 5 | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) |  China | 4 | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | China | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Japan | 3 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) |  South Korea | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Singapore | 0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 5 | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Iran | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Lebanon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Saudi Arabia | 0 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | Lebanon | 5 | |||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 4 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |  Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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
 KAZ
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 KUW
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 BHR
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 BAN
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Kazakhstan
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 | ||
| Kuwait
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–7 (63%) | 2 | ||
| Bahrain
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 | ||
| Bangladesh
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–16 (16%) | 4 |
Group B
 POC
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 QAT
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 SRI
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 MAS
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Pacific Oceania
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2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–13 (43%) | 1 | ||
| Qatar
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–10 (57%) | 2 | ||
| Sri Lanka
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1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–9 (59%) | 3 | ||
| Malaysia
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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 | Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Qatar | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | B2 | Qatar | 2 | ||||||||
| A2 | Kuwait | 0 | B1 | Pacific Oceania | 1 | ||||||||
| A2 | Kuwait | 1 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Pacific Oceania | 2 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Bahrain | 1 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Bahrain | 2 | B4 | Malaysia | 3 | ||||||||
| A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | B3 | Sri Lanka | 0 | ||||||||
| A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar
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| 2 | Pacific Oceania
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| 3 | Kazakhstan
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| 4 | Kuwait
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| 5 | Malaysia
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| 6 | Sri Lanka
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| 7 | Bahrain
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| 8 | Bangladesh
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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
 SYR
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 TJK
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 UAE
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 OMA
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 BRU
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 JOR
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Syria
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 4–0 | 11–1 (92%) | 22–3 (88%) | 1 | ||
| Tajikistan
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1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 2–1 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 18–6 (75%) | 2 | ||
| United Arab Emirates
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0–3 | 0–3 | NP | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 10–16 (38%) | 3 | ||
| Oman
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0–3 | 0–3 | NP | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 8–17 (32%) | 4 | ||
| Brunei
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0–3 | NP | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 10–16 (38%) | 5 | ||
| Jordan
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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.