2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A

Group A of the 2003 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2003 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated to Group II for next year.

  China CHN Japan JPN South Korea KOR New Zealand NZL Hong Kong HKG RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
20  China 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 16–4 111–55 2
24  Japan 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 19–2 126–45 1
25  South Korea 0–2 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 12–10 96–93 3
45  New Zealand 0–3 0–3 0–2 3–0 1–3 6–14 70–111 4
53  Hong Kong 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–4 2–22 59–145 5

Japan vs. South Korea edit

 
Japan
2
Tokyo, Japan
21 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
South Korea
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Shinobu Asagoe
Hong Da-jung
64
77
6
1
4
6
 
2  
 
Ai Sugiyama
Choi Young-ja
6
0
6
2
   
3  
 
Rika Fujiwara / Ai Sugiyama
Choi Young-ja / Hong Da-jung
6
4
6
2
   

[1]

New Zealand vs. Hong Kong edit

 
New Zealand
3
Tokyo, Japan
21 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
Hong Kong
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Leanne Baker
Kristin Godridge
77
64
4
6
6
3
 
2  
 
Shelley Stephens
Lam Po Kuen
78
66
77
62
   
3  
 
Leanne Baker / Eden Marama
Lam Po Kuen / Kristin Godridge
67
79
6
3
6
2
 

[2]

China vs. Hong Kong edit

 
China
3
Tokyo, Japan
22 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
Hong Kong
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Sun Tiantian
Kristin Godridge
6
0
6
1
   
2  
 
Zheng Jie
Lee Si-Nga
6
0
6
1
   
3  
 
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie
Lam Po Kuen / Lee Si-Nga
6
2
6
0
   

[3]

Japan vs. New Zealand edit

 
Japan
0
Tokyo, Japan
22 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
New Zealand
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Saori Obata
Eden Marama
6
1
6
4
   
2  
 
Shinobu Asagoe
Leanne Baker
6
0
6
0
   
3  
 
Saori Obata / Ai Sugiyama
Ilke Gers / Shelley Stephens
6
0
6
1
   

[4]

China vs. Japan edit

 
China
0
Tokyo, Japan
23 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
Japan
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Sun Tiantian
Shinobu Asagoe
65
77
3
6
   
2  
 
Zheng Jie
Ai Sugiyama
5
6
1
6
   
3  
 
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian
Rika Fujiwara / Saori Obata
      not
played

[5]

South Korea vs. New Zealand edit

 
South Korea
2
Tokyo, Japan
24 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
New Zealand
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Choi Jin-young
Eden Marama
6
3
6
2
   
2  
 
Hong Da-jung
Shelley Stephens
4
6
6
1
6
2
 
3  
 
Choi Young-ja / Kim Mi-ok
Leanne Baker / Eden Marama
      not
played

[6]

China vs. New Zealand edit

 
China
3
Tokyo, Japan
24 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
New Zealand
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Sun Tiantian
Ilke Gers
6
1
6
2
   
2  
 
Zheng Jie
Shelley Stephens
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian
Leanne Baker / Eden Marama
6
1
6
4
   

[7]

South Korea vs. Hong Kong edit

 
South Korea
3
Tokyo, Japan
24 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
Hong Kong
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Kim Mi-ok
Kristin Godridge
6
3
6
1
   
2  
 
Hong Da-jung
Lam Po Kuen
6
3
6
3
   
3  
 
Choi Jin-young / Kim Mi-ok
Lam Po Kuen / Kristin Godridge
6
1
6
4
   

[8]

China vs. South Korea edit

 
China
2
Tokyo, Japan
25 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
South Korea
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Sun Tiantian
Kim Mi-ok
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Zheng Jie
Choi Jin-young
6
1
6
3
   
3  
 
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian
Choi Young-ja / Kim Mi-ok
      not
played

[9]

Japan vs. Hong Kong edit

 
Japan
2
Tokyo, Japan
25 April 2003
Hard (outdoors)
 
Hong Kong
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Saori Obata
Lee Si-Nga
6
0
6
0
   
2  
 
Shinobu Asagoe
Lam Po Kuen
6
1
6
1
   
3  
 
Rika Fujiwara / Saori Obata
Lam Po Kuen / Kristin Godridge
      not
played

[10]

  •   Hong Kong failed to win any ties in the pool, and thus was relegated to Group II in 2004. However, they did not compete next year.[11]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Japan v South Korea". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "New Zealand v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "China v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Japan v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "China v Japan". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "South Korea v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "China v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "South Korea v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "China v South Korea". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Japan v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
  11. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Hong Kong". fedcup.com.

External links edit