# 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were three 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 1997.

### Participating nations

* Australia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Indonesia
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Philippines
* South Korea

#### Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | China | China | 1 | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) |
| | | | China | China | 5 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| | | | | | | South Korea | 4 | | | |
| Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | | 1 | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet) | | | |
| | | | | | | Philippines | Philippines | | 0 | | |
| | | | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Japan | Japan | 5 | Osaka, Japan (hard) | Osaka, Japan (hard) | Osaka, Japan (hard) |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard) | Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard) | Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard) | Australia | Australia | 5 |
| | | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
* Chinese Taipei relegated to Group II in 1997.
* New Zealand and Australia advance to World Group qualifying round.

## 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 1997.

### Participating nations

* Bahrain
* Hong Kong
* Iran
* Pakistan
* Saudi Arabia
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

#### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 0 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 4 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Iran | Iran | 1 | | | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 0 |
| | | | Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay) | Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay) | Rawalpindi, Pakistan (clay) | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 5 |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | | | | | |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 0 | Peshawar, Pakistan (grass) | Peshawar, Pakistan (grass) | Peshawar, Pakistan (grass) | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 3 | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | 2 | Manama, Bahrain (hard) | Manama, Bahrain (hard) | Manama, Bahrain (hard) | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 5 | | | |
| | | | Bahrain | Bahrain | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 5 | | | | | | |
* Sri Lanka and Bahrain relegated to Group III in 1997.
* Uzbekistan promoted to Group I in 1997.

## Group III

Winners in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system, the bottom five teams were reassigned to the new Group IV in 1997; all other teams remained in Group III.

### Participating nations

* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Oman
* Pacific Oceania
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates

#### Draw

* Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
* Date: 18–24 March
Group A
| | SIN | MAS | POC | KAZ | SYR | OMA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Singapore | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 11–4 (73%) | 23–10 (70%) | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–8 (47%) | 17–19 (47%) | 2 |
| Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 8–7 (53%) | 19–16 (54%) | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–8 (47%) | 18–20 (47%) | 4 |
| Syria | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–3 | 8–7 (53%) | 20–17 (54%) | 5 |
| Oman | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 4–11 (27%) | 9–24 (27%) | 6 |
Group B
| | LIB | KUW | BAN | QAT | JOR | BRU | UAE | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Lebanon | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 17–1 (94%) | 34–1 (97%) | 1 |
| Kuwait | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 14–4 (78%) | 28–6 (82%) | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 11–7 (61%) | 22–16 (58%) | 3 |
| Qatar | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 11–7 (61%) | 22–15 (59%) | 4 |
| Jordan | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 14–22 (39%) | 5 |
| Brunei | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–16 (11%) | 4–33 (11%) | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–6 | 1–17 (6%) | 3–34 (8%) | 7 |
* Singapore and Lebanon promoted to Group II in 1997.
* Syria, Oman, Jordan, Brunei and United Arab Emirates assigned to Group IV in 1997.