# 1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

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

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.

### Participating nations

* China
* India
* Japan
* Lebanon
* Pakistan
* New Zealand
* South Korea
* Uzbekistan

### 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 |
| | | | | | | Seogwipo, South Korea (hard) | Seogwipo, South Korea (hard) | Seogwipo, South Korea (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | India | India | 2 | | | |
| | | | Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | South Korea | South Korea | 3 | Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard) | Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard) | Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard) |
| | | | India | India | 5 | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| | | | China | China | 0 | Shenzhen, China (hard) | Shenzhen, China (hard) | Shenzhen, China (hard) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| Shenzhen, China (hard) | Shenzhen, China (hard) | Shenzhen, China (hard) | | | | China | China | | 2 | | |
| China | China | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | | 1 | | |
| | | | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 4 | Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet) | Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet) | Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 4 | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| | | | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
* Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2000.
* New Zealand and Uzbekistan 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 2000.

### Participating nations

* Chinese Taipei
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Kazakhstan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand

### 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 |
| | | | Doha, Qatar (hard) | Doha, Qatar (hard) | Doha, Qatar (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan (clay) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan (clay) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan (clay) | Qatar | Qatar | 0 | Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (indoor hard) | | | |
| Qatar | Qatar | 0 | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | Manila, Philippines (hard) | Manila, Philippines (hard) | Manila, Philippines (hard) | Philippines | Philippines | | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) |
| | | | | | | | | | Philippines | Philippines | 1 |
| | | | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 4 |
| | | | Iran | Iran | 3 | | | | | |
| Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | | | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | | | | Iran | Iran | 0 | | | |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 4 | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | |
| | | | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | | | |
* Qatar and Sri Lanka relegated to Group III in 2000.
* Thailand promoted to Group I in 2000.

## 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

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* Malaysia
* Pacific Oceania
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* Tajikistan

### Draw

* Venue: National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
* Date: 10–14 March
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 | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Malaysia | 3 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Pacific Oceania | 0 | |
| B2 | Pacific Oceania | 0 | B2 | Pacific Oceania | 0 | A1 | Malaysia | 2 |
| B1 | Tajikistan | 3 | | | | A2 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| B1 | Tajikistan | 3 | A2 | Hong Kong | 2 | A2 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Tajikistan | 1 | | | |

#### 5th to 8th place play-offs

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

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Malaysia |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
| 3 | Tajikistan |
| 4 | Pacific Oceania |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
| 6 | Syria |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia |
| 8 | Bahrain |
* Malaysia and Hong Kong promoted to Group II in 2000.
* Saudi Arabia and Bahrain relegated to Group IV in 2000.

## 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

* Brunei
* Fiji
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Oman
* Singapore
* United Arab Emirates

### Draw

* Venue: National Centre, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
* Date: 3–7 February
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 | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Singapore | 2 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Oman | 0 | |
| B2 | Oman | 2 | B2 | Oman | 0 | A1 | Singapore | 0 |
| A2 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | | | | B1 | Kuwait | 3 |
| A2 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | A2 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | B1 | Kuwait | 3 |
| | | | B1 | Kuwait | 2 | | | |

#### 5th to 8th place play-offs

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

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Kuwait |
| 2 | Singapore |
| 3 | Oman |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Jordan |
| 7 | Iraq |
| 8 | Brunei |
* Kuwait and Singapore promoted to Group III in 2000.