# 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.
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 1999.

### Participating nations

* China
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Lebanon
* 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 |
| | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | | | | |
| | | | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | bye | bye | | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 1 |
| | | | China | China | 1 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| | | | | | | Uzbekistan | 5 | | | |
| Yanji, China (hard) | Yanji, China (hard) | Yanji, China (hard) | | | | China | China | | 0 | | |
| China | China | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | Sapporo, Japan (indoor carpet) | Sapporo, Japan (indoor carpet) | Sapporo, Japan (indoor carpet) | | | |
| | | | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | | 0 | | |
| | | | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Japan | Japan | 5 | Miyazaki, Japan (clay) | Miyazaki, Japan (clay) | Miyazaki, Japan (clay) |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 2 | | | | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 3 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| | | | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
* Indonesia relegated to Group II in 1999.
* Uzbekistan and Japan 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 1999.

### Participating nations

* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Iran
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Pacific Oceania
* Qatar
* 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 |
| | | | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | | | | |
| Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Thailand | Thailand | 4 | Pattaya, Thailand (hard) | Pattaya, Thailand (hard) | Pattaya, Thailand (hard) | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 4 | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 3 | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1 | Yilan, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | Yilan, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | Yilan, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | |
| | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | Lahore, Pakistan (grass) | Lahore, Pakistan (grass) | Lahore, Pakistan (grass) |
| | | | | | | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 2 |
| | | | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | | | | | |
| Doha, Qatar (hard) | Doha, Qatar (hard) | Doha, Qatar (hard) | Pacific Oceania | Pacific Oceania | 0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | | | |
| Pacific Oceania | Pacific Oceania | 1 | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 | | | |
| Qatar | Qatar | 4 | Tehran, Iran (indoor clay) | Tehran, Iran (indoor clay) | Tehran, Iran (indoor clay) | Iran | Iran | 1 | | | |
| | | | Qatar | Qatar | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Iran | Iran | 5 | | | | | | |
* Hong Kong and Pacific Oceania relegated to Group III in 1999.
* Pakistan promoted to Group I in 1999.

## Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1999.

### Participating nations

* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Malaysia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan

### Draw

* Venue: National Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* Date: 15–19 April
Group A
| | KAZ | SRI | SYR | SIN | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Kazakhstan | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–2 (90%) | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–11 (48%) | 2 |
| Syria | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 9–12 (43%) | 3 |
| Singapore | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 4–16 (20%) | 4 |
Group B
| | MAS | TJK | KSA | KUW | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Malaysia | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 11–6 (65%) | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–8 (56%) | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 |
| Kuwait | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 5–12 (29%) | 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 | Kazakhstan | 3 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Tajikistan | 0 | |
| B2 | Tajikistan | 3 | B2 | Tajikistan | 0 | A1 | Kazakhstan | 3 |
| B1 | Malaysia | 0 | | | | A2 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| B1 | Malaysia | 0 | A2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | A2 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| | | | B1 | Malaysia | 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 | Syria | 2 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Kuwait | 1 | |
| B4 | Kuwait | 1 | B4 | Kuwait | 1 | A3 | Syria | 3 |
| A4 | Singapore | 2 | | | | B3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| A4 | Singapore | 2 | A4 | Singapore | 1 | B3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| | | | B3 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 3 | Tajikistan |
| 4 | Malaysia |
| 5 | Syria |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia |
| 7 | Singapore |
| 8 | Kuwait |
* Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka promoted to Group II in 1999.
* Singapore and Kuwait relegated to Group IV in 1999.

## Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.

### Participating nations

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Oman
* United Arab Emirates

### Draw

* Venue: National Complex, Ramna Park, Dhaka, Bangladesh
* Date: 9–15 February
| | BHR | BAN | IRQ | JOR | OMA | UAE | BRU | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Bahrain | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 15–3 (83%) | 32–9 (78%) | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 14–4 (78%) | 31–13 (70%) | 2 |
| Iraq | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 12–6 (67%) | 26–14 (65%) | 3 |
| Jordan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 10–8 (56%) | 22–17 (56%) | 4 |
| Oman | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 14–24 (37%) | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–15 (17%) | 8–29 (22%) | 6 |
| Brunei | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–6 | 2–16 (11%) | 5–32 (14%) | 7 |
* Bahrain and Bangladesh promoted to Group III in 1999.