# 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

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

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.

### Participating nations

* China
* Indonesia
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Philippines
* 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 |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | |
| | | | | | | bye | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 |
| | | | | | | Philippines | 2 | | | | |
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard) | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | | | 3 | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 5 | | | | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | | | | |
| | | | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | | | 1 | | |
| | | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | China | China | 4 | | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 2 | | | | | China | China | 1 |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 3 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 |
| | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 | | | | |
* Philippines relegated to Group II in 1998.
* New Zealand and South Korea 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 1998.

### Participating nations

* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Iran
* Lebanon
* Pakistan
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* 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 |
| | | | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | | | | | | |
| Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Singapore | Singapore | 0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | | | |
| Singapore | Singapore | 0 | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Iran | Iran | 4 | | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Iran | Iran | 3 | | | | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | | | Iran | Iran | 1 |
| | | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 4 |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 5 | | | | | |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 0 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1 | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 5 | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | |
| | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | | | |
* Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1998.
* Lebanon promoted to Group I in 1998.

## Group III

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

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Malaysia
* Pacific Oceania
* Sri Lanka
* Qatar

### Draw

* Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
* Date: 26–30 March
Group A
| | KAZ | KUW | BHR | BAN | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Kazakhstan | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 |
| Kuwait | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–7 (63%) | 2 |
| Bahrain | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–16 (16%) | 4 |
Group B
| | POC | QAT | SRI | MAS | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Pacific Oceania | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–13 (43%) | 1 |
| Qatar | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–10 (57%) | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–9 (59%) | 3 |
| Malaysia | 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 | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Kazakhstan | 1 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Qatar | 2 | |
| A1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | B2 | Qatar | 2 | B2 | Qatar | 2 |
| A2 | Kuwait | 0 | | | | B1 | Pacific Oceania | 1 |
| A2 | Kuwait | 0 | A2 | Kuwait | 1 | B1 | Pacific Oceania | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Pacific Oceania | 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 | Bahrain | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Malaysia | 2 | |
| A3 | Bahrain | 2 | B4 | Malaysia | 2 | B4 | Malaysia | 3 |
| A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | | | | B3 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | B3 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| | | | B3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Qatar |
| 2 | Pacific Oceania |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
| 4 | Kuwait |
| 5 | Malaysia |
| 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 7 | Bahrain |
| 8 | Bangladesh |
* Qatar and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 1998.
* Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 1998.

## Group IV

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

* Brunei
* Jordan
* Oman
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* United Arab Emirates

### Draw

* Venue: InterContinental Hotel, Muscat, Oman
* Date: 26–30 March
| | SYR | TJK | UAE | OMA | BRU | JOR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Syria | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 4–0 | 11–1 (92%) | 22–3 (88%) | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 2–1 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 18–6 (75%) | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | 0–3 | | NP | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 10–16 (38%) | 3 |
| Oman | 0–3 | 0–3 | NP | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 8–17 (32%) | 4 |
| Brunei | 0–3 | NP | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 10–16 (38%) | 5 |
| Jordan | 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.