# 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – play-offs

The play-offs of the 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their overall placing in the 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I for 1998.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | Philippines |
| 2 | Malaysia | Pacific Oceania |
| 3 | Singapore | Syria |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan |

## Draw

| Second Round 15 March | Second Round 15 March | Second Round 15 March | First Round 14 March | First Round 14 March | First Round 14 March |
| | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 2 |
| | | | Pacific Oceania | Pacific Oceania | 1 |
| Pacific Oceania | Pacific Oceania | 1 | Pacific Oceania | Pacific Oceania | 1 |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 | Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | 2 |
| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| | | | Singapore | Singapore | 3 | | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | Singapore | Singapore | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | | | | Syria | Syria | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | Syria | Syria | 0 |
| | | | Syria | Syria | 2 | | | |

### First round
#### Pacific Oceania vs. Uzbekistan

| Pacific Oceania 1 | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Uzbekistan 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Adriana Thaggard Irina Yarikova 0 6 3 6     2 Tagifano So'Onalole Natalia Nikitina 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1   3 Tagifano So'Onalole / Adriana Thaggard Natalia Nikitina / Irina Yarikova 4 6 5 7 ||||

#### Malaysia vs. Philippines

| Malaysia 1 | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Philippines 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tan Lynn-Yin Jennifer Saret 5 7 2 6     2 Khoo Chin-bee Marisue Jacutin 1 6 6 4 4 6   3 Liew Sheau-Shan / Tan Lynn-Yin Pamela Floro / Jennifer Saret 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Singapore vs. Pakistan

| Singapore 3 | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Pakistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Leong Jil-Lin Mehvish Chishtie 6 3 6 1     2 Wong Rui-Jing Nida Waseem 6 1 6 1     3 Chew I-Jin / Leong Jil-Lin Mehvish Chishtie / Nida Waseem 7 5 2 6 6 2 ||||

#### Sri Lanka vs. Syria

| Sri Lanka 1 | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Syria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anushka Rajiyah Farah Dayoub 6 3 6 3     2 Sobhini Wickramahewa Sara Taweel 4 6 4 6     3 Shalini Perera / Sobhini Wickramahewa Farah Dayoub / Sara Taweel 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Repechage Round
#### Pacific Oceania vs. Malaysia

| Pacific Oceania 1 | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Malaysia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Adriana Thaggard Liew Sheau-Shan 3 6 2 6     2 Tagifano So'Onalole Khoo Chin-bee 6 3 3 6 6 3   3 Tagifano So'Onalole / Vera Tere Khoo Chin-bee / Tan Lynn-Yin 4 6 2 6 ||||

#### Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka

| Pakistan 2 | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Sri Lanka 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mehvish Chishtie Shalini Perera 7 5 6 4     2 Nida Waseem Sobhini Wickramahewa 4 6 4 6     3 Mehvish Chishtie / Nida Waseem Shalini Perera / Sobhini Wickramahewa 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Second round
#### Singapore vs. Syria

| Singapore 3 | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors) | Syria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Leong Jil-Lin Farah Dayoub 6 2 6 4     2 Wong Rui-Jing Sara Taweel 6 2 6 3     3 Chew I-Jin / Wong Rui-Jing Farah Dayoub / Shaza Tinawi 6 1 6 0 ||||

## Final Placements

| Placing | Teams |
| Promoted | Uzbekistan |
| Promoted | Philippines |
| Third | Malaysia |
| Fourth | Pacific Oceania |
| Fifth | Singapore |
| Sixth | Syria |
| Seventh | Pakistan |
| Eighth | Sri Lanka |
* Uzbekistan and Philippines advanced to Group I for 1998. They placed eighth and ninth overall respectively, and thus Philippines was demoted back to Group II for 1999.