# 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup.

## Group I

* Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
* Date: 11–15 March
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams.
For the first time, the play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine final placings and which team would be promoted; while the remaining teams would play-off to determine final placings and which team would be relegated.

### Pools

| | Pool A | INA | TPE | NZL | IND |
| 1 | Indonesia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | New Zealand (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | India (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | CHN | HKG | THA | KAZ |
| 1 | China (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Thailand (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 | | | |
| | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 |
| China | China | 3 | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| China | China | 3 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| | | | China | China | 1 | | | |
| Semifinals 14 March | Semifinals 14 March | Semifinals 14 March | Final 15 March | Final 15 March | Final 15 March |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 0 | | | |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 0 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 0 |
| India | India | 1 | Thailand | Thailand | 0 |
| Thailand | Thailand | 2 | | | |
* Indonesia advanced to World Group II Play-offs.
* Kazakhstan and India relegated to Group II in 1998.

## Group II

* Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
* Date: 11–15 March
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams to compete in round-robin competitions.
As with Group I, the play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine which teams would be promoted and final placings; while the remaining teams would play-off to determine the other placings.

### Pools

| | Pool A | UZB | MAS | SIN | SRI |
| 1 | Uzbekistan (2–1) | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Malaysia (2–1) | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Singapore (2–1) | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | PHI | POC | SYR | PAK |
| 1 | Philippines (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Pacific Oceania (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Syria (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Pakistan (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |

### Play-offs

| 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 | | | |
* Uzbekistan and Philippines advanced to Group I in 1998.