# 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

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 compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. 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.

## First round
### Philippines vs. Thailand

| Philippines 1 | Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines 3–5 April 1998 Clay (indoors) | Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines 3–5 April 1998 Clay (indoors) | Thailand 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Adelo Abadia Paradorn Srichaphan 1 6 4 6 6 1 6 4 5 7   2 Joseph Lizardo Narathorn Srichaphan 3 6 6 2 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4   3 Robert Angelo / Bryan Juinio Vittaya Samrej / Danai Udomchoke 6 1 4 6 4 6 4 6     4 Joseph Lizardo Paradorn Srichaphan 2 6 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6     5 Adelo Abadia Narathorn Srichaphan 4 6 6 2 4 6 ||||

### Chinese Taipei vs. Hong Kong

| Chinese Taipei 3 | Yilan Stadium, Yilan, Taiwan 3–5 April 1998 Carpet (indoors) | Yilan Stadium, Yilan, Taiwan 3–5 April 1998 Carpet (indoors) | Hong Kong 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsai Chia-yen Christopher Lai 6 2 6 3 6 3       2 Chen Chih-jung Melvin Tong 6 2 1 6 4 6 6 2 6 8   3 Chen Chih-jung / Lin Bing-chao Christopher Lai / So Chun-yen 6 3 6 1 6 1       4 Tsai Chia-yen Melvin Tong 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 1 6 0 6     5 Chen Chih-jung Christopher Lai 6 4 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Pakistan vs. Pacific Oceania

| Pakistan 5 | Islamabad Club, Islamabad, Pakistan 3–5 April 1998 Clay | Islamabad Club, Islamabad, Pakistan 3–5 April 1998 Clay | Pacific Oceania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Asim Shafik Lency Tenai 6 0 6 1 6 0       2 Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq Lawrence Tere 6 1 7 5 6 1       3 Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq / Asim Shafik Lawrence Tere / Sanjeev Tikaram 7 5 6 4 6 2       4 Aqeel Khan Sanjeev Tikaram 6 1 6 3         5 Nasser Shirazi Lawrence Tere 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Iran vs. Qatar

| Iran 5 | Shahid Shiroodi Complex, Tehran, Iran 17–19 April 1998 Clay (indoors) | Shahid Shiroodi Complex, Tehran, Iran 17–19 April 1998 Clay (indoors) | Qatar 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Farhad Tadayon Khaled Al-Haji 6 3 6 4 6 0       2 Farshad Talavar Mubarak Al-Tobaishi 6 2 4 6 6 0 6 0     3 Ramin Raziani / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Khaled Al-Haji / Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Farshad Talavar Khaled Al-Haji 6 1 6 2         5 Farhad Tadayon Mubarak Al-Tobaishi 6 2 6 3 ||||

## Second round
### Thailand vs. Chinese Taipei

| Thailand 3 | Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pattaya, Thailand 17–19 July 1998 Hard | Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pattaya, Thailand 17–19 July 1998 Hard | Chinese Taipei 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paradorn Srichaphan Chen Chih-jung 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 Narathorn Srichaphan Chen Wei-ju 1 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6       3 Vittaya Samrej / Narathorn Srichaphan Chen Chih-jung / Lin Bing-chao 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6 6 3 6 3     4 Paradorn Srichaphan Chen Wei-ju 6 2 6 3 4 6 2 6 6 1   5 Narathorn Srichaphan Tsai Chia-yen 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 2 6 ||||

### Iran vs. Pakistan

| Iran 1 | Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Pakistan 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Farhad Tadayon Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq 3 6 3 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$       2 Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Asim Shafik 4 6 4 6 4 6       3 Farhad Tadayon / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq / Asim Shafik 1 6 4 6 4 6       4 Farshad Talavar Aqeel Khan 6 4 1 6 4 6       5 Shahab Hassani-Nafez Syed-Nasir Sherazi 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Hong Kong vs. Philippines

| Hong Kong 1 | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17–19 July 1998 Hard | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17–19 July 1998 Hard | Philippines 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Hui Joseph Lizardo 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3 2 3     retired  2 Melvin Tong Bryan Juinio 2 6 6 4 3 6 3 6     3 Shane Barr / Andy Brothers Adelo Abadia / Michael-John Misa 5 7 5 7 4 6       4 Melvin Tong Joseph Lizardo 7 5 6 4         5 Shane Barr Bryan Juinio 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Qatar vs. Pacific Oceania

| Qatar 4 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 17–19 July 1998 Hard | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 17–19 July 1998 Hard | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sultan Al-Alawi Lawrence Tere 6 4 6 0 6 2       2 Nasser Al-Khelaifi Lency Tenai 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 4 6 2     3 Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi Lency Tenai / Lawrence Tere 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 8   4 Sultan Al-Alawi Lency Tenai 6 3 6 1 6 2       5 Nasser Al-Khelaifi Lawrence Tere 7 5 6 2 ||||

## Third round
### Pakistan vs. Thailand

| Pakistan 3 | Lahore Gymkhana Club, Lahore, Pakistan 25–27 September 1998 Grass | Lahore Gymkhana Club, Lahore, Pakistan 25–27 September 1998 Grass | Thailand 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Danai Udomchoke 6 3 6 3 6 3       2 Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq Paradorn Srichaphan 3 6 4 6 6 1 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 8 10   3 Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Vittaya Samrej / Narathorn Srichaphan 6 4 6 3 6 1       4 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Paradorn Srichaphan 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6 4 5 7 10 12   5 Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq Narathorn Srichaphan 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 2 ||||