# 2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.
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. 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 2001.

## Participating nations

* China
* India
* Japan
* Lebanon
* New Zealand
* South Korea
* Thailand
* 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 |
| | | | | | | Kunming, China (hard) | Kunming, China (hard) | Kunming, China (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 | | | |
| | | | Tianjin, China (indoor hard) | Tianjin, China (indoor hard) | Tianjin, China (indoor hard) | China | China | 0 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) |
| | | | China | China | 1 | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 4 |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 4 | Timaru, New Zealand (hard) | Timaru, New Zealand (hard) | Timaru, New Zealand (hard) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Jounieh, Lebanon (indoor hard) | | | | Thailand | Thailand | | 1 | | |
| China | China | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 2 | | | | Lucknow, India (grass) | Lucknow, India (grass) | Lucknow, India (grass) | | | |
| | | | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | | 2 | | |
| | | | Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokohama, Japan (indoor carpet) | India | India | 3 | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 1 | | | | India | India | 4 |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 4 | Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet) | Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet) | Kashima, Japan (indoor carpet) | South Korea | South Korea | 1 |
| | | | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 | | | |
* Lebanon relegated to Group II in 2001.
* Uzbekistan and India advance to World Group qualifying round.

## First round
### China vs. Uzbekistan

| China 0 | Hai-Geng Sports Club, Kunming, China 28–30 January 2000 Hard | Hai-Geng Sports Club, Kunming, China 28–30 January 2000 Hard | Uzbekistan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Zhu Benqiang Vadim Kutsenko 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6   2 Zhang Yu Oleg Ogorodov 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6 4 6       3 Xu Ran / Yang Jingzhu Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 3 6       4 Zhu Benqiang Oleg Ogorodov           not played 5 Zhang Yu Vadim Kutsenko           not played ||||

### New Zealand vs. Thailand

| New Zealand 4 | Desmond Unwi Tennis Club, Timaru, New Zealand 4–6 February 2000 Hard | Desmond Unwi Tennis Club, Timaru, New Zealand 4–6 February 2000 Hard | Thailand 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Nielsen Danai Udomchoke 6 1 6 1 6 3       2 Alistair Hunt Paradorn Srichaphan 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 3 6 6 1     3 James Greenhalgh / Alistair Hunt Ekkarin Pisuth-Arnonth / Vittaya Samrej 6 1 6 0 6 2       4 Mark Nielsen Ekkarin Pisuth-Arnonth 6 2 7 5         5 James Shortall Danai Udomchoke 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6 ||||

### India vs. Lebanon

| India 3 | Oudh Gymkhana Club, Lucknow, India 4–6 February 2000 Grass | Oudh Gymkhana Club, Lucknow, India 4–6 February 2000 Grass | Lebanon 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Leander Paes Ali Hamadeh 6 4 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^3$       2 Syed Fazaluddin Jicham Zaatini 6 4 3 6 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^3$     3 Leander Paes / Syed Fazaluddin Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 4 3 6 4 6   4 Leander Paes Jicham Zaatini 6 3 6 1 6 4       5 Syed Fazaluddin Ali Hamadeh 6 2 5 7 1 6 ||||

### Japan vs. South Korea

| Japan 2 | Kashima City Sports Club, Kashima, Japan 4–6 February 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Kashima City Sports Club, Kashima, Japan 4–6 February 2000 Carpet (indoors) | South Korea 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yaoki Ishii Lee Hyung-taik 6 4 6 4 2 6 1 6 8 10   2 Gouichi Motomura Yoon Yong-il 6 3 4 6 6 4 2 6 6 3   3 Satoshi Iwabuchi / Thomas Shimada Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 3 2 6     4 Gouichi Motomura Lee Hyung-taik 5 7 4 6 5 7       5 Yaoki Ishii Chung Hee-sung 6 4 6 4 ||||

## Second round
### Uzbekistan vs. New Zealand

| Uzbekistan 4 | Yunus Abad Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 7–9 April 2000 Hard (indoors) | Yunus Abad Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 7–9 April 2000 Hard (indoors) | New Zealand 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vadim Kutsenko Mark Nielsen 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3 6 2       2 Oleg Ogorodov Alistair Hunt 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 2 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7 5     3 Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich James Greenhalgh / Alistair Hunt 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4       4 Oleg Ogorodov Mark Nielsen 2 6 6 1 5 7       5 Dmitri Mazur James Greenhalgh 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4 ||||

### India vs. South Korea

| India 4 | R. K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 7–9 April 2000 Grass | R. K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 7–9 April 2000 Grass | South Korea 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Leander Paes Yoon Yong-il 6 4 6 2 6 3       2 Syed Fazaluddin Lee Hyung-taik 4 6 5 7 2 6       3 Leander Paes / Vishal Uppal Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$     4 Leander Paes Lee Hyung-taik 6 1 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4     5 Syed Fazaluddin Lee Seung-hoon 6 0 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 2 ||||

## First round relegation play-offs
### China vs. Thailand

| China 1 | Tianjin Sports Centre, Tianjin, China 7–9 April 2000 Hard (indoors) | Tianjin Sports Centre, Tianjin, China 7–9 April 2000 Hard (indoors) | Thailand 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Zhang Yu Paradorn Srichaphan 3 6 2 6 1 6       2 Zhu Benqiang Danai Udomchoke 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2 6 0       3 Li Si / Xu Ran Paradorn Srichaphan / Danai Udomchoke 2 6 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 2 3 6 4 6   4 Zhu Benqiang Paradorn Srichaphan 5 7 3 6 4 6       5 Zhang Yu Danai Udomchoke 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Japan vs. Lebanon

| Japan 4 | International Swimming Complex, Yokohama, Japan 7–9 April 2000 Carpet (indoors) | International Swimming Complex, Yokohama, Japan 7–9 April 2000 Carpet (indoors) | Lebanon 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yaoki Ishii Jicham Zaatini 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Gouichi Motomura Ali Hamadeh 6 3 6 3 6 1       3 Satoshi Iwabuchi / Thomas Shimada Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 4 6 4 6       4 Gouichi Motomura Jicham Zaatini 6 1 5 7 6 4 6 4     5 Yaoki Ishii Ali Hamadeh 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Second round relegation play-offs
### Lebanon vs. China

| Lebanon 2 | Kahraba Tennis Club, Jounieh, Lebanon 6–8 October 2000 Hard (indoors) | Kahraba Tennis Club, Jounieh, Lebanon 6–8 October 2000 Hard (indoors) | China 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jicham Zaatini Wang Yu 2 6 6 3 6 3 7 5     2 Ali Hamadeh Zhu Benqiang 6 4 4 6 3 6 4 6     3 Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini Xu Ran / Zhu Benqiang 6 3 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$ 4 6 5 7     4 Jicham Zaatini Zhu Benqiang 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6     5 Ali Hamadeh Zhang Yu 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7 5 ||||