# 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

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. 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.

## First round
### Philippines vs. Indonesia

| Philippines 2 | Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines 7–9 February 1997 Clay (indoors) | Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines 7–9 February 1997 Clay (indoors) | Indonesia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Angelo Suwandi Suwandi 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3       2 Joseph Lizardo Andrian Raturandang 6 4 5 7 7 5 6 2     3 Michael-John Misa / Pio Tolentino Sulistyo Wibowo / Bonit Wiryawan 1 6 4 6 0 6       4 Joseph Lizardo Suwandi Suwandi 2 6 6 1 3 6 7 5 2 6   5 Robert Angelo Bonit Wiryawan 3 6 6 1 6 4 1 6 3 6 ||||

### China vs. Uzbekistan

| China 4 | University Gymnasium, Beijing, China 4–6 February 1997 Hard | University Gymnasium, Beijing, China 4–6 February 1997 Hard | Uzbekistan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Xia Jiaping Dmitri Tomashevich 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3       2 Pan Bing Oleg Ogorodov 2 6 4 6 5 7       3 Pan Bing / Xia Jiaping Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 2 6 6 2     4 Xia Jiaping Oleg Ogorodov 6 4 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^9$ 6$^7$     5 Pan Bing Dmitri Tomashevich 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ ||||

### South Korea vs. Japan

| South Korea 3 | Olympic Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea 7–9 February 1997 Carpet (indoors) | Olympic Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea 7–9 February 1997 Carpet (indoors) | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yoon Yong-il Takao Suzuki 1 6 7 5 6 3 6 1     2 Lee Hyung-taik Shuzo Matsuoka 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$       3 Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki 3 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 8   4 Yoon Yong-il Shuzo Matsuoka 6 2 6 4 6 3       5 Lee Hyung-taik Takao Suzuki 3 6 6 4 1 6 6 4 6 4 ||||

## Second round
### Indonesia vs. New Zealand

| Indonesia 0 | Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia 4–6 April 1996 Clay | Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia 4–6 April 1996 Clay | New Zealand 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Suwandi Suwandi Mark Nielsen 5 7 3 6 4 6       2 Andrian Raturandang Alistair Hunt 3 6 0 6 3 6       3 Sulistyo Wibowo / Bonit Wiryawan James Greenhalgh / Alistair Hunt 3 6 4 6 6 3 3 6     4 Suwandi Suwandi Glenn Wilson 4 6 5 7         5 Andrian Raturandang Mark Nielsen 2 6 5 7 ||||

### China vs. South Korea

| China 1 | International Centre, Beijing, China 4–6 April 1996 Carpet (indoors) | International Centre, Beijing, China 4–6 April 1996 Carpet (indoors) | South Korea 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Xia Jiaping Lee Hyung-taik 1 6 6 2 6 2 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 1 6   2 Pan Bing Yoon Yong-il 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Pan Bing / Xia Jiaping Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il 4 6 6 3 2 6 4 6     4 Zheng Yu Yoon Yong-il 3 6 5 7         5 Pan Bing Kim Dong-hyun 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 ||||

## First round relegation play-offs
### Uzbekistan vs. Japan

| Uzbekistan 2 | Dynamo Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 11–13 July 1997 Clay | Dynamo Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 11–13 July 1997 Clay | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Oleg Ogorodov Hideki Kaneko 6 1 7 5 4 6 6 3     2 Dmitri Tomashevich Gouichi Motomura 1 6 6 2 1 6 3 6     3 Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki 3 6 4 6 2 6       4 Oleg Ogorodov Gouichi Motomura 6 2 6 2 6 2       5 Dmitri Tomashevich Hideki Kaneko 3 6 6 4 1 6 4 6 ||||

## Second round relegation play-offs
### Uzbekistan vs. Philippines

| Uzbekistan 5 | Dynamo Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19–21 September 1997 Hard | Dynamo Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19–21 September 1997 Hard | Philippines 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Oleg Ogorodov Michael-John Misa 6 3 6 3 6 0       2 Dmitri Tomashevich Joseph Lizardo 4 6 6 2 6 2 7 5     3 Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich Robert Angelo / Joseph Lizardo 6 2 6 1 6 3       4 Oleg Ogorodov Joseph Lizardo 6 3 6 4         5 Dmitri Tomashevich Michael-John Misa 6 1 6 1 ||||