# 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

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 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 1998.

## Participating nations

* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Iran
* Lebanon
* Pakistan
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* 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 |
| | | | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | | | | | | |
| Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Singapore | Singapore | 0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | Tehran, Iran (clay) | | | |
| Singapore | Singapore | 0 | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) | Iran | Iran | 4 | | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Iran | Iran | 3 | | | | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | | | Iran | Iran | 1 |
| | | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 4 |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 5 | | | | | |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 0 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 1 | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 5 | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | |
| | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | | | |
* Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1998.
* Lebanon promoted to Group I in 1998.

## First round
### Chinese Taipei vs. Singapore

| Chinese Taipei 5 | Royal Ball Bay Club, Taipei, Taiwan 21–23 February 1997 Hard (indoors) | Royal Ball Bay Club, Taipei, Taiwan 21–23 February 1997 Hard (indoors) | Singapore 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lien Yu-hui Chen Chee-yen 6 2 6 0 6 0       2 Tsai Chia-yen Ho Kuen-yiep 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Chiang Jinn-yen / Lien Yu-hui Ho Kuen-yiep / Kho Tung-yi 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Tsai Chia-yen Chen Chee-yen 6 2 6 2         5 Lien Yu-hui Tan Ee-wei 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Pakistan vs. Iran

| Pakistan 2 | National Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 21–23 February 1997 Clay | National Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 21–23 February 1997 Clay | Iran 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Omer Rashid Mansour Bahrami 3 6 4 6 6 0 4 6     2 Hamed-ul-Haq Mohammed-Reza Tavakoli 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 6 2 6 4     3 Omer Rashid / Asim Shafik Mansour Bahrami / Ramin Raziani 3 6 5 7 6$^3$ 7$^7$       4 Omer Rashid Ramin Raziani 6 4 3 6 2 6 4 6     5 Hamed-ul-Haq Mansour Bahrami 1 6 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Saudi Arabia vs. Lebanon

| Saudi Arabia 0 | National Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 18–20 February 1997 Hard | National Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 18–20 February 1997 Hard | Lebanon 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Othman Al-Anazi Ali Hamadeh 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 Bader Mohammed Almuqail Sean Karam 4 6 3 6 4 6       3 Othman Al-Anazi / Bader Mohammed Almuqail Ali Hamadeh / Sean Karam 4 6 1 6 3 6       4 Bader Mohammed Almuqail Ali Hamadeh 0 6 1 6         5 Tawfiq Moafa Toufiq Zhalan 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Hong Kong vs. Thailand

| Hong Kong 0 | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14–16 February 1997 Hard | Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14–16 February 1997 Hard | Thailand 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Ferreira Woraphol Thongkhamchu 3 6 2 6 0 6       2 Melvin Tong Vittaya Samrej 3 6 7 5 2 6 6 2 4 6   3 Mark Ferreira / Graeme Foster Narathorn Srichaphan / Tanakorn Srichaphan 1 6 2 6 3 6       4 Mark Ferreira Vittaya Samrej 2 6 2 6         5 Wayne Wong Woraphol Thongkhamchu 3 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$ ||||

## Second round
### Iran vs. Chinese Taipei

| Iran 4 | Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Chinese Taipei 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramin Raziani Lien Yu-hui 4 6 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 6 3   2 Mansour Bahrami Chen Chih-jung 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 3 6 6 3     3 Mansour Bahrami / Ramin Raziani Chen Chih-jung / Lien Yu-hui 6 4 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$       4 Ramin Raziani Chen Chih-jung 0 2         retired  5 Mansour Bahrami Tsai Chia-yen 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

### Lebanon vs. Thailand

| Lebanon 5 | E.D.L. Club, Beirut, Lebanon 4–6 April 1997 Hard (indoors) | E.D.L. Club, Beirut, Lebanon 4–6 April 1997 Hard (indoors) | Thailand 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jicham Zaatini Vittaya Samrej 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 2     2 Ali Hamadeh Narathorn Srichaphan 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^4$       3 Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini Narathorn Srichaphan / Tanakorn Srichaphan 6 4 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4     4 Ali Hamadeh Vittaya Samrej 6 3 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$       5 Jicham Zaatini Tanakorn Srichaphan 6 4 6 1 ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Pakistan vs. Singapore

| Pakistan 5 | National Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 4–6 April 1997 Clay | National Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 4–6 April 1997 Clay | Singapore 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Omer Rashid Ho Kuen-yiep 6 3 6 0 7 5       2 Hamed-ul-Haq Lim Yang-tat 6 4 6 2 6 1       3 Omer Rashid / Hamed-ul-Haq Ho Kuen-yiep / Lim Yang-tat 6 3 6 3 6 2       4 Asim Shafik Lim Yang-tat 6 1 6 4         5 Syed-Nasir Sherazi Jensen Hiu 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Saudi Arabia vs. Hong Kong

| Saudi Arabia 1 | National Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4–6 April 1997 Hard | National Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4–6 April 1997 Hard | Hong Kong 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bader Mohammed Almuqail Wayne Wong 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3       2 Farah Al-Somali Melvin Tong 2 6 0 6 0 6       3 Tawfik Al-Ibrahim / Bader Mohammed Almuqail Mark Ferreira / Melvin Tong 0 6 1 6 4 6       4 Bader Mohammed Almuqail Melvin Tong 5 7 2 6 3 6       5 Tawfiq Moafa Wayne Wong 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Third round
### Lebanon vs. Iran

| Lebanon 4 | E.D.L. Club, Beirut, Lebanon 19–21 September 1997 Hard (indoors) | E.D.L. Club, Beirut, Lebanon 19–21 September 1997 Hard (indoors) | Iran 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ali Hamadeh Reza Nakhai 6 3 7 5 6 4       2 Jicham Zaatini Mohammed-Reza Tavakoli 6 2 6 1 6 3       3 Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini Reza Nakhai / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Jicham Zaatini Reza Nakhai 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3         5 Toufiq Zhalan Mohammed-Reza Tavakoli 2 6 4 6 ||||