# 2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2002.
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 2003.

## Participating nations

* India
* Indonesia
* 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 |
| | | | | | | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 2 | | | |
| | | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Thailand | Thailand | 3 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) |
| | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 4 | | | | Thailand | Thailand | 4 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 1 | Gunsan, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Gunsan, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Gunsan, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Japan | Japan | 1 |
| | | | | | | Japan | 3 | | | |
| Jounieh, Lebanon (clay) | Jounieh, Lebanon (clay) | Jounieh, Lebanon (clay) | | | | South Korea | South Korea | | 2 | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 | | | | Invercargill, New Zealand (indoor carpet) | Invercargill, New Zealand (indoor carpet) | Invercargill, New Zealand (indoor carpet) | | | |
| | | | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | | 2 | | |
| | | | Surabaya, Indonesia (hard) | Surabaya, Indonesia (hard) | Surabaya, Indonesia (hard) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | Wellington, New Zealand (hard) | Wellington, New Zealand (hard) | Wellington, New Zealand (hard) |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 1 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | India | India | 4 |
| | | | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | India | India | 5 | | | |
* Lebanon relegated to Group II in 2003.
* India and Thailand advance to World Group qualifying round.

## First round
### Thailand vs. Uzbekistan

| Thailand 3 | Bangkok, Thailand 8–10 February 2002 Hard | Bangkok, Thailand 8–10 February 2002 Hard | Uzbekistan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Danai Udomchoke Oleg Ogorodov 6 3 5 7 6 2 4 6 6 3   2 Paradorn Srichaphan Vadim Kutsenko 6 4 4 6 6 2 4 6 6 3   3 Vittaya Samrej / Narathorn Srichaphan Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6 4 6 4 6     4 Paradorn Srichaphan Oleg Ogorodov 7$^7$ 6$^0$ 2 6 1 6 7 5 6 4   5 Narathorn Srichaphan Vadim Kutsenko 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 2 6 ||||

### South Korea vs. Japan

| South Korea 2 | Gunsan, South Korea 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Gunsan, South Korea 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Japan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yoon Yong-il Takao Suzuki 5 7 4 6 3 6       2 Lee Hyung-taik Gouichi Motomura 6 3 6 4 6 1       3 Chung Hee-seok / Lee Hyung-taik Thomas Shimada / Takao Suzuki 6 4 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 3 6 7 5 6 1   4 Lee Hyung-taik Takao Suzuki 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 5 7 1 6       5 Yoon Yong-il Gouichi Motomura 6 3 2 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

### New Zealand vs. Indonesia

| New Zealand 3 | Invercargill, New Zealand 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Invercargill, New Zealand 8–10 February 2002 Carpet (indoors) | Indonesia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Nielsen Peter Handoyo 6 2 5 7 3 6 4 6     2 Alistair Hunt Suwandi Suwandi 4 6 7 5 4 6 6 2 6 3   3 Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen Hendri-Susilo Pramono / Febi Widhiyanto 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 4     4 Mark Nielsen Suwandi Suwandi 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 3     5 Daniel Willman Peter Handoyo 5 7 3 6 ||||

### Lebanon vs. India

| Lebanon 0 | Beirut, Lebanon 8–10 February 2002 Hard (indoors) | Beirut, Lebanon 8–10 February 2002 Hard (indoors) | India 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim Alayli Leander Paes 3 6 0 6 0 6       2 Ali Hamadeh Harsh Mankad 3 6 1 6 1 6       3 Patrick Chucri / Ali Hamadeh Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2 6 1 6 3 6       4 Patrick Chucri Leander Paes 2 6 2 6         5 Karim Alayli Harsh Mankad 3 6 1 6 ||||

## Second round
### Thailand vs. Japan

| Thailand 4 | Muang-Thong-Thani Complex, Bangkok, Thailand 5–7 April 2002 Hard | Muang-Thong-Thani Complex, Bangkok, Thailand 5–7 April 2002 Hard | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paradorn Srichaphan Gouichi Motomura 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 1 6       2 Danai Udomchoke Takao Suzuki 6 2 3 6 7 5 5 2    retired 3 Vittaya Samrej / Narathorn Srichaphan Thomas Shimada / Takahiro Terachi 1 6 2 6 6 4 3 2    retired 4 Paradorn Srichaphan Takao Suzuki 6 2 6 4 6 2       5 Danai Udomchoke Gouichi Motomura 7 5 6 2 ||||

### New Zealand vs. India

| New Zealand 1 | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 5–7 April 2002 Hard | Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 5–7 April 2002 Hard | India 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Nielsen Harsh Mankad 6 4 6 0 6 1       2 Alistair Hunt Leander Paes 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 James Shortall / Daniel Willman Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 4 6 3 6 4 6       4 Mark Nielsen Leander Paes 4 6 3 6 6 4 6 2 1 6   5 James Shortall Harsh Mankad 5 7 3 6 ||||

## First round relegation play-offs
### Uzbekistan vs. South Korea

| Uzbekistan 4 | Yunus-Abad Tennis Complex, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 5–7 April 2002 Hard (indoors) | Yunus-Abad Tennis Complex, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 5–7 April 2002 Hard (indoors) | South Korea 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vadim Kutsenko Chung Hee-seok 2 6 4 6 6 4 1 6     2 Oleg Ogorodov Baek Seung-bok 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov Chung Hee-seok / Kim Dong-hyun 6 4 3 6 6 2 4 6 6 3   4 Oleg Ogorodov Chung Hee-seok 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 0 6 2     5 Vadim Kutsenko Baek Seung-bok 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 ||||

### Indonesia vs. Lebanon

| Indonesia 4 | Pores Embong Sawo, Surabaya, Indonesia 5–7 April 2002 Hard | Pores Embong Sawo, Surabaya, Indonesia 5–7 April 2002 Hard | Lebanon 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Suwandi Suwandi Patrick Chucri 6 2 6 2 6 4       2 Febi Widhiyanto Ali Hamadeh 6 4 6 1 6 0       3 Hendri-Susilo Pramono / Bonit Wiryawan Patrick Chucri / Ali Hamadeh 7 5 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 4       4 Suwandi Suwandi Fadi Youssef 6 0 6 0         5 Febi Widhiyanto Patrick Chucri 2 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

## Second round relegation play-offs
### Lebanon vs. South Korea

| Lebanon 0 | A.T.C.L., Jounieh, Lebanon 20–22 September 2002 Clay | A.T.C.L., Jounieh, Lebanon 20–22 September 2002 Clay | South Korea 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sean Karam Kim Dong-hyun 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Karim Alayli Chung Hee-seok 2 6 1 6 3 6       3 Patrick Chucri / Sean Karam Chung Hee-seok / Chung Hee-sung 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Karim Alayli Kim Dong-hyun 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 1 6         5 Patrick Chucri Kwon Oh-hee 3 6 3 6 ||||