# 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were three 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 1997.

## Participating nations

* Australia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Indonesia
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Philippines
* South Korea

### 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 |
| | | | | | | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | Christchurch, New Zealand (grass) | | | |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 4 | | | |
| | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | China | China | 1 | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) |
| | | | China | China | 5 | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| | | | | | | South Korea | 4 | | | |
| Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | | 1 | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet) | Yokkaichi, Japan (indoor carpet) | | | |
| | | | | | | Philippines | Philippines | | 0 | | |
| | | | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Japan | Japan | 5 | Osaka, Japan (hard) | Osaka, Japan (hard) | Osaka, Japan (hard) |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | | Japan | Japan | 0 |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard) | Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard) | Melbourne, Australia (indoor hard) | Australia | Australia | 5 |
| | | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Australia | Australia | 3 | | | |
* Chinese Taipei relegated to Group II in 1997.
* New Zealand and Australia advance to World Group qualifying round.

## First round
### New Zealand vs. China

| New Zealand 4 | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 9–11 February 1996 Grass | Wilding Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 9–11 February 1996 Grass | China 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Brett Steven Zheng Yu 6 0 6 1 6 2       2 Alistair Hunt Xia Jiaping 3 6 6 3 4 6 5 7     3 James Greenhalgh / Brett Steven Xia Jiaping / Xu Xin 6 0 6 1 6 1       4 Brett Steven Xia Jiaping 6 4 6 2 6 1       5 Alistair Hunt Zheng Yu 6 1 6 4 ||||

### Indonesia vs. South Korea

| Indonesia 1 | Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia 9–12 February 1996 Clay | Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia 9–12 February 1996 Clay | South Korea 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Suwandi Suwandi Yoon Yong-il 4 6 0 6 2 6       2 Andrian Raturandang Lee Hyung-taik 2 6 6 4 2 6 2 6     3 Edi Kusdaryanto / Suwandi Suwandi Chang Eui-jong / Lee Hyung-taik 4 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 3 6 2   4 Suwandi Suwandi Lee Hyung-taik 6 3 2 6 4 6 3 6     5 Andrian Raturandang Yoon Yong-il 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Japan vs. Philippines

| Japan 5 | Ryokuchi Park Gym, Yokkaichi, Japan 9–11 February 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Ryokuchi Park Gym, Yokkaichi, Japan 9–11 February 1996 Carpet (indoors) | Philippines 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Shuzo Matsuoka Sofronio Palahang 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Hideki Kaneko Joseph Lizardo 6 4 6 0 6 1       3 Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki Robert Angelo / Sofronio Palahang 6 2 6 3 6 2       4 Takao Suzuki Joseph Lizardo 6 0 6 3         5 Hideki Kaneko Sofronio Palahang 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Australia vs. Chinese Taipei

| Australia 3 | Flinders Park, Melbourne, Australia 9–11 February 1996 Hard (indoors) | Flinders Park, Melbourne, Australia 9–11 February 1996 Hard (indoors) | Chinese Taipei 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jason Stoltenberg Chen Chih-jung 6 1 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^1$       2 Todd Woodbridge Chen Wei-ju 6 2 6 1 6 2       3 Richard Fromberg / Todd Woodbridge Chen Chih-jung / Lien Yu-hui 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Todd Woodbridge Chen Chih-jung           not played 5 Jason Stoltenberg Chen Wei-ju           not played ||||

## Second round
### South Korea vs. New Zealand

| South Korea 2 | Jang-Choong Tennis Centre, Seoul, South Korea 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Jang-Choong Tennis Centre, Seoul, South Korea 5–7 April 1996 Clay | New Zealand 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lee Hyung-taik Steven Downs 7 5 6 1 6 1       2 Yoon Yong-il Brett Steven 3 6 6 1 2 6 2 6     3 Lee Hyung-taik / Lee Jong-min Alistair Hunt / Brett Steven 6 4 1 6 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$     4 Yoon Yong-il Steven Downs 2 6 6 2 6 4 7 5     5 Lee Hyung-taik Brett Steven 4 6 6 3 3 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$ ||||

### Japan vs. Australia

| Japan 0 | Utsubo Tennis Centre, Osaka, Japan 5–7 April 1996 Hard | Utsubo Tennis Centre, Osaka, Japan 5–7 April 1996 Hard | Australia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hideki Kaneko Todd Woodbridge 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 5 7 2 6 2 6   2 Shuzo Matsuoka Jason Stoltenberg 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 3 4 5 retired  3 Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 3 6 1 6 3 6       4 Shuzo Matsuoka Todd Woodbridge 3 6 2 6         5 Hideki Kaneko Jason Stoltenberg 1 6 2 6 ||||

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

| Indonesia 0 | Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Gelora Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia 5–7 April 1996 Clay | China 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrian Raturandang Pan Bing 0 6 1 6 5 7       2 Suwandi Suwandi Xia Jiaping 6 3 6 2 1 6 1 6 1 6   3 Sebastian Da Costa / Donny Susetyo Pan Bing / Xia Jiaping 6 3 4 6 6 4 3 6 4 6   4 Suwandi Suwandi Pan Bing 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$         5 Andrian Raturandang Xia Jiaping 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Chinese Taipei vs. Philippines

| Chinese Taipei 2 | Chung-Hsin Tennis Club, Taichung, Taiwan 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Chung-Hsin Tennis Club, Taichung, Taiwan 5–7 April 1996 Clay | Philippines 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsai Chia-yen Joseph Lizardo 6 2 2 6 5 7 0 2   retired  2 Chen Chih-jung Sofronio Palahang 6 1 6 4 2 6 0 6 0 6   3 Chen Chih-jung / Lien Yu-hui Robert Angelo / Alexander Toledo 7 5 6 1 5 7 1 6 6 3   4 Chen Chih-jung Joseph Lizardo 6 3 6 3 5 7 3 6 3 6   5 Chen Wei-ju Sofronio Palahang 7 5 6 4 ||||

## Second round relegation play-offs
### Chinese Taipei vs. Indonesia

| Chinese Taipei 2 | Taipei Tennis Club, Taipei, Taiwan 20–22 September 1996 Hard | Taipei Tennis Club, Taipei, Taiwan 20–22 September 1996 Hard | Indonesia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tsai Chia-yen Bonit Wiryawan 7 5 6 4 6 3       2 Chen Chih-jung Andrian Raturandang 6 4 6 0 6 3       3 Chen Chih-jung / Lien Yu-hui Sulistyo Wibowo / Bonit Wiryawan 2 6 4 6 2 6       4 Tsai Chia-yen Andrian Raturandang 6 4 5 7 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 3 6     5 Chen Chih-jung Bonit Wiryawan 2 6 6 1 6 2 5 7 6 8 ||||