# 2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2003.
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 2004.

## Participating nations

* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* 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 |
| | | | | | | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | India | 4 | | | |
| | | | Toyota, Japan (indoor carpet) | Toyota, Japan (indoor carpet) | Toyota, Japan (indoor carpet) | | Japan | 1 | Kolkata, India (grass) | Kolkata, India (grass) | Kolkata, India (grass) |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | 1 | India | 4 |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | Hamilton, New Zealand (hard) | Hamilton, New Zealand (hard) | Hamilton, New Zealand (hard) | 4 | New Zealand | 1 |
| | | | | | | 4 | New Zealand | 5 | | |
| Lahore, Pakistan (grass) | Lahore, Pakistan (grass) | Lahore, Pakistan (grass) | | | | | Pakistan | 0 | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 2 | | | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | | Indonesia | 2 | | |
| | | | Surabaya, Indonesia (hard) | Surabaya, Indonesia (hard) | Surabaya, Indonesia (hard) | 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 | | | | 3 | Uzbekistan | 1 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 | Bangkok, Thailand (indoor carpet) | Bangkok, Thailand (indoor carpet) | Bangkok, Thailand (indoor carpet) | 2 | Thailand | 4 |
| | | | | | | | South Korea | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Thailand | 4 | | | |
* South Korea relegated to Group II in 2004.
* India and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.

## First round
### India vs. Japan

| India 4 | R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India 7–9 February 2003 Grass | R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India 7–9 February 2003 Grass | Japan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rohan Bopanna Gouichi Motomura 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6     2 Leander Paes Takao Suzuki 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4       3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Jun Kato / Thomas Shimada 6 2 6 2 6 3       4 Rohan Bopanna Jun Kato 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 6 4       5 Leander Paes Gouichi Motomura 1 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### New Zealand vs. Pakistan

| New Zealand 5 | Waikato Tennis Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand 7–9 February 2003 Hard | Waikato Tennis Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand 7–9 February 2003 Hard | Pakistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Nielsen Aqeel Khan 6 0 6 1 6 2       2 Alistair Hunt Aisam Qureshi 6 4 1 6 7 5 6 2     3 Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen Aqeel Khan / Aisam Qureshi 6 3 6 1 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7 5     4 James Shortall Asim Shafik 6 2 6 2         5 Robert Cheyne Nomi Qamar 6 2 6 0 ||||

### Uzbekistan vs. Indonesia

| Uzbekistan 3 | Unus Abad Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 7–9 February 2003 Hard (indoors) | Unus Abad Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 7–9 February 2003 Hard (indoors) | Indonesia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Oleg Ogorodov Peter Handoyo 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 5 7 6 4 5 7 6 3   2 Vadim Kutsenko Febi Widhiyanto 6 2 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 6 0 2 6   3 Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov Peter Handoyo / Suwandi Suwandi 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 3 6 7 5 4 6     4 Vadim Kutsenko Peter Handoyo 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 0     5 Oleg Ogorodov Febi Widhiyanto 1 6 7 5 7 5 6 0 ||||

### Thailand vs. South Korea

| Thailand 4 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (indoors) | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (indoors) | South Korea 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paradorn Srichaphan Chung Hee-seok 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Danai Udomchoke Kim Dong-hyun 6 3 5 7 6 1 6 2     3 Attapol Rithiwattanapong / Narathorn Srichaphan Chung Hee-seok / Chung Hee-sung 1 6 4 6 1 6       4 Paradorn Srichaphan Kim Dong-hyun 6 3 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$       5 Danai Udomchoke Chung Hee-seok 6 1 6 3 ||||

## Second round
### India vs. New Zealand

| India 4 | South Club, Kolkata, India 4–6 April 2003 Grass | South Club, Kolkata, India 4–6 April 2003 Grass | New Zealand 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Leander Paes Mark Nielsen 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 2       2 Rohan Bopanna Alistair Hunt 6 4 6 4 3 6 2 6 7 9   3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Rohan Bopanna James Shortall 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Leander Paes Robert Cheyne 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Uzbekistan vs. Thailand

| Uzbekistan 1 | UNUS ABAD Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 4–6 April 2003 Hard (indoors) | UNUS ABAD Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 4–6 April 2003 Hard (indoors) | Thailand 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vadim Kutsenko Danai Udomchoke 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Oleg Ogorodov Paradorn Srichaphan 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov Attapol Rithiwattanapong / Narathorn Srichaphan 4 1          retired 4 Vadim Kutsenko Paradorn Srichaphan 3 6 3 6 3 6       5 Murad Inoyatov Danai Udomchoke 4 6 3 6 ||||

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

| Japan 5 | Toyota City Gymnasium, Toyota, Japan 4–6 April 2003 Carpet (indoors) | Toyota City Gymnasium, Toyota, Japan 4–6 April 2003 Carpet (indoors) | Pakistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gouichi Motomura Shahzad Khan 6 2 6 3 6 1       2 Takao Suzuki Aqeel Khan 6 1 6 1 6 4       3 Thomas Shimada / Takahiro Terachi Aqeel Khan / Shahzad Khan 6 1 6 1 6 0       4 Gouichi Motomura Inam Gul 6 0 6 1         5 Takao Suzuki Shahzad Khan 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Indonesia vs. South Korea

| Indonesia 3 | Embong Sawo, Surabaya, Indonesia 4–6 April 2003 Hard | Embong Sawo, Surabaya, Indonesia 4–6 April 2003 Hard | South Korea 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Febi Widhiyanto Kim Dong-hyun 6 1 6 3 6 0       2 Peter Handoyo Chung Hee-seok 5 7 2 6 1 2     retired  3 Peter Handoyo / Suwandi Suwandi Chung Hee-seok / Chung Hee-sung 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 Suwandi Suwandi Im Kyu-tae 6 4 6 4 6 1       5 Prima Simpatiaji Chung Hee-seok 5 7 6$^2$ 7$^7$ ||||

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

| Pakistan 3 | Defence Club, Lahore, Pakistan 19–21 September 2003 Grass | Defence Club, Lahore, Pakistan 19–21 September 2003 Grass | South Korea 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Aisam Qureshi Im Kyu-tae 6 1 6 2 6 4       2 Aqeel Khan Kim Young-Jun 6$^{17}$ 7$^{19}$ 6 4 3 6 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$     3 Aqeel Khan / Aisam Qureshi Chung Hee-seok / Chung Hee-sung 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Aisam Qureshi Kim Young-Jun 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6   5 Aqeel Khan Im Kyu-tae 6 3 6 3 6 4 ||||