1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Subsection of tennis competition 1997 Fed Cup The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup. Group I Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard) Date: 11–15 March The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. For the first time, the play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine final placings and which team would be promoted; while the remaining teams would play-off to determine final placings and which team would be relegated. Pools 35em Pool A INA INA (3–0) TPE TPE (2–1) NZL NZL (1–2) IND IND (0–3) 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 35em Pool B CHN CHN (3–0) HKG HKG 1959 (2–1) THA THA (1–2) KAZ KAZ (0–3) 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 Play-offs 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs y Play-offs First round Second round 15 March 14 March 15 March INA 3 HKG 1959 0 TPE 2 CHN 1 HKG 1959 0 CHN 3 INA 3 TPE 0 y 14 March 15 March 12 NZL 3 KAZ 0 IND 1 THA 2 NZL 3 THA 0 INA advanced to World Group II Play-offs.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003978 Italy v Indonesia fedcup.com KAZ and IND relegated to Group II in 1998.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005198 Tajikistan v Kazakhstan fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005532 India v Pakistan fedcup.com Group II Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard) Date: 11–15 March The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams to compete in round-robin competitions. As with Group I, the play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine which teams would be promoted and final placings; while the remaining teams would play-off to determine the other placings. Pools 35em Pool A UZB UZB (2–1) MAS MAS (2–1) SIN SIN (2–1) SRI SRI (0–3) 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 35em Pool B PHI PHI 1986 (3–0) POC Pacific Oceania (2–1) SYR SYR (1–2) PAK PAK (0–3) 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 Play-offs 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs Second Round15 March First Round14 March UZB 2 Pacific Oceania 1 MAS 1 PHI 1986 2 Pacific Oceania 1 MAS 2 y Play-offs First round Second round 15 March 14 March 15 March 12 SIN 3 PAK 0 SRI 1 SYR 2 PAK 2 SRI 1 SIN 3 SYR 0 UZB and PHI 1986 advanced to Group I in 1998.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005240 Chinese Taipei v Uzbekistan fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005924 Thailand v Philippines fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References 30em 30em Fed Cup Profile, Indonesia https://web.archive.org/web/20120925191520/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=INA 2012-09-25 Fed Cup Profile, Chinese Taipei https://web.archive.org/web/20160614004045/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TPE 2016-06-14 Fed Cup Profile, New Zealand https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210753/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=NZL 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, China https://web.archive.org/web/20110110030226/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CHN 2011-01-10 Fed Cup Profile, Hong Kong https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210738/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HKG 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Thailand https://web.archive.org/web/20160330215425/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=THA 2016-03-30 Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210820/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UZB 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Malaysia https://web.archive.org/web/20120508153210/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MAS 2012-05-08 Fed Cup Profile, Singapore https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210914/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SIN 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Philippines https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210804/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PHI 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Pacific Oceania Fed Cup Profile, Syria https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184253/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SYR 2016-03-03 External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Asia Oceania Category:Sports competitions in Wellington Category:Tennis tournaments in New Zealand tennis Fed Category:March 1997 sports events in Oceania Category:1990s in Wellington