1996 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Knockout Stage

Final stage of Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania 1996 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone The Knockout Stage of the 1996 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools. PlacingPool APool B1 KOR CHN 2 IND THA 3 HKG 1959 KAZ 4 MAS PHI 1986 The four teams were then randomly drawn into a two-stage knockout tournament, with the winner advancing to the World Group II Play-offs. Draw 1 Semifinals23 February Final24 February   KOR 3   THA 0   IND 0   CHN 3   KOR 2   CHN 1 Semifinals South Korea vs. Thailand South Korea Thailand 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand 23 February 1996 Hard (outdoors) 3 0 Kim Eun-ha 6 6 Sawitre Naree 1 0 Park Sung-hee 6 6 Phorhathai Suksamran 2 3 Choi Ju-yeon Kim Eun-ha 6 6 Busrin Boontemleaw Sawitre Naree 1 1 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005250 South Korea v Thailand fedcup.com India vs. China India China 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand 23 February 1996 Hard (outdoors) 0 3 Manisha Malhotra 4 1 Chen Jingjing 6 6 Nirupama Vaidyanathan 6 4 2 Li Li 3 6 6 Manisha Malhotra Arati Ponnappa 3 3 Chen Jingjing Li Ting 6 6 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005307 India v China fedcup.com Final South Korea vs. China South Korea China 700 Years Anniversary Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand 24 February 1996 Hard (outdoors) 2 1 Kim Eun-ha 6 7 Chen Jingjing 3 6.035 Park Sung-hee 2 5 Li Li 6 7 Choi Ju-yeon Kim Eun-ha 1 6 6 Chen Jingjing Li Li 6 2 3 http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005348 South Korea v China fedcup.com KOR advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against BUL. They won 4–1, and thus advanced to the 1997 World Group II.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004057 Bulgaria v South Korea fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Category:1996 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone