The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
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.
Group I
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 1998.[1]
Participating nations
Draw
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | New Zealand | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) |  Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard) | Indonesia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 5 | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) |  China | 4 | Beijing, China (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | China | 1 | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 3 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
- Philippines relegated to Group II in 1998.
- New Zealand and South Korea advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II
Winners in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1998.[2]
Participating nations
Draw
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Singapore | 0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Pakistan | 5 | Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Iran | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 3 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Lebanon | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard) |  Saudi Arabia | 0 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | Lebanon | 5 | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | 4 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |  Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
- Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1998.
- Lebanon promoted to Group I in 1998.
Group III
The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1998.
Participating nations
Draw
- Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
- Date: 26–30 March
Group A
 KAZ |
 KUW |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} BHR |
 BAN |
RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Kazakhstan |
2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 | ||
| Kuwait |
1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–7 (63%) | 2 | ||
| Bahrain |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 | ||
| Bangladesh |
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–16 (16%) | 4 |
Group B
 POC |
 QAT |
 SRI |
 MAS |
RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Pacific Oceania |
2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–13 (43%) | 1 | ||
| Qatar |
1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–10 (57%) | 2 | ||
| Sri Lanka |
1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–9 (59%) | 3 | ||
| Malaysia |
2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 9–13 (41%) | 4 |
- 1st to 4th place play-offs
| 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Kazakhstan | 1 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Qatar | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | B2 | Qatar | 2 | ||||||||
| A2 | Kuwait | 0 | B1 | Pacific Oceania | 1 | ||||||||
| A2 | Kuwait | 1 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Pacific Oceania | 2 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Bahrain | 1 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Bahrain | 2 | B4 | Malaysia | 3 | ||||||||
| A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | B3 | Sri Lanka | 0 | ||||||||
| A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar |
| 2 | Pacific Oceania |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
| 4 | Kuwait |
| 5 | Malaysia |
| 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 7 | Bahrain |
| 8 | Bangladesh |
- Qatar and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 1998.
- Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Group IV
The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.
Participating nations
Draw
 SYR |
 TJK |
 UAE |
 OMA |
 BRU |
 JOR |
RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Syria |
2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 4–0 | 11–1 (92%) | 22–3 (88%) | 1 | ||
| Tajikistan |
1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | NP | 2–1 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 18–6 (75%) | 2 | ||
| United Arab Emirates |
0–3 | 0–3 | NP | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 10–16 (38%) | 3 | ||
| Oman |
0–3 | 0–3 | NP | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 8–17 (32%) | 4 | ||
| Brunei |
0–3 | NP | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–8 (33%) | 10–16 (38%) | 5 | ||
| Jordan |
NP | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–9 (25%) | 8–18 (31%) | 6 |
- Syria and Tajikistan promoted to Group III in 1998.
References
- ↑ "1997 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ↑ "1997 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.