1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup.

Group I

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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

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Pool A INA TPE NZL IND
1   Indonesia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2   Chinese Taipei (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3   New Zealand (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4   India (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool B CHN HKG THA KAZ
1   China (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2   Hong Kong (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3   Thailand (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4   Kazakhstan (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

Play-offs

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Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
  Indonesia3
  Hong Kong0
  Hong Kong0  Indonesia3
  China3  Chinese Taipei0
  Chinese Taipei2
  China1
Semifinals
14 March
Final
15 March
  New Zealand3
  Kazakhstan0
  New Zealand3
  Thailand0
  India1
  Thailand2

Group II

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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

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Pool A UZB MAS SIN SRI
1   Uzbekistan (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
2   Malaysia (2–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0
3   Singapore (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
4   Sri Lanka (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B PHI POC SYR PAK
1   Philippines (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2 Pacific Oceania (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3   Syria (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4   Pakistan (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

Play-offs

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Second Round
15 March
First Round
14 March
  Uzbekistan2
Pacific Oceania1
Pacific Oceania1
  Malaysia2
  Malaysia1
  Philippines2
Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
  Singapore3
  Pakistan0
  Pakistan2  Singapore3
  Sri Lanka1  Syria0
  Sri Lanka1
  Syria2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Italy v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Tajikistan v Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "India v Pakistan". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Chinese Taipei v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Thailand v Philippines". fedcup.com.
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