1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – play-offs

The play-offs of the 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their overall placing in the 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I for 1998.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  Uzbekistan  Philippines
2  Malaysia  Pacific Oceania
3  Singapore  Syria
4  Sri Lanka  Pakistan

Draw

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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

First round

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Pacific Oceania vs. Uzbekistan

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Pacific Oceania
1
Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
14 March 1997
Plexipave hard (outdoors)
 
Uzbekistan
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Adriana Thaggard
Irina Yarikova
0
6
3
6
   
2  
 
Tagifano So'Onalole
Natalia Nikitina
3
6
77
63
6
1
 
3  
 
Tagifano So'Onalole / Adriana Thaggard
Natalia Nikitina / Irina Yarikova
4
6
5
7
   

[1]

Malaysia vs. Philippines

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Malaysia
1
Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
14 March 1997
Plexipave hard (outdoors)
 
Philippines
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Tan Lynn-Yin
Jennifer Saret
5
7
2
6
   
2  
 
Khoo Chin-bee
Marisue Jacutin
1
6
6
4
4
6
 
3  
 
Liew Sheau-Shan / Tan Lynn-Yin
Pamela Floro / Jennifer Saret
66
78
6
2
6
3
 

[2]

Singapore vs. Pakistan

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Singapore
3
Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
14 March 1997
Plexipave hard (outdoors)
 
Pakistan
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Leong Jil-Lin
Mehvish Chishtie
6
3
6
1
   
2  
 
Wong Rui-Jing
Nida Waseem
6
1
6
1
   
3  
 
Chew I-Jin / Leong Jil-Lin
Mehvish Chishtie / Nida Waseem
7
5
2
6
6
2
 

[3]

Sri Lanka vs. Syria

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Sri Lanka
1
Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
14 March 1997
Plexipave hard (outdoors)
 
Syria
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Anushka Rajiyah
Farah Dayoub
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Sobhini Wickramahewa
Sara Taweel
4
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Shalini Perera / Sobhini Wickramahewa
Farah Dayoub / Sara Taweel
5
7
3
6
   

[4]

Repechage Round

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Pacific Oceania vs. Malaysia

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Pacific Oceania
1
Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
15 March 1997
Plexipave hard (outdoors)
 
Malaysia
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Adriana Thaggard
Liew Sheau-Shan
3
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Tagifano So'Onalole
Khoo Chin-bee
6
3
3
6
6
3
 
3  
 
Tagifano So'Onalole / Vera Tere
Khoo Chin-bee / Tan Lynn-Yin
4
6
2
6
   

[5]

Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka

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Pakistan
2
Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
15 March 1997
Plexipave hard (outdoors)
 
Sri Lanka
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Mehvish Chishtie
Shalini Perera
7
5
6
4
   
2  
 
Nida Waseem
Sobhini Wickramahewa
4
6
4
6
   
3  
 
Mehvish Chishtie / Nida Waseem
Shalini Perera / Sobhini Wickramahewa
6
3
6
2
   

[6]

Second round

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Singapore vs. Syria

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Singapore
3
Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
15 March 1997
Plexipave hard (outdoors)
 
Syria
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Leong Jil-Lin
Farah Dayoub
6
2
6
4
   
2  
 
Wong Rui-Jing
Sara Taweel
6
2
6
3
   
3  
 
Chew I-Jin / Wong Rui-Jing
Farah Dayoub / Shaza Tinawi
6
1
6
0
   

[7]

Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted   Uzbekistan
  Philippines
Third   Malaysia
Fourth   Pacific Oceania
Fifth   Singapore
Sixth   Syria
Seventh   Pakistan
Eighth   Sri Lanka
  •   Uzbekistan and   Philippines advanced to Group I for 1998. They placed eighth and ninth overall respectively, and thus Philippines was demoted back to Group II for 1999.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pacific Oceania v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Malaysia v Philippines". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Singapore v Pakistan". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka v Syria". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Pacific Oceania v Malaysia". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Pakistan v Sri Lanka". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Singapore v Syria". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
  9. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Philippines". fedcup.com.
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