2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Main article: 2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2003.

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. 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 2004.

Participating nations

• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• South Korea
• Thailand
• Uzbekistan

Draw

	Second Round Play-offs					First Round Play-offs					First Round					Second Round
											New Delhi, India (grass)
											1	India	4
						Toyota, Japan (indoor carpet)						Japan	1			Kolkata, India (grass)
						Japan		5								1	India	4
						Pakistan		0			Hamilton, New Zealand (hard)					4	New Zealand	1
											4	New Zealand	5
	Lahore, Pakistan (grass)											Pakistan	0
	Pakistan		3
	South Korea		2								Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
												Indonesia	2
						Surabaya, Indonesia (hard)					3	Uzbekistan	3			Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)
						Indonesia		3								3	Uzbekistan	1
						South Korea		2			Bangkok, Thailand (indoor carpet)					2	Thailand	4
												South Korea	1
											2	Thailand	4

• South Korea relegated to Group II in 2004.
• India and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.

First round

India vs. Japan

India 4	R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India 7–9 February 2003 Grass		Japan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rohan Bopanna Gouichi Motomura 4 6 77 64 64 77 3 6     2 Leander Paes Takao Suzuki 6 3 77 63 6 4       3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Jun Kato / Thomas Shimada 6 2 6 2 6 3       4 Rohan Bopanna Jun Kato 77 65 6 4 6 4       5 Leander Paes Gouichi Motomura 1 6 6 3 6 4

New Zealand vs. Pakistan

New Zealand 5	Waikato Tennis Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand 7–9 February 2003 Hard		Pakistan 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Nielsen Aqeel Khan 6 0 6 1 6 2       2 Alistair Hunt Aisam Qureshi 6 4 1 6 7 5 6 2     3 Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen Aqeel Khan / Aisam Qureshi 6 3 6 1 64 77 7 5     4 James Shortall Asim Shafik 6 2 6 2         5 Robert Cheyne Nomi Qamar 6 2 6 0

Uzbekistan vs. Indonesia

Uzbekistan 3	Unus Abad Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 7–9 February 2003 Hard (indoors)		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Oleg Ogorodov Peter Handoyo 78 66 5 7 6 4 5 7 6 3   2 Vadim Kutsenko Febi Widhiyanto 6 2 65 77 2 6 6 0 2 6   3 Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov Peter Handoyo / Suwandi Suwandi 62 77 3 6 7 5 4 6     4 Vadim Kutsenko Peter Handoyo 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 0     5 Oleg Ogorodov Febi Widhiyanto 1 6 7 5 7 5 6 0

Thailand vs. South Korea

Thailand 4	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (indoors)		South Korea 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paradorn Srichaphan Chung Hee-seok 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Danai Udomchoke Kim Dong-hyun 6 3 5 7 6 1 6 2     3 Attapol Rithiwattanapong / Narathorn Srichaphan Chung Hee-seok / Chung Hee-sung 1 6 4 6 1 6       4 Paradorn Srichaphan Kim Dong-hyun 6 3 6 4 77 63       5 Danai Udomchoke Chung Hee-seok 6 1 6 3

Second round

India vs. New Zealand

India 4	South Club, Kolkata, India 4–6 April 2003 Grass		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Leander Paes Mark Nielsen 6 1 77 61 6 2       2 Rohan Bopanna Alistair Hunt 6 4 6 4 3 6 2 6 7 9   3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Alistair Hunt / Mark Nielsen 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Rohan Bopanna James Shortall 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Leander Paes Robert Cheyne 6 1 6 0

Uzbekistan vs. Thailand

Uzbekistan 1	UNUS ABAD Tennis Club, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 4–6 April 2003 Hard (indoors)		Thailand 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vadim Kutsenko Danai Udomchoke 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Oleg Ogorodov Paradorn Srichaphan 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 Vadim Kutsenko / Oleg Ogorodov Attapol Rithiwattanapong / Narathorn Srichaphan 4 1           retired 4 Vadim Kutsenko Paradorn Srichaphan 3 6 3 6 3 6       5 Murad Inoyatov Danai Udomchoke 4 6 3 6

First round relegation play-offs

Japan vs. Pakistan

Japan 5	Toyota City Gymnasium, Toyota, Japan 4–6 April 2003 Carpet (indoors)		Pakistan 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gouichi Motomura Shahzad Khan 6 2 6 3 6 1       2 Takao Suzuki Aqeel Khan 6 1 6 1 6 4       3 Thomas Shimada / Takahiro Terachi Aqeel Khan / Shahzad Khan 6 1 6 1 6 0       4 Gouichi Motomura Inam Gul 6 0 6 1         5 Takao Suzuki Shahzad Khan 6 2 6 2

Indonesia vs. South Korea

Indonesia 3	Embong Sawo, Surabaya, Indonesia 4–6 April 2003 Hard		South Korea 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Febi Widhiyanto Kim Dong-hyun 6 1 6 3 6 0       2 Peter Handoyo Chung Hee-seok 5 7 2 6 1 2     retired   3 Peter Handoyo / Suwandi Suwandi Chung Hee-seok / Chung Hee-sung 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 Suwandi Suwandi Im Kyu-tae 6 4 6 4 6 1       5 Prima Simpatiaji Chung Hee-seok 5 7 62 77

Second round relegation play-offs

Pakistan vs. South Korea

Pakistan 3	Defence Club, Lahore, Pakistan 19–21 September 2003 Grass		South Korea 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Aisam Qureshi Im Kyu-tae 6 1 6 2 6 4       2 Aqeel Khan Kim Young-Jun 617 719 6 4 3 6 68 710     3 Aqeel Khan / Aisam Qureshi Chung Hee-seok / Chung Hee-sung 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Aisam Qureshi Kim Young-Jun 77 64 65 77 77 62 65 77 4 6   5 Aqeel Khan Im Kyu-tae 6 3 6 3 6 4

External links

• Davis Cup official website