2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2006 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, the top country of each pool played for first and second placings, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The team that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group play-offs, whilst those coming in seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  Australia  India
2    Chinese Taipei
3  South Korea  New Zealand
4  Uzbekistan  Philippines

Promotion play-offs

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The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

Australia vs. India

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Australia
2
Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
22 April 2006
Hard (outdoors)
 
India
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Casey Dellacqua
Shikha Uberoi
3
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Samantha Stosur
Sania Mirza
6
4
6
2
   
3  
 
Samantha Stosur / Rennae Stubbs
Sania Mirza / Shikha Uberoi
77
64
6
2
   

[1]

Third

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As there was only three teams from Pool A as opposed to the four from Pool B, the second-placed team from Pool B (  Chinese Taipei) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Taiwanese were automatically allocated third place.

Relegation play-offs

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The last and second-to-last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

South Korea vs. Philippines

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South Korea
2
Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
22 April 2006
Hard (outdoors)
 
Philippines
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Chang Kyung-mi
Denise Dy
6
3
6
1
   
2  
 
Yoo Mi
Czarina-Mae Arévalo
6
2
6
2
   
3  
 
Kim Mi-ok / Kim So-jung
Czarina-Mae Arévalo / Conchita Corazon Zoleta
       

[2]

Uzbekistan vs. New Zealand

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Uzbekistan
2
Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea
22 April 2006
Hard (outdoors)
 
New Zealand
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Iroda Tulyaganova
Leanne Baker
6
3
7
5
   
2  
 
Akgul Amanmuradova
Marina Erakovic
5
7
1
6
   
3  
 
Akgul Amanmuradova / Iroda Tulyaganova
Leanne Baker / Marina Erakovic
6
4
7
5
   

[3]

Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted   Australia
Second   India
Third   Chinese Taipei
Fifth   South Korea
  Uzbekistan
Relegated   Philippines
  New Zealand

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Australia v India". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "South Korea v Philippines". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Uzbekistan v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Australia". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Philippines". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, New Zealand". fedcup.com.
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