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
- Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
- Date: 11–15 March
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
| 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
| Third place | Final | |||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||
| Semifinals 14 March | Final 15 March | |||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||
| India | 1 | |||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||||
Indonesia advanced to World Group II Play-offs.[1]
Kazakhstan and 
India relegated to Group II in 1998.[2][3]
Group II
- Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
- Date: 11–15 March
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
| 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
| Third place | Final | |||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | |||||||
| Pacific Oceania | 1 | |||||||
Uzbekistan and 
Philippines advanced to Group I in 1998.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Italy v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Tajikistan v Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
- ^ "India v Pakistan". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Thailand v Philippines". fedcup.com.
- Fed Cup Profile, Indonesia
- Fed Cup Profile, Chinese Taipei
- Fed Cup Profile, New Zealand
- Fed Cup Profile, China
- Fed Cup Profile, Hong Kong
- Fed Cup Profile, Thailand
- Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan
- Fed Cup Profile, Malaysia
- Fed Cup Profile, Singapore
- Fed Cup Profile, Philippines
- Fed Cup Profile, Pacific Oceania
- Fed Cup Profile, Syria
External links
Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone | |
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| 2022 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I teams | |
| 2022 Asia/Oceania Zone Group II teams | |
| Editions of the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone | |
