1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

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.

Group I

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 2000.^[1]

Participating nations

Draw

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

South Korea

2

New Zealand

3

India

2

South Korea

3

Seventh place

Uzbekistan

3

Japan

2

New Zealand

3

China

2

Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2000.^[2]

Participating nations

Draw

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1

4

5

Qatar

0

Seventh place

Iran

0

Thailand

5

Chinese Taipei

2

Philippines

3

Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2000.

Venue: National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date: 10–14 March

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

	MAS	HKG	BAN	SYR	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Malaysia		3–0	3–0	2–1	3–0	8–1 (89%)	16–4 (80%)	1
Hong Kong	0–3		3–0	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	13–7 (65%)	2
Bangladesh	0–3	0–3		2–1	1–2	2–7 (22%)	5–16 (24%)	3
Syria	1–2	0–3	1–2		0–3	2–7 (22%)	7–14 (33%)	4

Group B

	TJK	POC	KSA	BHR	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Tajikistan		2–1	2–1	w/o	3–0	4–2 (67%)	9–5 (64%)	1
Pacific Oceania	1–2		2–1	w/o	2–1	3–3 (50%)	6–6 (50%)	2
Saudi Arabia	1–2	1–2		w/o	1–2	2–4 (33%)	5–9 (36%)	3
Bahrain	w/o	w/o	w/o		0–3	N/A	N/A	4

1st to 4th place play-offs


Third place			Final



			A1	Malaysia	2

			A2	Hong Kong	1
A1	Malaysia	3

B2	Pacific Oceania	0

5th to 8th place play-offs


Third place			Final



			A3	Bangladesh	2

			A4	Syria	1
A3	Bangladesh	w/o

B4	Bahrain

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Malaysia
2	Hong Kong
3	Tajikistan
4	Pacific Oceania
5	Bangladesh
6	Syria
7	Saudi Arabia
8	Bahrain

Malaysia and Hong Kong promoted to Group II in 2000.
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain relegated to Group IV in 2000.

Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2000. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Venue: National Centre, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Date: 3–7 February

Participating nations

Draw

Group A

	SIN	UAE	IRQ	BRU	RR W–L	Match W–L	Game W–L	Standings
Singapore		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	7–2 (78%)	14–6 (70%)	1
United Arab Emirates	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	13–8 (62%)	2
Iraq	1–2	1–2		3–0	1–2	5–4 (56%)	12–8 (60%)	3
Brunei	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–3	0–9 (0%)	1–18 (5%)	4

Group B

	KUW	OMA	JOR	FIJ	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
Kuwait		2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	7–2 (78%)	15–6 (71%)	1
Oman	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–1	7–2 (78%)	14–5 (74%)	2
Jordan	1–2	0–3		2–0	1–2	3–5 (38%)	7–12 (37%)	3
Fiji	0–3	0–3	0–2		0–3	0–8 (0%)	3–16 (16%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs


Third place			Final



			A1	Singapore	0

			B1	Kuwait	3
A1	Singapore	2

B2	Oman	0

5th to 8th place play-offs


Third place			Final



			B4	Fiji	2

			B3	Jordan	1
A3	Iraq	1

B4	Fiji	2

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Kuwait
2	Singapore
3	Oman
4	United Arab Emirates
5	Fiji
6	Jordan
7	Iraq
8	Brunei

Kuwait and Singapore promoted to Group III in 2000.

References

^ "1999 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^ "1999 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[1] "1999 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[2] "1999 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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