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.
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Play-offs
Play-offs 15 March |
1st Round 14 March |
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1st round 14 March |
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Indonesia advanced to World Group II Play-offs.[1]
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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
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Play-offs
Second Round 15 March |
First Round 14 March | |||||||||
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Play-offs 15 March |
1st Round 14 March |
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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.