2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

The Asian and Oceanian Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Asian and Oceanian Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

•  Australia
•  Chinese Taipei
•  India
•  Japan
•  Kazakhstan
•  Philippines
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan

Draw

	2nd round play-offs 19–21 September					1st round play-offs 11–13 April					1st round 8–10 February					2nd round 11–13 April
											Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)
											1	Australia	4
						Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)						Chinese Taipei	1			Townsville, Australia (indoor hard)
							Chinese Taipei	3								1	Australia	5
							Kazakhstan	2			Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)					3	Thailand	0
											3	Thailand	3
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)										Kazakhstan	2
		Kazakhstan	5
		Philippines	0							New Delhi, India (grass)
												Uzbekistan	2
						Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)					4	India	3			New Delhi, India (grass)
						Uzbekistan	3								4	India	3
							Philippines	2		Manila, Philippines (hard)						2	Japan	2
											Philippines	0
											2	Japan	5
Philippines relegated to Group II in 2009.															Australia and  India advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Chinese Taipei vs. Australia

Chinese Taipei 1	Yang-Ming Tennis Center, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei[1] 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chen Ti Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 0 6 3 6       2 Lu Yen-hsun Chris Guccione 6^5 7^7 4 6 6^9 7^11       3 Lu Yen-hsun / Jimmy Wang Paul Hanley / Lleyton Hewitt 6 2 7^7 6^4 4 6 2 6 2 6   4 Yang Tsung-hua Alun Jones 6 4 3 6 2 6       5 Chen Ti Paul Hanley 7^7 6^3 6 1

Kazakhstan vs. Thailand

Kazakhstan 2	Sport Complex Baganashil, Almaty, Kazakhstan[2] 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard (indoor)		Thailand 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexey Kedryuk Danai Udomchoke 6^8 7^10 1 6 5 7       2 Syrym Abdukhalikov Weerapat Doakmaiklee 6 3 6 4 7^7 6^5       3 Syrym Abdukhalikov / Dmitriy Makeyev Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana 4 6 4 6 2 6       4 Syrym Abdukhalikov Danai Udomchoke 7 5 4 6 2 6 3 6     5 Alexey Kedryuk Weerapat Doakmaiklee 6 3 6 2

India vs. Uzbekistan

India 3	RK Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India[3] 8 – 10 February 2008 Grass		Uzbekistan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rohan Bopanna Farrukh Dustov 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Somdev Devvarman Denis Istomin 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Rohan Bopanna Denis Istomin 6 4 6 4 4 6 6^1 7^7 6 8   5 Prakash Amritraj Farrukh Dustov 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 2

Philippines vs. Japan

Philippines 0	Rizal Memorial Tennis Center, Manila, Philippines[4] 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick-John Tierro Go Soeda 1 6 6 4 2 6 6 2 4 6   2 Cecil Mamiit Takao Suzuki 5 7 6^4 7^7 6 2 2 6     3 Cecil Mamiit / Eric Taino Go Soeda / Takao Suzuki 7^7 6^5 6^8 7^10 6^5 7^7 4 6     4 Johnny Arcilla Go Soeda 3 6 2 6         5 Eric Taino Yūichi Sugita 2 6 3 6

Second Round Matches

Australia vs. Thailand

Australia 5	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville, Australia[5] 11 – 13 April 2008 Hard		Thailand 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chris Guccione Danai Udomchoke 6^3 7^7 7^9 6^7 4 6 7^8 6^6 7 5   2 Lleyton Hewitt Kirati Siributwong 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Paul Hanley / Lleyton Hewitt Weerapat Doakmaiklee / Kirati Siributwong 6 3 6 1 6 0       4 Peter Luczak Danai Udomchoke 6 4 5 7 6 4       5 Chris Guccione Weerapat Doakmaiklee 6 2 7^7 6^1

India vs. Japan

India 3	RK Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India[6] 11 – 13 April 2008 Grass		Japan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rohan Bopanna Kei Nishikori 7^7 6^2 3 6 6 4 2 6 6 3   2 Prakash Amritraj Go Soeda 4 6 6^5 7^7 6 4 6 4 8 6   3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki 7^7 6^2 3 6 6 3 6 4     4 Mahesh Bhupathi Kei Nishikori 5 7 1 6         5 Leander Paes Satoshi Iwabuchi 4 6 6 4 4 6

First Round Play-offs

Kazakhstan vs. Chinese Taipei

Kazakhstan 2	Sport Complex Baganashil, Almaty, Kazakhstan[7] 11 – 13 April 2008 Hard (indoor)		Chinese Taipei 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexey Kedryuk Lu Yen-hsun 3 6 5 7 2 6       2 Yuri Schukin Chen Ti 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 4   3 Alexey Kedryuk / Yuri Schukin Chen Ti / Lu Yen-hsun 6 2 6 3 6^2 7^7 7 5     4 Yuri Schukin Lu Yen-hsun 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 Alexey Kedryuk Chen Ti 6^8 7^10 6 4 1 6 6^4 7^7

Philippines vs. Uzbekistan

Philippines 2	Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines[8] 11 – 13 April 2008 Clay (indoor)		Uzbekistan 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick-John Tierro Denis Istomin 4 6 2 6 3 6       2 Cecil Mamiit Farrukh Dustov 5 7 6 3 5 5       retired 3 Cecil Mamiit / Eric Taino Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin 6^10 7^12 7 5 1 6 6^4 7^7     4 Cecil Mamiit Denis Istomin 3 6 0 6 4 6       5 Eric Taino Vaja Uzakov 6 4 6 4

Second Round Play-offs

Kazakhstan vs. Philippines

Kazakhstan 5	The National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[9] 19 – 21 September 2008 Clay (indoor)		Philippines 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yuri Schukin Cecil Mamiit 6 0 6 2 6 3       2 Andrey Golubev Johnny Arcilla 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin Johnny Arcilla / Cecil Mamiit 7 5 6 2 6 1       4 Mikhail Kukushkin Cecil Mamiit 6 4 4 6 7^9 6^7       5 Syrym Abdukhalikov Patrick-John Tierro 6^7 7^9 7 5 6 4

References

• Draw

1. "Chinese Taipei v Australia". daviscup.com.
2. "Kazakhstan v Thailand". daviscup.com.
3. "India v Uzbekistan". daviscup.com.
4. "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
5. "Australia v Thailand". daviscup.com.
6. "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
7. "Kazakhstan v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
8. "Philippines v Uzbekistan". daviscup.com.
9. "Kazakhstan v Philippines". daviscup.com.