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

Main article: 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

	Play-offs					First round					Second round
						Indonesia		3
						Hong Kong		0
	Hong Kong		0								Indonesia		3
	China		3								Chinese Taipei		0
						Chinese Taipei		2
						China		1

	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

Main article: 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs

	Second Round 15 March					First Round 14 March
						Uzbekistan		2
						Pacific Oceania		1
	Pacific Oceania		1
	Malaysia		2
						Malaysia		1
						Philippines		2

	Play-offs					First round					Second round
						Singapore		3
						Pakistan		0
	Pakistan		2								Singapore		3
	Sri Lanka		1								Syria		0
						Sri Lanka		1
						Syria		2

•  Uzbekistan and  Philippines advanced to Group I in 1998.^[4][5]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

External links

• Fed Cup website