1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

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The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.

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[]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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 1999.[1]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September 		First Round Play-offs
17–19 July 		First Round
13–15 February 		Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      South Korea  
  Seoul, South Korea (hard)    bye     Seoul, South Korea (clay)
    South Korea 4         South Korea 1
    China 1   Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)     Uzbekistan 3
    Uzbekistan 5
  Yanji, China (hard)       China 0  
    China 5  
    Indonesia 0     Sapporo, Japan (indoor carpet)
      Indonesia 0  
  Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard)     Japan 5     Miyazaki, Japan (clay)
  Indonesia 2         Japan 3
    Lebanon 3   Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)     New Zealand 2
    Lebanon 2
      New Zealand 3  
 Indonesia relegated to
Group II in 1999. 		 Uzbekistan and  Japan
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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 1999.[2]

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

  Relegation Play-offs
17–19 July 		First Round
3–19 April 		Second Round
17–19 July 		Third Round
25–27 September
                                     
  Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
      Philippines 1  
  Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)     Thailand 4     Pattaya, Thailand (hard)
  Philippines 4         Thailand 3  
  Hong Kong 1   Yilan, Taiwan (indoor carpet)     Chinese Taipei 2  
    Hong Kong 2
      Chinese Taipei 3     Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
      Thailand 2
  Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)       Pakistan 3
      Pakistan 5  
  Doha, Qatar (hard)     Pacific Oceania 0     Tehran, Iran (clay)
  Pacific Oceania 1         Pakistan 4
  Qatar 4   Tehran, Iran (indoor clay)     Iran 1  
    Qatar 0
      Iran 5  
 Hong Kong and  Pacific Oceania
relegated to Group III in 1999. 		   Pakistan promoted
to Group I in 1999.

Group III[]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1999.

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

Group A

   KAZ  SRI  SYR  SIN RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Kazakhstan 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 (100%) 18–2 (90%) 1
 Sri Lanka 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–11 (48%) 2
 Syria 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 (33%) 9–12 (43%) 3
 Singapore 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 4–16 (20%) 4

Group B

   MAS  TJK  KSA  KUW RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Malaysia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 11–6 (65%) 1
 Tajikistan 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–8 (56%) 2
 Saudi Arabia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–10 (50%) 3
 Kuwait 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 (33%) 5–12 (29%) 4

1st to 4th place play-offs

  3rd-4th Play-off
 Semifinals
 Final
                           
 
    A1   Kazakhstan 3  
    B2   Tajikistan 0    
B2   Tajikistan 3       A1   Kazakhstan 3
B1   Malaysia 0     A2   Sri Lanka 0
  A2   Sri Lanka 2
    B1   Malaysia 1  

5th to 8th place play-offs

  7th-8th Play-off
 5th-8th Play-offs
 5th-6th Play-off
                           
 
    A3   Syria 2  
    B4   Kuwait 1    
B4   Kuwait 1       A3   Syria 3
A4   Singapore 2     B3   Saudi Arabia 0
  A4   Singapore 1
    B3   Saudi Arabia 2  

Final standings[]

Rank Team
1  Kazakhstan
2  Sri Lanka
3  Tajikistan
4  Malaysia
5  Syria
6  Saudi Arabia
7  Singapore
8  Kuwait

Group IV[]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations[]

Draw[]

   BHR  BAN  IRQ  JOR  OMA  UAE  BRU RR
W–L 		Match
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Standings
 Bahrain 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 15–3 (83%) 32–9 (78%) 1
 Bangladesh 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 14–4 (78%) 31–13 (70%) 2
 Iraq 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–2 12–6 (67%) 26–14 (65%) 3
 Jordan 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–3 10–8 (56%) 22–17 (56%) 4
 Oman 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–4 7–11 (39%) 14–24 (37%) 5
 United Arab Emirates 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–5 3–15 (17%) 8–29 (22%) 6
 Brunei 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–6 2–16 (11%) 5–32 (14%) 7

References[]

  1. ^ "1998 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "1998 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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