1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. 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 1998.^[1]

Participating nations[edit]

Draw[edit]

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

Chinese Taipei

5

Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)

Singapore

0

Tehran, Iran (clay)

Singapore

0

Chinese Taipei

1

Pakistan

5

Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)

Iran

4

Pakistan

2

Iran

3

Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)

Iran

1

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)

Lebanon

4

Lebanon

5

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (hard)

Saudi Arabia

0

Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)

Saudi Arabia

1

Lebanon

5

Hong Kong

4

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

Thailand

0

Hong Kong

0

Thailand

5

Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group III in 1998.
Lebanon promoted to Group I in 1998.

First round[edit]

Chinese Taipei vs. Singapore[edit]

Chinese Taipei
5

Royal Ball Bay Club, Taipei, Taiwan^[2]
21–23 February 1997
Hard (indoors)

Singapore
0

		1	2	3
1	Lien Yu-hui Chen Chee-yen	6 2	6 0	6 0
2	Tsai Chia-yen Ho Kuen-yiep	6 2	6 1	6 4
3	Chiang Jinn-yen / Lien Yu-hui Ho Kuen-yiep / Kho Tung-yi	6 2	6 3	6 2
4	Tsai Chia-yen Chen Chee-yen	6 2	6 2
5	Lien Yu-hui Tan Ee-wei	6 1	6 0

Pakistan vs. Iran[edit]

Pakistan
2

National Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan^[3]
21–23 February 1997
Clay

Iran
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Omer Rashid Mansour Bahrami	3 6	4 6	6 0	4 6
2	Hamed-ul-Haq Mohammed-Reza Tavakoli	7⁷ 6²	3 6	6 2	6 4
3	Omer Rashid / Asim Shafik Mansour Bahrami / Ramin Raziani	3 6	5 7	6³ 7⁷
4	Omer Rashid Ramin Raziani	6 4	3 6	2 6	4 6
5	Hamed-ul-Haq Mansour Bahrami	1 6	6 4	6 2

Saudi Arabia vs. Lebanon[edit]

Saudi Arabia
0

National Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia^[4]
18–20 February 1997
Hard

Lebanon
5

		1	2	3
1	Othman Al-Anazi Ali Hamadeh	1 6	2 6	4 6
2	Bader Mohammed Almuqail Sean Karam	4 6	3 6	4 6
3	Othman Al-Anazi / Bader Mohammed Almuqail Ali Hamadeh / Sean Karam	4 6	1 6	3 6
4	Bader Mohammed Almuqail Ali Hamadeh	0 6	1 6
5	Tawfiq Moafa Toufiq Zhalan	5 7	3 6

Hong Kong vs. Thailand[edit]

Hong Kong
0

Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong^[5]
14–16 February 1997
Hard

Thailand
5

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Mark Ferreira Woraphol Thongkhamchu	3 6	2 6	0 6
2	Melvin Tong Vittaya Samrej	3 6	7 5	2 6	6 2	4 6
3	Mark Ferreira / Graeme Foster Narathorn Srichaphan / Tanakorn Srichaphan	1 6	2 6	3 6
4	Mark Ferreira Vittaya Samrej	2 6	2 6
5	Wayne Wong Woraphol Thongkhamchu	3 6	6² 7⁷

Second round[edit]

Iran vs. Chinese Taipei[edit]

Iran
4

Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran^[6]
4–6 April 1997
Clay

Chinese Taipei
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ramin Raziani Lien Yu-hui	4 6	2 6	7⁷ 6⁵	6 4	6 3
2	Mansour Bahrami Chen Chih-jung	7 5	7⁷ 6³	3 6	6 3
3	Mansour Bahrami / Ramin Raziani Chen Chih-jung / Lien Yu-hui	6 4	7⁸ 6⁶	7⁷ 6⁴
4	Ramin Raziani Chen Chih-jung	0 2					retired
5	Mansour Bahrami Tsai Chia-yen	6 0	7⁷ 6²

Lebanon vs. Thailand[edit]

Lebanon
5

E.D.L. Club, Beirut, Lebanon^[7]
4–6 April 1997
Hard (indoors)

Thailand
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Jicham Zaatini Vittaya Samrej	3 6	6 3	6 3	6 2
2	Ali Hamadeh Narathorn Srichaphan	7⁷ 6⁵	7 5	7⁷ 6⁴
3	Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini Narathorn Srichaphan / Tanakorn Srichaphan	6 4	3 6	7⁷ 6²	6 4
4	Ali Hamadeh Vittaya Samrej	6 3	3 6	7⁷ 6⁵
5	Jicham Zaatini Tanakorn Srichaphan	6 4	6 1

Relegation play-offs[edit]

Pakistan vs. Singapore[edit]

Pakistan
5

National Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan^[8]
4–6 April 1997
Clay

Singapore
0

		1	2	3
1	Omer Rashid Ho Kuen-yiep	6 3	6 0	7 5
2	Hamed-ul-Haq Lim Yang-tat	6 4	6 2	6 1
3	Omer Rashid / Hamed-ul-Haq Ho Kuen-yiep / Lim Yang-tat	6 3	6 3	6 2
4	Asim Shafik Lim Yang-tat	6 1	6 4
5	Syed-Nasir Sherazi Jensen Hiu	6 1	6 3

Saudi Arabia vs. Hong Kong[edit]

Saudi Arabia
1

National Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia^[9]
4–6 April 1997
Hard

Hong Kong
4

		1	2	3
1	Bader Mohammed Almuqail Wayne Wong	6 4	7⁷ 6⁵	6 3
2	Farah Al-Somali Melvin Tong	2 6	0 6	0 6
3	Tawfik Al-Ibrahim / Bader Mohammed Almuqail Mark Ferreira / Melvin Tong	0 6	1 6	4 6
4	Bader Mohammed Almuqail Melvin Tong	5 7	2 6	3 6
5	Tawfiq Moafa Wayne Wong	2 6	3 6

Third round[edit]

Lebanon vs. Iran[edit]

Lebanon
4

E.D.L. Club, Beirut, Lebanon^[10]
19–21 September 1997
Hard (indoors)

Iran
1

		1	2	3
1	Ali Hamadeh Reza Nakhai	6 3	7 5	6 4
2	Jicham Zaatini Mohammed-Reza Tavakoli	6 2	6 1	6 3
3	Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini Reza Nakhai / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi	6 4	6 4	6 3
4	Jicham Zaatini Reza Nakhai	7⁷ 6³	6 3
5	Toufiq Zhalan Mohammed-Reza Tavakoli	2 6	4 6

References[edit]

^ "1997 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^ "Chinese Taipei v Singapore". daviscup.com.
^ "Pakistan v Iran". daviscup.com.
^ "Saudi Arabia v Lebanon". daviscup.com.
^ "Hong Kong v Thailand". daviscup.com.
^ "Iran v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.
^ "Lebanon v Thailand". daviscup.com.
^ "Pakistan v Singapore". daviscup.com.
^ "Saudi Arabia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
^ "Lebanon v Iran". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

Davis Cup official website

[1] "1997 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[2] "Chinese Taipei v Singapore". daviscup.com.

[3] "Pakistan v Iran". daviscup.com.

[4] "Saudi Arabia v Lebanon". daviscup.com.

[5] "Hong Kong v Thailand". daviscup.com.

[6] "Iran v Chinese Taipei". daviscup.com.

[7] "Lebanon v Thailand". daviscup.com.

[8] "Pakistan v Singapore". daviscup.com.

[9] "Saudi Arabia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.

[10] "Lebanon v Iran". daviscup.com.

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