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

The Play-offs of the 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stages of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their overall placing in the 1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. The top two teams advanced to Group I for 1998.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	Uzbekistan	Philippines
2	Malaysia	Pacific Oceania
3	Singapore	Syria
4	Sri Lanka	Pakistan

Draw

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

	Play-offs 15 March					1st Round 14 March					2nd Round 15 March
							Singapore	3
							Pakistan	0
		Pakistan	2									Singapore	3
		Sri Lanka	1									Syria	0
							Sri Lanka	1
							Syria	2

First Round

Pacific Oceania vs. Uzbekistan

1	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Uzbekistan 2
1 2 3 1 Adriana Thaggard Irina Yarikova 0 6 3 6     2 Tagifano So'Onalole Natalia Nikitina 3 6 7^7 6^3 6 1   3 Tagifano So'Onalole / Adriana Thaggard Natalia Nikitina / Irina Yarikova 4 6 5 7

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Malaysia vs. Philippines

Malaysia 1	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Philippines 2
1 2 3 1 Tan Lynn-Yin Jennifer Saret 5 7 2 6     2 Khoo Chin-Bee Marisue Jacutin 1 6 6 4 4 6   3 Liew Sheau-Shan / Tan Lynn-Yin Pamela Floro / Jennifer Saret 6^6 7^8 6 2 6 3

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Singapore vs. Pakistan

Singapore 3	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Pakistan 0
1 2 3 1 Leong Jil-Lin Mehvish Chishtie 6 3 6 1     2 Wong Rui-Jing Nida Waseem 6 1 6 1     3 Chew I-Jin / Leong Jil-Lin Mehvish Chishtie / Nida Waseem 7 5 2 6 6 2

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Sri Lanka vs. Syria

Sri Lanka 1	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Syria 2
1 2 3 1 Anushka Rajiyah Farah Dayoub 6 3 6 3     2 Sobhini Wickramahewa Sara Taweel 4 6 4 6     3 Shalini Perera / Sobhini Wickramahewa Farah Dayoub / Sara Taweel 5 7 3 6

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Repechage Round

Pacific Oceania vs. Malaysia

1	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Adriana Thaggard Liew Sheau-Shan 3 6 2 6     2 Tagifano So'Onalole Khoo Chin-Bee 6 3 3 6 6 3   3 Tagifano So'Onalole / Vera Tere Khoo Chin-Bee / Tan Lynn-Yin 4 6 2 6

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Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka

Pakistan 2	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Sri Lanka 1
1 2 3 1 Mehvish Chishtie Shalini Perera 7 5 6 4     2 Nida Waseem Sobhini Wickramahewa 4 6 4 6     3 Mehvish Chishtie / Nida Waseem Shalini Perera / Sobhini Wickramahewa 6 3 6 2

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Second Round

Singapore vs. Syria

Singapore 3	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Syria 0
1 2 3 1 Leong Jil-Lin Farah Dayoub 6 2 6 4     2 Wong Rui-Jing Sara Taweel 6 2 6 3     3 Chew I-Jin / Wong Rui-Jing Farah Dayoub / Shaza Tinawi 6 1 6 0

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Final Placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Uzbekistan
	Philippines
Third	Malaysia
Fourth	Pacific Oceania
Fifth	Singapore
Sixth	Syria
Seventh	Pakistan
Eighth	Sri Lanka

•  Uzbekistan and  Philippines advanced to Group I for 1998. They placed eighth and ninth overall respectively, and thus Philippines was demoted back to Group II for 1999.^[8][9]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Pacific Oceania v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
2. "Malaysia v Philippines". fedcup.com.
3. "Singapore v Pakistan". fedcup.com.
4. "Sri Lanka v Syria". fedcup.com.
5. "Pacific Oceania v Malaysia". fedcup.com.
6. "Pakistan v Sri Lanka". fedcup.com.
7. "Singapore v Syria". fedcup.com.
8. "Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
9. "Fed Cup Profile, Philippines". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website