1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – 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 I. The top team advanced to World Group II Play-offs, and the bottom team were relegated down to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	Indonesia	China
2	Chinese Taipei	Hong Kong
3	New Zealand	Thailand
4	India	Kazakhstan

Draw

	Play-offs 15 March					1st Round 14 March					2nd Round 15 March
							Indonesia	3
							Hong Kong	0
		Hong Kong	0									Indonesia	3
		China	3									Chinese Taipei	0
							Chinese Taipei	2
							China	1

	1st round 14 March					Final 15 March
		New Zealand	3
		Kazakhstan	0
							New Zealand	3
						Thailand	0
		India	1
		Thailand	2

First Round

Indonesia vs. Hong Kong

Indonesia 3	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Wynne Prakusya Tong Ka-Po 6 4 6 2     2 Yayuk Basuki Tang Min 6 1 6 0     3 Mimma Chernovita / Eny Sulistyowati Lara Howes / Lin Ning 6 3 6 2

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Chinese Taipei vs. China

Chinese Taipei 2	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		China 1
1 2 3 1 Weng Tzu-ting Yi Jing-Qian 1 6 1 6     2 Wang Shi-ting Chen Li-Ling 6 0 6 1     3 Hsu Hsueh-li / Wang Shi-ting Yi Jing-Qian / Chen Li-Ling 4 6 6 4 6 3

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New Zealand vs. Kazakhstan

New Zealand 3	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Kazakhstan 0
1 2 3 1 Rewa Harriman Tatiana Babina 6 2 6 3     2 Gaye McManus Alissa Velts 6 3 6 4     3 Leanne Baker / Shelley Bryce Tatiana Babina / Alissa Velts 6 2 6 3

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India vs. Thailand

India 1	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 14 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Thailand 2
1 2 3 1 Uzman Khan Phorhathai Suksamran 6^5 7^7 6 3 6 1   2 Arati Ponnappa Suvimol Duangchan 3 6 3 6     3 Jahnavi Parekh / Arati Ponnappa Suvimol Duangchan / Phorhathai Suksamran 6 2 3 6 2 6

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Repechage Round

Hong Kong vs. China

Hong Kong 0	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		China 3
1 2 3 1 Lin Ning Yi Jing-Qian 1 6 2 6     2 Lara Howes Chen Li-Ling 2 6 0 6     3 Lara Howes / Lin Ning Chen Yan / Wen Yuan 3 6 2 6

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Second Round

Indonesia vs. Chinese Taipei

Indonesia 3	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Chinese Taipei 0
1 2 3 1 Wynne Prakusya Julie Huang 6 2 6 4     2 Yayuk Basuki Wang Shi-ting 3 6 7^7 6^0 6 0   3 Wynne Prakusya / Eny Sulistyowati Hsu Hsueh-li / Julie Huang 6 3 6 2

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New Zealand vs. Thailand

New Zealand 3	Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 15 March 1997 Plexipave hard (outdoors)		Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Leanne Baker Busrin Boontemleaw 6 0 6 0     2 Gaye McManus Phorhathai Suksamran 6 3 6 1     3 Leanne Baker / Rewa Harriman Busrin Boontemleaw / Phorhathai Suksamran 6 1 6 1

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Final Placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Indonesia
Second	Chinese Taipei
Third	China
Fourth	Hong Kong
Fifth	New Zealand
Sixth	Thailand
Relegated	Kazakhstan
	India

•  Indonesia advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against  Italy. They lost 0–5, and as such were relegated back to Group I for the next year.^[8]
•  Kazakhstan and  India were relegated down to 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.^[9][10]

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "Indonesia v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
2. "Chinese Taipei v China". fedcup.com.
3. "New Zealand v Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
4. "India v Thailand". fedcup.com.
5. "Hong Kong v China". fedcup.com.
6. "Indonesia v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
7. "New Zealand v Thailand". fedcup.com.
8. "Fed Cup Profile, Indonesia". fedcup.com.
9. "Fed Cup Profile, Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
10. "Fed Cup Profile, India". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website