2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
# 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

The Asian and Oceanian Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Asian and Oceanian Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

## Participating teams

* Australia
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Philippines
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

## Draw

| Second-round play-offs | Second-round play-offs | Second-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Australia | 4 | | | |
| | | | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | | Chinese Taipei | 1 | Townsville, Australia (indoor hard) | Townsville, Australia (indoor hard) | Townsville, Australia (indoor hard) |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | 1 | Australia | 5 |
| | | | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 2 | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | 3 | Thailand | 0 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Thailand | 3 | | |
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | | | | | Kazakhstan | 2 | | |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | | | |
| | | | | | | | Uzbekistan | 2 | | |
| | | | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | 4 | India | 3 | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) |
| | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 | | | | 4 | India | 3 |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | 2 | Manila, Philippines (hard) | Manila, Philippines (hard) | Manila, Philippines (hard) | 2 | Japan | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Philippines | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Japan | 5 | | | |

* Philippines relegated to Group II in 2009.
* Australia and India advance to World Group play-off.

## First Round Matches

### Chinese Taipei vs. Australia

| Chinese Taipei 1 | Yang-Ming Tennis Center, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard | Yang-Ming Tennis Center, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard | Australia 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Chen Ti Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 0 6 3 6       2 Lu Yen-hsun Chris Guccione $6^5$ $7^7$ 4 6 $6^9$ $7^{11}$       3 Lu Yen-hsun / Jimmy Wang Paul Hanley / Lleyton Hewitt 6 2 $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6 2 6 2 6   4 Yang Tsung-hua Alun Jones 6 4 3 6 2 6       5 Chen Ti Paul Hanley $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 1 ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Thailand

| Kazakhstan 2 | Sport Complex Baganashil, Almaty, Kazakhstan 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard (indoor) | Sport Complex Baganashil, Almaty, Kazakhstan 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard (indoor) | Thailand 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexey Kedryuk Danai Udomchoke $6^8$ $7^{10}$ 1 6 5 7       2 Syrym Abdukhalikov Weerapat Doakmaiklee 6 3 6 4 $7^7$ $6^5$       3 Syrym Abdukhalikov / Dmitriy Makeyev Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana 4 6 4 6 2 6       4 Syrym Abdukhalikov Danai Udomchoke 7 5 4 6 2 6 3 6     5 Alexey Kedryuk Weerapat Doakmaiklee 6 3 6 2 ||||

### India vs. Uzbekistan

| India 3 | RK Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India 8 – 10 February 2008 Grass | RK Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India 8 – 10 February 2008 Grass | Uzbekistan 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rohan Bopanna Farrukh Dustov 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Somdev Devvarman Denis Istomin 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Rohan Bopanna Denis Istomin 6 4 6 4 4 6 $6^1$ $7^7$ 6 8   5 Prakash Amritraj Farrukh Dustov 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Philippines vs. Japan

| Philippines 0 | Rizal Memorial Tennis Center, Manila, Philippines 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard | Rizal Memorial Tennis Center, Manila, Philippines 8 – 10 February 2008 Hard | Japan 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick-John Tierro Go Soeda 1 6 6 4 2 6 6 2 4 6   2 Cecil Mamiit Takao Suzuki 5 7 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 2 2 6     3 Cecil Mamiit / Eric Taino Go Soeda / Takao Suzuki $7^7$ $6^5$ $6^8$ $7^{10}$ $6^5$ $7^7$ 4 6     4 Johnny Arcilla Go Soeda 3 6 2 6         5 Eric Taino Yūichi Sugita 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Second Round Matches

### Australia vs. Thailand

| Australia 5 | Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville, Australia 11 – 13 April 2008 Hard | Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville, Australia 11 – 13 April 2008 Hard | Thailand 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Chris Guccione Danai Udomchoke $6^3$ $7^7$ $7^9$ $6^7$ 4 6 $7^8$ $6^6$ 7 5   2 Lleyton Hewitt Kirati Siributwong 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Paul Hanley / Lleyton Hewitt Weerapat Doakmaiklee / Kirati Siributwong 6 3 6 1 6 0       4 Peter Luczak Danai Udomchoke 6 4 5 7 6 4       5 Chris Guccione Weerapat Doakmaiklee 6 2 $7^7$ $6^1$ ||||

### India vs. Japan

| India 3 | RK Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India 11 – 13 April 2008 Grass | RK Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi, India 11 – 13 April 2008 Grass | Japan 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rohan Bopanna Kei Nishikori $7^7$ $6^2$ 3 6 6 4 2 6 6 3   2 Prakash Amritraj Go Soeda 4 6 $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 4 6 4 8 6   3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki $7^7$ $6^2$ 3 6 6 3 6 4     4 Mahesh Bhupathi Kei Nishikori 5 7 1 6         5 Leander Paes Satoshi Iwabuchi 4 6 6 4 4 6 ||||

## First-round play-offs

### Kazakhstan vs. Chinese Taipei

| Kazakhstan 2 | Sport Complex Baganashil, Almaty, Kazakhstan 11 – 13 April 2008 Hard (indoor) | Sport Complex Baganashil, Almaty, Kazakhstan 11 – 13 April 2008 Hard (indoor) | Chinese Taipei 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alexey Kedryuk Lu Yen-hsun 3 6 5 7 2 6       2 Yuri Schukin Chen Ti 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 4 6 4   3 Alexey Kedryuk / Yuri Schukin Chen Ti / Lu Yen-hsun 6 2 6 3 $6^2$ $7^7$ 7 5     4 Yuri Schukin Lu Yen-hsun 3 6 4 6 2 6       5 Alexey Kedryuk Chen Ti $6^8$ $7^{10}$ 6 4 1 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||

### Philippines vs. Uzbekistan

| Philippines 2 | Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines 11 – 13 April 2008 Clay (indoor) | Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines 11 – 13 April 2008 Clay (indoor) | Uzbekistan 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick-John Tierro Denis Istomin 4 6 2 6 3 6       2 Cecil Mamiit Farrukh Dustov 5 7 6 3 5 5      retired 3 Cecil Mamiit / Eric Taino Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin $6^{10}$ $7^{12}$ 7 5 1 6 $6^4$ $7^7$     4 Cecil Mamiit Denis Istomin 3 6 0 6 4 6       5 Eric Taino Vaja Uzakov 6 4 6 4 ||||

## Second-round play-offs

### Kazakhstan vs. Philippines

| Kazakhstan 5 | The National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 19 – 21 September 2008 Clay (indoor) | The National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 19 – 21 September 2008 Clay (indoor) | Philippines 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yuri Schukin Cecil Mamiit 6 0 6 2 6 3       2 Andrey Golubev Johnny Arcilla 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin Johnny Arcilla / Cecil Mamiit 7 5 6 2 6 1       4 Mikhail Kukushkin Cecil Mamiit 6 4 4 6 $7^9$ $6^7$       5 Syrym Abdukhalikov Patrick-John Tierro $6^7$ $7^9$ 7 5 6 4 ||||
