2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
# 2001 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2001.

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

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 2002.

### Participating nations

* China
* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* New Zealand
* South Korea
* 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 | | | |
| | | | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Seoul, South Korea (hard) | Indonesia | Indonesia | 2 | Invercargill, NZ (indoor carpet) | Invercargill, NZ (indoor carpet) | Invercargill, NZ (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| | | | South Korea | South Korea | 4 | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | Seoul, South Korea (indoor carpet) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 |
| | | | | | | South Korea | 2 | | | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | | 3 | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| China | China | 1 | | | | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Thailand | Thailand | | 1 | | |
| | | | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard) | Japan | Japan | 4 | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) | Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) |
| | | | Thailand | Thailand | 5 | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| | | | China | China | 0 | Langfang, China (indoor hard) | Langfang, China (indoor hard) | Langfang, China (indoor hard) | India | India | 3 |
| | | | | | | China | China | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | India | India | 3 | | | |

* China relegated to Group II in 2002.
* Uzbekistan and India advance to World Group qualifying round.

## 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 2002.

### Participating nations

* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Iran
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Pakistan
* Syria

**Draw**

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Kuwait | Kuwait | 1 | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | | | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | 4 | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 3 | | | |
| Iran | Iran | 1 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2 | | | |
| | | | Iran | Iran | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4 | | | | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) | Yarze, Lebanon (clay) |
| | | | | | | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | w/o |
| | | | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | |
| | | | Syria | Syria | 2 | | | | | |
| Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Malaysia | Malaysia | 3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | | | |
| Syria | Syria | 0 | | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 5 | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Taichung, Taiwan (clay) | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 5 | | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | | | |

* Iran and Syria relegated to Group III in 2002.
* Lebanon promoted to Group I in 2002.

## Group III

The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2002, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2002.

### Participating nations

* Bahrain
* Kazakhstan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan

**Draw**

* Venue: Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
* Date: 7–11 February

Group A

| | PHI | SIN | SRI | BHR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Philippines | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 27–1 (96%) | 1 |
| Singapore | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 16–13 (55%) | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 10–21 (32%) | 3 |
| Bahrain | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 6–24 (20%) | 4 |

Group B

| | KAZ | TJK | KSA | QAT | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kazakhstan | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 27–4 (87%) | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 (44%) | 14–18 (44%) | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 13–21 (38%) | 3 |
| Qatar | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 10–21 (32%) | 4 |

**Draw**

**1st to 4th place play-offs**

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A1 | Philippines | 2 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Tajikistan | 1 | |
| B2 | Tajikistan | 2 | B2 | Tajikistan | 1 | A1 | Philippines | 0 |
| B2 | Singapore | 1 | | | | B1 | Kazakhstan | 2 |
| B2 | Singapore | 1 | A2 | Singapore | 0 | B1 | Kazakhstan | 2 |
| | | | B1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | | | |

**Draw**

**5th to 8th place play-offs**

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A3 | Sri Lanka | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Qatar | 2 | |
| A3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | B4 | Qatar | 2 | A3 | Qatar | 2 |
| A4 | Bahrain | 0 | | | | B3 | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| A4 | Bahrain | 0 | A4 | Bahrain | 0 | B3 | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | | | |

**Final standings**

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Kazakhstan |
| 2 | Philippines |
| 3 | Tajikistan |
| 4 | Singapore |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
| 6 | Qatar |
| 7 | Sri Lanka |
| 8 | Bahrain |

* Kazakhstan and Philippines promoted to Group II in 2002.
* Sri Lanka and Bahrain relegated to Group IV in 2002.

## Group IV

The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2002. All other teams remained in Group IV.

### Participating nations

* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* Fiji
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Oman
* Pacific Oceania
* United Arab Emirates

**Draw**

* Venue: Abu Dhabi Airport Golf and Tennis Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
* Date: 25–29 April

Group A

| | IRQ | OMA | BAN | FIJ | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iraq | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 17–4 (81%) | 1 |
| Oman | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–12 (50%) | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 7–14 (33%) | 3 |
| Fiji | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 9–15 (38%) | 4 |

Group B

| | UAE | POC | JOR | BRU | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United Arab Emirates | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 |
| Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 14–7 (67%) | 2 |
| Jordan | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–9 (57%) | 3 |
| Brunei | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–9 (0%) | 0–18 (0%) | 4 |

**Draw**

**1st to 4th place play-offs**

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A1 | Iraq | 1 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Pacific Oceania | 2 | |
| A1 | Iraq | 3 | B2 | Pacific Oceania | 2 | B2 | Pacific Oceania | 1 |
| A2 | Oman | 0 | | | | B1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| A2 | Oman | 0 | A2 | Oman | 1 | B1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 |
| | | | B1 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | | | |

**Draw**

**5th to 8th place play-offs**

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A3 | Bangladesh | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Brunei | 2 | |
| A3 | Bangladesh | 1 | B4 | Brunei | 2 | B4 | Brunei | 0 |
| A4 | Fiji | 2 | | | | B3 | Jordan | 3 |
| A4 | Fiji | 2 | A4 | Fiji | 1 | B3 | Jordan | 3 |
| | | | B3 | Jordan | 2 | | | |

**Final standings**

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2 | Pacific Oceania |
| 3 | Iraq |
| 4 | Oman |
| 5 | Jordan |
| 6 | Brunei |
| 7 | Fiji |
| 8 | Bangladesh |

* United Arab Emirates and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group III in 2002.
