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

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. 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.

## First round

### Indonesia vs. Uzbekistan

| Indonesia 2 | Pusat Danamon, Jakarta, Indonesia 9–11 February 2001 Hard | Pusat Danamon, Jakarta, Indonesia 9–11 February 2001 Hard | Uzbekistan 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Suwandi Suwandi Oleg Ogorodov $7^8$ $6^6$ 5 7 1 6 0 6     2 Andrian Raturandang Vadim Kutsenko 2 6 $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6 3 6     3 Sulistyo Wibowo / Bonit Wiryawan Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich 6 4 3 6 6 4 6 2     4 Suwandi Suwandi Vadim Kutsenko $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 4 7 5       5 Andrian Raturandang Oleg Ogorodov 3 6 1 6 4 6 ||||

### South Korea vs. New Zealand

| South Korea 2 | Olympic Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea 9–11 February 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Olympic Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea 9–11 February 2001 Carpet (indoors) | New Zealand 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lee Hyung-taik Alistair Hunt 7 5 6 2 $7^{11}$ $6^9$       2 Lee Seung-hoon Mark Nielsen $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6 6 4 6 3 7 9   3 Baek Seung-bok / Lee Hyung-taik James Greenhalgh / Alistair Hunt 7 5 5 7 $6^7$ $7^9$ 5 7     4 Lee Hyung-taik Mark Nielsen 6 0 6 1 $7^7$ $6^4$       5 Baek Seung-bok Alistair Hunt 2 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ $6^6$ $7^8$ $7^7$ $6^5$ 4 6 ||||

### Japan vs. Thailand

| Japan 4 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 9–11 February 2001 Hard (indoors) | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 9–11 February 2001 Hard (indoors) | Thailand 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gouichi Motomura Paradorn Srichaphan 1 6 5 7 4 6       2 Takao Suzuki Danai Udomchoke 6 3 6 3 6 0       3 Thomas Shimada / Takao Suzuki Vittaya Samrej / Narathorn Srichaphan 6 3 6 4 6 3       4 Takao Suzuki Paradorn Srichaphan $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 1       5 Gouichi Motomura Danai Udomchoke 6 3 6 2 ||||

### China vs. India

| China 2 | East University City Sports Centre, Langfang, China 9–11 February 2001 Hard (indoors) | East University City Sports Centre, Langfang, China 9–11 February 2001 Hard (indoors) | India 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wang Yu Leander Paes 6 4 0 6 0 6 4 6     2 Zhang Yu Syed Fazaluddin 6 4 6 1 6 0       3 Xu Ran / Yang Jingzhu Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 2 6 4 6 4 6       4 Zhang Yu Leander Paes 0 6 2 6 3 6       5 Yang Jingzhu Syed Fazaluddin $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 3 6 4 ||||

## Second round

### New Zealand vs. Uzbekistan

| New Zealand 2 | Southland Stadium, Invercargill, New Zealand 6–8 April 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Southland Stadium, Invercargill, New Zealand 6–8 April 2001 Carpet (indoors) | Uzbekistan 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Nielsen Vadim Kutsenko $6^4$ $7^7$ 1 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 2 6     2 Alistair Hunt Oleg Ogorodov $6^5$ $7^7$ $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3     3 James Greenhalgh / Alistair Hunt Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Mark Nielsen Oleg Ogorodov 1 6 6 3 3 6 $6^1$ $7^7$     5 Alistair Hunt Vadim Kutsenko 6 2 $6^1$ $7^7$ 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Japan vs. India

| Japan 2 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 6–8 April 2001 Hard (indoors) | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan 6–8 April 2001 Hard (indoors) | India 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yaoki Ishii Leander Paes 1 6 1 6 3 6       2 Takao Suzuki Mahesh Bhupathi 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 Thomas Shimada / Takao Suzuki Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 4 6 6 3 6 2 2 6 3 6   4 Takao Suzuki Leander Paes $7^7$ $6^4$ 1 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 4 6 4 6   5 Gouichi Motomura Harsh Mankad $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 2 6 3 ||||

## First round relegation play-offs

### South Korea vs. Indonesia

| South Korea 4 | Seoul, South Korea 6–8 April 2001 Hard | Seoul, South Korea 6–8 April 2001 Hard | Indonesia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lee Hyung-taik Andrian Raturandang 6 1 4 6 6 2 6 1     2 Yoon Yong-il Suwandi Suwandi 6 3 $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 2       3 Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il Sulistyo Wibowo / Bonit Wiryawan $6^4$ $7^7$ 0 6 6 4 6 4 6 1   4 Lee Seung-hoon Suwandi Suwandi 4 6 4 6         5 Kim Dong-hyun Andrian Raturandang 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Thailand vs. China

| Thailand 5 | Nonthaburi, Thailand 6–8 April 2001 Hard | Nonthaburi, Thailand 6–8 April 2001 Hard | China 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paradorn Srichaphan Wang Yu 7 5 6 4 6 2       2 Danai Udomchoke Zhang Yu 6 1 4 6 2 6 6 0 6 2   3 Vittaya Samrej / Narathorn Srichaphan Xu Ran / Zhang Yu 3 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 0 6 3 6 2   4 Paradorn Srichaphan Zhang Yu 4 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 2       5 Danai Udomchoke Wang Yu 6 0 7 5 ||||

## Second round relegation play-offs

### Indonesia vs. China

| Indonesia 4 | Pusat Danamon, Jakarta, Indonesia 21–23 September 2001 Hard | Pusat Danamon, Jakarta, Indonesia 21–23 September 2001 Hard | China 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Handoyo Zhang Yu 6 2 3 6 6 4 6 1     2 Suwandi Suwandi Zhu Benqiang $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 2 6 0 4 6 4 6   3 Sulistyo Wibowo / Bonit Wiryawan Li Si / Yang Jingzhu 3 6 5 7 $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 4 6 2   4 Suwandi Suwandi Zhang Yu 6 3 6 0 6 0       5 Peter Handoyo Zhu Benqiang 6 4 4 6 6 4 ||||
