1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
# 1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

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 2000.

## Participating nations

* China
* India
* Japan
* Lebanon
* Pakistan
* New Zealand
* South Korea
* 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Seogwipo, South Korea (hard) | Seogwipo, South Korea (hard) | Seogwipo, South Korea (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | India | India | 2 | | | |
| | | | Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | Calcutta, India (grass) | South Korea | South Korea | 3 | Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard) | Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard) | Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard) |
| | | | India | India | 5 | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| | | | China | China | 0 | Shenzhen, China (hard) | Shenzhen, China (hard) | Shenzhen, China (hard) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 |
| | | | | | | New Zealand | 3 | | | |
| Shenzhen, China (hard) | Shenzhen, China (hard) | Shenzhen, China (hard) | | | | China | China | | 2 | | |
| China | China | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 | | | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | | 1 | | |
| | | | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 4 | Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet) | Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet) | Fukushima, Japan (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 4 | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| | | | | | | Lebanon | Lebanon | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |

* Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2000.
* New Zealand and Uzbekistan advance to World Group qualifying round.

## First round

### South Korea vs. India

| South Korea 3 | Municipal Courts, Seogwipo, South Korea 19–21 February 1999 Hard | Municipal Courts, Seogwipo, South Korea 19–21 February 1999 Hard | India 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lee Hyung-taik Mahesh Bhupathi 6 1 7 5 6 2       2 Yoon Yong-il Leander Paes 4 6 3 6 7 5 6 2 6 1   3 Kim Dong-hyun / Lee Hyung-taik Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 3 6 3 6 4 6       4 Lee Hyung-taik Leander Paes 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Yoon Yong-il Mahesh Bhupathi $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 1 6 1 6 1 ||||

### China vs. New Zealand

| China 2 | Mission Hills Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China 5–7 February 1999 Hard | Mission Hills Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China 5–7 February 1999 Hard | New Zealand 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Zhu Benqiang Mark Nielsen 3 6 2 6 5 7       2 Zhang Yu Alistair Hunt 6 1 $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 3 4 6 6 2   3 Zheng Yu / Zhu Benqiang James Greenhalgh / Brett Steven 3 6 4 6 0 6       4 Zhu Benqiang Alistair Hunt 6 4 $7^8$ $6^6$ 2 6 6 3     5 Zhang Yu Mark Nielsen 1 6 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Uzbekistan vs. Pakistan

| Uzbekistan 4 | Yunusabad Tennis Centre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 12–14 February 1999 Hard (indoors) | Yunusabad Tennis Centre, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 12–14 February 1999 Hard (indoors) | Pakistan 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Oleg Ogorodov Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq 6 3 6 3 6 3       2 Vadim Kutsenko Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 1 6 5 7 4 6       3 Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 7 5 6 1 7 5       4 Oleg Ogorodov Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 1     5 Vadim Kutsenko Asim Shafik 6 0 6 0 ||||

### Lebanon vs. Japan

| Lebanon 1 | E.D.L Club, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon 12–14 February 1999 Hard (indoors) | E.D.L Club, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon 12–14 February 1999 Hard (indoors) | Japan 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ali Hamadeh Gouichi Motomura 3 6 4 6 $6^8$ $7^{10}$       2 Jicham Zaatini Satoshi Iwabuchi $6^4$ $7^7$ 4 6 3 6       3 Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini Gouichi Motomura / Thomas Shimada 3 6 4 6 5 7       4 Jicham Zaatini Gouichi Motomura 6 1 3 6 5 7       5 Ali Hamadeh Satoshi Iwabuchi $7^8$ $6^6$ $7^7$ $6^3$ ||||

## Second round

### New Zealand vs. South Korea

| New Zealand 3 | WestpacTrust Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand 2–4 April 1999 Hard (indoors) | WestpacTrust Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand 2–4 April 1999 Hard (indoors) | South Korea 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Nielsen Lee Hyung-taik 5 7 0 6 4 6       2 Brett Steven Song Hyeong-keun 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 James Greenhalgh / Brett Steven Lee Hyung-taik / Yoon Yong-il 6 4 6 4 3 6 $7^7$ $6^2$     4 Alistair Hunt Lee Hyung-taik 3 6 4 6 0 6       5 Mark Nielsen Song Hyeong-keun 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Japan vs. Uzbekistan

| Japan 2 | Aizu General Gymnasium, Fukushima, Japan 2–4 April 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Aizu General Gymnasium, Fukushima, Japan 2–4 April 1999 Carpet (indoors) | Uzbekistan 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Takao Suzuki Vadim Kutsenko 6 3 6 4 7 5       2 Gouichi Motomura Oleg Ogorodov 6 2 $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6 $7^8$ $6^6$ 0 3 retired  3 Satoshi Iwabuchi / Takao Suzuki Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich 3 6 6 3 1 6 4 6     4 Takao Suzuki Oleg Ogorodov $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^7$ $6^4$ 7 5       5 Hideki Kaneko Vadim Kutsenko $6^5$ $7^7$ 4 6 3 6 ||||

## First round relegation play-offs

### India vs. China

| India 5 | Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India 2–4 April 1999 Grass | Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, India 2–4 April 1999 Grass | China 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Leander Paes Zhang Yu 6 4 6 2 6 3       2 Syed Fazaluddin Zhu Benqiang $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 3 6 4       3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Jiang Shan / Zhu Benqiang 6 1 $7^7$ $6^0$ 6 4       4 Leander Paes Zhu Benqiang $6^5$ $7^7$ $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 3       5 Syed Fazaluddin Jiang Shan 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Lebanon vs. Pakistan

| Lebanon 4 | E.D.L. Club, Beirut, Lebanon 2–4 April 1999 Hard (indoors) | E.D.L. Club, Beirut, Lebanon 2–4 April 1999 Hard (indoors) | Pakistan 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jicham Zaatini Aqeel Khan 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Ali Hamadeh Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq 6 3 6 4 5 7 6 4     3 Ali Hamadeh / Jicham Zaatini Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq / Asim Shafik $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 4 6 3       4 Jicham Zaatini Syed-Nasir Sherazi 6 0 6 2         5 Karim Alayli Asim Shafik 5 7 2 6 ||||

## Second round relegation play-offs

### China vs. Pakistan

| China 3 | Mission Hills Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China 24–26 September 1999 Hard | Mission Hills Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China 24–26 September 1999 Hard | Pakistan 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Zhu Benqiang Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 Li Si Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 1    retired 3 Li Si / Yang Jingzhu Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq / Asim Shafik 6 1 6 2 7 5       4 Zhu Benqiang Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi           not played 5 Li Si Mohamed-Khaliq Siddiq           not played ||||
