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Main article: 1996 Fed Cup

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1996 Fed Cup. The 1996 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone was a tennis competition held as part of the Fed Cup tournament, which is the premier international team competition in women's tennis. The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of the regional zones in the Fed Cup competition, and teams from this zone compete for the opportunity to advance to the higher stages of the tournament.

Group I

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The top two teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nation progresses to World Group II play-offs. Nations finishing in the bottom place in each pool were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for 1997.

Pools

Pool A KOR IND HKG MAS
1  South Korea (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  India (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Hong Kong (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Malaysia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B CHN THA KAZ PHI
1  China (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Thailand (2–1) 0–3 2–0 3–0
3  Kazakhstan (1–2) 0–3 0–2 2–1
4  Philippines (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

Knockout stage

Main article: 1996 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Knockout Stage
Semifinals
23 February 		Final
24 February
      
   South Korea 3
   Thailand 0
   South Korea 2
   China 1
   India 0
   China 3

Group II

The seven teams were divided into two pools of three and four. The top two teams from each pool then moved on to the play-off stage of the competition. The two teams that won a match from the play-off stage would advance to Group I for 1997.

Pools

Pool A NZL SIN SYR
1  New Zealand (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2  Singapore (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3  Syria (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B TPE UZB POC BRU
1  Chinese Taipei (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Uzbekistan (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3 Pacific Oceania (1–2) 1–2 0–3 3–0
4  Brunei (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

Main article: 1996 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs
Winning Team Score Losing Team
 New Zealand 3–0  Uzbekistan
 Chinese Taipei 3–0  Singapore

See also

References

  1. "South Korea v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  2. "Malaysia v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
  3. "Philippines v Pakistan". fedcup.com.
  4. "New Zealand v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
  5. "Chinese Taipei v India". fedcup.com.

External links

Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
2022 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I teams
2022 Asia/Oceania Zone Group II teams
Editions of the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
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