The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup.
Group I Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard) Date: 11–15 March
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams.
For the first time, the play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine final placings and which team would be promoted; while the remaining teams would play-off to determine final placings and which team would be relegated.
Pools
Play-offs
advanced to World Group II Play-offs. and relegated to Group II in 1998.
Group II Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard) Date: 11–15 March
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams to compete in round-robin competitions.
As with Group I, the play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine which teams would be promoted and final placings; while the remaining teams would play-off to determine the other placings.
Pools
Play-offs
and advanced to Group I in 1998.
See also Fed Cup structure
References
Fed Cup Profile, Indonesia Fed Cup Profile, Chinese Taipei Fed Cup Profile, New Zealand Fed Cup Profile, China Fed Cup Profile, Hong Kong Fed Cup Profile, Thailand Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan Fed Cup Profile, Malaysia Fed Cup Profile, Singapore Fed Cup Profile, Philippines Fed Cup Profile, Pacific Oceania Fed Cup Profile, Syria
External links Fed Cup website