The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
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. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1998.
Participating nations
Draw Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar Date: 26–30 March
Group A
Group B
1st to 4th place play-offs
5th to 8th place play-offs
Final standings Rank Team12345678
and promoted to Group II in 1998. and relegated to Group IV in 1998.
Round robin
Group A
Bangladesh vs. Kuwait
Bahrain vs. Kazakhstan
Bangladesh vs. Kazakhstan
Bahrain vs. Kuwait
Bangladesh vs. Bahrain
Kazakhstan vs. Kuwait
Group B
Qatar vs. Malaysia
Pacific Oceania vs. Sri Lanka
Qatar vs. Sri Lanka
Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania
Qatar vs. Pacific Oceania
Malaysia vs. Sri Lanka
1st to 4th place play-offs
Semifinals
Kazakhstan vs. Qatar
Kuwait vs. Pacific Oceania
Final
Qatar vs. Pacific Oceania
3rd to 4th play-off
Kazakhstan vs. Kuwait
5th to 8th place play-offs
5th to 8th play-offs
Bahrain vs. Malaysia
Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka
5th to 6th play-off
Malaysia vs. Sri Lanka
7th to 8th play-off
Bahrain vs. Bangladesh
References
External links Davis Cup official website