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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※

Draw※

•  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		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 7 6 1 6 1 6 1

China vs. New Zealand※

China 2	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 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 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)		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)		Japan 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ali Hamadeh Gouichi Motomura 3 6 4 6 6 7       2 Jicham Zaatini Satoshi Iwabuchi 6 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 6 7 6

Second round※

New Zealand vs. South Korea※

New Zealand 3	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 6     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)		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 7 2 6 7 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 6 7 6 7 5       5 Hideki Kaneko Vadim Kutsenko 6 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		China 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Leander Paes Zhang Yu 6 4 6 2 6 3       2 Syed Fazaluddin Zhu Benqiang 7 6 6 3 6 4       3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Jiang Shan / Zhu Benqiang 6 1 7 6 6 4       4 Leander Paes Zhu Benqiang 6 7 7 6 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)		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 6 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		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

References※

External links※

• Davis Cup official website