2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

Main article: 2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2003.

In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2004.

Participating nations

• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• Iran
• Kazakhstan
• Lebanon
• Philippines
• Tajikistan

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Tehran, Iran (indoor clay)
						1	Lebanon	3
	Dushanbe, Tajikistan (clay)						Iran	2			Colombo, Sri Lanka (hard)
	Iran		5								1	Lebanon	1
	Tajikistan		0			Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)					4	Hong Kong	3
						4	Hong Kong	4
							Tajikistan	1								Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei (hard)
																4	Hong Kong	1
						Taipei, Chinese Taipei (carpet)										3	Chinese Taipei	4
							Kazakhstan	1
	Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)					3	Chinese Taipei	4			Wuhan, China (hard)
	Kazakhstan		2								3	Chinese Taipei	3
	Philippines		3			Wuhan, China (indoor hard)					2	China	2
							Philippines	0
						2	China	3

• Tajikistan and Kazakhstan relegated to Group III in 2004.
• Chinese Taipei promoted to Group I in 2004.

First round

Iran vs. Lebanon

Iran 2	Shihad Shiroodi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 7–9 February 2003 Clay (indoors)		Lebanon 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ashkan Shokoofi Jicham Zaatini 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 1     2 Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Patrick Chucri 5 7 3 6 1 6       3 Ashkan Shokoofi / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Patrick Chucri / Jicham Zaatini 5 7 3 6 64 77       4 Anoosha Shahgholi Jicham Zaatini 1 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 1   5 Ashkan Shokoofi Patrick Chucri 4 6 7 5 4 6 6 1 5 7

Hong Kong vs. Tajikistan

Hong Kong 4	Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 7–9 February 2003 Hard		Tajikistan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Asif Ismail Dilshod Sharifi 6 0 6 0 6 3       2 Yu Hiu Tung Sergey Makashin 5 7 6 2 6 4 6 3     3 John Hui / Asif Ismail Sergey Makashin / Dilshod Sharifi 6 1 6 1 6 2       4 Asif Ismail Sergey Makashin 64 77 6 2 65 77       5 Yu Hiu Tung Dilshod Sharifi 6 1 6 1

Chinese Taipei vs. Kazakhstan

Chinese Taipei 4	Taipei Physical Education College Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei 7–9 February 2003 Carpet (indoors)		Kazakhstan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lu Yen-hsun Dias Doskarayev 7 5 6 0 7 5       2 Jimmy Wang Alexey Kedryuk 6 4 6 1 6 2       3 Lu Yen-hsun / Jimmy Wang Dias Doskarayev / Alexey Kedryuk 6 1 6 1 6 1       4 Lu Yen-hsun Alexey Kedryuk 3 6 1 6         5 Cheng Wei-jen Anton Tsymbalov 6 3 6 0

China vs. Philippines

China 3	Wuhan Xinhualu Sports Centre Tennis Club, Wuhan, China 14–16 February 2003 Hard (indoors)		Philippines 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Zeng Shaoxuan Johnny Arcilla 6 2 6 1 6 3       2 Zhu Benqiang Joseph Victorino 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Xu Ran / Zeng Shaoxuan Johnny Arcilla / Michael Mora 6 2 6 1 6 3       4 Zhu Benqiang Johnny Arcilla           not played 5 Zeng Shaoxuan Joseph Victorino           not played

Second round

Lebanon vs. Hong Kong

Lebanon 1	National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 20–22 June 2003 Hard		Hong Kong 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Chucri Yu Hiu Tung 6 2 1 6 6 4 3 0     retired 2 Karim Alayli Wayne Wong 1 6 6 1 5 7 3 6     3 Karim Alayli / Patrick Chucri Brian Hung / Lu Ling 1 6 3 6 4 6       4 Patrick Chucri Wayne Wong 7 5 6 3 5 7 4 6 3 6   5 Karim Alayli Yu Hiu Tung           not played

China vs. Chinese Taipei

China 2	Wuhan Xinhua Sports Centre Tennis Club, Wuhan, China 4–6 April 2003 Hard		Chinese Taipei 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sun Peng Lu Yen-hsun 4 6 3 6 6 4 7 5 4 6   2 Zhu Benqiang Jimmy Wang 77 62 68 710 6 1 6 1     3 Xu Ran / Zeng Shaoxuan Lu Yen-hsun / Jimmy Wang 6 4 4 6 0 6 3 6     4 Zhu Benqiang Lu Yen-hsun 6 2 6 1         retired 5 Zeng Shaoxuan Jimmy Wang 3 6 4 6 2 6

Relegation play-offs

Tajikistan vs. Iran

Tajikistan 0	Dushanbe Central Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan 4–6 April 2003 Clay		Iran 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mansur Yakhyaev Anoosha Shahgholi 7 5 64 77 3 6 4 6     2 Sergey Makashin Ashkan Shokoofi 61 77 6 1 4 6 3 6     3 Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev Anoosha Shahgholi / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 2 4 6   4 Dilshod Sharifi Shahab Hassani-Nafez 3 6 3 6         5 Aziz Avganov Ashkan Shokoofi 4 6 1 6

Philippines vs. Kazakhstan

Philippines 3	Philippine Columbian Association, Manila, Philippines 4–6 April 2003 Clay (indoors)		Kazakhstan 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Joseph Victorino Anton Tsymbalov 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Johnny Arcilla Alexey Kedryuk 3 6 4 6 6 2 7 5 6 2   3 Johnny Arcilla / Michael Mora Alexey Kedryuk / Anton Tsymbalov 4 6 7 5 6 3 5 7 6 4   4 Joseph Victorino Alexey Kedryuk 5 7 67 79         5 Rolando Ruel Anton Tsymbalov 2 6 3 6

Third round

Chinese Taipei vs. Hong Kong

Chinese Taipei 4	Yang-Ming Tennis Center, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 19–21 September 2003 Hard		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jimmy Wang Yu Hiu Tung 6 0 6 4 6 1       2 Lu Yen-hsun Wayne Wong 6 4 6 1 6 3       3 Lu Yen-hsun / Jimmy Wang John Hui / Brian Hung 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Chen Ti Yu Hiu Tung 6 4 6 0         5 Cheng Wei-jen Wayne Wong 1 6 2 6

External links

• Davis Cup official website