The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2018 Fed Cup.
Group I
[edit]- Venue: R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India (hard)
- Date: 7–10 February
The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams. The two pool winners took part in a play-off to determine the nation advancing to the World Group II play-offs. The four nations finishing last and second last in their pools took part in relegation play-offs, with the two losing nations being relegated to Group II for 2019.
Seeding
[edit]Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | ![]() |
21 | 1 |
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22 | 2 | |
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23 | 3 |
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25 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
29 | 5 |
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32 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
34 | 7 |
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35 | 8 |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 13 November 2017
Pools
[edit]Pool A | KAZ | CHN | IND | HKG | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Pool B | JPN | KOR | THA | TPE | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Play-offs
[edit]Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
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3rd–4th | ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Relegation | ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Relegation | ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Final placements
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Third | ![]() | |
Fourth | ![]() | |
Fifth | ![]() |
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Relegated/Seventh | ![]() |
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Japan was promoted to the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
Chinese Taipei and
Hong Kong were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.
Group II
[edit]- Venue: Bahrain Polytechnic, Isa Town, Bahrain (hard)
- Date: 6–10 February
The fourteen teams were divided into two pools of four teams and two pools of three teams. The four pool winners took part in a play-off to determine the nations advancing to the World Group II play-offs.
Seeding
[edit]Pot | Nation | Rank1 | Seed |
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1 | ![]() |
33 | 1 |
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48 | 2 | |
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55 | 3 | |
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56 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
58 | 5 |
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61 | 6 | |
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66 | 7 | |
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71 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
80 | 9 |
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83 | 10 | |
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89 | 11 | |
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101 | 12 | |
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NR | 13 | |
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NR | 14 |
- 1Fed Cup Rankings as of 13 November 2017
Pools
[edit]Pool A | UZB | NZL | LBN | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool B | SGP | PHI | KGZ | |
1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | |
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2 | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 |
Pool C | POC | OMA | MAS | IRI | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Pool D | INA | PAK | SRI | BRN | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Play-offs
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Final placements
[edit]Placing | Teams | |
Promoted/First | ![]() |
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Third | ![]() |
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Fifth | ![]() |
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Seventh | ![]() |
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Ninth | ![]() |
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Thirteenth | ![]() |
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Indonesia and
Pacific Oceania were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2019.
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