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The play-offs of the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom team was relegated down to the Group II for the next year.

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	New Zealand	Uzbekistan
2	Australia	Chinese Taipei
3	Indonesia	Thailand
4	India	Hong Kong

Promotion play-offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

New Zealand vs. Uzbekistan

New Zealand 1	National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 2 February 2008 Plexipave (outdoors)		Uzbekistan 2
1 2 3 1 Sacha Jones Iroda Tulyaganova 6 4 1 6 2 6   2 Marina Erakovic Akgul Amanmuradova 6 4 7 6     3 Leanne Baker / Marina Erakovic Akgul Amanmuradova / Iroda Tulyaganova 6 4 2 6 6 7

Third to Fourth play-off

 Chinese Taipei placed third overall while  Australia placed fourth.

Fifth to Sixth play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a ties. The winner of the tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the loser was allocated sixth.

Indonesia vs. Thailand

Indonesia 2	National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 2 February 2008 Plexipave (outdoors)		Thailand 1
1 2 3 1 Vivien Silfany-Tony Suchanun Viratprasert 6 7     retired   2 Lavinia Tananta Nudnida Luangnam 6 4       retired 3 Ayu-Fani Damayanti / Sandy Gumulya Nudnida Luangnam / Suchanun Viratprasert       w/o

Relegation play-offs

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The losing team was relegated to Group II for next year.

India vs. Hong Kong

India 2	National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 2 February 2008 Plexipave (outdoors)		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Shikha Uberoi Yang Zi-Jun 6 1 7 6     2 Isha Lakhani Zhang Ling 5 7 3 6     3 Sania Mirza / Sunitha Rao Yang Zi-Jun / Zhang Ling 7 6 6 2

Final Placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted	Uzbekistan
Second	New Zealand
Third	Chinese Taipei
Fourth	Australia
Fifth	Indonesia
Sixth	Thailand
Seventh	India
Relegated	Hong Kong

•  Uzbekistan advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against  Slovakia. They lost 0–5, and thus they were relegated back to Group I for 2009.
•  Hong Kong was relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for the next year, where they placed second overall.

See also

• Fed Cup structure

References

1. "New Zealand v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
2. "Tennis Asia, Issue No. 59" (PDF). Asian Tennis Federation.
3. "Indonesia v Thailand". fedcup.com.
4. "India v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
5. "Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
6. "Fed Cup Profile, Hong Kong". fedcup.com.

External links

• Fed Cup website

• 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone