Details
- Dates: 1-4 February
- Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Center
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Surface: Outdoor hard
- Ball: Wilson Australian Open
- Start time: 10:00 hrs
- Ticket prices: USD $24 per day
Final Positions
1. China P.R. - advance to World Group II play-offs
2. Kazakhstan
3. Chinese Taipei
4. Thailand
5. Korea P.R.
6. Uzbekistan
7. Indonesia - relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
News
- Day 1 report
- Day 2 report
- Day 3 report
- Day 4 report
Photos
- Photo gallery
Format
- Round-robin: Seven nations in two pools (1-3 Feb).
- Promotion: The winners of Pool A and Pool B play each other (4 Feb) to decide which nation advances to the World Group II play-offs (21-22 Apr).
- Relegation: The nations finishing bottom of Pool A and Pool B play each other (4 Feb) to decide which nation is relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for 2013.
TEAM NOMINATIONS
Pool A
- China, P.R.: Li Na, Peng Shuai, Zheng Jie, Zhang Shuai, Lu Ling (captain)
- Uzbekistan: Akgul Amanmuradova, Nigina Abduraimova, Sabina Sharipova, Iroda Tulyaganova, Dmitriy Tomashevich (captain)
- Chinese Taipei: Yung-Jan Chan, Kai-Chen Chang, Su-Wei Hsieh, Chia-Jung Chuang, Shi-Ting Wang (captain)
Pool B
- Thailand: Tamarine Tanasugarn, Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Varatchaya Wongteanchai, Nungnadda Wannasuk, Virat Baerrohim (captain)
- Kazakhstan: Galina Voskoboeva, Sessil Karatancheva, Yaroslava Shvedova, Zarina Diyas, Yegor Shaldunov (captain)
- Korea, Rep.: Kim So-Jung, Han Sung-Hee, Yoo Mi, Lee Ye-Ra, Lee Jeong-Myung (captain)
- Indonesia: Ayu Fani Damayanti, Jessy Rompies, Lavinia Tananta, Angelique Widjaja, Surya Wijaya Budi (captain)