Venue: State Tennis Center, Perth, Australia

Surface: Hard - outdoors

Dates: 4-7 February

Format: Round-robin - 8 nations divided into two pools of four.
Group A: 1. New Zealand, 2. Indonesia, 3. Uzbekistan, 4. India.
Group B: 1. Australia, 2. Thailand, 3.Korea, Rep , 4. Chinese Taipei

Promotion play-off:Australia d. New Zealand 3-0
Australia advances to the World Group II Play-offs in April 2009.

Relegation play-off:Chinese Taipei d. India 3-0
India relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2010.

Final Positions
1. Australia, 2. New Zealand, 3. Thailand, 4. Indonesia, 5. Uzbekistan, 6. Korea, Rep, 7. Chinese Taipei, 8. India.