1997 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1997 Fed Cup.

Group I

 * Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
 * Date: 11–15 March

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams.

For the first time, the play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine final placings and which team would be promoted; while the remaining teams would play-off to determine final placings and which team would be relegated.

Play-offs

 *  advanced to World Group II Play-offs.
 * ' and ' relegated to Group II in 1998.

Group II

 * Venue: Renouf Centre, Wellington, New Zealand (outdoor hard)
 * Date: 11–15 March

The eight teams were divided into two pools of four teams to compete in round-robin competitions.

As with Group I, the play-off stage of the group was used to determine placings. The top two teams from each pool would be drawn in a knockout stage to determine which teams would be promoted and final placings; while the remaining teams would play-off to determine the other placings.

Play-offs

 * ' and ' advanced to Group I in 1998.