1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
# 1999 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1999.

In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2000, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2000.

## Participating nations

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* Malaysia
* Pacific Oceania
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* Tajikistan

### Draw

* Venue: National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
* Date: 10–14 March

Group A

| | MAS | HKG | BAN | SYR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaysia | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 16–4 (80%) | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–16 (24%) | 3 |
| Syria | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 7–14 (33%) | 4 |

Group B

| | TJK | POC | KSA | BHR | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tajikistan | | 2–1 | 2–1 | w/o | 3–0 | 4–2 (67%) | 9–5 (64%) | 1 |
| Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | | 2–1 | w/o | 2–1 | 3–3 (50%) | 6–6 (50%) | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | 1–2 | | w/o | 1–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 5–9 (36%) | 3 |
| Bahrain | w/o | w/o | w/o | | 0–3 | N/A | N/A | 4 |

**1st to 4th place play-offs**

| 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A1 | Malaysia | 3 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Pacific Oceania | 0 | |
| B2 | Pacific Oceania | 0 | B2 | Pacific Oceania | 0 | A1 | Malaysia | 2 |
| B1 | Tajikistan | 3 | | | | A2 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| B1 | Tajikistan | 3 | A2 | Hong Kong | 2 | A2 | Hong Kong | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Tajikistan | 1 | | | |

**5th to 8th place play-offs**

| 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off | 5th-6th Play-off |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | A3 | Bangladesh | w/o | | | |
| | | | B4 | Bahrain | | |
| B4 | Bahrain | | B4 | Bahrain | | A3 | Bangladesh | 2 |
| B3 | Saudi Arabia | w/o | | | | A4 | Syria | 1 |
| B3 | Saudi Arabia | w/o | A4 | Syria | 2 | A4 | Syria | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Malaysia |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
| 3 | Tajikistan |
| 4 | Pacific Oceania |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
| 6 | Syria |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia |
| 8 | Bahrain |

* Malaysia and Hong Kong promoted to Group II in 2000.
* Saudi Arabia and Bahrain relegated to Group IV in 2000.

## Round robin

### Group A

**Bangladesh vs. Syria**

| Bangladesh 2 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 March 1999 | Syria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Moinuddin Walliullah Samir Saadeldin 4 6 7 5 6 3   2 Nadeem-Kamran Khan Rabi Bouhassoun 4 6 3 6     3 Shovon Jamaly / Moinuddin Walliullah Samir Saadeldin / Rabi Bouhassoun 4 6 6 1 8 6 ||||

**Hong Kong vs. Malaysia**

| Hong Kong 0 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 March 1999 | Malaysia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Melvin Tong Hazuan Hizan 6 4 4 6 3 6   2 Wayne Wong Selvam Veerasingam 4 6 3 6     3 Melvin Tong / Wayne Wong Ramayah Ramachandran / Selvam Veerasingam $6^7$ $7^9$ $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||

**Bangladesh vs. Malaysia**

| Bangladesh 0 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11 March 1999 | Malaysia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Dilip Passia Hazuan Hizan 6 3 3 6 7 9   2 Nadeem-Kamran Khan Selvam Veerasingam 4 6 2 6     3 Shovon Jamaly / Moinuddin Walliullah Ramayah Ramachandran / Si Yew Ming 4 6 3 6 ||||

**Hong Kong vs. Syria**

| Hong Kong 3 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11 March 1999 | Syria 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Melvin Tong Samir Saadeldin 6 4 2 6 6 0   2 Wayne Wong Rabi Bouhassoun 6 2 6 2     3 Wayne Wong / Michael Wu Abdul-Rahim Salim / Lays Salim 6 2 6 2 ||||

**Bangladesh vs. Hong Kong**

| Bangladesh 0 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999 | Hong Kong 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Dilip Passia Melvin Tong 1 6 1 6     2 Nadeem-Kamran Khan Wayne Wong $6^3$ $7^7$ 3 6     3 Dilip Passia / Moinuddin Walliullah Wayne Wong / Michael Wu 1 6 1 6 ||||

**Malaysia vs. Syria**

| Malaysia 2 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999 | Syria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Si Yew Ming Lays Salim 6 0 6 2     2 Ramayah Ramachandran Samir Saadeldin 3 6 1 6     3 Hazuan Hizan / Selvam Veerasingam Samir Saadeldin / Lays Salim 6 3 6 0 ||||

### Group B

**Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia**

| Bahrain | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 March 1999 | Saudi Arabia w/o |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1          not played 2          not played 3          not played ||||

**Saudi Arabia vs. Pacific Oceania**

| Saudi Arabia 1 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 10 March 1999 | Pacific Oceania 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Bader Mohammed Almuqail Lawrence Tere 6 3 6 1     2 Tawfiq Moafa Lency Tenai 4 6 4 6     3 Baqer Abu Khulaif / Bader Mohammed Almuqail Lency Tenai / Lawrence Tere $6^1$ $7^7$ 4 6 ||||

**Bahrain vs. Pacific Oceania**

| Bahrain | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11 March 1999 | Pacific Oceania w/o |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1          not played 2          not played 3          not played ||||

**Pacific Oceania vs. Tajikistan**

| Pacific Oceania 1 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 11 March 1999 | Tajikistan 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Lawrence Tere Sergey Makashin 3 6 4 6     2 Lency Tenai Mansur Yakhyaev 5 7 3 6     3 Lency Tenai / Lawrence Tere Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev 6 3 $7^8$ $6^6$ ||||

**Bahrain vs. Tajikistan**

| Bahrain | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999 | Tajikistan w/o |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1          not played 2          not played 3          not played ||||

**Saudi Arabia vs. Tajikistan**

| Saudi Arabia 1 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 12 March 1999 | Tajikistan 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Bader Mohammed Almuqail Sergey Makashin 6 4 4 6 6 0   2 Tawfiq Moafa Mansur Yakhyaev 1 6 2 6     3 Baqer Abu Khulaif / Bader Mohammed Almuqail Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev 3 6 6 3 5 7 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs

### Semifinals

**Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania**

| Malaysia 3 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 March 1999 | Pacific Oceania 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Hazuan Hizan Lawrence Tere 6 4 6 1     2 Selvam Veerasingam Lency Tenai $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 4     3 Ramayah Ramachandran / Si Yew Ming Cyril Jacobe / Jerome Rovo 6 3 6 3 ||||

**Hong Kong vs. Tajikistan**

| Hong Kong 2 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 March 1999 | Tajikistan 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Melvin Tong Sergey Makashin 6 2 6 1     2 Wayne Wong Mansur Yakhyaev 1 6 5 7     3 Melvin Tong / Wayne Wong Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 2 ||||

### Final

**Malaysia vs. Hong Kong**

| Malaysia 2 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 14 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 14 March 1999 | Hong Kong 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Si Yew Ming Michael Wu 6 4 6 4     2 Selvam Veerasingam Wayne Wong 6 3 6 1     3 Ramayah Ramachandran / Selvam Veerasingam Michael Wu / Ivan Yeh 4 6 1 6 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off

**Pacific Oceania vs. Tajikistan**

| Pacific Oceania 0 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 14 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 14 March 1999 | Tajikistan 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Cyril Jacobe Sergey Makashin 1 6 4 6     2 Jerome Rovo Mansur Yakhyaev 2 6 4 6     3 Cyril Jacobe / Jerome Rovo Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev 4 6 6 4 2 6 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs

### 5th to 8th play-offs

**Bangladesh vs. Bahrain**

| Bangladesh w/o | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 March 1999 | Bahrain |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1          not played 2          not played 3          not played ||||

**Syria vs. Saudi Arabia**

| Syria 2 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 13 March 1999 | Saudi Arabia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Samir Saadeldin Bader Mohammed Almuqail 5 7 3 6     2 Rabi Bouhassoun Tawfiq Moafa 6 1 6 3     3 Rabi Bouhassoun / Lays Salim Baqer Abu Khulaif / Bader Mohammed Almuqail 6 3 $6^5$ $7^7$ 7 5 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off

**Bangladesh vs. Syria**

| Bangladesh 2 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 14 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 14 March 1999 | Syria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Dilip Passia Samir Saadeldin 6 4 6 1     2 Moinuddin Walliullah Rabi Bouhassoun 3 6 2 6     3 Shovon Jamaly / Moinuddin Walliullah Rabi Bouhassoun / Lays Salim 6 4 4 2    retired ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off

**Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia**

| Bahrain | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 14 March 1999 | National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh 14 March 1999 | Saudi Arabia w/o |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1          not played 2          not played 3          not played ||||
