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

Semifinals

Final

A1

Malaysia

3

B2

Pacific Oceania

0

B2

Pacific Oceania

0

A1

Malaysia

2

B1

Tajikistan

3

A2

Hong Kong

1

A2

Hong Kong

2

B1

Tajikistan

1

5th to 8th place play-offs

7th-8th Play-off

5th-8th Play-offs

5th-6th Play-off

A3

Bangladesh

w/o

B4

Bahrain

B4

Bahrain

A3

Bangladesh

2

B3

Saudi Arabia

w/o

A4

Syria

1

A4

Syria

2

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

Bangladesh vs. Syria

Bangladesh 2	National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh [1] 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 [2] 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 [3] 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 [4] 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 [5] 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 [6] 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

Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia

Bahrain	National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh [7] 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 [8] 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 [9] 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 [10] 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 [11] 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] 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

Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania

Malaysia 3	National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh [13] 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 [14] 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

Malaysia vs. Hong Kong

Malaysia 2	National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh [15] 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

Pacific Oceania vs. Tajikistan

Pacific Oceania 0	National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh [16] 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

Bangladesh vs. Bahrain

Bangladesh w/o	National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh [17] 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 [18] 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

Bangladesh vs. Syria

Bangladesh 2	National Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh [19] 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

Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia

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

References

1. "Bangladesh v Syria". daviscup.com.
2. "Hong Kong v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
3. "Bangladesh v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
4. "Hong Kong v Syria". daviscup.com.
5. "Bangladesh v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
6. "Malaysia v Syria". daviscup.com.
7. "Bahrain v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.
8. "Saudi Arabia v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
9. "Bahrain v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
10. "Pacific Oceania v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.
11. "Bahrain v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.
12. "Saudi Arabia v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.
13. "Malaysia v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
14. "Hong Kong v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.
15. "Malaysia v Hong Kong". daviscup.com.
16. "Pacific Oceania v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.
17. "Bangladesh v Bahrain". daviscup.com.
18. "Syria v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.
19. "Bangladesh v Syria". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website