# 2004 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held April 7–11, in Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on outdoor hard courts.

## Format

The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2005. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2005.

## Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | Advance to Promotion pool | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | Advance to Promotion pool | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | Advance to Relegation pool | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Relegation pool | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |

### Kazakhstan vs. Oman

| Kazakhstan 3 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7 April 2004 Hard | Oman 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dias Doskarayev Mohammed Al Nabhani 6 1 6 1     2 Alexey Kedryuk Khalid Al Nabhani 6 4 6 4     3 Alexey Kedryuk / Anton Tsymbalov Khalid Al Nabhani / Mohammed Al Nabhani 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Qatar vs. Tajikistan

| Qatar 0 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7 April 2004 Hard | Tajikistan 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari Mansur Yakhyaev 4 6 6 1 4 6   2 Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Sergey Makashin 0 6 2 2   retired  3 Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Tajikistan

| Kazakhstan 3 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8 April 2004 Hard | Tajikistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dias Doskarayev Mansur Yakhyaev 6 1 7$^9$ 6$^7$     2 Alexey Kedryuk Sergey Makashin 6 0 6 3     3 Alexey Kedryuk / Anton Tsymbalov Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Oman vs. Qatar

| Oman 0 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8 April 2004 Hard | Qatar 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Al Nabhani Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari 3 6 3 6     2 Khalid Al Nabhani Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi 5 7 6 3 2 6   3 Khalid Al Nabhani / Mohammed Al Nabhani Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari / Abdullah Hassan 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Qatar

| Kazakhstan 3 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9 April 2004 Hard | Qatar 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dias Doskarayev Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari 6 0 6 2     2 Alexey Kedryuk Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi 6 0 6 4     3 Alexey Kedryuk / Anton Tsymbalov Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari / Abdullah Hassan 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Oman vs. Tajikistan

| Oman 0 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9 April 2004 Hard | Tajikistan 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Al Nabhani Mansur Yakhyaev 2 6 6 4 2 6   2 Khalid Al Nabhani Sergey Makashin 1 6 1 6     3 Mohammed Al Nabhani / Sulaiman Al Rawahi Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 8 ||||

## Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Pacific Oceania | 3 | 3 | 0 | Advance to Promotion pool | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | Advance to Promotion pool | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | Advance to Relegation pool | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Relegation pool | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |

### Vietnam vs. Bahrain

| Vietnam 2 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7 April 2004 Hard | Bahrain 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lê Quốc Khánh Abdul-Rahman Shehab 2 6 1 6     2 Đỗ Minh Quân Esam Abdulaal 6 2 5 7 8 6   3 Huỳnh Chí Khương / Lê Quốc Khánh Khaled Al Thawadi / Abdul-Rahman Shehab 6 4 3 6 6 3 ||||

### Pacific Oceania vs. Syria

| Pacific Oceania 3 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7 April 2004 Hard | Syria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Juan Sebastien Langton Lays Salim 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 1     2 Michael Leong Abraham Ibrahim 6 1 6 4     3 Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton Mowafak Al Hafez / Hayan Maarouf 6 4 6 2 ||||

### Vietnam vs. Syria

| Vietnam 3 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8 April 2004 Hard | Syria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ngô Quang Huy Lays Salim 6 4 6 1     2 Đỗ Minh Quân Abraham Ibrahim 6 3 6 1     3 Huỳnh Chí Khương / Lê Quốc Khánh Mowafak Al Hafez / Hayan Maarouf 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Bahrain vs. Pacific Oceania

| Bahrain 0 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 8 April 2004 Hard | Pacific Oceania 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Juan Sebastien Langton 6 4 3 6 4 6   2 Khaled Al Thawadi Michael Leong 0 6 0 6     3 Esam Abdulaal / Abdulkarim Abdulnabi Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Vietnam vs. Pacific Oceania

| Vietnam 1 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9 April 2004 Hard | Pacific Oceania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ngô Quang Huy Juan Sebastien Langton 3 6 4 6     2 Đỗ Minh Quân Michael Leong 5 7 6 4 6 3   3 Huỳnh Chí Khương / Lê Quốc Khánh Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ ||||

### Bahrain vs. Syria

| Bahrain 2 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 9 April 2004 Hard | Syria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Lays Salim 6 1 6 2     2 Esam Abdulaal Abraham Ibrahim 6 3 6 4     3 Khaled Al Thawadi / Abdul-Rahman Shehab Mowafak Al Hafez / Hayan Maarouf 4 6 3 6 ||||

## Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Promotion | | | | |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | Promoted to Group II | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Pacific Oceania | 3 | 2 | 1 | Promoted to Group II | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
* 1 2 Carried over from Pool A
* 1 2 Carried over from Pool B

### Kazakhstan vs. Vietnam

| Kazakhstan 3 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10 April 2004 Hard | Vietnam 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dias Doskarayev Lê Quốc Khánh 6 0 6 1     2 Alexey Kedryuk Đỗ Minh Quân 6 4 6 2     3 Alexey Kedryuk / Anton Tsymbalov Đỗ Minh Quân / Lê Quốc Khánh 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Tajikistan vs. Pacific Oceania

| Tajikistan 1 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10 April 2004 Hard | Pacific Oceania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mansur Yakhyaev Juan Sebastien Langton 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 Sergey Makashin Michael Leong 1 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     3 Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Pacific Oceania

| Kazakhstan 2 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 11 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 11 April 2004 Hard | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Anton Tsymbalov Brett Baudinet 6 3 6 1     2 Dias Doskarayev Michael Leong 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 2 2   retired  3 Alexey Kedryuk / Anton Tsymbalov Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Tajikistan vs. Vietnam

| Tajikistan 0 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 11 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 11 April 2004 Hard | Vietnam 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mansur Yakhyaev Ngô Quang Huy 3 6 2 6     2 Sergey Makashin Đỗ Minh Quân 2 6 3 6     3 ||||
Kazakhstan and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 2005.

## Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 2 | Relegated to Group IV | 0–3 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Syria | 3 | 0 | 3 | Relegated to Group IV | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Carried over from Pool B
* 1 2 Carried over from Pool A

### Qatar vs. Syria

| Qatar 3 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10 April 2004 Hard | Syria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari Hayan Maarouf 6 3 7 5     2 Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Abraham Ibrahim 6 4 6 4     3 Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari / Abdullah Hassan Mowafak Al Hafez / Lays Salim 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Oman vs. Bahrain

| Oman 0 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10 April 2004 Hard | Bahrain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Al Nabhani Abdul-Rahman Shehab 7 5 4 6 4 6   2 Khalid Al Nabhani Esam Abdulaal 1 6 7 5 2 6   3 Sulaiman Al Rawahi / Saleh Al Zadjali Abdulkarim Abdulnabi / Khaled Al Thawadi 0 6 3 6 ||||

### Qatar vs. Bahrain

| Qatar 1 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 16 July 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 16 July 2004 Hard | Bahrain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdullah Hassan Abdul-Rahman Shehab 2 6 6 0    retired 2 Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Esam Abdulaal 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6     3 Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari / Abdullah Hassan Esam Abdulaal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab 2 6 6 2 6 8 ||||

### Oman vs. Syria

| Oman 2 | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 11 April 2004 Hard | Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 11 April 2004 Hard | Syria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Al Nabhani Mowafak Al Hafez 0 6 6 1 6 4   2 Khalid Al Nabhani Hayan Maarouf 3 6 2 6     3 Khalid Al Nabhani / Mohammed Al Nabhani Mowafak Al Hafez / Lays Salim 6 3 6 3 ||||