# 2000 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2000.
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 2001, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2001.

## Participating nations

* Bangladesh
* Kuwait
* Pacific Oceania
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan

### Draw

* Venue: National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka
* Date: 9–13 February
Group A
| | QAT | KUW | BAN | POC | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Qatar | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 (78%) | 13–4 (76%) | 1 |
| Kuwait | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–11 (52%) | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 (44%) | 9–12 (43%) | 3 |
| Pacific Oceania | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 8–15 (35%) | 4 |
Group B
| | SRI | SYR | TJK | SIN | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Sri Lanka | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–5 (74%) | 1 |
| Syria | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–10 (50%) | 2 |
| Tajikistan | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 |
| Singapore | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 5–14 (26%) | 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 | Qatar | 0 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Syria | 2 | |
| A1 | Qatar | 1 | B2 | Syria | 2 | B2 | Syria | 2 |
| B1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | | | | A2 | Kuwait | 1 |
| B1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | A2 | Kuwait | 2 | A2 | Kuwait | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Sri Lanka | 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 | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Singapore | 2 | |
| A3 | Bangladesh | 2 | B4 | Singapore | 2 | B4 | Singapore | 1 |
| A4 | Pacific Oceania | 1 | | | | B3 | Tajikistan | 2 |
| A4 | Pacific Oceania | 1 | A4 | Pacific Oceania | 0 | B3 | Tajikistan | 2 |
| | | | B3 | Tajikistan | 2 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Syria |
| 2 | Kuwait |
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
| 4 | Qatar |
| 5 | Tajikistan |
| 6 | Singapore |
| 7 | Bangladesh |
| 8 | Pacific Oceania |
* Syria and Kuwait promoted to Group II in 2001.
* Bangladesh and Pacific Oceania relegated to Group IV in 2001.

## Round robin
### Group A
#### Qatar vs. Pacific Oceania

| Qatar 3 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | Pacific Oceania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nasser Al-Khelaifi Brett Baudinet 6 4 7 5     2 Sultan Al-Alawi Lency Tenai 6 3 7 5     3 Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi Cyril Jacobe / Jerome Rovo 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

#### Bangladesh vs. Kuwait

| Bangladesh 0 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | Kuwait 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Moinuddin Walliullah Hamed Al-Solaiteen 6 3 4 6 0 6   2 Nadeem-Kamran Khan Mohammad Ghareeb 2 6 2 6     3 Dilip Passia / Moinuddin Walliullah Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari / Adel Al-Shatti 7 5 2 6 5 7 ||||

#### Qatar vs. Kuwait

| Qatar 3 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 February 2000 | Kuwait 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nasser Al-Khelaifi Hamed Al-Solaiteen 6 2 6 4     2 Sultan Al-Alawi Mohammad Ghareeb 6 4 3 1    retired 3 Sultan Al-Alawi / Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari / Hamed Al-Solaiteen 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 3 ||||

#### Bangladesh vs. Pacific Oceania

| Bangladesh 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 February 2000 | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dilip Passia Jerome Rovo 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 6 1   2 Nadeem-Kamran Khan Lency Tenai 6 4 4 6 6 3   3 Dilip Passia / Moinuddin Walliullah Cyril Jacobe / Brett Baudinet 0 6 1 6 ||||

#### Qatar vs. Bangladesh

| Qatar 1 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11 February 2000 | Bangladesh 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nasser Al-Khelaifi Moinuddin Walliullah 4 6 0 3   retired  2 Sultan Al-Alawi Dilip Passia 6 2 6 1     3 Sultan Al-Alawi / Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud Dilip Passia / Moinuddin Walliullah 1 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

#### Kuwait vs. Pacific Oceania

| Kuwait 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11 February 2000 | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Hamed Al-Solaiteen Brett Baudinet 6 1 4 6 3 6   2 Mohammad Ghareeb Lency Tenai 3 6 6 1 6 4   3 Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari / Mohammad Ghareeb Cyril Jacobe / Jerome Rovo 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Group B
#### Singapore vs. Tajikistan

| Singapore 1 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | Tajikistan 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jensen Hiu Sergey Makashin 5 7 1 6     2 Yang Sian Mansur Yakhyaev 2 6 3 6     3 Kho Tung-yi / Seol Kyoung-sik Sergey Makashin / Sergei Sedov 6 1 6 1 ||||

#### Sri Lanka vs. Singapore

| Sri Lanka 3 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | Singapore 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jayendra Wijeyesekera Kho Tung-yi 6 2 6 2     2 Rohan de Silva Yang Sian 6 3 6 4     3 Asiri Iddamalgoda / Jayendra Wijeyesekera Jensen Hiu / Kho Tung-yi 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Syria vs. Tajikistan

| Syria 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 9 February 2000 | Tajikistan 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Samir Saadeldin Sergey Makashin 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1     2 Rabi Bouhassoun Mansur Yakhyaev 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 2   3 Rabi Bouhassoun / Lays Salim Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev 1 6 2 6 ||||

#### Sri Lanka vs. Tajikistan

| Sri Lanka 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 February 2000 | Tajikistan 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jayendra Wijeyesekera Sergey Makashin 6 1 6 0     2 Rohan de Silva Mansur Yakhyaev 3 6 3 6     3 Rohan de Silva / Jayendra Wijeyesekera Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev 3 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Syria vs. Singapore

| Syria 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10 February 2000 | Singapore 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lays Salim Jensen Hiu 6 0 0 6 6 3   2 Rabi Bouhassoun Yang Sian 6 0 6 0     3 Abdul-Rahim Salim / Lays Salim Jensen Hiu / Yang Sian 5 7 3 6 ||||

#### Sri Lanka vs. Syria

| Sri Lanka 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11 February 2000 | Syria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jayendra Wijeyesekera Samir Saadeldin 6 3 6 4     2 Rohan de Silva Rabi Bouhassoun 3 6 4 6     3 Rohan de Silva / Jayendra Wijeyesekera Abdul-Rahim Salim / Lays Salim 6 2 7 5 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs
### Semifinals
#### Syria vs. Qatar

| Syria 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 February 2000 | Qatar 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Samir Saadeldin Nasser Al-Khelaifi 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3     2 Rabi Bouhassoun Sultan Al-Alawi 6 3 6 1     3 Rabi Bouhassoun / Lays Salim Sultan Al-Alawi / Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud       not played ||||

#### Kuwait vs. Sri Lanka

| Kuwait 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 February 2000 | Sri Lanka 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Hamed Al-Solaiteen Jayendra Wijeyesekera 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 2 6   2 Mohammad Ghareeb Rohan de Silva 6 1 6 2     3 Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari / Mohammad Ghareeb Rohan de Silva / Jayendra Wijeyesekera 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

### Final
#### Syria vs. Kuwait

| Syria 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 February 2000 | Kuwait 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lays Salim Hamed Al-Solaiteen 6 2 6 1     2 Rabi Bouhassoun Mohammad Ghareeb 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$     3 Abdul-Rahim Salim / Lays Salim Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari / Adel Al-Shatti 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2 4 6 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off
#### Sri Lanka vs. Qatar

| Sri Lanka 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 February 2000 | Qatar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Niroshan Paramanathan Nasser Al-Khelaifi 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 1 6     2 Asiri Iddamalgoda Sultan Al-Alawi 6 4 6 2     3 Rohan de Silva / Asiri Iddamalgoda Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi 6 4 7 5 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs
### 5th to 8th play-offs
#### Singapore vs. Bangladesh

| Singapore 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 February 2000 | Bangladesh 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kho Tung-yi Moinuddin Walliullah 3 6 4 6     2 Yang Sian Nadeem-Kamran Khan 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$     3 Jensen Hiu / Seol Kyoung-sik Dilip Passia / Moinuddin Walliullah 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^4$ ||||

#### Tajikistan vs. Pacific Oceania

| Tajikistan 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 February 2000 | Pacific Oceania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sergey Makashin Brett Baudinet 7 5 6 4     2 Mansur Yakhyaev Lency Tenai 6 3 6 0     3 Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev Lency Tenai / Brett Baudinet       not played ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off
#### Singapore vs. Tajikistan

| Singapore 1 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 February 2000 | Tajikistan 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kho Tung-yi Sergey Makashin 6 3 1 4   retired  2 Yang Sian Mansur Yakhyaev 4 6 2 6     3 Jensen Hiu / Yang Sian Sergey Makashin / Sergei Sedov 6 3 6 4 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off
#### Bangladesh vs. Pacific Oceania

| Bangladesh 2 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 February 2000 | National Tennis Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 February 2000 | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dilip Passia Cyril Jacobe 1 6 2 6     2 Nadeem-Kamran Khan Jerome Rovo 6 4 6 2     3 Abu-Hena-Tasawar Collins / Dilip Passia Lency Tenai / Brett Baudinet 3 6 6 4 9 7 ||||