# 1996 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1996.
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system, the bottom five teams were re-assigned to the new Group IV in 1997; all other teams remained in Group III.

## Participating nations

* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Oman
* Pacific Oceania
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates

### Draw

* Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
* Date: 18–24 March
Group A
| | SIN | MAS | POC | KAZ | SYR | OMA | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Singapore | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 11–4 (73%) | 23–10 (70%) | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–8 (47%) | 17–19 (47%) | 2 |
| Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 8–7 (53%) | 19–16 (54%) | 3 |
| Kazakhstan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–8 (47%) | 18–20 (47%) | 4 |
| Syria | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–3 | 8–7 (53%) | 20–17 (54%) | 5 |
| Oman | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 4–11 (27%) | 9–24 (27%) | 6 |
Group B
| | LIB | KUW | BAN | QAT | JOR | BRU | UAE | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Lebanon | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 17–1 (94%) | 34–1 (97%) | 1 |
| Kuwait | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 14–4 (78%) | 28–6 (82%) | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 11–7 (61%) | 22–16 (58%) | 3 |
| Qatar | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 11–7 (61%) | 22–15 (59%) | 4 |
| Jordan | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 14–22 (39%) | 5 |
| Brunei | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–16 (11%) | 4–33 (11%) | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–6 | 1–17 (6%) | 3–34 (8%) | 7 |
* Singapore and Lebanon promoted to Group II in 1997.
* Syria, Oman, Jordan, Brunei and United Arab Emirates assigned to Group IV in 1997.

## Group A
### Kazakhstan vs. Malaysia

| Kazakhstan 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Malaysia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dmitri Arissov Chua Jin-ghee 6 3 4 6 2 6   2 Alexey Kedryuk Vasuthevan Ortchuan 7 5 2 6 6 4   3 Dmitri Arissov / Igor Chaldounov Chua Jin-ghee / Abdul-Aziz Shazali 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Oman vs. Pacific Oceania

| Oman 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Pacific Oceania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Barkat Salim Al-Sharji Lency Tenai 2 6 0 6     2 Mudrik Al-Rawahi Sanjeev Tikaram 6 2 7 5     3 Mudrik Al-Rawahi / Barkat Salim Al-Sharji Lency Tenai / Sanjeev Tikaram 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Singapore vs. Syria

| Singapore 2 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Syria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Chen Chee-yen Mowafak Al-Amin 6 1 6 1     2 Lim Yang-tat Rabi Bouhassoun 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 2 6     3 Lam Ju-min / Lim Yang-tat Rabi Bouhassoun / Dawood Dawoodian 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Syria

| Kazakhstan 2 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Syria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dmitri Arissov Dawood Dawoodian 6 2 3 6 6 4   2 Alexey Kedryuk Rabi Bouhassoun 6 3 1 6 2 6   3 Igor Chaldounov / Alexey Kedryuk Mowafak Al-Amin / Rabi Bouhassoun 2 6 6 0 7 5 ||||

### Malaysia vs. Oman

| Malaysia 2 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Oman 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vasuthevan Ortchuan Barkat Salim Al-Sharji 6 1 6 0     2 Cheng Heng-koon Mudrik Al-Rawahi 1 6 0 6     3 Chua Jin-ghee / Abdul-Aziz Shazali Mudrik Al-Rawahi / Barkat Salim Al-Sharji 6 0 6 2 ||||

### Pacific Oceania vs. Singapore

| Pacific Oceania 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Singapore 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lency Tenai Lam Ju-min 7 5 6 4     2 Sanjeev Tikaram Chen Chee-yen 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 0 6     3 Lency Tenai / Sanjeev Tikaram Lam Ju-min / Lim Yang-tat 7 5 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Singapore

| Kazakhstan 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Singapore 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Igor Chaldounov Chen Chee-yen 2 6 2 6     2 Dmitri Arissov Lim Yang-tat 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$     3 Dmitri Arissov / Alexey Kedryuk Lam Ju-min / Lim Yang-tat 3 6 6 3 4 6 ||||

### Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania

| Malaysia 2 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Aziz Shazali Hitesh Morriswala 6 2 6 2     2 Chua Jin-ghee Lency Tenai 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 6 1   3 Cheng Heng-koon / Vasuthevan Ortchuan Cyrille Mainguy / Hitesh Morriswala 5 7 7 5 4 6 ||||

### Oman vs. Syria

| Oman 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Syria 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Barkat Salim Al-Sharji Dawood Dawoodian 3 6 0 6     2 Mudrik Al-Rawahi Rabi Bouhassoun 6 2 2 6 1 6   3 Mudrik Al-Rawahi / Barkat Salim Al-Sharji Dawood Dawoodian / Lays Salim 4 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$ ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Oman

| Kazakhstan 2 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Oman 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dmitri Arissov Barkat Salim Al-Sharji 6 1 6 2     2 Alexey Kedryuk Mudrik Al-Rawahi 1 6 6 3 2 6   3 Dmitri Arissov / Igor Chaldounov Mudrik Al-Rawahi / Barkat Salim Al-Sharji 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Malaysia vs. Singapore

| Malaysia 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Singapore 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Aziz Shazali Lam Ju-min 3 6 2 6     2 Chua Jin-ghee Chen Chee-yen 1 6 5 7     3 Chua Jin-ghee / Abdul-Aziz Shazali Lam Ju-min / Lim Yang-tat 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Pacific Oceania vs. Syria

| Pacific Oceania 2 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Syria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lency Tenai Mowafak Al-Amin 6 1 3 6 6 2   2 Sanjeev Tikaram Rabi Bouhassoun 0 6 1 6     3 Lency Tenai / Sanjeev Tikaram Mowafak Al-Amin / Rabi Bouhassoun 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Kazakhstan vs. Pacific Oceania

| Kazakhstan 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Pacific Oceania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dmitri Arissov Lency Tenai 3 6 4 6     2 Alexey Kedryuk Sanjeev Tikaram 4 6 4 6     3 Igor Chaldounov / Alexey Kedryuk Cyrille Mainguy / Hitesh Morriswala 3 6 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Malaysia vs. Syria

| Malaysia 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Syria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vasuthevan Ortchuan Dawood Dawoodian 3 6 4 6     2 Cheng Heng-koon Rabi Bouhassoun 3 6 6 3 5 7   3 Chua Jin-ghee / Abdul-Aziz Shazali Dawood Dawoodian / Lays Salim 7 5 1 6 6 2 ||||

### Oman vs. Singapore

| Oman 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Singapore 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Barkat Salim Al-Sharji Lam Ju-min 3 6 2 6     2 Mudrik Al-Rawahi Chen Chee-yen 3 6 6 2 6 3   3 Fahad Qamar Al-Hashmi / Mudrik Al-Rawahi Lim Kok-hong / Lim Yang-tat 2 6 1 6 ||||

## Group B
### Bangladesh vs. Brunei

| Bangladesh 3 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18 March 1996 | Brunei 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shovon Jamaly Ismasufian Ibrahim 6 1 6 3     2 Hira Lal Zulkifli Shamsol 6 1 6 0     3 Shovon Jamaly / Hira Lal Nelson Cheong / On Sie-lu 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Jordan vs. Kuwait

| Jordan 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18 March 1996 | Kuwait 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fares Azzouni Aymen-Ibrahim Al-Ashwak 1 6 2 6     2 Laith Azzouni Hussain Al-Ashwak 4 6 3 6     3 Laith Azzouni / Khaled Naffa Abdullah Abdul-Aziz / Adel Al-Shatti 3 6 3 6 ||||

### Lebanon vs. Qatar

| Lebanon 3 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18 March 1996 | Qatar 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Toufiq Zhalan Sultan Al-Alawi 4 6 6 3 6 3   2 Ali Hamadeh Nasser Al-Khelaifi 6 1 6 4     3 Ali Hamadeh / Zaki Hassan Mohammed Salem Al-Khelaifi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi 6 4 6 2 ||||

### United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon

| United Arab Emirates 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19 March 1996 | Lebanon 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omar Alawadhi Badih El-Munzer 3 6 4 6     2 Saeed Hasher Al-Maktoum Ali Hamadeh 0 6 1 6     3 Othman Al-Ulama / Hadi Badri Ali Hamadeh / Zaki Hassan 1 6 0 6 ||||

### Bangladesh vs. Kuwait

| Bangladesh 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19–20 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19–20 March 1996 | Kuwait 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shovon Jamaly Adel Al-Shatti 1 6 1 6     2 Hira Lal Hussain Al-Ashwak 4 6 2 6     3 Shovon Jamaly / Hira Lal Abdullah Abdul-Aziz / Aymen-Ibrahim Al-Ashwak 3 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Brunei vs. Jordan

| Brunei 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19–20 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19–20 March 1996 | Jordan 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ismasufian Ibrahim Fares Azzouni 2 6 4 6     2 Zulkifli Shamsol Laith Azzouni 0 6 0 6     3 Nelson Cheong / On Sie-lu Ghassan Hassan-Qadi / Khaled Naffa 1 6 4 6 ||||

### United Arab Emirates vs. Bangladesh

| United Arab Emirates 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Bangladesh 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Othman Al-Ulama Shovon Jamaly 0 6 3 6     2 Saeed Hasher Al-Maktoum Hira Lal 1 6 2 6     3 Hadi Badri / Omar Alawadhi Tofazzal Hossain / Dilip Passia 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Brunei vs. Kuwait

| Brunei 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Kuwait 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nelson Cheong Adel Al-Shatti 0 6 0 6     2 Ismasufian Ibrahim Hussain Al-Ashwak 2 6 0 6     3 Nelson Cheong / On Sie-lu Abdullah Abdul-Aziz / Hussain Al-Ashwak 0 6 0 6 ||||

### Jordan vs. Qatar

| Jordan 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20 March 1996 | Qatar 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fares Azzouni Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6   2 Laith Azzouni Nasser Al-Khelaifi 4 6 5 7     3 Ghassan Hassan-Qadi / Khaled Naffa Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi 1 6 2 6 ||||

### United Arab Emirates vs. Qatar

| United Arab Emirates 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Qatar 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omar Alawadhi Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud 3 6 1 6     2 Saeed Hasher Al-Maktoum Nasser Al-Khelaifi 0 6 1 6     3 Othman Al-Ulama / Hadi Badri Sultan Al-Alawi / Mohammed Salem Al-Khelaifi 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Bangladesh vs. Jordan

| Bangladesh 3 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Jordan 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shovon Jamaly Khaled Naffa 6 3 6 2     2 Hira Lal Laith Azzouni 6 2 2 6 6 3   3 Shovon Jamaly / Hira Lal Fares Azzouni / Laith Azzouni 7 5 6 1 ||||

### Brunei vs. Lebanon

| Brunei 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 March 1996 | Lebanon 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nelson Cheong Badih El-Munzer 1 6 0 6     2 Ismasufian Ibrahim Toufiq Zhalan 1 6 2 6     3 Nelson Cheong / On Sie-lu Ali Hamadeh / Zaki Hassan 2 6 0 6 ||||

### United Arab Emirates vs. Brunei

| United Arab Emirates 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Brunei 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Othman Al-Ulama Nelson Cheong 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 Saeed Hasher Al-Maktoum Ismasufian Ibrahim 7 5 1 6 6 8   3 Othman Al-Ulama / Hadi Badri Ismasufian Ibrahim / Zulkifli Shamsol 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Bangladesh vs. Lebanon

| Bangladesh 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Lebanon 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shovon Jamaly Zaki Hassan 3 6 1 6     2 Hira Lal Ali Hamadeh 2 6 2 6     3 Tofazzal Hossain / Dilip Passia Badih El-Munzer / Toufiq Zhalan 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Kuwait vs. Qatar

| Kuwait 2 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22–23 March 1996 | Qatar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Adel Al-Shatti Sultan Al-Alawi 6 0 6 2     2 Hussain Al-Ashwak Nasser Al-Khelaifi 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$     3 Abdullah Abdul-Aziz / Aymen-Ibrahim Al-Ashwak Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi 0 0     retired ||||

### United Arab Emirates vs. Jordan

| United Arab Emirates 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Jordan 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omar Alawadhi Khaled Naffa 4 6 1 6     2 Saeed Hasher Al-Maktoum Laith Azzouni 4 6 4 6     3 Hadi Badri / Omar Alawadhi Fares Azzouni / Laith Azzouni 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Bangladesh vs. Qatar

| Bangladesh 2 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Qatar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Shovon Jamaly Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud 6 1 6 0     2 Hira Lal Nasser Al-Khelaifi 4 6 6 0 7 5   3 Tofazzal Hossain / Dilip Passia Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi 3 6 0 6 ||||

### Kuwait vs. Lebanon

| Kuwait 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 March 1996 | Lebanon 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Adel Al-Shatti Zaki Hassan 2 6 2 6     2 Hussain Al-Ashwak Ali Hamadeh 2 6 2 6     3 Abdullah Abdul-Aziz / Adel Al-Shatti Badih El-Munzer / Zaki Hassan 4 6 3 6 ||||

### United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait

| United Arab Emirates 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Kuwait 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Hadi Badri Aymen-Ibrahim Al-Ashwak 0 6 1 6     2 Omar Alawadhi Adel Al-Shatti 1 6 1 6     3 Saeed Hasher Al-Maktoum / Omar Alawadhi Hussain Al-Ashwak / Adel Al-Shatti 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Brunei vs. Qatar

| Brunei 0 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Qatar 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ismasufian Ibrahim Sultan Al-Alawi 0 6 1 6     2 Zulkifli Shamsol Nasser Al-Khelaifi 0 6 2 6     3 Nelson Cheong / On Sie-lu Sultan Al-Alawi / Mohammed Salem Al-Khelaifi 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Jordan vs. Lebanon

| Jordan 1 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 24 March 1996 | Lebanon 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ghassan Hassan-Qadi Badih El-Munzer 1 6 1 6     2 Khaled Naffa Ali Hamadeh 1 6 1 6     3 Ghassan Hassan-Qadi / Khaled Naffa Ali Hamadeh / Toufiq Zhalan 0 1      retired ||||