# 1997 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.
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 1998, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1998.

## Participating nations

* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Malaysia
* Pacific Oceania
* Sri Lanka
* Qatar

### Draw

* Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar
* Date: 26–30 March
Group A
| | KAZ | KUW | BHR | BAN | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Kazakhstan | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 14–6 (70%) | 1 |
| Kuwait | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 12–7 (63%) | 2 |
| Bahrain | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 3–16 (16%) | 4 |
Group B
| | POC | QAT | SRI | MAS | RR W–L | Match W–L | Set W–L | Standings |
| Pacific Oceania | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–13 (43%) | 1 |
| Qatar | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–10 (57%) | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 (56%) | 13–9 (59%) | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 9–13 (41%) | 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 | Kazakhstan | 1 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Qatar | 2 | |
| A1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | B2 | Qatar | 2 | B2 | Qatar | 2 |
| A2 | Kuwait | 0 | | | | B1 | Pacific Oceania | 1 |
| A2 | Kuwait | 0 | A2 | Kuwait | 1 | B1 | Pacific Oceania | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Pacific Oceania | 2 | | | |

#### 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 | Bahrain | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Malaysia | 2 | |
| A3 | Bahrain | 2 | B4 | Malaysia | 2 | B4 | Malaysia | 3 |
| A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | | | | B3 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | A4 | Bangladesh | 1 | B3 | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| | | | B3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Qatar |
| 2 | Pacific Oceania |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
| 4 | Kuwait |
| 5 | Malaysia |
| 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 7 | Bahrain |
| 8 | Bangladesh |
* Qatar and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 1998.
* Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 1998.

## Round robin
### Group A
#### Bangladesh vs. Kuwait

| Bangladesh 0 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 26 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 26 March 1997 | Kuwait 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Hira Lal Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari 4 6 4 6     2 Shovon Jamaly Adel Al-Shatti 4 6 3 6     3 Shovon Jamaly / Hira Lal Khalid Al-Gharabally / Mohammad Ghareeb 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 4 6 ||||

#### Bahrain vs. Kazakhstan

| Bahrain 1 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 26 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 26 March 1997 | Kazakhstan 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Esam Abdulaal Alexey Kedryuk 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6     2 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Igor Chaldounov 6 4 6 2     3 Esam Abdulaal / Nader Abdul-Aal Igor Chaldounov / Alexey Kedryuk 5 7 6 4 5 7 ||||

#### Bangladesh vs. Kazakhstan

| Bangladesh 0 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 27 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 27 March 1997 | Kazakhstan 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Hira Lal Alexey Kedryuk 2 6 2 6     2 Dilip Passia Igor Chaldounov 6 4 4 6 2 6   3 Shovon Jamaly / Dilip Passia Yuriy Karlov / Alexey Kedryuk 2 6 4 6 ||||

#### Bahrain vs. Kuwait

| Bahrain 1 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 27 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 27 March 1997 | Kuwait 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Esam Abdulaal Mohammad Ghareeb 6 3 6 0     2 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Adel Al-Shatti 2 6 1 6     3 Esam Abdulaal / Nader Abdul-Aal Khalid Al-Gharabally / Adel Al-Shatti 6 3 5 7 2 6 ||||

#### Bangladesh vs. Bahrain

| Bangladesh 1 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 28 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 28 March 1997 | Bahrain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tofazzal Hossain Shehab Shehab 3 6 1 6     2 Dilip Passia Abdul-Rahman Shehab 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^1$     3 Shovon Jamaly / Hira Lal Nader Abdul-Aal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab 3 6 3 6 ||||

#### Kazakhstan vs. Kuwait

| Kazakhstan 2 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 28 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 28 March 1997 | Kuwait 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexey Kedryuk Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari 6 2 6 3     2 Igor Chaldounov Mohammad Ghareeb 1 6 4 6     3 Igor Chaldounov / Alexey Kedryuk Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari / Khalid Al-Gharabally 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Group B
#### Qatar vs. Malaysia

| Qatar 2 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 26 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 26 March 1997 | Malaysia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nasser Al-Khelaifi Vasuthevan Ortchuan 2 6 6 1 2 6   2 Sultan Al-Alawi Ramayah Ramachandran 2 6 6 3 6 2   3 Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi Ramayah Ramachandran / Abdul-Aziz Shazali 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Pacific Oceania vs. Sri Lanka

| Pacific Oceania 2 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 26 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 26 March 1997 | Sri Lanka 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Motuliki Kailahi Rohan de Silva 3 6 3 6     2 Lency Tenai Jayendra Wijeyesekera 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1   3 Motuliki Kailahi / Lency Tenai Rohan de Silva / Jayendra Wijeyesekera 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 6 3 ||||

#### Qatar vs. Sri Lanka

| Qatar 2 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 27 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 27 March 1997 | Sri Lanka 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nasser Al-Khelaifi Rohan de Silva 6 2 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 8 6   2 Sultan Al-Alawi Jayendra Wijeyesekera 7 5 6 1     3 Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud / Cesarito Diong Rohan de Silva / Jayendra Wijeyesekera 2 6 5 7 ||||

#### Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania

| Malaysia 2 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 27 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 27 March 1997 | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vasuthevan Ortchuan Motuliki Kailahi 6 4 6 3     2 Ramayah Ramachandran Lency Tenai 6 0 6 1     3 Jamal Mulyadi / Ramayah Ramachandran Motuliki Kailahi / Lency Tenai 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 3 3 6 ||||

#### Qatar vs. Pacific Oceania

| Qatar 1 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 28 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 28 March 1997 | Pacific Oceania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Ali Al-Saoud Motuliki Kailahi 6 4 2 6 3 6   2 Sultan Al-Alawi Lency Tenai 6 1 6 2     3 Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi Motuliki Kailahi / Lency Tenai 6 4 4 6 2 6 ||||

#### Malaysia vs. Sri Lanka

| Malaysia 0 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 28 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 28 March 1997 | Sri Lanka 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vasuthevan Ortchuan Rohan de Silva 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 0 6     2 Ramayah Ramachandran Jayendra Wijeyesekera 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7 5 4 6   3 Jamal Mulyadi / Ramayah Ramachandran Rohan de Silva / Jayendra Wijeyesekera 3 6 2 6 ||||

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

| Kazakhstan 1 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 29 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 29 March 1997 | Qatar 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexey Kedryuk Nasser Al-Khelaifi 6 2 6 2     2 Igor Chaldounov Sultan Al-Alawi 0 6 3 6     3 Igor Chaldounov / Alexey Kedryuk Sultan Al-Alawi / Cesarito Diong 2 6 4 6 ||||

#### Kuwait vs. Pacific Oceania

| Kuwait 1 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 29 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 29 March 1997 | Pacific Oceania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari Motuliki Kailahi 3 6 2 6     2 Adel Al-Shatti Lency Tenai 2 6 6 2 6 0   3 Khalid Al-Gharabally / Adel Al-Shatti Motuliki Kailahi / Lency Tenai 6 1 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Final
#### Qatar vs. Pacific Oceania

| Qatar 2 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 30 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 30 March 1997 | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Cesarito Diong Motuliki Kailahi 6$^4$ 7$^7$     retired  2 Sultan Al-Alawi Lency Tenai 6 2 6 3     3 Sultan Al-Alawi / Nasser Al-Khelaifi Motuliki Kailahi / Lency Tenai 2 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off
#### Kazakhstan vs. Kuwait

| Kazakhstan 3 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 30 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 30 March 1997 | Kuwait 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Alexey Kedryuk Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari 3 0      retired 2 Igor Chaldounov Khalid Al-Gharabally 6 3 0 0    retired 3 Igor Chaldounov / Alexey Kedryuk Mohammed Rashid Al-Foudari / Khalid Al-Gharabally       w/o ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs
### 5th to 8th play-offs
#### Bahrain vs. Malaysia

| Bahrain 1 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 29 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 29 March 1997 | Malaysia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Esam Abdulaal Vasuthevan Ortchuan 7 5 6 3     2 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Ramayah Ramachandran 1 6 0 6     3 Nader Abdul-Aal / Shehab Shehab Jamal Mulyadi / Ramayah Ramachandran 0 6 2 6 ||||

#### Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka

| Bangladesh 1 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 29 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 29 March 1997 | Sri Lanka 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Dilip Passia Rohan de Silva 7 5 4 6 1 6   2 Shovon Jamaly Jayendra Wijeyesekera 2 6 6 4 6 2   3 Shovon Jamaly / Dilip Passia Rohan de Silva / Jayendra Wijeyesekera 6 3 4 6 4 6 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off
#### Malaysia vs. Sri Lanka

| Malaysia 3 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 30 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 30 March 1997 | Sri Lanka 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Vasuthevan Ortchuan Lahiru Jayasuriya 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$     2 Ramayah Ramachandran Roshun Razik 6 1 6 1     3 Jamal Mulyadi / Abdul-Aziz Shazali Rohan de Silva / Jayendra Wijeyesekera 4 6 6 4 6 2 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off
#### Bahrain vs. Bangladesh

| Bahrain 2 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 30 March 1997 | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar 30 March 1997 | Bangladesh 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Esam Abdulaal Dilip Passia 6 2 6 1     2 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Shovon Jamaly 1 6 4 6     3 Nader Abdul-Aal / Shehab Shehab Shovon Jamaly / Dilip Passia 6 2 1 6 6 4 ||||