Davis Cup March 8-15, 1999 Asia/Oceania Group III Dhaka, Bangladesh - Hard Group A Group B Bangladesh Bahrain WD* China Hong Kong Pacific Oceania Malaysia Saudi Arabia Syria Tajikstan Bahrain withdrew due to the sudden death of the Amir of Bahrain Round Robin Group A Bangladesh d. Syria 2-1 Moin-ud-din Walliullah (BAN) d. Samir Saad El Din (SYR) 4-6 7-5 6-3 Rabi Bou-Hassoun (SYR) d. Nadeem Kamran Khan (BAN) 6-4 6-3 Shovon Jamaly/Moin-ud-din Walliullah (BAN) d. Samir Saad El din/Rabi Bou-Hassoun (SYR) 4-6 6-1 8-6 Malaysia d. China Hong Kong 3-0 Hazuan Hizan (MAS) d. Melvin Tong (HKG) 4-6 6-4 6-3 Selvam Veerasingam (MAS) d. Wayne Wong (HKG) 6-4 6-3 Ramayah Ramachandran/Selvam Veerasingam d. Melvin Tong/Wayne Wong (HKG) 7-6(7) 7-6(4) Malaysia d. Bangladesh 3-0 Hazuan Hizan (MAS) d. Dilip Passia (BAN) 3-6 6-3 9-7 Selvam Veerasingam (MAS) d. Nadeem Kamran Khan (BAN) 6-4 6-2 Ramayah Ramachandran/Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Shovon Jamaly/Moin-ud-din Walliullah (BAN) 6-4 6-3 China Hong Kong d. Syria 3-0 Melvin Tong (HKG) d. Samir Saad El Din (SYR) 6-4 2-6 6-0 Wayne Wong (HKG) d. Rabi Bou-Hassoun (SYR) 6-2 6-2 Wayne Wong/Michael Wu (HKG) d. Lais SalimAbdul/Rahim Salim (SYR) 6-2 6-2 China Hong Kong d. Bangladesh 3-0 Melvin Tong (HKG) d. Dilip Passia (BAN) 6-1 6-1 Wayne Tong (HKG) d. Nadeem Kamran Khan (BAN) 7-6(3) 6-3 Wayne Wong/Michael Wu (HKG) d. Dilip Passia/Moin-ud-din Walliullah (BAN) 6-1 6-1 Malaysia d. Syria 2-1 Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Lais Salim (SYR) 6-0 6-2 Samir Saad El Din (SYR) d. Ramayah Ramachandran (MAS) 6-3 6-1 Hazuan Hizan/Selvan Veerasingam (MAS) d. Samir Saad El Din/Lais Salim (SYR) 6-3 6-0 Group B Pacific Oceania d. Saudi Arabia 2-1 Badar-Mohamed Al-Megayel (KSA) d. Lawrence Tere (PAC) 6-3 6-1 Lency Tenai (PAC) d. Tawfiq Moafa (KSA) 6-4 6-4 Lency Tenai/Lawrence Tenai (PAC) d. Badar-Mohamed Al-Megayel/Baqer Abu Khalif (KSA) 7-6(1) 6-4 Tajikistan bye Tajikistan d. Pacific Oceania 2-1 Sergei Makashin (TJK) d. Lawrence Tere (PAC) 6-3 6-4 Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) d. Lency Tenai (PAC) 7-5 6-3 Lency Tenai/Lawrence Tere (PAC) d. Sergei Makashin/Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-3 7-6(6) Sauda Arabia bye Tajikistan d. Saudi Arabia 2-1 Badr-Mohamed Al-Megayel (KSA) d. Sergei Makashin (TJK) 6-4 4-6 6-0 Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) d. Tawfiq Moafa (KSA) 6-1 6-2 Sergei Makashin/Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) d. Baqer Abu Khalif/Badr-Mohamed Al-Megayel (KSA) 6-3 3-6 7-5 Pacific Oceania bye Standings after Round Robin Matches Sets Sets Games Games Nation Points Won Won Lost Won Lost Group A Malaysia 3 8 16 4 112 78 China Hong Kong 2 6 13 7 107 73 Bangladesh 1 2 5 16 84 118 Syria 0 1 7 14 74 108 Group B Tajikistan 2 4 9 5 72 61 Pacific Oceania 1 3 6 6 57 64 Saudi Arabia 0 2 5 9 63 67 Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals Malaysia d. Pacific Oceania 3-0 Hazuan Hizan (MAS) d. Lawrence Tere (PAC) 6-4 6-1 Selvam Veerasingam (MAS) d. Lency Tenai (PAC) 7-6(4) 6-4 Ramayah Ramachandran/Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Cyril Jacobe/Jerome Rovo (PAC) 6-3 6-3 China Hong Kong d. Tajikistan 2-1 Melvin Tong (HKG) d. Sergei Makashin (TJK) 6-2 6-1 Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) d. Wayne Wong (HKG) 6-1 7-5 Melvin Tong/Wayne Wong (HKG) d. Sergei Makashin/Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) 7-6(5) 6-2 Playoffs for 5-8 positions Syrian d. Saudi Arabia 2-1 Badr-Mohamed Al-Megayel (KSA) d. Samir Saad El Din (SYR) 7-5 6-3 Rabi Bou-Hassoun (SYR) d. Tawfiq Moafa (KSA) 6-1 6-3 Rabi Bou-Hassoun/Lais Salim (SYR) d. Badr-Mohamed Al-Megayel/Baqer Abu Khalif (KSA) 6-3 6-7(5) 7-5 Bangladesh bye Final Malaysia d. China Hong Kong 2-1 Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Michael Wu (HKG) 6-4 6-4 Selvam Veerasingam (MAS) d. Wayne Wong (HKG) 6-3 6-1 Michael Wu/Ivan Yeh (HKG) d. Ramayah Ramachandran/Selvam Veerasingam (MAS) 6-4 6-1 3rd place Tajikistan d. Pacific Oceania 3-0 Sergei Makashin (TJK) d. Cyril Jacobe (PAC) 6-1 6-4 Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) d. Jerome Rovo (PAC) 6-2 6-4 Sergei Makashin/Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) d. Cyril Jecobe/Jerome Rovo (PAC) 6-4 4-6 6-2 5th place Bangladesh d. Syria 2-1 Dilip Passia (BAN) d. Samir Saad El Din (SYR) 6-4 6-1 Rabi Bou-Hassoun (SYR) d. Moin-ud-din Walliullah (BAN) 6-3 6-2 Shovon Jamaly/Moin-ud-din Walliullah (BAN) d. Rabi Bou-Hassoun/Lais Salim (SYR) 6-4 4-2 ret. 7th place Saudi Arabia d. Bahrain w/o Finals Positions 1. Malaysia* 2. China Hong Kong* 3. Tajikistan 4. Pacific Oceania 5. Bangladesh 6. Syria 7. Saudi Arabia** 8. Bahrain** *Promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2000 **Relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Zone - Group IV Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Hard Teams Barbados Bermuda OECS Puerto Rico St. Lucia Trinidad and Tobago US Virgin Islands Bermuda d. Barbados 3-0 Ricky Mallory (BER) d. Kodi Lewis (BAR) 7-6(3) 6-1 Michael Way (BER) d. Bernard Frost (BAR) 6-4 4-6 6-3 Jason Bascome/Dean Mello (BER) d. James Betts/Michael Date (BAR) 7-6(4) 6-4 Puerto Rico d. OECS 3-0 Luis Haddock (PUR) d. Kirsten Cable (ECA) 6-4 6-3 Gabriel Montilla (PUR) d. Jimmy Browne (ECA) 6-4 6-2 Ricardo Jordan/Edgardo Rivera (PUR) d. Kirsten Cable/Hayden Ashton (ECA) 6-2 6-2 Trinidad & Tabago d. St. Lucia 3-0 Ronald Greaves (TRI) d. Vernon Lewis (LCA) 6-2 6-4 Simon Evelyn (TRI) d. Kane Easter (LCA) 7-6(4) 6-7(1) 9-7 Randy Hakim/Nicholas Rose (TRI) d. Ives Sinson/Stephen Charlery (LCA) 6-3 6-3 Trinidad & Tobago d. US Virgin Islands 2-1 Wilbur Callender Jnr (ISV) d. Ronald Gr-eaves (TRI) 7-5 6-3 Simon Evelyn (TRI) d. Eugene Highfield (ISV) 2-6 6-0 6-1 Simon Evelyn/Randy Hakim (TRI) d. Wilbur Callender Jnr/Gregory Newton (ISV) 7-5 6-2 Bermuda d. OECS 2-1 Ricky Mallory(BER) d. Kirsten Cable (ECA) 6-1 3-6 6-3 Michael Way (BER) d. Jimmy Browne (ECA) 6-0 6-2 Hayden Ashton/Kirsten Cable (ECA) d. Jenson Bascome/Dean Mello (BER) 6-4 3-6 6-2 Puerto Rico d. St. Lucia 3-0 Edgardo Rivera (PUR) d. Vernon Lewis (LCA) 6-4 3-6 6-4 Gabriel Montilla (PUR) d. Kane Easter (LCA) 7-5 7-6(3) Ricardo Jordan/Luis Haddock (PUR) d. Kane Easter/Yves Sinson (LCA) 6-4 6-2 Puerto Rico d. Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 Luis Haddock (PUR) d. Tonald Greaves (TRI) 3-6 6-4 6-1 Gabriel Montilla (PUR) d. Simon Evelyn (TRI) 6-1 6-0 Gabriel Montilla/Ricardo Jordan (PUR) d. Randy Hakim/Nicholas Rose (TRI) 7-5 6-1 US Virgin Islands d. St. Lucia 2-1 Vernon Lewis (LCA) d. Wilbur Callender Jnr (ISV) 6-2 7-5 Eugene Highfield (ISV) d. Kane Easter (LCA) 6-3 6-2 Eugene Highfield/Gregory Newton (ISV) d. Kane Easter/Vernon Lewis (LCA) 7-6(2) 7-6(3) Barbados d. OECS 3-0 Kodi Lewis (BAR) d. Kirsten Cable (ECA) 7-5 3-6 6-4 Bernard Frost (BAR) d. Jimmy Browne (ECA) 6-2 6-1 James Bretts/Bernard Frost (BAR) d. Kirsten Cable/Hayden Ashton (ECA) 6-3 6-4 St. Lucia d. Barbados 2-1 Vernon Lewis (LCA) d. James Bretts (BAR) 6-3 6-0 Kane Easter (LCA) d. Kodi Lewis (BAR) 6-2 6-4 James Bretts/Bernard Frost (BAR) d. Ives Sinson/Stephen Charlery (LCA) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Trinidad & Tobago d. Bermuda 2-1 Ricky Mallory (BER) d. Ronald Greaves (TRI) 6-3 6-3 Simon Evelyn (TRI) d. Michael Way (BER) 6-4 6-4 Simon Evelyn/Nicholas Rose (TRI) d. Dean Mello/Michael Way (BER) 5-7 6-4 6-3 Puerto Rico d. US Virgin Islands 2-1 Gregory Newton (ISV) d. Luis Haddock (PUR) 6-3 6-4 Gabriel Montilla (PUR) d. Eugene Highfield (ISV) 6-1 7-5 Ricardo Jordan/Gabriel Montilla (PUR) d. Eugene Highfield/Gregory Newton (ISV) 6-4 5-7 6-2 Trinidad & Tobago d. Barbados 2-1 James Betts (BAR) d. Ronald Greaves (TRI) 6-4 7-6(3) Simon Evelyn (TRI) d. Kodi Lewis (BAR) 1-6 6-1 6-4 Simon Evelyn/Randy Hakim (TRI) d. James Betts/Bernard Frost (BAR) 6-1 6-2 US Virgin Islands d. OECS 2-1 Kirsten Cable (ECA) d. Louis Taylor III (ISV) 6-2 2-6 6-1 Wilbur Callender Jnr (ISV) d. Jimmy Browne (ECA) 6-4 6-2 Wilbur Callender Jnr/Gregory Newton (ISV) d. Hayden Ashton/Kirsten Cable (ECA) 6-4 5-7 6-4 St. Lucia d. Bermuda 3-0 Vernon Lewis (LCA) d. Jenson Bascome (BER) 6-1 6-1 Kane Easter (LCA) d. Ricky Mallory (BER) 4-6 6-1 6-2 Vernon Lewis/Yves Sinson (TRI) d. Jenson Bascome/Dean Mello (BER) 6-1 6-3 Puerto Rico d. Bermuda 2-1 Ricky Mallory (BER) d. Edgardo Rivera (PUR) 6-3 7-6(2) Gabriel Montilla (PUR) d. Michael Way (BER) 6-4 6-1 Ricardo Jordan/Gabriel Montilla (PUR) d. Jenson Bascome/ricky Mallory (BER) 6-0 6-4 Trinidad & Tobago d. OECS 3-0 Nicholas Rose (TRI) d. Kirsten Cable (ECA) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1 Randy Hakim (TRI) d. Jimmy Browne (ECA) 6-1 6-1 Simon Evelyn/Ronald Greaves (TRI) d. Jimmy Browne/Trevor Sam (ECA) 6-1 6-3 US Virgin Islands d. Barbados 3-0 Gregory Newton (ISV) d. James Betts (BAR) 6-3 6-3 Wilbur Callender Jnr (ISV) d. Kodi Lewis (BAR) 7-5 6-4 Gregory Newton/Louis Taylor III (ISV) d. Michael Date/Bernard Frost (BAR) 7-5 6-2 Puerto Rico d. Barbados 3-0 Luis Haddock (PUR) d. James Betts (BAR) 6-4 7-5 Gabriel Montilla (PUR) d. Kodi Lewis (BAR) 6-4 6-4 Ricardo Jordan/Edgardo Rivera (PUR) d. James Betts/Kodi Lewis (BAR) 6-2 6-4 St. Lucia d. OECS 3-0 Vernon Lewis (LCA) d. Kirsten Cable (ECA) 4-6 7-5 6-2 Kane Easter (LCA) d. Jimmy Browne (ECA) 6-1 6-0 Kane Easter/Vernon Lewis (LCA) d. Hayden Ashton/Kirsten Cable (ECA) 6-3 6-4 US Virgin Islands d. Bermuda 2-1 Gregory Newton (ISV) d. Dean Mello (BER) 6-2 6-4 Eugen Highfield (ISV) d. Michael Way (BER) 3-6 6-3 6-1 Jenson Bascome/Dean Mello (BER) d. Gregory Newton/Louis Taylor III (ISV) 7-5 6-7(3) 6-1 Final Standings Matches Sets Sets Games Games Nation Points Won Won Lost Won Lost *Puerto Rico 6 16 32 7 224 142 *Trinidad & Tobago 5 12 25 17 211 177 US Virgin Islands 4 11 26 16 208 193 St. Lucia 3 9 21 20 212 183 Bermuda 2 8 20 23 186 206 Barbados 1 5 12 28 169 215 OECS 0 2 9 34 142 236 *Promoted to American Zone Group III in 2000