2002 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held April 10–14, in Tehran, Iran, on outdoor clay courts.^[1]

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 2003. 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 2003.

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Iran	3	3	0	9	0
United Arab Emirates	3	2	1	5	4
Qatar	3	1	2	4	5
Singapore	3	0	3	0	9

Iran vs. Qatar

Iran
3

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[2]
10 April 2002

Qatar
0

		1	2
1	Anoosha Shahgholi Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi	6 2	7 5
2	Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Nasser Ghanim Al Khulaifi	6 2	6 1
3	Ashkan Shokoofi / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari / Mohammed-Ali Al Saoud	6 2	6 2

United Arab Emirates vs. Singapore

United Arab Emirates
3

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[3]
10 April 2002

Singapore
0

		1	2	3
1	Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Jensen Hiu	7⁷ 6³	5 7	8 6
2	Omar Alawadhi Jonathan Kam	7 5	6 2
3	Omar Alawadhi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Kok-Huen Kam / Jonathan Kam	7 5	5 7	6 2

Iran vs. United Arab Emirates

Iran
3

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[4]
11 April 2002

United Arab Emirates
0

		1	2	3
1	Shahab Hassani-Nafez Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	6 3	6 2
2	Anoosha Shahgholi Omar Alawadhi	6⁵ 7⁷	6 2	6 0
3	Ashkan Shokoofi / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Omar Alawadhi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	6 1	6 2

Qatar vs. Singapore

Qatar
3

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[5]
11 April 2002

Singapore
0

		1	2	3
1	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Jensen Hiu	6 0	6 1
2	Nasser Ghanim Al Khulaifi Kok-Huen Kam	6 3	6 2
3	Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari / Mohammed-Ali Al Saoud Jensen Hiu / Kok-Huen Kam	6² 7⁷	7 5	9 7

Iran vs. Singapore

Iran
3

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[6]
12 April 2002

Singapore
0

		1	2
1	Shahab Hassani-Nafez Kok-Huen Kam	6 4	6 1
2	Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Jonathan Kam	6 0	6 0
3	Anoosha Shahgholi / Ashkan Shokoofi Kok-Huen Kam / Jonathan Kam	6 2	6 1

United Arab Emirates vs. Qatar

United Arab Emirates
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[7]
12 April 2002

Qatar
1

		1	2	3
1	Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi	2 6	0 6
2	Omar Alawadhi Nasser Ghanim Al Khulaifi	4 6	6 4	6 2
3	Omar Alawadhi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi / Nasser Ghanim Al Khulaifi	6 3	6 3

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Tajikistan	3	3	0	6	3
Pacific Oceania	3	2	1	5	4
Syria	3	1	2	4	5
Saudi Arabia	3	0	3	3	6

Syria vs. Tajikistan

Syria
1

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[8]
10 April 2002

Tajikistan
2

		1	2
1	Lays Salim Mansur Yakhyaev	3 6	2 6
2	Rabi Bouhassoun Sergey Makashin	6 3	6 3
3	Rabi Bouhassoun / Lays Salim Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev	4 6	5 7

Saudi Arabia vs. Pacific Oceania

Saudi Arabia
1

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[9]
10 April 2002

Pacific Oceania
2

		1	2	3
1	Bader Mohammed Almuqail Leon So'Onalole	6 4	5 7	8 10
2	Omar Althagib Brett Baudinet	6⁶ 7⁸	6 4	7 5
3	Baqer Abu Khulaif / Bader Mohammed Almuqail Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton	6 2	3 6	12 14

Syria vs. Saudi Arabia

Syria
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[10]
11 April 2002

Saudi Arabia
1

		1	2	3
1	Lays Salim Bader Mohammed Almuqail	6 3	3 6	9 11
2	Rabi Bouhassoun Omar Althagib	6 3	6 1
3	Rabi Bouhassoun / Lays Salim Baqer Abu Khulaif / Bader Mohammed Almuqail	6 4	6 4

Tajikistan vs. Pacific Oceania

Tajikistan
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[11]
11 April 2002

Pacific Oceania
1

		1	2	3
1	Mansur Yakhyaev Leon So'Onalole	3 6	6 2	7 5
2	Sergey Makashin Brett Baudinet	6 1	6 2
3	Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton	7 5	3 6	6 8

Syria vs. Pacific Oceania

Syria
1

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[12]
12 April 2002

Pacific Oceania
2

		1	2	3
1	Lays Salim Juan Sebastien Langton	6 0	1 6	12 14
2	Rabi Bouhassoun Leon So'Onalole	7⁷ 6⁵	6 2
3	Rabi Bouhassoun / Robert Makzoume Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton	3 6	1 6

Saudi Arabia vs. Tajikistan

Saudi Arabia
1

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[13]
12 April 2002

Tajikistan
2

		1	2	3
1	Baqer Abu Khulaif Mansur Yakhyaev	7¹¹ 6⁹	2 6	0 6
2	Bader Mohammed Almuqail Sergey Makashin	4 6	6¹ 7⁷
3	Baqer Abu Khulaif / Omar Althagib Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev	6 1	6 0

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.

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Iran	3	3	0	8	1
Tajikistan	3	2	1	5	4
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	2	7
Pacific Oceania	3	0	3	3	6

Iran vs. Pacific Oceania

Iran
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[14]
13 April 2002

Pacific Oceania
1

		1	2	3
1	Anoosha Shahgholi Leon So'Onalole	6 4	6 3
2	Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Brett Baudinet	6 0	7 5
3	Ashkan Shokoofi / Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton	6⁸ 7¹⁰	6 3	3 6

Tajikistan vs. United Arab Emirates

Tajikistan
3

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[15]
13 April 2002

United Arab Emirates
0

		1	2	3
1	Mansur Yakhyaev Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	6 4	6 3
2	Sergey Makashin Omar Alawadhi	7 5	2 6	6 3
3	Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi / Ali-Sherif Al Marzooqi	6 2	6 0

Iran vs. Tajikistan

Iran
3

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[16]
14 April 2002

Tajikistan
0

		1	2
1	Anoosha Shahgholi Mansur Yakhyaev	6 2	6 4
2	Seyed Akbar Taheri Rahaghi Sergey Makashin	6 4	6 3
3	Shahab Hassani-Nafez / Anoosha Shahgholi Sergey Makashin / Mansur Yakhyaev	7 5	6 3

United Arab Emirates vs. Pacific Oceania

United Arab Emirates
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[17]
14 April 2002

Pacific Oceania
1

		1	2	3
1	Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Leon So'Onalole	3 6	2 6
2	Omar Alawadhi Brett Baudinet	1 6	6 3	6 3
3	Omar Alawadhi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Juan Sebastien Langton / Leon So'Onalole	6 3	6 4

Iran and Tajikistan promoted to Group II for 2003.

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.

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Qatar	3	3	0	7	2
Syria	3	2	1	5	4
Singapore	3	1	2	3	6
Saudi Arabia	3	0	3	3	6

Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia

Qatar
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[18]
13 April 2002

Saudi Arabia
1

		1	2	3
1	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Baqer Abu Khulaif	6 0	6 3
2	Nasser Ghanim Al Khulaifi Bader Mohammed Almuqail	6² 7⁷	6 4	5 7
3	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi / Mohammed-Ali Al Saoud Bader Mohammed Almuqail / Omar Althagib	6 4	6 1

Syria vs. Singapore

Syria
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[19]
13 April 2002

Singapore
1

		1	2	3
1	Lays Salim Jensen Hiu	4 6	6 4	6 4
2	Rabi Bouhassoun Kok-Huen Kam	6 4	6 3
3	Rabi Bouhassoun / Robert Makzoume Jensen Hiu / Kok-Huen Kam	5 6			retired

Qatar vs. Syria

Qatar
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[20]
14 April 2002

Syria
1

		1	2	3
1	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Abraham Ibrahim	6 4	6 1
2	Mohammed-Ali Al Saoud Rabi Bouhassoun	1 6	2 6
3	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi / Mohammed-Saadon Al Kawari Abraham Ibrahim / Robert Makzoume	4 6	6 1	6 3

Singapore vs. Saudi Arabia

Singapore
2

Enghelab Club, Tehran, Iran^[21]
14 April 2002

Saudi Arabia
1

		1	2	3
1	Jensen Hiu Bader Mohammed Almuqail	7 5	6 2
2	Kok-Huen Kam Omar Althagib	6 2	5 7	2 6
3	Jensen Hiu / Kok-Huen Kam Baqer Abu Khulaif / Omar Althagib	6 4	6⁵ 7⁷	6 1

Singapore and Saudi Arabia demoted to Group IV for 2003.

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Iran
2	Tajikistan
3	United Arab Emirates
4	Pacific Oceania
5	Qatar
6	Syria
7	Singapore
8	Saudi Arabia

Iran and Tajikistan promoted to Group II in 2003.
Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group IV in 2003.

References

^ "Reconstructed from Davis Cup Nation-by-Nation Historical Records".
^ "Iran v Qatar". daviscup.com.
^ "United Arab Emirates v Singapore". daviscup.com.
^ "Iran v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.
^ "Qatar v Singapore". daviscup.com.
^ "Iran v Singapore". daviscup.com.
^ "United Arab Emirates v Qatar". daviscup.com.
^ "Syria v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.
^ "Saudi Arabia v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Syria v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.
^ "Tajikistan v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Syria v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Saudi Arabia v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.
^ "Iran v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Tajikistan v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.
^ "Iran v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.
^ "United Arab Emirates v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Qatar v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.
^ "Syria v Singapore". daviscup.com.
^ "Qatar v Syria". daviscup.com.
^ "Singapore v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.

[Davis-1] "Reconstructed from Davis Cup Nation-by-Nation Historical Records".

[2] "Iran v Qatar". daviscup.com.

[3] "United Arab Emirates v Singapore". daviscup.com.

[4] "Iran v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.

[5] "Qatar v Singapore". daviscup.com.

[6] "Iran v Singapore". daviscup.com.

[7] "United Arab Emirates v Qatar". daviscup.com.

[8] "Syria v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.

[9] "Saudi Arabia v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[10] "Syria v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.

[11] "Tajikistan v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[12] "Syria v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[13] "Saudi Arabia v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.

[14] "Iran v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[15] "Tajikistan v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.

[16] "Iran v Tajikistan". daviscup.com.

[17] "United Arab Emirates v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[18] "Qatar v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.

[19] "Syria v Singapore". daviscup.com.

[20] "Qatar v Syria". daviscup.com.

[21] "Singapore v Saudi Arabia". daviscup.com.

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