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 Draw Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Date: 18–24 March Group A Group B and promoted to Group II in 1997. , , , and assigned to Group IV in 1997. Group A Kazakhstan vs. Malaysia Oman vs. Pacific Oceania Singapore vs. Syria Kazakhstan vs. Syria Malaysia vs. Oman Pacific Oceania vs. Singapore Kazakhstan vs. Singapore Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania Oman vs. Syria Kazakhstan vs. Oman Malaysia vs. Singapore Pacific Oceania vs. Syria Kazakhstan vs. Pacific Oceania Malaysia vs. Syria Oman vs. Singapore Group B Bangladesh vs. Brunei Jordan vs. Kuwait Lebanon vs. Qatar United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon Bangladesh vs. Kuwait Brunei vs. Jordan United Arab Emirates vs. Bangladesh Brunei vs. Kuwait Jordan vs. Qatar United Arab Emirates vs. Qatar Bangladesh vs. Jordan Brunei vs. Lebanon United Arab Emirates vs. Brunei Bangladesh vs. Lebanon Kuwait vs. Qatar United Arab Emirates vs. Jordan Bangladesh vs. Qatar Kuwait vs. Lebanon United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait Brunei vs. Qatar Jordan vs. Lebanon References External links Davis Cup official website Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Asia Oceania Zone Group III