1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
The Group III tournament was held April 15-19, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on hard courts. The top two teams from each pool advanced to a promotion playoff, while the bottom two were placed in a relegation playoff.[1]
Pool A
| Advanced to Promotion Round | |
| Assigned to Relegation Round |
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazakhstan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
 Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Syria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Singapore |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 15 | Kazakhstan |
3-0 | Sri Lanka
|
| April 15 | Syria |
2-1 | Singapore
|
| April 16 | Kazakhstan |
3-0 | Singapore
|
| April 16 | Sri Lanka |
2-1 | Syria
|
| April 17 | Kazakhstan |
3-0 | Syria
|
| April 17 | Sri Lanka |
3-0 | Singapore
|
Pool B
| Advanced to Promotion Round | |
| Assigned to Relegation Round |
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Tajikistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Kuwait |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 15 | Malaysia |
2-1 | Kuwait
|
| April 15 | Saudi Arabia |
2-1 | Tajikistan
|
| April 16 | Malaysia |
2-1 | Saudi Arabia
|
| April 16 | Tajikistan |
3-0 | Kuwait
|
| April 17 | Tajikistan |
2-1 | Malaysia
|
| April 17 | Saudi Arabia |
2-1 | Kuwait
|
1st-4th Playoff
| Third place | Final | |||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||||
| Sri Lanka | 0 | |||||||
| S | Kazakhstan | 3 | ||||||
| Tajikistan | 0 | |||||||
Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka both promoted to Group II for 1999.
5th-8th Playoff
| Third place | Final | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||
| Syria | 3 | |||||||
| S | Saudi Arabia | 2 | ||||||
| Singapore | 1 | |||||||
Singapore and Kuwait both relegated to Group IV for 1999.