The Group III tournament was held April 7–11, in Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on outdoor hard courts.
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 2005. 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 2005.
Pool A
Kazakhstan vs. Oman
Qatar vs. Tajikistan
Kazakhstan vs. Tajikistan
Oman vs. Qatar
Kazakhstan vs. Qatar
Oman vs. Tajikistan
Pool B
Vietnam vs. Bahrain
Pacific Oceania vs. Syria
Vietnam vs. Syria
Bahrain vs. Pacific Oceania
Vietnam vs. Pacific Oceania
Bahrain vs. Syria
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.
Kazakhstan vs. Vietnam
Tajikistan vs. Pacific Oceania
Kazakhstan vs. Pacific Oceania
Tajikistan vs. Vietnam
Kazakhstan and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 2005.
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.
Qatar vs. Syria
Oman vs. Bahrain
Qatar vs. Bahrain
Oman vs. Syria
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