Group III was split into two sub-groups. One tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria, February 3–7, while the other was held in Jurmala, Latvia, June 11–15. Both were played on outdoor clay courts.[1]
The eight teams in each sub-group were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2004. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2004.
Results of Individual Ties
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Results of Individual Ties
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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.
Results of Individual Ties
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Algeria and Hungary promoted to Group II for 2004.
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.
Results of Individual Ties
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Angola and Armenia demoted to Group IV for 2004.
Results of Individual Ties
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Results of Individual Ties
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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.
Results of Individual Ties
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Georgia and Latvia promoted to Group II for 2004.
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.
Results of Individual Ties
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Moldova and Bosnia/Herzegovina demoted to Group IV for 2004.