1998 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	3 April – 6 December 1998
Edition	87th
Teams	131
Champion
Winning Nation	Sweden
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The 1998 Davis Cup (also known as the 1998 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 87th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 131 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 30 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 55 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Honduras, Iraq, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and the U.S. Virgin Islands made their first appearances in the tournament.

Sweden defeated Italy in the final, held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, on 4–6 December, to win their second consecutive title and their 7th title overall. ^{[1] [2]}

World Group

Participating teams
Australia	Belgium	Brazil	Czech Republic
Germany	India	Italy	Netherlands
Russia	Slovakia	South Africa	Spain
Sweden	Switzerland	United States	Zimbabwe

Draw

First round 3–6 April

Quarterfinals 17–19 July

Semifinals 25–27 September

Final 4–6 December

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)

Sweden

3

Hamburg, Germany (hard)

Slovakia

2

Sweden

3

Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet)

Germany

2

Germany

5

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

South Africa

0

Sweden

4

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

Spain

1

Spain

3

A Coruña, Spain (clay)

Brazil

2

Spain

4

Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

Switzerland

1

Czech Republic

2

Milan, Italy (indoor clay)

Switzerland

3

Sweden

4

Genoa, Italy (clay)

Italy

1

India

1

Prato, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Italy

5

Mildura, Australia (grass)

Zimbabwe

0

Zimbabwe

3

Milwaukee, WI, United States (indoor hard)

Australia

2

Italy

4

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

United States

1

Belgium

3

Indianapolis, IN, United States (hard)

Netherlands

1

Belgium

1

Atlanta, GA, United States (hard)

United States

4

Russia

2

United States

3

Final

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 1	Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy [2] 4–6 December 1998 Clay (indoors)		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Magnus Norman 711 69 60 77 6 4 3 6 6 6 retired   2 Davide Sanguinetti Magnus Gustafsson 1 6 4 6 0 6       3 Diego Nargiso /  Davide Sanguinetti Jonas Björkman /  Nicklas Kulti 61 77 1 6 3 6       4 Gianluca Pozzi Magnus Gustafsson 4 6 2 6         5 Diego Nargiso Magnus Norman 6 2 6 3

World Group qualifying round

Date: 25–28 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1999 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Australia	5–0	Uzbekistan	Townsville	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre	Indoor	Hard
Brazil	3–0	Romania	Florianópolis	Hotel Costão do Santinho	Outdoor	Clay
Czech Republic	5–0	South Africa	Prague	National Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Clay
Israel	1–4	France	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Great Britain	3–2	India	Nottingham	Nottingham Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Hard
Netherlands	5–0	Ecuador	Eindhoven	Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven	Indoor	Carpet
Japan	1–3	Russia	Osaka	Utsubo Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard
Argentina	2–3	Slovakia	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay

•   Australia,   Brazil,   Czech Republic,   Netherlands,   Russia and   Slovakia remain in the World Group in 1999.
•   France and   Great Britain are promoted to the World Group in 1999.
•   Argentina,   Ecuador,   Israel,   Japan,   Romania and   Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 1999.
•   India and   South Africa are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1999.

Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Chile

Santiago, Chile (indoor carpet)

bye

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Chile

5

Chile

1

Colombia

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

4

Colombia

0

Cali, Colombia (clay)

Argentina

5

Colombia

3

Mexico

2

Nassau, Bahamas (hard)

Ecuador

5

Zapopan, Mexico (clay)

Bahamas

0

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Bahamas

3

Ecuador

3

Mexico

2

Halifax, Canada (indoor hard)

Canada

2

Canada

3

Mexico

2

•   Mexico relegated to Group II in 1999.
•   Argentina and   Ecuador advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Venezuela

4

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Guatemala

1

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (clay)

Guatemala

2

Venezuela

3

Cuba

3

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (hard)

Haiti

2

Haiti

3

Cuba

2

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Venezuela

3

Lima, Peru (clay)

Uruguay

2

Jamaica

0

Asunción, Paraguay (clay)

Peru

5

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Jamaica

0

Peru

1

Paraguay

5

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Uruguay

4

Paraguay

2

Uruguay

3

•   Guatemala and   Jamaica relegated to Group III in 1999.
•   Venezuela promoted to Group I in 1999.

Group III

• Venue: Santa Cruz Tennis Club, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
• Date: 29 April–3 May

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Dominican Republic
2	Costa Rica
3	El Salvador
4	Bolivia
5	Panama
6	Antigua and Barbuda
7	Puerto Rico
8	Bermuda

•   Dominican Republic and   Costa Rica promoted to Group II in 1999.
•   Puerto Rico and   Bermuda relegated to Group IV in 1999.

Group IV

• Venue: St. Lucia Racquet Club, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
• Date: 23–29 March

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Netherlands Antilles
2	Honduras
3	Saint Lucia
4	Trinidad and Tobago
5	Barbados
6	U.S. Virgin Islands
7	Eastern Caribbean

•   Netherlands Antilles and   Honduras promoted to Group III in 1999.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

South Korea

Seoul, South Korea (hard)

bye

Seoul, South Korea (clay)

South Korea

4

South Korea

1

China

1

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)

Uzbekistan

3

Uzbekistan

5

Yanji, China (hard)

China

0

China

5

Indonesia

0

Sapporo, Japan (indoor carpet)

Indonesia

0

Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard)

Japan

5

Miyazaki, Japan (clay)

Indonesia

2

Japan

3

Lebanon

3

Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard)

New Zealand

2

Lebanon

2

New Zealand

3

•   Indonesia relegated to Group II in 1999.
•   Uzbekistan and   Japan advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)

Philippines

1

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

Thailand

4

Pattaya, Thailand (hard)

Philippines

4

Thailand

3

Hong Kong

1

Yilan, Taiwan (indoor carpet)

Chinese Taipei

2

Hong Kong

2

Chinese Taipei

3

Lahore, Pakistan (grass)

Thailand

2

Islamabad, Pakistan (clay)

Pakistan

3

Pakistan

5

Doha, Qatar (hard)

Pacific Oceania

0

Tehran, Iran (clay)

Pacific Oceania

1

Pakistan

4

Qatar

4

Tehran, Iran (indoor clay)

Iran

1

Qatar

0

Iran

5

•   Hong Kong and   Pacific Oceania relegated to Group III in 1999.
•   Pakistan promoted to Group I in 1999.

Group III

• Venue: National Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Date: 15–19 April

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Kazakhstan
2	Sri Lanka
3	Tajikistan
4	Malaysia
5	Syria
6	Saudi Arabia
7	Singapore
8	Kuwait

•   Kazakhstan and   Sri Lanka promoted to Group II in 1999.
•   Singapore and   Kuwait relegated to Group IV in 1999.

Group IV

• Venue: National Complex, Ramna Park, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Date: 9–15 February

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Bahrain
2	Bangladesh
3	Iraq
4	Jordan
5	Oman
6	United Arab Emirates
7	Brunei

•   Bahrain and   Bangladesh promoted to Group III in 1999.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

France

Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)

bye

Croatia

France

4

Helsinki, Finland (hard)

bye

Finland

1

Croatia

2

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Finland

3

Croatia

3

Norway

2

Romania

Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)

bye

bye

Romania

4

Norway

Norway

1

bye

Norway

Israel

Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)

bye

Austria

Israel

4

bye

Austria

1

bye

Pörtschach, Austria (clay)

Austria

Austria

5

Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)

Denmark

0

Ukraine

3

Newcastle, England (indoor carpet)

Denmark

2

Denmark

Ukraine

0

bye

Great Britain

5

bye

Great Britain

•   Norway and   Denmark relegated to Group II in 1999.
•   France,   Romania,   Israel, and   Great Britain advance to World Group qualifying round.

Group II

Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay)

Morocco

3

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Agadir, Morocco (clay)

Bulgaria

2

Bulgaria

5

Morocco

2

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

Luxembourg

0

Belarus

3

Belarus

5

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Luxembourg

0

Belarus

4

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Ivory Coast

1

Poland

2

Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay)

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Senegal

3

Poland

4

Senegal

2

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Egypt

1

Ivory Coast

3

Ivory Coast

3

Egypt

2

Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)

Yugoslavia

3

Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)

Latvia

2

Latvia

5

Yugoslavia

2

Braga, Portugal (clay)

Georgia

0

Portugal

3

Georgia

0

Albufeira, Portugal (hard)

Portugal

5

Portugal

4

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)

Hungary

1

Slovenia

5

Dublin, Ireland (carpet)

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Monaco

0

Monaco

0

Slovenia

2

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Ireland

5

Hungary

3

Ireland

1

Hungary

4

•   Luxembourg,   Egypt,   Georgia, and   Monaco relegated to Group III in 1999.
•   Belarus and   Portugal promoted to Group I in 1999.

Group III

Zone A

• Venue: Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo
• Date: 21–25 January

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Greece
2	Togo
3	Estonia
4	Ghana
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina
6	Kenya
7	Madagascar
8	Cyprus

•   Greece and   Togo promoted to Group II in 1999.
•   Madagascar and   Cyprus relegated to Group IV in 1999.

Zone B

• Venue: Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia
• Date: 20–24 May

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Turkey
2	Macedonia
3	Lithuania
4	Nigeria
5	Tunisia
6	Moldova
7	San Marino
8	Malta

•   Turkey and   Macedonia promoted to Group II in 1999.
•   San Marino and   Malta relegated to Group IV in 1999.

Group IV

Zone A

• Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda
• Date: 28 January–1 February

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Armenia
2	Benin
3	Botswana
4	Cameroon
5	Uganda
6	Azerbaijan
7	Sudan
8	Djibouti

•   Armenia and   Benin promoted to Group III in 1999.

Zone B

• Venue: Ndola Tennis Club, Ndola, Zambia
• Date: 6–10 May

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Zambia
2	Algeria
3	Ethiopia
4	Iceland
5	Liechtenstein

•   Zambia and   Algeria promoted to Group III in 1999.

References

General

• "World Group 1998". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

External links

• Davis Cup official website