1998 Davis Cup

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.

1998 Davis Cup
Details
Duration3 April – 6 December
Edition87th
Teams131
Champion
Winning Nation Sweden
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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
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup 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
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup 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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Australia5–0 UzbekistanTownsvilleTownsville Entertainment and Convention CentreIndoorHard
 Brazil3–0 RomaniaFlorianópolisHotel Costão do SantinhoOutdoorClay
 Czech Republic5–0 South AfricaPragueNational Tennis CentreOutdoorClay
 Israel1–4 FranceRamat HaSharonCanada StadiumOutdoorHard
 Great Britain3–2 IndiaNottinghamNottingham Tennis CentreOutdoorHard
 Netherlands5–0 EcuadorEindhovenIndoor-Sportcentrum EindhovenIndoorCarpet
 Japan1–3 RussiaOsakaUtsubo Tennis CenterOutdoorHard
 Argentina2–3 SlovakiaBuenos AiresBuenos Aires Lawn Tennis ClubOutdoorClay

Americas Zone
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I
  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September		 First Round Play-offs
17–19 July		 First Round
13–15 February		 Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      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
17–19 July		 First Round
3–5 April		 Second Round
17–19 July		 Third Round
25–28 September
                                     
  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

Final standings

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

Group IV

Final standings

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

Asia/Oceania Zone
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September		 First Round Play-offs
17–19 July		 First Round
13–15 February		 Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      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
17–19 July		 First Round
3–19 April		 Second Round
17–19 July		 Third Round
25–27 September
                                     
  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)    [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania 0     Tehran, Iran (clay)
 [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania 1         Pakistan 4
  Qatar 4   Tehran, Iran (indoor clay)     Iran 1  
    Qatar 0
      Iran 5  
 Hong Kong and [[File:|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Pacific Oceania
relegated to Group III in 1999.		    Pakistan promoted
to Group I in 1999.

Group III

Final standings

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

Group IV

Final standings

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

Europe/Africa Zone
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I
  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
13–15 February		 Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      France  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
    Croatia         France 4
   bye   Helsinki, Finland (hard)     Finland 1
    Croatia 2
  Oslo, Norway (clay)       Finland 3  
    Croatia 3  
    Norway 2    
      Romania  
     bye     Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)
 bye         Romania 4
    Norway       Norway 1
   bye
      Norway  
 
      Israel  
     bye     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
    Austria         Israel 4
   bye       Austria 1
   bye
  Pörtschach, Austria (clay)       Austria  
    Austria 5  
    Denmark 0     Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
      Ukraine 3  
      Denmark 2     Newcastle, England (indoor carpet)
  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
17–19 July		 First Round
1–3 May		 Second Round
17–19 July		 Third Round
25–27 September
                                     
  Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay)
      Morocco 3  
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 2     Agadir, Morocco (clay)
  Bulgaria 5         Morocco 2  
  Luxembourg 0   Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)     Belarus 3  
    Belarus 5
      Luxembourg 0     Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
      Belarus 4
  Dakar, Senegal (hard)       Ivory Coast 1
      Poland 2  
  Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay)     Senegal 3     Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Poland 4         Senegal 2
  Egypt 1   Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Ivory Coast 3  
    Ivory Coast 3
      Egypt 2  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
      Yugoslavia 3  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)     Latvia 2     Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Latvia 5         Yugoslavia 2  
  Georgia 0   Braga, Portugal (clay)     Portugal 3  
    Georgia 0
      Portugal 5     Albufeira, Portugal (hard)
      Portugal 4
  Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)       Hungary 1
      Slovenia 5  
  Dublin, Ireland (carpet)     Monaco 0     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Monaco 0         Slovenia 2
  Ireland 5   Budapest, Hungary (clay)     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

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

Zone B

Final standings

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

Group IV

Zone A

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

Final standings

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

Zone B

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

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Zambia
2  Algeria
3  Ethiopia
4  Iceland
5  Liechtenstein
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References
General
  • "World Group 1998". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
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