1998 Davis Cup

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The 1998 Davis Cup was the 87th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Sweden defeated Italy at the Forum in Milan, Italy, on 4-6 December, giving Sweden their 7th title.^[1]

World Group[edit]

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[edit]

First round
3-5 April

Quarterfinals
17-19 July

Semifinals
25-27 September

Final
4-6 December

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)

Sweden

3

Hamburg, Germany (hard)

2

Sweden

3

Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet)

2

Germany

5

Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

0

Sweden

4

Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

1

Spain

3

La Coruña, Spain (clay)

2

Spain

4

Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

1

2

Milan, Italy (indoor clay)

Switzerland

3

Sweden

4

Genoa, Italy (clay)

1

1

Prato, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Italy

5

Mildura, Australia (grass)

0

Zimbabwe

3

Milwaukee, WI, United States (indoor hard)

2

Italy

4

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

1

Belgium

3

Indianapolis, IN, United States (hard)

1

1

Atlanta, GA, United States (hard)

United States

4

2

United States

3

Final[edit]

Italy
1

Datch Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy
4 December - 6 December 1998
clay (indoors)

			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	6 7	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[edit]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 25-27 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Townsville, Australia (indoor hard)	Australia	5-0	Uzbekistan
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)	Brazil	3-0	Romania
Prague, Czech Republic (clay)	Czech Republic	5-0	South Africa
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)	Israel	1-4	France
Nottingham, England (hard)	Great Britain	3-2	India
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)	Netherlands	5-0	Ecuador
Osaka, Japan (hard)	Japan	2-3	Russia
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)	Argentina	2-3	Slovakia

France and Great Britain promoted to World Group in 1999.
Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Russia, and Slovakia remain in World Group in 1999.
Argentina (AMN), Ecuador (AMN), Israel (AO), Japan (AO), Romania (EA), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 1999.
India (AO) and South Africa (EA) relegated to Group I in 1999.

American Zone[edit]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup American Zone

Group I[edit]

Participating Teams

Argentina — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Bahamas
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Mexico — relegated to Group II in 1999

Group II[edit]

Participating Teams

Cuba
Guatemala — relegated to Group III in 1999
Haiti
Jamaica — relegated to Group III in 1999
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela — promoted to Group I in 1999

Group III[edit]

Participating Teams

Antigua and Barbuda
Bermuda — relegated to Group IV in 1999
Bolivia
Costa Rica — promoted to Group II in 1999
Dominican Republic — promoted to Group II in 1999
El Salvador
Panama
Puerto Rico — relegated to Group IV in 1999

Group IV[edit]

Participating Teams

Barbados
Eastern Caribbean
Honduras — promoted to Group III in 1999
Netherlands Antilles — promoted to Group III in 1999
Saint Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone[edit]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I[edit]

Participating Teams

China
Indonesia — relegated to Group II in 1999
Japan — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Lebanon
New Zealand
South Korea
Uzbekistan — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

Group II[edit]

Participating Teams

Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong — relegated to Group III in 1999
Iran
Pacific Oceania — relegated to Group III in 1999
Pakistan — promoted to Group I in 1999
Philippines
Qatar
Thailand

Group III[edit]

Participating Teams

Kazakhstan — promoted to Group II in 1999
Kuwait — relegated to Group IV in 1999
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore — relegated to Group IV in 1999
Sri Lanka — promoted to Group II in 1999
Syria
Tajikistan

Group IV[edit]

Participating Teams

Bahrain — promoted to Group III in 1999
Bangladesh — promoted to Group III in 1999
Brunei
Iraq
Jordan
Oman
United Arab Emirates

Euro/African Zone[edit]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Euro/African Zone

Group I[edit]

Participating Teams

Austria
Croatia
Denmark — relegated to Group II in 1999
Finland
France — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Great Britain — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Israel — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Norway — relegated to Group II in 1999
Romania — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Ukraine

Group II[edit]

Participating Teams

Belarus — promoted to Group I in 1999
Bulgaria
Ivory Coast
Egypt — relegated to Group III in 1999
Georgia — relegated to Group III in 1999
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia
Luxembourg — relegated to Group III in 1999
Monaco — relegated to Group III in 1999
Morocco
Poland
Portugal — promoted to Group I in 1999
Senegal
Slovenia
Yugoslavia

Group III[edit]

Venue A[edit]

Participating Teams

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cyprus — relegated to Group IV in 1999
Estonia
Ghana
Greece — promoted to Group II in 1999
Kenya
Madagascar — relegated to Group IV in 1999
Togo — promoted to Group II in 1999

Venue B[edit]

Participating Teams

Lithuania
Macedonia — promoted to Group II in 1999
Malta — relegated to Group IV in 1999
Moldova
Nigeria
San Marino — relegated to Group IV in 1999
Tunisia
Turkey — promoted to Group II in 1999

Group IV[edit]

Participating Teams

Algeria — promoted to Group III in 1999
Armenia — promoted to Group III in 1999
Azerbaijan
Benin — promoted to Group III in 1999
Botswana
Cameroon
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Sudan
Uganda
Zambia — promoted to Group III in 1999

References[edit]

^ "Davis Cup – Tie details – 1998". ITF.

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