1998 Davis Cup

1998 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	3 April – 6 December
Edition	87th
Champion
Winning nation	Sweden
	← 1997 1999 →

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

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

Draw

First round
3–5 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

La 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, United States (indoor hard)

Australia

2

Italy

4

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

United States

1

Belgium

3

Indianapolis, United States (hard)

Netherlands

1

Belgium

1

Atlanta, United States (hard)

United States

4

Russia

2

United States

3

Final

Italy
1

Forum, Milan, Italy^[2]
4–6 December 1998
Clay (i)

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: 25–27 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 (EA), 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.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

Argentina — advanced to World Group Playoffs
Ecuador — advanced to World Group Playoffs
Bahamas
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Mexico — demoted to Group II for 1999

Group II

Participating Teams

Venezuela — promoted to Group I for 1999
Cuba
Haiti
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Guatemala — demoted to Group III for 1999
Jamaica — demoted to Group III for 1999

Group III

Participating Teams

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

Group IV

Participating Teams

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