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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]
Participating teams | |||
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Australia | Belgium | Brazil | Czech Republic |
Germany | India | Italy | Netherlands |
Russia | Slovakia | South Africa | Spain |
Sweden | Switzerland | United States | Zimbabwe |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy vs. Sweden
Italy 1 | Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy [2] 4–6 December 1998 Clay (indoors) | Sweden 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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1 | Dominican Republic |
2 | Costa Rica |
3 | El Salvador |
4 | Bolivia |
5 | Panama |
6 | Antigua and Barbuda |
7 | Puerto Rico |
8 | Bermuda |
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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1 | Netherlands Antilles |
2 | Honduras |
3 | Saint Lucia |
4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
5 | Barbados |
6 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
7 | Eastern Caribbean |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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1 | Kazakhstan |
2 | Sri Lanka |
3 | Tajikistan |
4 | Malaysia |
5 | Syria |
6 | Saudi Arabia |
7 | Singapore |
8 | Kuwait |
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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1 | Bahrain |
2 | Bangladesh |
3 | Iraq |
4 | Jordan |
5 | Oman |
6 | United Arab Emirates |
7 | Brunei |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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1 | Greece |
2 | Togo |
3 | Estonia |
4 | Ghana |
5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
6 | Kenya |
7 | Madagascar |
8 | Cyprus |
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