1998 Davis Cup World Group

1998 Davis Cup World Group
1998 Davis Cup World Group
Date	3 April – 6 December
Edition	18th
Champions
	; Sweden

Last updated May 21, 2023

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1998.^[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1999.

Participating teams

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

First round

Slovakia vs. Sweden

Slovakia
2

Incheba Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia ^[3]
3–5 April 1998
Clay (indoors)

Sweden
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Dominik Hrbatý Magnus Norman	7⁷ 6⁵	4 6	6 4	3 6	6 2
2	Karol Kučera Mikael Tillström	1 6	6 1	6 2	6 4
3	Martin Hromec / Ján Krošlák Magnus Larsson / Mikael Tillström	2 6	3 6	4 6
4	Karol Kučera Magnus Norman	3 6	6 4	3 6	6 3	3 6
5	Dominik Hrbatý Magnus Gustafsson	2 6	7 5	5 7	6⁴ 7⁷

Germany vs. South Africa

Germany
5

Stadthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany ^[4]
3–5 April 1998
Carpet (indoors)

South Africa
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Nicolas Kiefer Grant Stafford	4 6	4 6	6 1	6 2	6 2
2	Tommy Haas Wayne Ferreira	7⁷ 6²	3 6	6 3	6 4
3	Boris Becker / David Prinosil David Adams / Ellis Ferreira	5 7	6 4	6 4	6 3
4	David Prinosil Wayne Ferreira	6 4	6⁴ 7⁷	7⁷ 6⁴
5	Tommy Haas Grant Stafford	6 1	7⁷ 6⁴

Brazil vs. Spain

Brazil
2

Moinhos de Vento Park, Porto Alegre, Brazil ^[5]
3–5 April 1998
Clay

Spain
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Gustavo Kuerten Carlos Moyá	5 7	1 6	6 4	6 4	6 4
2	Fernando Meligeni Àlex Corretja	6 4	4 6	6 3	4 6	4 6
3	Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins Àlex Corretja / Javier Sánchez	6 1	7 5	3 6	6 2
4	Gustavo Kuerten Àlex Corretja	3 6	5 7	6 4	4 6
5	Fernando Meligeni Carlos Moyá	6⁴ 7⁷	2 6	2 6

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland
3

Saalsporthalle, Zürich, Switzerland ^[6]
3–5 April 1998
Carpet (indoors)

Czech Republic
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ivo Heuberger Bohdan Ulihrach	7⁹ 6⁷	0 6	5 7	2 6
2	Marc Rosset Daniel Vacek	3 6	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵	6 0
3	Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset Martin Damm / Daniel Vacek	6 4	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6	6 1	6 4
4	Marc Rosset Bohdan Ulihrach	6 4	7 5	7 5
5	Ivo Heuberger Martin Damm	6³ 7⁷	7 5	6⁵ 7⁷

Italy vs. India

Italy
4

Centro Sportivo Valletta Cambiaso, Genova, Italy ^[7]
3–5 April 1998
Clay

India
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Andrea Gaudenzi Srinath Prahlad	6 0	6 2	1 6	6 2
2	Davide Sanguinetti Mahesh Bhupathi	4 6	4 6	4 6
3	Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso Mahesh Bhupathi / Fazaluddin Syed	6 3	6 4	3 6	6 3
4	Andrea Gaudenzi Mahesh Bhupathi	6 1	7⁷ 6³	6 1
5	Davide Sanguinetti Srinath Prahlad	6 2	6 3

Australia vs. Zimbabwe

Australia
2

Mildura Lawn Tennis Club, Mildura, Australia ^[8]
3–5 April 1998
Grass

Zimbabwe
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Jason Stoltenberg Wayne Black	6 3	6 4	5 7	7 5
2	Pat Rafter Byron Black	6 3	3 6	2 6	6⁰ 7⁷
3	Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde Byron Black / Wayne Black	6 4	7⁸ 6⁶	6 2
4	Mark Woodforde Wayne Black	3 6	5 7	7⁷ 6³	4 6
5	Jason Stoltenberg Byron Black	2 6	6 3	3 6	4 6

Belgium vs. Netherlands

Belgium
3

Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium ^[9]
3–5 April 1998
Clay

Netherlands
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Johan Van Herck Jan Siemerink	4 6	3 6	6 4	1 6
2	Filip Dewulf Sjeng Schalken	7 5	6 2	7 5
3	Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek Jacco Eltingh / Jan Siemerink	1 6	4 6	4 6
4	Filip Dewulf John van Lottum	6 4	6 0	6 4
5	Christophe Van Garsse Sjeng Schalken	6 4	6 4	3 6	3 6	6 3

United States vs. Russia

United States
3

Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, GA, United States ^[10]
4–6 April 1998
Hard

Russia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jim Courier Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2 6	7 5	7⁷ 6²	4 6	4 6
2	Andre Agassi Marat Safin	6 3	6 3	6 3
3	Todd Martin / Richey Reneberg Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin	7⁷ 6³	6 1	2 6	6 1
4	Andre Agassi Yevgeny Kafelnikov	3 6	0 6	6³ 7⁷
5	Jim Courier Marat Safin	0 6	6 4	4 6	6 1	6 4

Quarterfinals

Germany vs. Sweden

Germany
2

National Centre, Hamburg, Germany ^[11]
17–19 July 1998
Hard

Sweden
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Tommy Haas Jonas Björkman	6 3	7⁷ 6⁴	7 5
2	Nicolas Kiefer Thomas Enqvist	3 6	3 6	5 7
3	Boris Becker / David Prinosil Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti	6 4	6⁵ 7⁷	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6
4	Nicolas Kiefer Jonas Björkman	3 6	6 4	2 6	7 5	4 6
5	Tommy Haas Magnus Larsson	6⁴ 7⁷	7 5	6 2

Spain vs. Switzerland

Spain
4

Club Tenis Coruña, A Coruña, Spain ^[12]
17–19 July 1998
Clay

Switzerland
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Carlos Moyá Ivo Heuberger	6 1	6 2	6 1
2	Àlex Corretja Marc Rosset	6 1	6 2	6 2
3	Julián Alonso / Javier Sánchez Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset	6 3	3 6	4 6	7 5	2 6
4	Carlos Moyá Marc Rosset	7 5	6 1	7 5
5	Àlex Corretja George Bastl	6 0	7 5

Italy vs. Zimbabwe

Italy
5

Tennis Club Prato, Prato, Italy ^[13]
17–19 July 1998
Clay

Zimbabwe
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Andrea Gaudenzi Wayne Black	6 3	6 3	6 4
2	Davide Sanguinetti Byron Black	6 3	6 3	6 0
3	Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso Byron Black / Wayne Black	1 6	7 5	7 5	6 3
4	Diego Nargiso Genius Chidzikwe	6 0	6 2
5	Davide Sanguinetti Wayne Black	6 4	3 6	6 3

United States vs. Belgium

United States
4

State Tennis Club, Indianapolis, IN, United States ^[14]
17–19 July 1998
Hard

Belgium
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jim Courier Filip Dewulf	6 3	7⁷ 6¹	2 6	6 3
2	Andre Agassi Christophe Van Garsse	6 2	6 2	6 2
3	Jim Courier / Todd Martin Xavier Malisse / Johan Van Herck	5 7	6 2	6² 7⁷	7⁷ 6⁵	6 1
4	Todd Martin Xavier Malisse	7⁷ 6¹	6 3
5	Jim Courier Christophe Van Garsse	6 3	1 4				retired

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Spain

Sweden
4

Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden ^[15]
25–27 September 1998
Carpet (indoors)

Spain
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Jonas Björkman Àlex Corretja	6 3	7 5	6⁵ 7⁷	6 3
2	Thomas Johansson Carlos Moyá	7 5	7⁷ 6⁴	7⁸ 6⁶
3	Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti Julián Alonso / Javier Sánchez	6 2	6 2	6 2
4	Jonas Björkman Carlos Moyá	6 3	7 5
5	Thomas Johansson Julián Alonso	1 6	6³ 7⁷

United States vs. Italy

United States
1

Wisconsin Center Arena, Milwaukee, WI, United States ^[16]
25–27 September 1998
Hard (indoors)

Italy
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jan-Michael Gambill Andrea Gaudenzi	2 6	6 0	6⁰ 7⁷	6⁴ 7⁷
2	Todd Martin Davide Sanguinetti	6⁰ 7⁷	3 6	6⁸ 7¹⁰
3	Justin Gimelstob / Todd Martin Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso	4 6	6³ 7⁷	7 5	6 2	3 6
4	Justin Gimelstob Gianluca Pozzi	6⁴ 7⁷	5 7
5	Jan-Michael Gambill Davide Sanguinetti	4 6	6 3	6 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

Related Research Articles

The Australia Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 28 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2001. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2002.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1992. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1993.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2012. The first round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2013.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1981. It was the first edition of the newly-formed 16-team World Group and a move to a tiered system including promotion and relegation. The original 16 teams to compete were chosen through the previous year's results, with teams that reached the 1980 Zonal semifinals chosen to compete in the inaugural bracket. The first-round losers would play in the Davis Cup World Group Relegation Play-offs, with the four losers relegated to their respective Zonal competitions the following year and replaced by the four winners of the current year's Zonal competitions.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2013. The first-round losers go into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2014. Czech Republic defended their Davis Cup title, by defeating the Serbian team in Belgrade in the final.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2014. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2015. The final took place at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, between France and Switzerland on indoor clay. Switzerland won the Davis Cup for the first time, beating France 3–1 in the final.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1988.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1990. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1991.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2000. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2001.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1993. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1994.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1994. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1995.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1995. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1996.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1996. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1997.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1997. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1998.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1999. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2000.

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2015. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and World Group spot for 2016.

The 2000 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 14 to 23 July. They were the main play-offs of the 2000 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2001 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

The 1997 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round was held from 20 to 22 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1997 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1998 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

The Finals, formerly known as World Group, is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2022. It took place from 13 to 18 September and from 22 to 27 November 2022. The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles. The Russian Tennis Federation were the defending champions, but they were banned from competing in international events following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Canada won the title, defeating Australia in the final. It was Canada's first ever Davis Cup title. On 13 March 2022, ITF announced that Serbia, which had been awarded a wild card for the 2022 Finals, had replaced the Russian Tennis Federation as the highest-ranked losing semi-finalist in the 2021 Finals. On 17 March 2022, ITF announced that Canada will compete in the Finals as the replacement wild card.

References

↑ "World Group 1998". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
1 2 "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
↑ "Slovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
↑ "Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
↑ "Brazil v Spain". daviscup.com.
↑ "Switzerland v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
↑ "Italy v India". daviscup.com.
↑ "Australia v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
↑ "Belgium v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
↑ "United States v Russia". daviscup.com.
↑ "Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.
↑ "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
↑ "Italy v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
↑ "United States v Belgium". daviscup.com.
↑ "Sweden v Spain". daviscup.com.
↑ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "World Group 1998". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[WG_Final-2] 1 2 "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[3] "Slovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[4] "Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[5] "Brazil v Spain". daviscup.com.

[6] "Switzerland v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.

[7] "Italy v India". daviscup.com.

[8] "Australia v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.

[9] "Belgium v Netherlands". daviscup.com.

[10] "United States v Russia". daviscup.com.

[11] "Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.

[12] "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.

[13] "Italy v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.

[14] "United States v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[15] "Sweden v Spain". daviscup.com.

[16] "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

v t e Davis Cup
Current champions (2022): Canada
Editions	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023
World Groups / Finals	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022
World Groups play-offs	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Qualifying rounds	2019 2020–21 2022 2023
2022 Davis Cup Finals teams	Argentina Australia Belgium Canada Croatia France Germany Great Britain Italy Kazakhstan Netherlands Serbia South Korea Spain Sweden United States
Former World Group teams	Austria Brazil Belarus Chile Colombia Cuba Czech Republic Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Mexico Morocco New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa Switzerland Yugoslavia Zimbabwe
Players	American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovakian South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslavian Zimbabwean
List of champions Winning players

v t e 1998 ATP Tour « 1997 1999 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Mercedes Super 9	Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Rome (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Paris (S, D)
ATP Championship Series	Antwerp (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) London (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Washington (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Vienna (S, D)
ATP World Series	Adelaide (S, D) Doha (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Split (S, D) Dubai (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Chennai (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Prague (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Munich (S, D) Coral Springs (S, D) St. Pölten (S, D) Halle (S, D) London/Queen's Club (S, D) Bologna (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Umag (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Amsterdam (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Long Island (S, D) Boston (S, D) Bournemouth (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Majorca (S, D) Basel (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Ostrava (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Mexico City (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Stockholm (S, D)
Team events	Davis Cup World Group Qualifying round World Team Cup
ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover (singles), Hartford (doubles) (S, D) Compaq Grand Slam Cup, Munich (S)

1998 Davis Cup World Group

Contents

Participating teams

Draw

First round

Slovakia vs. Sweden

Germany vs. South Africa

Brazil vs. Spain

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Italy vs. India

Australia vs. Zimbabwe

Belgium vs. Netherlands

United States vs. Russia

Quarterfinals

Germany vs. Sweden

Spain vs. Switzerland

Italy vs. Zimbabwe

United States vs. Belgium

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Spain

United States vs. Italy

Final

Italy vs. Sweden

Related Research Articles

References

External links