1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Placement Pool A

Last updated March 03, 2019

Placement Group A of the 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of six pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 1998 Fed Cup. The three teams that placed first in the initial pools competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs.

The 1998 Fed Cup was the 36th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. In the final, Spain defeated Switzerland at Palexpo Hall in Geneva, Switzerland on 19–20 September, giving Spain its fifth title.

The 1998 World Group II Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1999 World Group II, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups.

Paraguay vs. Colombia

Paraguay
3

Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil
13 April 1998
Red clay (outdoors)

Colombia
0

		1	2	3
1	Laura Bernal Mariana Mesa	5 7	6 3	9 7
2	Larissa Schaerer Fabiola Zuluaga	7 5	6 4
3	Laura Bernal / Larissa Schaerer Mariana Mesa / Fabiola Zuluaga	2 6	6 3	6 3

^[1]

Venezuela vs. Paraguay

Venezuela
2

Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil
14 April 1998
Red clay (outdoors)

Paraguay
1

		1	2	3
1	Milagros Sequera Laura Bernal	6 0	6 3
2	María Vento Larissa Schaerer	7⁷ 6³	1 6	1 6
3	Milagros Sequera / María Vento Laura Bernal / Larissa Schaerer	6 3	6 2

^[2]

Venezuela vs. Colombia

Venezuela
2

Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil
15 April 1998
Red clay (outdoors)

Colombia
1

		1	2	3
1	Milagros Sequera Mariana Mesa	7⁸ 6⁶	6 2
2	María Vento Fabiola Zuluaga	7⁷ 6⁴	6⁶ 7⁸	1 6
3	Milagros Sequera / María Vento Mariana Mesa / Fabiola Zuluaga	6 4	6 2

^[3]

Venezuela advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they were drawn against Belarus. They lost 1–4, and were relegated down back to Group I for 1999.^[4]

The Venezuela Fed Cup team represents Venezuela in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Venezolana de Tenis. Venezuela will compete in Americas Zone Group I in 2012.

The Belarus Fed Cup team represents Belarus in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. They currently compete in the World Group.

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[1] "Paraguay v Colombia". fedcup.com.

[2] "Venezuela v Paraguay". fedcup.com.

[3] "Venezuela v Colombia". fedcup.com.

[4] "Belarus v Venezuela". fedcup.com.

	VEN	PAR	COL	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
Venezuela		2–1	2–1	2–0	10–4	72–59	1
Paraguay	1–2		3–0	1–1	8–7	73–71	2
Colombia	1–2	0–3		0–2	4–11	71–86	3