1998 Davis Cup

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1998 Davis Cup
Details
Duration3 April – 6 December
Edition87th
Teams131
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]

World Group[]

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[]

  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  

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 Italy
Sweden 		Andrea Gaudenzi
Magnus Norman 		711
69 		60
77 		6
4 		3
6 		6
6 		retired
 
2 Italy
Sweden 		Davide Sanguinetti
Magnus Gustafsson 		1
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3 Italy
Sweden 		Diego Nargiso / Davide Sanguinetti
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti 		61
77 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Italy
Sweden 		Gianluca Pozzi
Magnus Gustafsson 		4
6 		2
6 		       
5 Italy
Sweden 		Diego Nargiso
Magnus Norman 		6
2 		6
3 		       

World Group Qualifying Round[]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

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
 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

Americas Zone[]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September 		First Round Play-offs
17–19 July 		First Round
13–15 February 		Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      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  
 Mexico relegated to
Group II in 1999. 		 Argentina and  Ecuador
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
17–19 July 		First Round
3–5 April 		Second Round
17–19 July 		Third Round
25–28 September
                                     
  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  
 Guatemala and  Jamaica
relegated to Group III in 1999. 		   Venezuela promoted
to Group I in 1999.

Group III[]

  • Venue: Santa Cruz Tennis Club, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
  • Date: 29 April–3 May

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Dominican Republic
2  Costa Rica
3  El Salvador
4  Bolivia
5  Panama
6  Antigua and Barbuda
7  Puerto Rico
8  Bermuda

Group IV[]

  • Venue: St. Lucia Racquet Club, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
  • Date: 23–29 March

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Netherlands Antilles
2  Honduras
3  Saint Lucia
4  Trinidad and Tobago
5  Barbados
6  U.S. Virgin Islands
7  Eastern Caribbean

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September 		First Round Play-offs
17–19 July 		First Round
13–15 February 		Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      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  
 Indonesia relegated to
Group II in 1999. 		 Uzbekistan and  Japan
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
17–19 July 		First Round
3–19 April 		Second Round
17–19 July 		Third Round
25–27 September
                                     
  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  
 Hong Kong and  Pacific Oceania
relegated to Group III in 1999. 		   Pakistan promoted
to Group I in 1999.

Group III[]

  • Venue: National Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Date: 15–19 April

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Kazakhstan
2  Sri Lanka
3  Tajikistan
4  Malaysia
5  Syria
6  Saudi Arabia
7  Singapore
8  Kuwait
  •  Kazakhstan and  Sri Lanka promoted to Group II in 1999.
  •  Singapore and  Kuwait relegated to Group IV in 1999.

Group IV[]

  • Venue: National Complex, Ramna Park, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Date: 9–15 February

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Bahrain
2  Bangladesh
3  Iraq
4  Jordan
5  Oman
6  United Arab Emirates
7  Brunei
  •  Bahrain and  Bangladesh promoted to Group III in 1999.

Europe/Africa Zone[]

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I[]

  Second Round Play-offs
25–27 September 		First Round Play-offs
 First Round
13–15 February 		Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      France  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
    Croatia         France 4
   bye   Helsinki, Finland (hard)     Finland 1
    Croatia 2
  Oslo, Norway (clay)       Finland 3  
    Croatia 3  
    Norway 2    
      Romania  
     bye     Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)
 bye         Romania 4
    Norway       Norway 1
   bye
      Norway  
 
      Israel  
     bye     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
    Austria         Israel 4
   bye       Austria 1
   bye
  Pörtschach, Austria (clay)       Austria  
    Austria 5  
    Denmark 0     Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
      Ukraine 3  
      Denmark 2     Newcastle, England (indoor carpet)
  Denmark         Ukraine 0
   bye       Great Britain 5
   bye
      Great Britain  
 Norway and  Denmark
relegated to Group II in 1999. 		 France,  Romania,  Israel, and  Great Britain
advance to World Group Qualifying Round.

Group II[]

  Relegation Play-offs
17–19 July 		First Round
1–3 May 		Second Round
17–19 July 		Third Round
25–27 September
                                     
  Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay)
      Morocco 3  
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 2     Agadir, Morocco (clay)
  Bulgaria 5         Morocco 2  
  Luxembourg 0   Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)     Belarus 3  
    Belarus 5
      Luxembourg 0     Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
      Belarus 4
  Dakar, Senegal (hard)       Ivory Coast 1
      Poland 2  
  Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay)     Senegal 3     Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Poland 4         Senegal 2
  Egypt 1   Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Ivory Coast 3  
    Ivory Coast 3
      Egypt 2  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
      Yugoslavia 3  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)     Latvia 2     Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Latvia 5         Yugoslavia 2  
  Georgia 0   Braga, Portugal (clay)     Portugal 3  
    Georgia 0
      Portugal 5     Albufeira, Portugal (hard)
      Portugal 4
  Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)       Hungary 1
      Slovenia 5  
  Dublin, Ireland (carpet)     Monaco 0     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Monaco 0         Slovenia 2
  Ireland 5   Budapest, Hungary (clay)     Hungary 3  
    Ireland 1
      Hungary 4  
 Luxembourg,  Egypt,  Georgia, and  Monaco
relegated to Group III in 1999. 		 Belarus and  Portugal
promoted to Group I in 1999.

Group III[]

Zone A[]

  • Venue: Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo
  • Date: 21–25 January

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Greece
2  Togo
3  Estonia
4  Ghana
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6  Kenya
7  Madagascar
8  Cyprus
  •  Greece and  Togo promoted to Group II in 1999.
  •  Madagascar and  Cyprus relegated to Group IV in 1999.

Zone B[]

  • Venue: Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia
  • Date: 20–24 May

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Turkey
2  Macedonia
3  Lithuania
4  Nigeria
5  Tunisia
6  Moldova
7  San Marino
8  Malta
  •  Turkey and  Macedonia promoted to Group II in 1999.
  •  San Marino and  Malta relegated to Group IV in 1999.

Group IV[]

Zone A[]

  • Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda
  • Date: 28 January–1 February

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Armenia
2  Benin
3  Botswana
4  Cameroon
5  Uganda
6  Azerbaijan
7  Sudan
8  Djibouti

Zone B[]

  • Venue: Ndola Tennis Club, Ndola, Zambia
  • Date: 6–10 May

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Zambia
2  Algeria
3  Ethiopia
4  Iceland
5  Liechtenstein
  •  Zambia and  Algeria promoted to Group III in 1999.

References[]

General
  • "World Group 1998". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 505. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.

External links[]

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