1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.
Group I[]
Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Qualifying Round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999.[1]
Participating nations[]
Draw[]
Second Round Play-offs 25–27 September |
First Round Play-offs |
First Round 13–15 February |
Second Round 3–5 April | |||||||||||||||||
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bye | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||||
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bye | Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||||||
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bye | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Newcastle, England (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Group II[]
Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999.[2]
Participating nations[]
Draw[]
Group III[]
The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1999.
Participating nations[]
Zone A[]
Draw[]
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 12–9 (57%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 8–14 (36%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 10–13 (43%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 (78%) | 12–8 (60%) | 1 | ||
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0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 12–10 (55%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 8–10 (44%) | 3 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 7–11 (39%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-Off |
Semifinals |
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-Off |
5th-8th Play-Offs |
5th-6th Play-Off | |||||||||||||
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Final standings[]
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Greece and
Togo promoted to Group II in 1999.
Madagascar and
Cyprus relegated to Group IV in 1999.
Zone B[]
Draw[]
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–1 (89%) | 17–6 (74%) | 1 | ||
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0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 12–9 (57%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 (44%) | 7–11 (39%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 5–15 (25%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 (67%) | 13–7 (65%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 11–8 (58%) | 2 | ||
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2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–9 (53%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–14 (22%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-Off |
Semifinals |
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-Off |
5th-8th Play-Offs |
5th-6th Play-Off | |||||||||||||
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Final standings[]
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Turkey and
Macedonia promoted to Group II in 1999.
San Marino and
Malta relegated to Group IV in 1999.
Group IV[]
The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.
Participating nations[]
Zone A[]
Draw[]
Group A
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 (75%) | 12–5 (71%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 (75%) | 13–5 (72%) | 2 | ||
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1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 (50%) | 9–8 (53%) | 3 | ||
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0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–8 (0%) | 0–16 (0%) | 4 |
Group B
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 (88%) | 15–4 (79%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 (75%) | 12–6 (67%) | 2 | ||
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0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–6 (25%) | 5–13 (28%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–7 (13%) | 5–14 (26%) | 4 |
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th Play-Off |
Semifinals |
Final | |||||||||||||
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5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th Play-Off |
5th-8th Play-Offs |
5th-6th Play-Off | |||||||||||||
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Final standings[]
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Zone B[]
Draw[]
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 11–1 (92%) | 23–5 (82%) | 1 | ||
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 9–3 (75%) | 19–13 (59%) | 2 | ||
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 12–17 (41%) | 3 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–9 (25%) | 12–19 (39%) | 4 | ||
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–10 (17%) | 9–21 (30%) | 5 |
References[]
- ^ "1998 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1998 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
External links[]
- Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
- 1998 Davis Cup
- 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone