1998 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. France was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the semifinals by Switzerland. Spain defeated Switzerland to capture their fifth title.

Participating Teams[]

Participating Teams
Belgium	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Netherlands	Spain	Switzerland	United States

Draw[]

	Quarterfinals 18–19 April					Semifinals 25–26 July					Final 19–20 September
	Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard)
	1	France	3
		Belgium	2			Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay)
						1	France	0
	Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet)						Switzerland	5
		Switzerland	4
	4	Czech Republic	1								Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard)
												Switzerland	2
	Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet)										3	Spain	3
	3	Spain	3
		Germany	2			Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay)
						3	Spain	3
	Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay)						United States	2
		United States	5
	2	Netherlands	0

First round[]

France vs. Belgium[]

France 3	Expo Centre, Ghent, Belgium 18–19 April 1998 Greenset hard (indoors)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 1 Sandrine Testud Sabine Appelmans 6 3 6 2     2 Sarah Pitkowski Dominique Van Roost 6 4 4 6 2 6   3 Sandrine Testud Dominique Van Roost 5 7 67 79     4 Sarah Pitkowski Sabine Appelmans 4 6 6 3 6 1   5 Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat Els Callens / Laurence Courtois 6 4 6 0

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Switzerland vs. Czech Republic[]

Switzerland 4	, Brno, Czech Republic 18–19 April 1998 Supreme carpet (indoors)		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 1 Patty Schnyder Jana Novotná 6 3 2 6 3 6   2 Martina Hingis Adriana Gerši 6 2 6 1     3 Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 4 6 6 3 6 2   4 Patty Schnyder Adriana Gerši 6 3 6 3     5 Martina Hingis / Patty Schnyder Denisa Chládková / Ludmila Richterová 6 0 6 1

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Spain vs. Germany[]

Spain 3	, Saarbrücken, Germany 18–19 April 1998 Supreme carpet (indoors)		Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Magüi Serna Andrea Glass 6 3 63 77 6 3   2 Conchita Martínez Jana Kandarr 1 6 6 1 5 7   3 Conchita Martínez Andrea Glass 6 3 3 6 2 6   4 Magüi Serna Jana Kandarr 6 3 6 4     5 Conchita Martínez / Magüi Serna Andrea Glass / Wiltrud Probst 6 4 77 65

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United States vs. Netherlands[]

United States 5	East Beach T.C., Kiawah Island, SC, United States 18–19 April 1998 Har-Tru clay (outdoors)		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Lindsay Davenport Amanda Hopmans 6 4 6 1     2 Monica Seles Miriam Oremans 6 1 6 2     3 Lindsay Davenport Miriam Oremans 6 1 6 2     4 Monica Seles Amanda Hopmans 6 1 6 2     5 Mary Joe Fernández / Lisa Raymond Manon Bollegraf / Caroline Vis 6 1       retired

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Semifinals[]

France vs. Switzerland[]

France 0	, Sion, Switzerland 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors)		Switzerland 5
1 2 3 1 Julie Halard-Decugis Martina Hingis 5 7 1 6     2 Amélie Mauresmo Patty Schnyder 5 7 6 2 3 6   3 Amélie Mauresmo Martina Hingis 78 66 4 6 2 6   4 Julie Halard-Decugis Patty Schnyder 3 6 2 6     5 Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat Emmanuelle Gagliardi / Patty Schnyder 6 2 3 6 3 6

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Spain vs. United States[]

Spain 3	Campo Villa T.C., Madrid, Spain 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors)		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lisa Raymond 64 77 6 3 6 0   2 Conchita Martínez Monica Seles 3 6 6 3 1 6   3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles 4 6 0 6     4 Conchita Martínez Lisa Raymond 77 61 6 4     5 Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Joe Fernández / Lisa Raymond 6 4 65 77 11 9

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Final[]

Switzerland vs. Spain[]

Switzerland 2	, Geneva, Switzerland 19–20 September 1998 Greenset hard (indoors)		Spain 3
1 2 3 1 Patty Schnyder Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 6 6 3 2 6   2 Martina Hingis Conchita Martínez 6 4 6 4     3 Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 77 65 6 3     4 Patty Schnyder Conchita Martínez 3 6 6 2 7 9   5 Martina Hingis / Patty Schnyder Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0 6 2 6

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1998 Fed Cup Champions
Spain Fifth title

References[]

See also[]

• Fed Cup structure