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 | |||
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![]() 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) | |||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
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2 | Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||
Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet) | ![]() |
5 | |||||||||||||
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4 | ||||||||||||||
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1 | Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard) | ||||||||||||
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2 | ||||||||||||||
Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet) | 3 | ![]() |
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2 | Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||
Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay) | ![]() |
2 | |||||||||||||
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5 | ||||||||||||||
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0 |
First round[]
France vs. Belgium[]
![]() France 3 |
Expo Centre, Ghent, Belgium 18–19 April 1998 Greenset hard (indoors) |
![]() Belgium 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland vs. Czech Republic[]
![]() Switzerland 4 |
, Brno, Czech Republic 18–19 April 1998 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
![]() Czech Republic 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. Germany[]
![]() Spain 3 |
, Saarbrücken, Germany 18–19 April 1998 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
![]() Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals[]
France vs. Switzerland[]
![]() France 0 |
, Sion, Switzerland 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) |
![]() Switzerland 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[]
Switzerland vs. Spain[]
![]() Switzerland 2 |
, Geneva, Switzerland 19–20 September 1998 Greenset hard (indoors) |
![]() Spain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1998 Fed Cup Champions |
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![]() Spain Fifth title |
References[]
- ^ "France v Belgium". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Switzerland v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Spain v Germany". fedcup.com.
- ^ "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
- ^ "France v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Spain v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Switzerland v Spain". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
See also[]
- Fed Cup structure
Categories:
- 1998 Fed Cup