1998 Davis Cup

The 1998 Davis Cup was the 87th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Sweden defeated Italy at the Forum in Milan, Italy, on 4–6 December, giving Sweden their 7th title.^[1]

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 3–5 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

La 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, United States (indoor hard)

Australia

2

Italy

4

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

United States

1

Belgium

3

Indianapolis, United States (hard)

Netherlands

1

Belgium

1

Atlanta, United States (hard)

United States

4

Russia

2

United States

3

Final

Italy 1	Forum, Milan, Italy[2] 4–6 December 1998 Clay (i)		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Magnus Norman 711 69 60 77 6 4 3 6 6 6 retired   2 Davide Sanguinetti Magnus Gustafsson 1 6 4 6 0 6       3 Diego Nargiso / Davide Sanguinetti Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti 61 77 1 6 3 6       4 Gianluca Pozzi Magnus Gustafsson 4 6 2 6         5 Diego Nargiso Magnus Norman 6 2 6 3

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 25–27 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Townsville, Australia (indoor hard)	Australia	5-0	Uzbekistan
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay)	Brazil	3-0	Romania
Prague, Czech Republic (clay)	Czech Republic	5-0	South Africa
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)	Israel	1-4	France
Nottingham, England (hard)	Great Britain	3-2	India
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet)	Netherlands	5-0	Ecuador
Osaka, Japan (hard)	Japan	2-3	Russia
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)	Argentina	2-3	Slovakia

• France and Great Britain promoted to World Group in 1999.
• Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Russia, and Slovakia remain in World Group in 1999.
• Argentina (AMN), Ecuador (AMN), Israel (EA), Japan (AO), Romania (EA), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 1999.
• India (AO) and South Africa (EA) relegated to Group I in 1999.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Argentina — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Ecuador — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Bahamas
•  Canada
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Mexico — demoted to Group II for 1999

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Venezuela — promoted to Group I for 1999
•  Cuba
•  Haiti
•  Paraguay
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Guatemala — demoted to Group III for 1999
•  Jamaica — demoted to Group III for 1999

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Costa Rica — promoted to Group II in 1999
•  Dominican Republic — promoted to Group II in 1999
•  Antigua and Barbuda
•  Bolivia
•  El Salvador
•  Panama
•  Bermuda — relegated to Group IV in 1999
•  Puerto Rico — relegated to Group IV in 1999

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Honduras — promoted to Group III in 1999
•  Netherlands Antilles — promoted to Group III in 1999
•  Barbados
•  Eastern Caribbean
•  Saint Lucia
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  Japan — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  South Korea — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  China
•  Lebanon
•  New Zealand
•  Uzbekistan
•  Indonesia — relegated to Group II for 1999

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Pakistan — promoted to Group I for 1999
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Iran
•  Philippines
•  Qatar
•  Thailand
•  Hong Kong — relegated to Group III for 1999
• Pacific Oceania — relegated to Group III for 1999

Group III

Participating Teams

•  Kazakhstan — promoted to Group II in 1999
•  Sri Lanka — promoted to Group II in 1999
•  Malaysia
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Syria
•  Tajikistan
•  Kuwait — relegated to Group IV in 1999
•  Singapore — relegated to Group IV in 1999

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Bahrain — promoted to Group III in 1999
•  Bangladesh — promoted to Group III in 1999
•  Brunei
•  Iraq
•  Jordan
•  Oman
•  United Arab Emirates

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

•  France — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Great Britain — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Israel — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Romania — advanced to World Group Playoffs
•  Austria
•  Croatia
•  Finland
•  Ukraine
•  Denmark — relegated to Group II for 1999
•  Norway — relegated to Group II for 1999

Group II

Participating Teams

•  Belarus — promoted to Group I in 1999
•  Portugal — promoted to Group I in 1999
•  Bulgaria
•  Ivory Coast
•  Hungary
•  Ireland
•  Latvia
•  Morocco
•  Poland
•  Senegal
•  Slovenia
•  Yugoslavia
•  Egypt — relegated to Group II for 1999
•  Georgia — relegated to Group II for 1999
•  Luxembourg — relegated to Group II for 1999
•  Monaco — relegated to Group II for 1999

Group III

Venue A

Participating Teams

•  Greece — promoted to Group II in 1999
•  Togo — promoted to Group II in 1999
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Estonia
•  Ghana
•  Kenya
•  Cyprus — relegated to Group IV in 1999
•  Madagascar — relegated to Group IV in 1999

Venue B

Participating Teams

•  Macedonia — promoted to Group II in 1999
•  Turkey — promoted to Group II in 1999
•  Lithuania
•  Moldova
•  Nigeria
•  Tunisia
•  Malta — relegated to Group IV in 1999
•  San Marino — relegated to Group IV in 1999

Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Algeria — promoted to Group III in 1999
•  Armenia — promoted to Group III in 1999
•  Benin — promoted to Group III in 1999
•  Zambia — promoted to Group III in 1999
•  Azerbaijan
•  Botswana
•  Cameroon
•  Djibouti
•  Ethiopia
•  Iceland
•  Liechtenstein
•  Sudan
•  Uganda

References

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