:1998 Davis Cup

{{Davis Cup season

| name = 1998 Davis Cup

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| duration = 3 April – 6 December 1998

| edition = 87th

| teams = 131

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| winning nation= {{davis|SWE}}

| previous = 1997

| next = 1999

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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.{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 505|edition=2nd}}

World Group

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colspan=4\| Participating teams
width=25%\|{{Davis-big\|AUS}} !width=25%\|{{Davis-big\|BEL}} !width=25%\|{{Davis-big\|BRA}} !width=25%\|{{Davis-big\|CZE}}
{{Davis-big\|GER}} !{{Davis-big\|IND}} !{{Davis-big\|ITA}} !{{Davis-big\|NED}}
{{Davis-big\|RUS}} !{{Davis-big\|SVK}} !{{Davis-big\|RSA}} !{{Davis-big\|ESP}}
{{Davis-big\|SWE}} !{{Davis-big\|SUI}} !{{Davis-big\|USA}} !{{Davis-big\|ZIM}}

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colspan=4| Participating teams

width=25%|{{Davis-big|AUS}}

!width=25%|{{Davis-big|BEL}}

!width=25%|{{Davis-big|BRA}}

!width=25%|{{Davis-big|CZE}}

!{{Davis-big|IND}}

!{{Davis-big|ITA}}

!{{Davis-big|NED}}

!{{Davis-big|SVK}}

!{{Davis-big|RSA}}

!{{Davis-big|ESP}}

!{{Davis-big|SUI}}

!{{Davis-big|USA}}

!{{Davis-big|ZIM}}

=Draw=

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=3–6 April

| RD2-date=17–19 July

| RD3-date=25–27 September

| RD4-date=4–6 December

| RD1T1-loc=Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|SVK}} | RD1-score2=2

| RD1T2-loc=Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|GER}} | RD1-score3=5

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|RSA}} | RD1-score4=0

| RD1T3-loc=Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|ESP}} | RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|BRA}} | RD1-score6=2

| RD1T4-loc=Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|CZE}} | RD1-score7=2

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score8=3

| RD1T5-loc=Genoa, Italy (clay)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score9=1

| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score10=4

| RD1T6-loc=Mildura, Australia (grass)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|ZIM}} | RD1-score11=3

| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score12=2

| RD1T7-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score13=3

| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score14=1

| RD1T8-loc=Atlanta, GA, United States (hard)

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|RUS}} | RD1-score15=2

| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score16=3

| RD2T1-loc=Hamburg, Germany (hard)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|GER}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2T2-loc=A Coruña, Spain (clay)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|ESP}} | RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|SUI}} | RD2-score4=1

| RD2T3-loc=Prato, Italy (clay)

| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score5=5

| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|ZIM}} | RD2-score6=0

| RD2T4-loc=Indianapolis, IN, United States (hard)

| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score7=1

| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score8=4

| RD3T1-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|ESP}} | RD3-score2=1

| RD3T2-loc=Milwaukee, WI, United States (indoor hard)

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score3=4

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|USA}} | RD3-score4=1

| RD4T1-loc=Milan, Italy (indoor clay)

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score1=4

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|ITA}} | RD4-score2=1

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=Final=

Italy vs. Sweden

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Italy

|team2=Sweden

|venue=Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-WG-M-SWE-ITA-01|title=Italy v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=4–6 December 1998

|surface=Clay (indoors)

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrea Gaudenzi |7 |6.00 |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Magnus Norman |6.089 |7 |4 |6 |6 |re1=5}}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Davide Sanguinetti |1 |4 |0 | | |T2P1=Magnus Gustafsson |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Diego Nargiso |T1P2=Davide Sanguinetti |6.009 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |T2P2=Nicklas Kulti |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Gianluca Pozzi |4 |2 | | | |T2P1=Magnus Gustafsson |6 |6 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Diego Nargiso |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Magnus Norman |2 |3 | | | }}

}}

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
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{{davis\|AUS}}	style="text-align:center;"\|5–0	{{davis\|UZB}}	Townsville	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre	Indoor	Hard
{{davis\|BRA}}	style="text-align:center;"\|3–0	{{davis\|ROU}}	Florianópolis	Hotel Costão do Santinho	Outdoor	Clay
{{davis\|CZE}}	style="text-align:center;"\|5–0	{{davis\|RSA}}	Prague	National Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Clay
{{davis\|ISR}}	style="text-align:center;"\|1–4	{{davis\|FRA}}	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
{{davis\|GBR}}	style="text-align:center;"\|3–2	{{davis\|IND}}	Nottingham	Nottingham Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Hard
{{davis\|NED}}	style="text-align:center;"\|5–0	{{davis\|ECU\|1900}}	Eindhoven	Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven	Indoor	Carpet
{{davis\|JPN\|1947}}	style="text-align:center;"\|1–3	{{davis\|RUS}}	Osaka	Utsubo Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard
{{davis\|ARG}}	style="text-align:center;"\|2–3	{{davis\|SVK}}	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay

{{davis|AUS}}, {{davis|BRA}}, {{davis|CZE}}, {{davis|NED}}, {{davis|RUS}} and {{davis|SVK}} remain in the World Group in 1999.
{{davis|FRA}} and {{davis|GBR}} are promoted to the World Group in 1999.
{{davis|ARG}}, {{davis|ECU|1900}}, {{davis|ISR}}, {{davis|JPN|1947}}, {{davis|ROU}} and {{davis|UZB}} remain in Zonal Group I in 1999.
{{davis|IND}} and {{davis|RSA}} are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1999.

Americas Zone

=Group I=

=Group II=

=Group III=

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

{{#section-h:1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III|Final standings}}

=Group IV=

Asia/Oceania Zone

=Group I=

=Group II=

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II}}

=Group III=

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

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III}}

{{#section-h:1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III|Final standings}}

=Group IV=

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV}}

Europe/Africa Zone

=Group I=

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I}}

=Group II=

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II}}

=Group III=

==Zone A==

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

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A}}

{{#section-h:1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A|Final standings}}

==Zone B==

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

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B}}

{{#section-h:1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B|Final standings}}

=Group IV=

==Zone A==

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

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A}}

{{#section-h:1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A|Final standings}}

==Zone B==

{{transcluded section|1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B}}

{{#section-h:1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B|Draw}}

References

;General

{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1998|title=World Group 1998|publisher=DavisCup.com|access-date=11 June 2020}}

;Specific

External links

[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]

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