:1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup.

Group I

Venue: Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil (outdoor clay)
Date: 14–17 April

The nine teams were first randomly divided into three pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The nine teams were then divided into three new pools based on their placing in their first pools, which would be used to determine each team's overall placing in the zonal group. The team that finished first overall would be promoted to the World Group II Play-offs, while the teams that finished eighth and ninth would be relegated to Group II for 1999.

=Initial Pools=

{{3TeamRR

| title=Initial Pool A

| team-1-abbrev=PAR

| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|PAR}} (2–0)}}

| team-2-abbrev=CAN

| team-2={{fed|CAN}} (1–1)

| team-3-abbrev=URU

| team-3={{fed|URU}} (0–2)

| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1

|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=3–0

|3v1=1–2 |3v2=0–3

}}

{{3TeamRR

| title=Initial Pool B

| team-1-abbrev=COL

| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|COL}} (2–0)}}

| team-2-abbrev=BRA

| team-2={{fed|BRA}} (1–1)

| team-3-abbrev=CHI

| team-3={{fed|CHI}} (0–2)

| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1

|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=2–1

|3v1=1–2 |3v2=1–2

}}

{{3TeamRR

| title=Initial Pool C

| team-1-abbrev=VEN

| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|VEN|1930}} (2–0)}}

| team-2-abbrev=ECU

| team-2={{fed|ECU}} (1–1)

| team-3-abbrev=PER

| team-3={{fed|PER}} (0–2)

| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=2–1

|2v1=0–3 | 2v3=2–1

|3v1=1–2 |3v2=1–2

}}

=Placement Pools=

{{3TeamRR

| title=Placement Pool A

| team-1-abbrev=VEN

| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|VEN|1930}} (2–0)}}

| team-2-abbrev=PAR

| team-2={{fed|PAR}} (1–1)

| team-3-abbrev=COL

| team-3={{fed|COL}} (0–2)

| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1

|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=3–0

|3v1=1–2 |3v2=0–3

}}

{{3TeamRR

| title=Placement Pool B

| team-1-abbrev=CAN

| team-1={{fed|CAN}} (2–0)

| team-2-abbrev=BRA

| team-2={{fed|BRA}} (1–1)

| team-3-abbrev=ECU

| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|ECU}} (0–2)}}

| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0

|2v1=0–3 | 2v3=2–0

|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–2

}}

{{3TeamRR

| title=Placement Pool C

| team-1-abbrev=CHI

| team-1={{fed|CHI}} (2–0)

| team-2-abbrev=URU

| team-2={{nowrap|{{fed|URU}} (1–1)}}

| team-3-abbrev=PER

| team-3={{fed|PER}} (0–2)

| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=2–0

|2v1=0–3 | 2v3=2–1

|3v1=0–2 |3v2=1–2

}}

{{fed|VEN|1930}} advanced to World Group II Play-offs.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005149|title=Belarus v Venezuela|publisher=fedcup.com}}
{{fed|URU}} and {{fed|PER}} relegated to Group II in 1999.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005294|title=Uruguay v Dominican Republic|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005414|title=Peru v Antigua and Barbuda|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Group II

Venue: Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico (outdoor hard)
Date: 27 April – 3 May

The sixteen teams were divided into two pools of eight. The top team from each pool then moved would advance to Group I for 1999.

=Pools=

{{8TeamRR

| title=Pool A

| team-1-abbrev=MEX

| team-1={{fed|MEX}} (7–0)

| team-2-abbrev=ESA

| team-2={{fed|ESA}} (6–1)

| team-3-abbrev=HAI

| team-3={{fed|HAI}} (4–3)

| team-4-abbrev=GUA

| team-4={{fed|GUA}} (4–3)

| team-5-abbrev=CRC

| team-5={{fed|CRC}} (4–3)

| team-6-abbrev=BAR

| team-6={{fed|BAR}} (2–5)

| team-7-abbrev=BER

| team-7={{fed|BER}} (1–6)

| team-8-abbrev=ATG

| team-8={{nowrap|{{fed|ATG}} (0–7)}}

| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0 |1v4=3–0 |1v5=3–0 |1v6=3–0 |1v7=3–0 |1v8=3–0

|2v1=0–3 |2v3=3–0 |2v4=2–1 |2v5=3–0 |2v6=3–0 |2v7=3–0 |2v8=3–0

|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3 |3v4=3–0 |3v5=1–2 |3v6=2–1 |3v7=3–0 |3v8=3–0

|4v1=0–3 |4v2=1–2 |4v3=0–3 |4v5=2–1 |4v6=3–0 |4v7=2–1 |4v8=3–0

|5v1=0–3 |5v2=0–3 |5v3=2–1 |5v4=1–2 |5v6=3–0 |5v7=3–0 |5v8=3–0

|6v1=0–3 |6v2=0–3 |6v3=1–2 |6v4=0–3 |6v5=0–3 |6v7=2–1 |6v8=3–0

|7v1=0–3 |7v2=0–3 |7v3=0–3 |7v4=1–2 |7v5=0–3 |7v6=1–2 |7v8=2–1

|8v1=0–3 |8v2=0–3 |8v3=0–3 |8v4=0–3 |8v5=0–3 |8v6=0–3 |8v7=1–2

}}

{{8TeamRR

| title=Pool B

| team-1-abbrev=PUR

| team-1={{fed|PUR}} (7–0)

| team-2-abbrev=CUB

| team-2={{fed|CUB}} (6–1)

| team-3-abbrev=DOM

| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|DOM}} (5–2)}}

| team-4-abbrev=TRI

| team-4={{nowrap|{{fed|TRI}} (4–3)}}

| team-5-abbrev=PAN

| team-5={{fed|PAN}} (3–4)

| team-6-abbrev=BOL

| team-6={{fed|BOL}} (1–6)

| team-7-abbrev=JAM

| team-7={{fed|JAM}} (1–6)

| team-8-abbrev=BAH

| team-8={{fed|BAH}} (1–6)

| |1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1 |1v4=3–0 |1v5=2–1 |1v6=3–0 |1v7=3–0 |1v8=3–0

|2v1=1–2 |2v3=2–1 |2v4=3–0 |2v5=3–0 |2v6=3–0 |2v7=3–0 |2v8=3–0

|3v1=1–2 |3v2=1–2 |3v4=2–1 |3v5=2–1 |3v6=2–1 |3v7=3–0 |3v8=2–1

|4v1=0–3 |4v2=0–3 |4v3=1–2 |4v5=2–1 |4v6=2–1 |4v7=2–1 |4v8=3–0

|5v1=1–2 |5v2=0–3 |5v3=1–2 |5v4=1–2 |5v6=2–1 |5v7=3–0 |5v8=2–1

|6v1=0–3 |6v2=0–3 |6v3=1–2 |6v4=1–2 |6v5=1–2 |6v7=2–1 |6v8=1–2

|7v1=0–3 |7v2=0–3 |7v3=0–3 |7v4=1–2 |7v5=0–3 |7v6=1–2 |7v8=3–0

|8v1=0–3 |8v2=0–3 |8v3=1–2 |8v4=0–3 |8v5=1–2 |8v6=2–1 |8v7=0–3

}}

{{fed|MEX}} and {{fed|PUR}} advanced to Group I in 1999.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004543|title=Colombia v Mexico|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004324|title=Venezuela v Puerto Rico|publisher=fedcup.com}}

References

[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAR Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CAN Fed Cup Profile, Canada]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=COL Fed Cup Profile, Colombia]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CHI Fed Cup Profile, Chile]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PER Fed Cup Profile, Peru]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ECU Fed Cup Profile, Ecuador]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MEX Fed Cup Profile, Mexico]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ESA Fed Cup Profile, El Salvador]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HAI Fed Cup Profile, Haiti]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CRC Fed Cup Profile, Costa Rica]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GUA Fed Cup Profile, Guatemala]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BAR Fed Cup Profile, Barbados]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BER Fed Cup Profile, Bermuda]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PUR Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CUB Fed Cup Profile, Cuba]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DOM Fed Cup Profile, Dominican Republic]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BOL Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TRI Fed Cup Profile, Trinidad and Tobago]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAN Fed Cup Profile, Panama]
[http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=JAM Fed Cup Profile, Jamaica]