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1998 Fed Cup

{{Short description|International women's tennis competition}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 1998 Fed Cup

| image =

| image_caption =

| duration = 18 April – 20 September

| edition = 36th

| previous = 1997

| next = 1999

}}

The 1998 Fed Cup was the 36th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. In the final, Spain defeated Switzerland at Palexpo Hall in Geneva, Switzerland on 19–20 September, giving Spain its fifth title.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/21/sports/tennis-roundup-fed-cup-martinez-sparks-spain-to-title.html|title=FED CUP; Martinez Sparks Spain to Title|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=13 April 2025}}

World Group

{{details|1998 Fed Cup World Group}}

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
colspan=4|Participating Teams
style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|BEL}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|CZE}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|FRA}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|GER}}

{{fed-big|NED}}

! {{fed-big|ESP}}

! {{fed-big|SUI}}

! {{fed-big|USA}}

=Draw=

{{8TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=18–19 April

| RD2-date=25–26 July

| RD3-date=19–20 September

|teamwidth=16

| RD1T1-loc=Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard)

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{fed|FRA}} | RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{fed|BEL}} | RD1-score2=2

| RD1T2-loc=Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{fed|SUI}} | RD1-score3=4

| RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4={{fed|CZE}} | RD1-score4=1

| RD1T3-loc=Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet)

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

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{fed|GER}} | RD1-score6=2

| RD1T4-loc={{nowrap|Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{fed|USA}} | RD1-score7=5

| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8={{fed|NED}} | RD1-score8=0

| RD2T1-loc={{nowrap|Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{fed|FRA}} | RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{fed|SUI}} | RD2-score2=5

| RD2T2-loc=Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay)

| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3={{fed|ESP}} | RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{fed|USA}} | RD2-score4=2

| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard)}}

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{fed|SUI}} | RD3-score1=2

| RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2={{fed|ESP}} | RD3-score2=3

}}

World Group play-offs

{{details|1998 Fed Cup World Group play-offs}}

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and Netherlands), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Croatia, Italy, Russia and Slovakia) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 25–26 July

class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Bratislava, Slovakia{{nowrap|Outdoor clay}}{{fed|SVK}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|BEL}}
Moscow, RussiaIndoor hard{{fed|RUS}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|GER}}
Bol, Croatia{{nowrap|Outdoor clay}}{{fed|CRO}}align="center"|3–2{{nowrap|{{fed|NED}}}}
{{nowrap|Prague, Czech Republic}}{{nowrap|Outdoor clay}}{{nowrap|{{fed|CZE}}}}align="center"|1–4{{fed|ITA}}

World Group II

{{details|1998 Fed Cup World Group II}}

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 18–19 April

class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Foligno, ItalyIndoor carpet{{fed|ITA}}align="center"|3–2{{fed|AUT}}
Perth, Australia{{nowrap|Outdoor grass}}{{fed|AUS}}align="center"|2–3{{fed|RUS}}
Dubrovnik, CroatiaOutdoor clay{{fed|CRO}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|JPN}}
{{nowrap|Buenos Aires, Argentina}}Outdoor clay{{nowrap|{{fed|ARG}}}}align="center"|1–4{{nowrap|{{fed|SVK}}}}

World Group II play-offs

{{details|1998 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs}}

The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Australia, Austria and Japan) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belarus and Poland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Venezuela).

Date: 12–13 July

class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
{{nowrap|Canberra, Australia}}{{nowrap|Indoor carpet}}{{fed|AUS}}align="center"|5–0{{nowrap|{{fed|ARG}}}}
{{nowrap|Bergheim, Austria}}{{nowrap|Outdoor clay}}{{fed|AUT}}align="center"|5–0{{fed|POL}}
{{nowrap|Seoul, South Korea}}Outdoor clay{{nowrap|{{fed|KOR}}}}align="center"|1–4{{fed|JPN}}
Minsk, BelarusIndoor hard{{fed|BLR}}align="center"|4–1{{nowrap|{{fed|VEN|1930}}}}

Americas Zone

{{details|1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone}}

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

=Group I=

Venue: Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil (outdoor clay)

Dates: 14–17 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|BRA}}
  • {{fed|CAN}}
  • {{fed|CHI}}
  • {{fed|COL}}
  • {{fed|ECU}}
  • {{fed|PAR}}
  • {{fed|PER}}
  • {{fed|URU}}
  • {{fed|VEN|1930}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico (outdoor clay)

Dates: 27 April – 3 May

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|ATG}}
  • {{fed|BAH}}
  • {{fed|BAR}}
  • {{fed|BER}}
  • {{fed|BOL}}
  • {{fed|CRC}}
  • {{fed|CUB}}
  • {{fed|DOM}}
  • {{fed|ESA}}
  • {{fed|GUA}}
  • {{fed|HAI}}
  • {{fed|JAM}}
  • {{fed|MEX}}
  • {{fed|PAN}}
  • {{fed|PUR}}
  • {{fed|TRI}}

{{div col end}}

Asia/Oceania Zone

{{details|1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone}}

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

=Group I=

Venue: Thana City Golf Club, Samutpakarn, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 16–20 February

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|CHN}}
  • {{fed|TPE}}
  • {{fed|HKG}}
  • {{fed|INA}}
  • {{fed|NZL}}
  • {{fed|PHI}}
  • {{fed|KOR}}
  • {{fed|THA}}
  • {{fed|UZB}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Thana City Golf Club, Samutpakarn, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 16–20 February

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|IND}}
  • {{fed|IRQ|1991}}
  • {{fed|KAZ}}
  • {{fed|MAS}}
  • Pacific Oceania
  • {{fed|PAK}}
  • {{fed|SIN}}
  • {{fed|SYR}}
  • {{fed|TJK}}

{{div col end}}

Europe/Africa Zone

{{details|1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone}}

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

=Group I=

Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)

Dates: 14–18 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|BLR}}
  • {{fed|BUL}}
  • {{fed|GBR}}
  • {{fed|GRE}}
  • {{fed|HUN}}
  • {{fed|ISR}}
  • {{fed|LAT}}
  • {{fed|MAD}}
  • {{fed|POL}}
  • {{fed|POR}}
  • {{fed|ROU}}
  • {{fed|SLO}}
  • {{fed|RSA}}
  • {{fed|SWE}}
  • {{fed|UKR}}
  • {{fed|FR Yugoslavia}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)

Dates: 5–9 May

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|ALG}}
  • {{fed|ARM}}
  • {{fed|BIH}}
  • {{fed|BOT}}
  • {{fed|CYP}}
  • {{fed|DEN}}
  • {{fed|EGY}}
  • {{fed|EST}}
  • {{fed|ETH|1996}}
  • {{fed|FIN}}
  • {{fed|GEO|1990}}
  • {{fed|IRL}}
  • {{fed|ISL}}
  • {{fed|LIE}}
  • {{fed|LTU}}
  • {{fed|LUX}}
  • {{fed|Macedonia}}
  • {{fed|MLT}}
  • {{fed|MDA}}
  • {{fed|NOR}}
  • {{fed|TUN|1959}}
  • {{fed|TUR}}

{{div col end}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.fedcup.com/ Fed Cup]

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