1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

{{main|1998 Fed Cup}}

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup.

Group I

The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nations progress to World Group II play-offs. The three nations winning the least rubbers were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1999.

=Pools=

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{{4TeamRR

| title=Pool A

| team-1-abbrev=BLR

| team-1={{fed|BLR}} (3–0)

| team-2-abbrev=GRE

| team-2={{fed|GRE}} (2–1)

| team-3-abbrev=SLO

| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|SLO}} (1–2)}}

| team-4-abbrev=ISR

| team-4={{fed|ISR}} (0–3)

| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=3–0 |1v4=2–1

|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=2–1 |2v4=2–1

|3v1=0–3 |3v2=1–2 | 3v4=2–1

|4v1=1–2 |4v2=1–2 |4v3=1–2

}}

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{{4TeamRR

| title=Pool B

| team-1-abbrev=POL

| team-1={{fed|POL}} (3–0)

| team-2-abbrev=POR

| team-2={{fed|POR}} (2–1)

| team-3-abbrev=GBR

| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|GBR}} (1–2)}}

| team-4-abbrev=MAD

| team-4={{fed|MAD}} (0–3)

| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1 |1v4=3–0

|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=2–1 |2v4=2–1

|3v1=1–2 |3v2=1–2 | 3v4=3–0

|4v1=0–3 |4v2=1–2 |4v3=0–3

}}

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{{4TeamRR

| title=Pool C

| team-1-abbrev=RSA

| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|RSA}} (3–0)}}

| team-2-abbrev=ROU

| team-2={{fed|ROU}} (2–1)

| team-3-abbrev=LAT

| team-3={{fed|LAT}} (1–2)

| team-4-abbrev=BUL

| team-4={{fed|BUL}} (0–3)

| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0 |1v4=2–1

|2v1=0–3 | 2v3=3–0 |2v4=2–1

|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3 | 3v4=2–1

|4v1=1–2 |4v2=1–2 |4v3=1–2

}}

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{{4TeamRR

| title=Pool D

| team-1-abbrev=SWE

| team-1={{fed|SWE}} (3–0)

| team-2-abbrev=UKR

| team-2={{fed|UKR}} (2–1)

| team-3-abbrev=YUG

| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|FR Yugoslavia}} (1–2)}}

| team-4-abbrev=HUN

| team-4={{fed|HUN}} (0–3)

| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=2–1 |1v4=3–0

|2v1=1–2 | 2v3=3–0 |2v4=3–0

|3v1=1–2 |3v2=0–3 | 3v4=2–1

|4v1=0–3 |4v2=0–3 |4v3=1–2

}}

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=Knockout stage=

{{main|1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage}}

{{8TeamBracket-info

| maxround = 2

| RD1-date=17 April

| RD2-date=18 April

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Finals

| RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{fed|BLR}} | RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{fed|UKR}} | RD1-score2=1

| RD1T2-loc=

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{fed|POR}} | RD1-score3=0

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{fed|RSA}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{fed|POL}} | RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{fed|GRE}} | RD1-score6=1

| RD1T4-loc=

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{fed|ROU}} | RD1-score7=2

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{fed|SWE}} | RD1-score8=1

| RD2T1-loc=

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{fed|BLR}} | RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{fed|RSA}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{fed|POL}} | RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{fed|ROU}} | RD2-score4=0

}}

  • {{fed|BLR}} and {{fed|POL}} 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}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003574|title=Austria v Poland|publisher=fedcup.com}}
  • {{fed|ISR}}, {{fed|MAD}} and {{fed|HUN}} relegated to Group II in 1999.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003501|title=Israel v Moldova|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003838|title=Hungary v Madagascar|publisher=fedcup.com}}

Group II

The twenty-two teams were divided into two pools of five and six. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 1999.

=Pools=

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{{5TeamRR

| title=Pool A

| team-1-abbrev=DEN

| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|DEN}} (4–0)}}

| team-2-abbrev=LIT

| team-2={{nowrap|{{fed|LIT}} (2–2)}}

| team-3-abbrev=TUN

| team-3={{fed|TUN}} (2–2)

| team-4-abbrev=ALG

| team-4={{fed|ALG}} (2–2)

| team-5-abbrev=CYP

| team-5={{fed|CYP}} (0–4)

| 1v2=3–0 |1v3=2–1 |1v4=3–0 |1v5=2–1

|2v1=0–3 |2v3=1–2 |2v4=3–0 |2v5=3–0

|3v1=1–2 |3v2=2–1 |3v4=0–2 |3v5=3–0

|4v1=0–3 |4v2=0–3 |4v3=2–0 |4v5=3–0

|5v1=1–2 |5v2=0–3 |5v3=0–3 |5v4=0–3

}}

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{{5TeamRR

| title=Pool B

| team-1-abbrev=FIN

| team-1={{fed|FIN}} (4–0)

| team-2-abbrev=MKD

| team-2={{fed|Macedonia}} (3–1)

| team-3-abbrev=EGY

| team-3={{fed|EGY}} (2–2)

| team-4-abbrev=LIE

| team-4={{nowrap|{{fed|LIE}} (1–3)}}

| team-5-abbrev=BOT

| team-5={{fed|BOT}} (0–4)

| 1v2=2–1 |1v3=3–0 |1v4=3–0 |1v5=3–0

|2v1=1–2 |2v3=2–1 |2v4=3–0 |2v5=3–0

|3v1=0–3 |3v2=1–2 |3v4=2–1 |3v5=2–0

|4v1=0–3 |4v2=0–3 |4v3=1–2 |4v5=3–0

|5v1=0–3 |5v2=0–3 |5v3=0–2 |5v4=0–3

}}

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{{6TeamRR

| title=Pool C

| team-1-abbrev=LUX

| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|LUX}} (5–0)}}

| team-2-abbrev=TUR

| team-2={{fed|TUR}} (4–1)

| team-3-abbrev=NOR

| team-3={{fed|NOR}} (3–2)

| team-4-abbrev=ARM

| team-4={{fed|ARM}} (2–3)

| team-5-abbrev=MLT

| team-5={{fed|MLT}} (1–4)

| team-6-abbrev=ETH

| team-6={{fed|ETH}} (0–5)

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

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

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

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

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

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

}}

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{{6TeamRR

| title=Pool D

| team-1-abbrev=GEO

| team-1={{fed|GEO|1990}} (5–0)

| team-2-abbrev=EST

| team-2={{fed|EST}} (3–2)

| team-3-abbrev=IRL

| team-3={{fed|IRL}} (3–2)

| team-4-abbrev=BIH

| team-4={{nowrap|{{fed|BIH}} (2–3)}}

| team-5-abbrev=MDA

| team-5={{fed|MDA}} (2–3)

| team-6-abbrev=ISL

| team-6={{fed|ISL}} (0–5)

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

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

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

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

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

|6v1=0–3 |6v2=0–3 |6v3=0–3 |6v4=0–3 |6v5=0–3

}}

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  • {{fed|DEN}}, {{fed|FIN}}, {{fed|LUX}} and {{fed|GEO|1990}} advanced to Group I in 1999.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003995|title=Denmark v South Africa|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003457|title=Finland v Yugoslavia|publisher=fedcup.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004264|title=Luxembourg v Georgia|publisher=fedcup.com}}

See also

References

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  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BLR Fed Cup Profile, Belarus]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE Fed Cup Profile, Greece]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POL Fed Cup Profile, Poland]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POR Fed Cup Profile, Portugal]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GBR Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=RSA Fed Cup Profile, South Africa]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ROU Fed Cup Profile, Romania]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LAT Fed Cup Profile, Latvia]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SWE Fed Cup Profile, Sweden]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UKR Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=YUG Fed Cup Profile, Yugoslavia]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DEN Fed Cup Profile, Denmark]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUN Fed Cup Profile, Tunisia]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ALG Fed Cup Profile, Algeria]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=FIN Fed Cup Profile, Finland]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MKD Fed Cup Profile, Macedonia]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EGY Fed Cup Profile, Egypt]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LIE Fed Cup Profile, Liechtenstein]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LUX Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUR Fed Cup Profile, Turkey]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=NOR Fed Cup Profile, Norway]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ARM Fed Cup Profile, Armenia]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MLT Fed Cup Profile, Malta]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GEO Fed Cup Profile, Georgia]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST Fed Cup Profile, Estonia]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL Fed Cup Profile, Ireland]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina]
  • [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MDA Fed Cup Profile, Moldova]

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