1998 Fed Cup

1998 edition of the Fed Cup

1998 Fed CupDetails

Duration| 18 April – 20 September
Edition| 36th
Achievements (singles)

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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.

## World Group

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Further information: 1998 Fed Cup World Group

Participating Teams

Belgium |
Czech Republic |
France |
Germany

Netherlands |
Spain |
Switzerland |
United States

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterfinals
18–19 April| | | Semifinals
25–26 July| | | Final
19–20 September
| Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard)| |
| 1|  France| 3
| | | Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay)
| |  Belgium| 2| |
| | | 1|  France| 0
| Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet)| | | |
| | | |  Switzerland| 5| |
| |  Switzerland| 4| | | |
| | | | Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard)
| 4|  Czech Republic| 1| |
| | | |  Switzerland| 2
| Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet)| | |
| | | 3|  Spain| 3
| 3|  Spain| 3| | |
| | | Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay)|
| |  Germany| 2| |
| | | 3|  Spain| 3|
| Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay)| | | |
| | | |  United States| 2| | |
| |  United States| 5| | | |
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| 2|  Netherlands| 0| |
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## World Group play-offs

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Further information: 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

Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team

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Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay |  Slovakia | 4–1 |  Belgium
Moscow, Russia | Indoor hard |  Russia | 4–1 |  Germany
Bol, Croatia | Outdoor clay |  Croatia | 3–2 |  Netherlands
Prague, Czech Republic | Outdoor clay |  Czech Republic | 1–4 |  Italy

## World Group II

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Further information: 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

Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team

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Foligno, Italy | Indoor carpet |  Italy | 3–2 |  Austria
Perth, Australia | Outdoor grass |  Australia | 2–3 |  Russia
Dubrovnik, Croatia | Outdoor clay |  Croatia | 4–1 |  Japan
Buenos Aires, Argentina | Outdoor clay |  Argentina | 1–4 |  Slovakia

## World Group II play-offs

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Further information: 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

Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team

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Canberra, Australia | Indoor carpet |  Australia | 5–0 |  Argentina
Bergheim, Austria | Outdoor clay |  Austria | 5–0 |  Poland
Seoul, South Korea | Outdoor clay |  South Korea | 1–4 |  Japan
Minsk, Belarus | Indoor hard |  Belarus | 4–1 |  Venezuela

## Americas Zone

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Further information: 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

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

Dates: 14–17 April

Participating Teams

* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

### Group II

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

Dates: 27 April – 3 May

Participating Teams

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad and Tobago

## Asia/Oceania Zone

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Further information: 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

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

Dates: 16–20 February

Participating Teams

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Indonesia
* New Zealand
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

### Group II

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

Dates: 16–20 February

Participating Teams

* India
* Iraq
* Kazakhstan
* Malaysia
* Pacific Oceania
* Pakistan
* Singapore
* Syria
* Tajikistan

## Europe/Africa Zone

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Further information: 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

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

Dates: 14–18 April

Participating Teams

* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel
* Latvia
* Madagascar
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* Sweden
* Ukraine
* Yugoslavia

### Group II

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

Dates: 5–9 May

Participating Teams

* Algeria
* Armenia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Ethiopia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Ireland
* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Norway
* Tunisia
* Turkey

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