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1998 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1998.[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1999.

1998 Davis Cup World Group
Date3 April – 6 December
Edition18th
Champions

Sweden
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Sweden were the defending champions and won their second consecutive title, defeating Italy in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, from 4 to 6 December.[2] It was the Swedish team's 7th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams edit

Participating teams
 
Australia 		 
Belgium 		 
Brazil 		 
Czech Republic
 
Germany 		 
India 		 
Italy 		 
Netherlands
 
Russia 		 
Slovakia 		 
South Africa 		 
Spain
 
Sweden 		 
Switzerland 		 
United States 		 
Zimbabwe

Draw edit

First round
3–6 April		Quarterfinals
17–19 July		Semifinals
25–27 September		Final
4–6 December
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)
  Sweden3
Hamburg, Germany (hard)
  Slovakia2
  Sweden3
Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet)
  Germany2
  Germany5
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
  South Africa0
  Sweden4
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
  Spain1
  Spain3
A Coruña, Spain (clay)
  Brazil2
  Spain4
Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
   Switzerland1
  Czech Republic2
Milan, Italy (indoor clay)
   Switzerland3
  Sweden4
Genoa, Italy (clay)
  Italy1
  India1
Prato, Italy (clay)
  Italy4
  Italy5
Mildura, Australia (grass)
  Zimbabwe0
  Zimbabwe3
Milwaukee, WI, United States (indoor hard)
  Australia2
  Italy4
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  United States1
  Belgium3
Indianapolis, IN, United States (hard)
  Netherlands1
  Belgium1
Atlanta, GA, United States (hard)
  United States4
  Russia2
  United States3

First round edit

Slovakia vs. Sweden edit

 
Slovakia
2 		Incheba Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[3]
3–5 April 1998
Clay (indoors) 		 
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Dominik Hrbatý
Magnus Norman 		77
65 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Karol Kučera
Mikael Tillström 		1
6 		6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Martin Hromec / Ján Krošlák
Magnus Larsson / Mikael Tillström 		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Karol Kučera
Magnus Norman 		3
6 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 
5  
  		Dominik Hrbatý
Magnus Gustafsson 		2
6 		7
5 		5
7 		64
77 		   

Germany vs. South Africa edit

 
Germany
5 		Stadthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany[4]
3–5 April 1998
Carpet (indoors) 		 
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Nicolas Kiefer
Grant Stafford 		4
6 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Tommy Haas
Wayne Ferreira 		77
62 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3  
  		Boris Becker / David Prinosil
David Adams / Ellis Ferreira 		5
7 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		   
4  
  		David Prinosil
Wayne Ferreira 		6
4 		64
77 		77
64 		     
5  
  		Tommy Haas
Grant Stafford 		6
1 		77
64 		       

Brazil vs. Spain edit

 
Brazil
2 		Moinhos de Vento Park, Porto Alegre, Brazil[5]
3–5 April 1998
Clay 		 
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gustavo Kuerten
Carlos Moyá 		5
7 		1
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Fernando Meligeni
Àlex Corretja 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Àlex Corretja / Javier Sánchez 		6
1 		7
5 		3
6 		6
2 		   
4  
  		Gustavo Kuerten
Àlex Corretja 		3
6 		5
7 		6
4 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Fernando Meligeni
Carlos Moyá 		64
77 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic edit

 
Switzerland
3 		Saalsporthalle, Zürich, Switzerland[6]
3–5 April 1998
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ivo Heuberger
Bohdan Ulihrach 		79
67 		0
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Marc Rosset
Daniel Vacek 		3
6 		6
2 		77
65 		6
0 		   
3  
  		Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset
Martin Damm / Daniel Vacek 		6
4 		65
77 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Marc Rosset
Bohdan Ulihrach 		6
4 		7
5 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Ivo Heuberger
Martin Damm 		63
77 		7
5 		65
77 		     

Italy vs. India edit

 
Italy
4 		Centro Sportivo Valletta Cambiaso, Genova, Italy[7]
3–5 April 1998
Clay 		 
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi
Srinath Prahlad 		6
0 		6
2 		1
6 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Davide Sanguinetti
Mahesh Bhupathi 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Mahesh Bhupathi / Fazaluddin Syed 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi
Mahesh Bhupathi 		6
1 		77
63 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Davide Sanguinetti
Srinath Prahlad 		6
2 		6
3 		       

Australia vs. Zimbabwe edit

 
Australia
2 		Mildura Lawn Tennis Club, Mildura, Australia[8]
3–5 April 1998
Grass 		 
Zimbabwe
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jason Stoltenberg
Wayne Black 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		7
5 		   
2  
  		Pat Rafter
Byron Black 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		60
77 		   
3  
  		Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
Byron Black / Wayne Black 		6
4 		78
66 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Mark Woodforde
Wayne Black 		3
6 		5
7 		77
63 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Jason Stoltenberg
Byron Black 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   

Belgium vs. Netherlands edit

 
Belgium
3 		Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium[9]
3–5 April 1998
Clay 		 
Netherlands
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Johan Van Herck
Jan Siemerink 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		   
2  
  		Filip Dewulf
Sjeng Schalken 		7
5 		6
2 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Filip Dewulf / Libor Pimek
Jacco Eltingh / Jan Siemerink 		1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4  
  		Filip Dewulf
John van Lottum 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Christophe Van Garsse
Sjeng Schalken 		6
4 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		 

United States vs. Russia edit

 
United States
3 		Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, GA, United States[10]
4–6 April 1998
Hard 		 
Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jim Courier
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		2
6 		7
5 		77
62 		4
6 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Andre Agassi
Marat Safin 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Todd Martin / Richey Reneberg
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin 		77
63 		6
1 		2
6 		6
1 		   
4  
  		Andre Agassi
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 		3
6 		0
6 		63
77 		     
5  
  		Jim Courier
Marat Safin 		0
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
4 		 

Quarterfinals edit

Germany vs. Sweden edit

 
Germany
2 		National Centre, Hamburg, Germany[11]
17–19 July 1998
Hard 		 
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tommy Haas
Jonas Björkman 		6
3 		77
64 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Nicolas Kiefer
Thomas Enqvist 		3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3  
  		Boris Becker / David Prinosil
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti 		6
4 		65
77 		65
77 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Nicolas Kiefer
Jonas Björkman 		3
6 		6
4 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		 
5  
  		Tommy Haas
Magnus Larsson 		64
77 		7
5 		6
2 		     

Spain vs. Switzerland edit

 
Spain
4 		Club Tenis Coruña, A Coruña, Spain[12]
17–19 July 1998
Clay 		 
Switzerland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Carlos Moyá
Ivo Heuberger 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Àlex Corretja
Marc Rosset 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Julián Alonso / Javier Sánchez
Lorenzo Manta / Marc Rosset 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		 
4  
  		Carlos Moyá
Marc Rosset 		7
5 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5  
  		Àlex Corretja
George Bastl 		6
0 		7
5 		       

Italy vs. Zimbabwe edit

 
Italy
5 		Tennis Club Prato, Prato, Italy[13]
17–19 July 1998
Clay 		 
Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi
Wayne Black 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Davide Sanguinetti
Byron Black 		6
3 		6
3 		6
0 		     
3  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso
Byron Black / Wayne Black 		1
6 		7
5 		7
5 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Diego Nargiso
Genius Chidzikwe 		6
0 		6
2 		       
5  
  		Davide Sanguinetti
Wayne Black 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		     

United States vs. Belgium edit

 
United States
4 		State Tennis Club, Indianapolis, IN, United States[14]
17–19 July 1998
Hard 		 
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jim Courier
Filip Dewulf 		6
3 		77
61 		2
6 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Andre Agassi
Christophe Van Garsse 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Jim Courier / Todd Martin
Xavier Malisse / Johan Van Herck 		5
7 		6
2 		62
77 		77
65 		6
1 		 
4  
  		Todd Martin
Xavier Malisse 		77
61 		6
3 		       
5  
  		Jim Courier
Christophe Van Garsse 		6
3 		1
4 		      retired
 

Semifinals edit

Sweden vs. Spain edit

 
Sweden
4 		Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[15]
25–27 September 1998
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jonas Björkman
Àlex Corretja 		6
3 		7
5 		65
77 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Thomas Johansson
Carlos Moyá 		7
5 		77
64 		78
66 		     
3  
  		Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Julián Alonso / Javier Sánchez 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Jonas Björkman
Carlos Moyá 		6
3 		7
5 		       
5  
  		Thomas Johansson
Julián Alonso 		1
6 		63
77 		       

United States vs. Italy edit

 
United States
1 		Wisconsin Center Arena, Milwaukee, WI, United States[16]
25–27 September 1998
Hard (indoors) 		 
Italy
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jan-Michael Gambill
Andrea Gaudenzi 		2
6 		6
0 		60
77 		64
77 		   
2  
  		Todd Martin
Davide Sanguinetti 		60
77 		3
6 		68
710 		     
3  
  		Justin Gimelstob / Todd Martin
Andrea Gaudenzi / Diego Nargiso 		4
6 		63
77 		7
5 		6
2 		3
6 		 
4  
  		Justin Gimelstob
Gianluca Pozzi 		64
77 		5
7 		       
5  
  		Jan-Michael Gambill
Davide Sanguinetti 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		     

Final edit

Italy vs. Sweden edit

 
Italy
1 		Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy[2]
4–6 December 1998
Clay (indoors) 		 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Andrea Gaudenzi
Magnus Norman 		711
69 		60
77 		6
4 		3
6 		6
6 		retired
 
2  
  		Davide Sanguinetti
Magnus Gustafsson 		1
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Diego Nargiso / Davide Sanguinetti
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti 		61
77 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Gianluca Pozzi
Magnus Gustafsson 		4
6 		2
6 		       
5  
  		Diego Nargiso
Magnus Norman 		6
2 		6
3 		       

References edit

  1. ^ "World Group 1998". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Slovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Brazil v Spain". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Switzerland v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Italy v India". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Belgium v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "United States v Russia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Germany v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Italy v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "United States v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Sweden v Spain". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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