1998 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 1998 Fed Cup 18 April – 20 September 36th 1997 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.https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/21/sports/tennis-roundup-fed-cup-martinez-sparks-spain-to-title.html FED CUP; Martinez Sparks Spain to Title The New York Times 13 April 2025 World Group 1998 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams BEL CZE FRA GER NED ESP SUI USA Draw 18–19 April 25–26 July 19–20 September 16 Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard) 1 FRA 3 BEL 2 Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet) SUI 4 4 CZE 1 Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet) 3 ESP 3 GER 2 Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay) USA 5 2 NED 0 Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay) 1 FRA 0 SUI 5 Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) 3 ESP 3 USA 2 Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard) SUI 2 3 ESP 3 World Group play-offs 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 teamBratislava, Slovakia Outdoor clay SVK 4–1 BELMoscow, Russia Indoor hard RUS 4–1 GERBol, Croatia Outdoor clay CRO 3–2 NEDPrague, Czech Republic Outdoor clay CZE 1–4 ITA World Group II 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 teamFoligno, Italy Indoor carpet ITA 3–2 AUTPerth, Australia Outdoor grass AUS 2–3 RUSDubrovnik, Croatia Outdoor clay CRO 4–1 JPNBuenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay ARG 1–4 SVK World Group II play-offs 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 teamCanberra, Australia Indoor carpet AUS 5–0 ARGBergheim, Austria Outdoor clay AUT 5–0 POLSeoul, South Korea Outdoor clay KOR 1–4 JPNMinsk, Belarus Indoor hard BLR 4–1 VEN 1930 Americas Zone 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 22em BRA CAN CHI COL ECU PAR PER URU VEN 1930 Group II Venue: Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico (outdoor clay) Dates: 27 April – 3 May Participating teams 22em ATG BAH BAR BER BOL CRC CUB DOM ESA GUA HAI JAM MEX PAN PUR TRI Asia/Oceania Zone 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 22em CHN TPE HKG INA NZL PHI KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: Thana City Golf Club, Samutpakarn, Thailand (outdoor hard) Dates: 16–20 February Participating teams 22em IND IRQ 1991 KAZ MAS Pacific Oceania PAK SIN SYR 1980 TJK Europe/Africa Zone 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 22em BLR BUL GBR GRE HUN ISR LAT MAD POL POR ROU SLO RSA SWE UKR FR Yugoslavia Group II Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay) Dates: 5–9 May Participating teams 22em ALG ARM BIH BOT CYP DEN EGY EST ETH 1996 FIN GEO 1990 IRL ISL LIE LTU LUX Macedonia MLT MDA NOR TUN 1959 TUR References External links Fed Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20101007224436/http://www.fedcup.com/ 2010-10-07 Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Fed Category:1998 in women's tennis