1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Subsection of tennis competition 1998 Fed Cup The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup. Group I Venue: Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil (outdoor clay) Date: 14–17 April The nine teams were first randomly divided into three pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The nine teams were then divided into three new pools based on their placing in their first pools, which would be used to determine each team's overall placing in the zonal group. The team that finished first overall would be promoted to the World Group II Play-offs, while the teams that finished eighth and ninth would be relegated to Group II for 1999. Initial Pools 30em Initial Pool A PAR PAR (2–0) CAN CAN (1–1) URU URU (0–2) 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–3 30em Initial Pool B COL COL (2–0) BRA BRA (1–1) CHI CHI (0–2) 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 30em Initial Pool C VEN VEN 1930 (2–0) ECU ECU (1–1) PER PER (0–2) 3–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 Placement Pools 30em Placement Pool A VEN VEN 1930 (2–0) PAR PAR (1–1) COL COL (0–2) 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–3 30em Placement Pool B CAN CAN (2–0) BRA BRA (1–1) ECU ECU (0–2) 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–0 0–3 0–2 30em Placement Pool C CHI CHI (2–0) URU URU (1–1) PER PER (0–2) 3–0 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–2 VEN 1930 advanced to World Group II Play-offs.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005149 Belarus v Venezuela fedcup.com URU and PER relegated to Group II in 1999.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005294 Uruguay v Dominican Republic fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005414 Peru v Antigua and Barbuda fedcup.com Group II Venue: Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico (outdoor hard) Date: 27 April – 3 May The sixteen teams were divided into two pools of eight. The top team from each pool then moved would advance to Group I for 1999. Pools 45em Pool A MEX MEX (7–0) ESA ESA (6–1) HAI HAI (4–3) GUA GUA (4–3) CRC CRC (4–3) BAR BAR (2–5) BER BER (1–6) ATG ATG (0–7) 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 45em Pool B PUR PUR (7–0) CUB CUB (6–1) DOM DOM (5–2) TRI TRI (4–3) PAN PAN (3–4) BOL BOL (1–6) JAM JAM (1–6) BAH BAH (1–6) 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 MEX and PUR advanced to Group I in 1999.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004543 Colombia v Mexico fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004324 Venezuela v Puerto Rico fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References 30em 30em Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222213/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAR 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, Canada https://web.archive.org/web/20160419124450/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CAN 2016-04-19 Fed Cup Profile, Colombia https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222441/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=COL 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, Chile https://web.archive.org/web/20160419044457/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CHI 2016-04-19 Fed Cup Profile, Peru https://web.archive.org/web/20160424134711/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PER 2016-04-24 Fed Cup Profile, Ecuador https://web.archive.org/web/20120507153256/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ECU 2012-05-07 Fed Cup Profile, Mexico https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222207/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MEX 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, El Salvador https://web.archive.org/web/20120512014435/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ESA 2012-05-12 Fed Cup Profile, Haiti Fed Cup Profile, Costa Rica https://web.archive.org/web/20120507151109/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CRC 2012-05-07 Fed Cup Profile, Guatemala https://web.archive.org/web/20160419044837/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GUA 2016-04-19 Fed Cup Profile, Barbados https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210824/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BAR 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Bermuda https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210829/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BER 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico https://web.archive.org/web/20160330212823/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PUR 2016-03-30 Fed Cup Profile, Cuba https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231142/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CUB 2016-03-03 Fed Cup Profile, Dominican Republic https://web.archive.org/web/20160419044832/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DOM 2016-04-19 Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222151/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BOL 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, Trinidad and Tobago https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170033/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TRI 2016-03-03 Fed Cup Profile, Panama https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210905/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAN 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Jamaica External links Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07 Americas Category:Sport in Brasília Category:Tennis tournaments in Brazil Category:Sport in Monterrey Category:Tennis tournaments in Mexico Category:International sports competitions hosted by Mexico Category:International sports competitions in Brasília Category:1998 in Mexican tennis Category:1998 in Brazilian tennis 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone