1998 Davis Cup

1998 edition of the Davis Cup June 2023 1998 Davis Cup 3 April – 6 December 1998 87th 131 SWE 1997 1999 The 1998 Davis Cup (also known as the 1998 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 87th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 131 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 30 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 55 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Honduras, Iraq, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and the U.S. Virgin Islands made their first appearances in the tournament. Sweden defeated Italy in the final, held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, on 4–6 December, to win their second consecutive title and their 7th title overall.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 505 2nd World Group 1998 Davis Cup World Group Participating teamsAUSBELBRACZEGERINDITANEDRUSSVKRSAESPSWESUIUSAZIM Draw 3–6 April 17–19 July 25–27 September 4–6 December Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) SWE 3 SVK 2 Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet) GER 5 RSA 0 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) ESP 3 BRA 2 Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet) CZE 2 SUI 3 Genoa, Italy (clay) IND 1 ITA 4 Mildura, Australia (grass) ZIM 3 AUS 2 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 3 NED 1 Atlanta, GA, United States (hard) RUS 2 USA 3 Hamburg, Germany (hard) SWE 3 GER 2 A Coruña, Spain (clay) ESP 4 SUI 1 Prato, Italy (clay) ITA 5 ZIM 0 Indianapolis, IN, United States (hard) BEL 1 USA 4 Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) SWE 4 ESP 1 Milwaukee, WI, United States (indoor hard) ITA 4 USA 1 Milan, Italy (indoor clay) SWE 4 ITA 1 Final Italy vs. Sweden Italy Sweden Forum di Assago, Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-WG-M-SWE-ITA-01 Italy v Sweden daviscup.com 4–6 December 1998 Clay (indoors) 1 4 Andrea Gaudenzi 7 6.00 6 3 6 Magnus Norman 6.089 7 4 6 6 5 Davide Sanguinetti 1 4 0 Magnus Gustafsson 6 6 6 Diego Nargiso Davide Sanguinetti 6.009 1 3 Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 7 6 6 Gianluca Pozzi 4 2 Magnus Gustafsson 6 6 Diego Nargiso 6 6 Magnus Norman 2 3 World Group qualifying round 1998 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round Date: 25–28 September The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1999 World Group. Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface AUS 5–0 UZB Townsville Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Indoor Hard BRA 3–0 ROU Florianópolis Hotel Costão do Santinho Outdoor Clay CZE 5–0 RSA Prague National Tennis Centre Outdoor Clay ISR 1–4 FRA Ramat HaSharon Canada Stadium Outdoor Hard GBR 3–2 IND Nottingham Nottingham Tennis Centre Outdoor Hard NED 5–0 ECU 1900 Eindhoven Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven Indoor Carpet JPN 1947 1–3 RUS Osaka Utsubo Tennis Center Outdoor Hard ARG 2–3 SVK Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Clay AUS, BRA, CZE, NED, RUS and SVK remain in the World Group in 1999. FRA and GBR are promoted to the World Group in 1999. ARG, ECU 1900, ISR, JPN 1947, ROU and UZB remain in Zonal Group I in 1999. IND and RSA are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1999. Americas Zone Group I 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I Draw Group II 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II Draw Group III Venue: Santa Cruz Tennis Club, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Date: 29 April–3 May 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III Final standings Group IV 1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV Draw Asia/Oceania Zone Group I 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Draw Group II 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II Draw Group III Venue: National Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 15–19 April 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III Final standings Group IV 1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV Draw Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Draw Group II 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Draw Group III Zone A Venue: Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo Date: 21–25 January 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A Final standings Zone B Venue: Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia Date: 20–24 May 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B Final standings Group IV Zone A Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda Date: 28 January–1 February 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone A Final standings Zone B 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – Zone B Draw References General https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1998 World Group 1998 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 Specific External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 18 October 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup