1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Subsection of tennis competition 1998 Fed Cup The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup. Group I Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay) Date: 14–18 April The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nations progress to World Group II play-offs. The three nations winning the least rubbers were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1999. Pools 35em Pool A BLR BLR (3–0) GRE GRE (2–1) SLO SLO (1–2) ISR ISR (0–3) 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 35em Pool B POL POL (3–0) POR POR (2–1) GBR GBR (1–2) MAD MAD (0–3) 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 35em Pool C RSA RSA (3–0) ROU ROU (2–1) LAT LAT (1–2) BUL BUL (0–3) 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 35em Pool D SWE SWE (3–0) UKR UKR (2–1) YUG FR Yugoslavia (1–2) HUN HUN (0–3) 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 Knockout stage 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage 2 17 April 18 April Semifinals Finals BLR 2 UKR 1 POR 0 RSA 3 POL 2 GRE 1 ROU 2 SWE 1 BLR 2 RSA 0 POL 2 ROU 0 BLR and POL advanced to World Group II Play-offs.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20005149 Belarus v Venezuela fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003574 Austria v Poland fedcup.com ISR, MAD and HUN relegated to Group II in 1999.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003501 Israel v Moldova fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003838 Hungary v Madagascar fedcup.com Group II Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay) Date: 5–9 May The twenty-two teams were divided into two pools of five and six. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 1999. Pools 40em Pool A DEN DEN (4–0) LIT LIT (2–2) TUN TUN (2–2) ALG ALG (2–2) CYP CYP (0–4) 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 40em Pool B FIN FIN (4–0) MKD Macedonia (3–1) EGY EGY (2–2) LIE LIE (1–3) BOT BOT (0–4) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–3 40em Pool C LUX LUX (5–0) TUR TUR (4–1) NOR NOR (3–2) ARM ARM (2–3) MLT MLT (1–4) ETH ETH (0–5) 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 40em Pool D GEO GEO 1990 (5–0) EST EST (3–2) IRL IRL (3–2) BIH BIH (2–3) MDA MDA (2–3) ISL ISL (0–5) 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 DEN, FIN, LUX and GEO 1990 advanced to Group I in 1999.http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003995 Denmark v South Africa fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003457 Finland v Yugoslavia fedcup.comhttp://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004264 Luxembourg v Georgia fedcup.com See also Fed Cup structure References 30em 30em Fed Cup Profile, Belarus https://web.archive.org/web/20160416120619/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BLR 2016-04-16 Fed Cup Profile, Greece https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084616/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GRE 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083744/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SLO 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Poland https://web.archive.org/web/20160325042257/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POL 2016-03-25 Fed Cup Profile, Portugal https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084810/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=POR 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain https://web.archive.org/web/20160517114500/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GBR 2016-05-17 Fed Cup Profile, South Africa https://web.archive.org/web/20130314140855/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=RSA 2013-03-14 Fed Cup Profile, Romania https://web.archive.org/web/20160427200851/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ROU 2016-04-27 Fed Cup Profile, Latvia https://web.archive.org/web/20160512215353/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LAT 2016-05-12 Fed Cup Profile, Sweden https://web.archive.org/web/20101112083911/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=SWE 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine https://web.archive.org/web/20160426055239/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UKR 2016-04-26 Fed Cup Profile, Yugoslavia Fed Cup Profile, Denmark https://web.archive.org/web/20160517075454/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DEN 2016-05-17 Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222203/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, Tunisia https://web.archive.org/web/20120508162449/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUN 2012-05-08 Fed Cup Profile, Algeria https://web.archive.org/web/20120507181613/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ALG 2012-05-07 Fed Cup Profile, Finland https://web.archive.org/web/20160422222156/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=FIN 2016-04-22 Fed Cup Profile, Macedonia https://web.archive.org/web/20120510072708/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MKD 2012-05-10 Fed Cup Profile, Egypt Fed Cup Profile, Liechtenstein https://web.archive.org/web/20160630174747/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LIE 2016-06-30 Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg https://web.archive.org/web/20160604055939/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LUX 2016-06-04 Fed Cup Profile, Turkey https://web.archive.org/web/20160330225314/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TUR 2016-03-30 Fed Cup Profile, Norway https://web.archive.org/web/20160425195351/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=NOR 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Armenia https://web.archive.org/web/20160425195324/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=ARM 2016-04-25 Fed Cup Profile, Malta Fed Cup Profile, Georgia https://web.archive.org/web/20160512215337/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=GEO 2016-05-12 Fed Cup Profile, Estonia https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221915/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=EST 2016-05-31 Fed Cup Profile, Ireland https://web.archive.org/web/20160506085242/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=IRL 2016-05-06 Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina https://web.archive.org/web/20101112084515/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BIH 2010-11-12 Fed Cup Profile, Moldova https://web.archive.org/web/20160517091514/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=MDA 2016-05-17 External links Fed Cup website 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