1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

International tennis competition 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998. In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1999. Participating nations 30em LTU MKD Macedonia MLT MDA NGR SMR 1862 TUN 1959 TUR Draw Venue: Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia Date: 20–24 May Group A   RRW–L MatchW–L SetW–L Standings NGR NGR 3–0 8–1 (89%) 17–6 (74%) 1 TUR TUR 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 2 MLT MLT 1–2 4–5 (44%) 7–11 (39%) 3 SMR 1862 SMR 1862 0–3 1–8 (11%) 5–15 (25%) 4 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 Group B   RRW–L MatchW–L SetW–L Standings LTU LTU 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 1 MKD MKD Macedonia 2–1 5–4 (56%) 11–8 (58%) 2 MDA MDA 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–9 (53%) 3 TUN 1959 TUN 1959 0–3 2–7 (22%) 4–14 (22%) 4 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1st to 4th place play-offs 175 y 3rd-4th play-off Semifinals Final A1 NGR 1 B2 MKD Macedonia 2 A2 TUR 2 B1 LTU 1 B2 MKD Macedonia 0 A2 TUR 3 A1 NGR 1 B1 LTU 2 5th to 8th place play-offs 175 y 7th-8th play-off 5th-8th play-offs 5th-6th play-off A3 MLT 1 B4 TUN 1959 2 A4 SMR 1862 1 B3 MDA 2 B4 TUN 1959 2 B3 MDA 1 A3 MLT 1 A4 SMR 1862 2 Final standings Rank Team1TUR2MKD Macedonia3LTU4NGR5TUN 19596MDA7SMR 18628MLT TUR and MKD Macedonia promoted to Group II in 1999. SMR 1862 and MLT relegated to Group IV in 1999. Round robin Group A Malta vs. Nigeria Malta Nigeria Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-A-M-MLT-NGR-01 Malta v Nigeria daviscup.com 20 May 1998 1 2 Mark Schembri 2 6.049 Jonathan Igbinovia 6 7 Christopher Gatt 5 3 Sule Ladipo 7 6 Gordon Asciak Mark Schembri 6 5 6 Ganiyu Adenekan Yakubu Suleiman 3 7 4 San Marino vs. Turkey San Marino 1862 Turkey Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-A-M-SMR-TUR-01 San Marino v Turkey daviscup.com 20 May 1998 0 3 Christian Rosti 6.039 3 Erhan Oral 7 6 Domenico Vicini 3 6 3 Efe Üstündağ 6 4 6 William Forcellini Domenico Vicini 1 1 Mustafa Azkara Erhan Oral 6 6 Malta vs. Turkey Malta Turkey Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-A-M-MLT-TUR-01 Malta v Turkey daviscup.com 21 May 1998 1 2 Mark Schembri 5 6.059 Erhan Oral 7 7 Christopher Gatt 7 7 Efe Üstündağ 6.059 5 Gordon Asciak Mark Schembri 4 2 Mustafa Azkara Erhan Oral 6 6 Nigeria vs. San Marino Nigeria San Marino 1862 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-A-M-NGR-SMR-01 Nigeria v San Marino daviscup.com 21 May 1998 3 0 Jonathan Igbinovia 7 1 6 Christian Rosti 6.039 6 3 Sule Ladipo 5 7 6 Domenico Vicini 7 6.039 1 Ganiyu Adenekan Yakubu Suleiman 6 6 Christian Rosti Domenico Vicini 2 3 Malta vs. San Marino Malta San Marino 1862 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-A-M-MLT-SMR-01 Malta v San Marino daviscup.com 22 May 1998 2 1 Gordon Asciak 6 1 Christian Rosti 2 0 2 Christopher Gatt 3 5 Domenico Vicini 6 7 Gordon Asciak Mark Schembri 6 6 William Forcellini Domenico Vicini 3 3 Nigeria vs. Turkey Nigeria Turkey Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-A-M-NGR-TUR-01 Nigeria v Turkey daviscup.com 22 May 1998 3 0 Jonathan Igbinovia 6 6.019 9 Mustafa Azkara 5 7 7 Sule Ladipo 3 7 6 Erhan Oral 6 5 3 Ganiyu Adenekan Yakubu Suleiman 6 6 Haluk Akkoyun Efe Üstündağ 2 3 Group B Macedonia vs. Tunisia North Macedonia Macedonia Tunisia 1959 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-B-M-MKD-TUN-01 Macedonia v Tunisia daviscup.com 20 May 1998 2 1 Zoran Ševčenko 6 6 Sami Baccar 4 1 Ognen Nikolovski 3 4 Walid Jallali 6 6 Lazar Magdinčev Zoran Ševčenko 6 6 Sami Baccar Walid Jallali 2 3 Lithuania vs. Moldova Lithuania Moldova Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-B-M-LTU-MDA-01 Lithuania v Moldova daviscup.com 20 May 1998 1 2 Aistis Šlajus 0 3 Iurie Gorban 6 6 Rolandas Muraška 6 6 Evgueni Plougarev 2 4 Rolandas Muraška Tomas Petrauskas 6 3 7 Iurie Gorban Evgueni Plougarev 4 6 9 Macedonia vs. Moldova North Macedonia Macedonia Moldova Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-B-M-MKD-MDA-01 Macedonia v Moldova daviscup.com 21 May 1998 2 1 Zoran Ševčenko 6 6 Iurie Gorban 4 4 Dragan Jovanovski 4 6.049 Evgueni Plougarev 6 7 Lazar Magdinčev Zoran Ševčenko 6 6 Iurie Gorban Evgueni Plougarev 2 1 Lithuania vs. Tunisia Lithuania Tunisia 1959 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-B-M-LTU-TUN-01 Lithuania v Tunisia daviscup.com 21 May 1998 3 0 Aistis Šlajus 6 6 Sami Baccar 4 3 Rolandas Muraška 6 6 Walid Jallali 3 0 Rolandas Muraška Aistis Šlajus 6 6 Aref Jallali Issam Jellali 2 1 Macedonia vs. Lithuania North Macedonia Macedonia Lithuania Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-B-M-MKD-LTU-01 Macedonia v Lithuania daviscup.com 22 May 1998 1 2 Zoran Ševčenko 6 6 Aistis Šlajus 2 4 Lazar Magdinčev 6.039 3 Rolandas Muraška 7 6 Lazar Magdinčev Zoran Ševčenko 6 5 6 Rolandas Muraška Aistis Šlajus 3 7 8 Moldova vs. Tunisia Moldova Tunisia 1959 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-B-M-MDA-TUN-01 Moldova v Tunisia daviscup.com 22 May 1998 2 1 Iurie Gorban 6 6 Issam Jellali 1 0 Evgueni Plougarev 5 4 Walid Jallali 7 6 Victor Ribas Oleg Sinic 7 6 Walid Jallali Issam Jellali 5 3 1st to 4th place play-offs Semifinals Nigeria vs. Macedonia Nigeria North Macedonia Macedonia Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-M-NGR-MKD-01 Nigeria v Macedonia daviscup.com 23 May 1998 1 2 Jonathan Igbinovia 1 4 Zoran Ševčenko 6 6 Sule Ladipo 6 6 Lazar Magdinčev 2 4 Sule Ladipo Yakubu Suleiman 7 6.009 4 Lazar Magdinčev Zoran Ševčenko 6.039 7 6 Lithuania vs. Turkey Lithuania Turkey Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-M-LTU-TUR-01 Lithuania v Turkey daviscup.com 23 May 1998 1 2 Aistis Šlajus 0 0 Erhan Oral 6 6 Rolandas Muraška 6 6 Efe Üstündağ 3 1 Rolandas Muraška Aistis Šlajus 3 4 Mustafa Azkara Erhan Oral 6 6 Final Macedonia vs. Turkey North Macedonia Macedonia Turkey Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-M-MKD-TUR-01 Macedonia v Turkey daviscup.com 24 May 1998 0 3 Dragan Jovanovski 0 1 Erhan Oral 6 6 Ognen Nikolovski 1 2 Efe Üstündağ 6 6 Lazar Magdinčev Zoran Ševčenko 6.039 6.039 Mustafa Azkara Erhan Oral 7 7 3rd to 4th play-off Nigeria vs. Lithuania Nigeria Lithuania Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-PP3-4-NGR-LTU-01 Nigeria v Lithuania daviscup.com 24 May 1998 1 2 Yakubu Suleiman 1 Tomas Petrauskas 3 1 Jonathan Igbinovia 6.049 6 6 Aistis Šlajus 7 4 1 Ganiyu Adenekan Jonathan Igbinovia 6.039 4 Rolandas Muraška Tomas Petrauskas 7 6 5th to 8th place play-offs 5th to 8th play-offs Tunisia vs. Malta Tunisia 1959 Malta Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-PP5-8-TUN-MLT-01 Tunisia v Malta daviscup.com 23 May 1998 2 1 Issam Jellali 2 4 Gordon Asciak 6 6 Walid Jallali 7 6 Christopher Gatt 6.029 4 Walid Jallali Issam Jellali 6 7 Gordon Asciak Mark Schembri 4 6.039 Moldova vs. San Marino Moldova San Marino 1862 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-PP5-8-MDA-SMR-01 Moldova v San Marino daviscup.com 23 May 1998 2 1 Iurie Gorban 6 6 William Forcellini 2 0 Evgueni Plougarev 3 7 5 Domenico Vicini 6 6.049 7 Victor Ribas Oleg Sinic 6 6 Christian Rosti Domenico Vicini 3 4 5th to 6th play-off Tunisia vs. Moldova Tunisia 1959 Moldova Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-PP5-8-TUN-MDA-01 Tunisia v Moldova daviscup.com 24 May 1998 2 1 Issam Jellali 2 5 Iurie Gorban 6 7 Walid Jallali 6 1 6 Evgueni Plougarev 3 6 2 Walid Jallali Issam Jellali 6 7 Victor Ribas Oleg Sinic 4 6.069 7th to 8th play-off Malta vs. San Marino Malta San Marino 1862 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedoniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1998-G3-EA-B-PP7-8-MLT-SMR-01 Malta v San Marino daviscup.com 24 May 1998 1 2 Mark Schembri 6 6 William Forcellini 3 1 Marco Cappello 3 5 Domenico Vicini 6 7 Gordon Asciak Mark Schembri 6.049 2 Christian Rosti Domenico Vicini 7 6 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Africa Zone Group III