1998_Fed_Cup
1998 Fed Cup
1998 edition of the Fed Cup
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.
| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Netherlands |
 Spain |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw
| Quarterfinals 18–19 April | Semifinals 25–26 July | Final 19–20 September | |||||||||||
| Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 1 |  France | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
 Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 0 | |||||||||||
| Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
 Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||
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 team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay |  Slovakia | 4–1 | Belgium |
| Moscow, Russia | Indoor hard |  Russia | 4–1 | Germany |
| Bol, Croatia | Outdoor clay |  Croatia | 3–2 | Netherlands |
| Prague, Czech Republic | Outdoor clay | Czech Republic | 1–4 |  Italy |
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
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
- 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
Group II
Venue: Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico (outdoor clay)
Dates: 27 April – 3 May
- Participating Teams
- 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
Group II
Venue: Thana City Golf Club, Samutpakarn, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 16–20 February
- Participating Teams
- 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
Group II
Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 5–9 May
- Participating Teams
