Fed Cup 1998

◄ Fed Cup 1998 ►
Period:	February 16 - September 20, 1998
Edition:	36
Participating nations:	97
Winner:	Spain
Title:	5
Players:	Magüi Serna Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

The 1998 Fed Cup was the 36th edition of the women's national team tennis tournament .

mode

• The winners of the first round of the world group play in the semi-finals for a place in the final.
• The losers of the first round of the world group play against a winner of the world group II of the first round. The winners play in the 1999 world group and the losers play in the world group II in 1999.
• The losers of World Group II in the first round play against a qualified team. The qualified teams consist of two teams from the Europe / Africa zone and one team each from the Asia / Oceania zone and the America zone . The winners play in 1999 in World Group II and the losers in their respective zones .

World group

Belgium	Germany	France	Netherlands
Switzerland	Spain	Czech Republic	United States

	1 round					Semifinals					final
	1	France	3
		Belgium	2
						1	France	0
							Switzerland	5
		Switzerland	4th
	4th	Czech Republic	1
												Switzerland	2
											3	Spain	3
	3	Spain	3
		Germany	2
						3	Spain	3
							United States	2
		United States	5
	2	Netherlands	0

First round

Belgium - France

2 3 Date: April 18-19, 1998 Venue: Expo Center, Gent , Belgium Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Sabine Appelmans	Sandrine Testud	3: 6, 2: 6
Dominique Van Roost	Sarah Pitkowski	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
Dominique Van Roost	Sandrine Testud	7: 5, 7: 6 7
Sabine Appelmans	Sarah Pitkowski	6: 4, 3: 6, 1: 6
Els Callens Laurence Courtois	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	4: 6, 0: 6

Czech Republic - Switzerland

1 4 Date: April 18-19, 1998 Venue: Rondo Hall, Brno , Czech Republic Surface: Carpet (hall)
		Result
Jana Novotná	Patty Schnyder	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
Adriana Gerši	Martina Hingis	2: 6, 1: 6
Jana Novotná	Martina Hingis	6: 4, 3: 6, 2: 6
Adriana Gerši	Patty Schnyder	3: 6, 3: 6
Denisa Chládková Ludmila Richterová	Martina Hingis Patty Schnyder	0: 6, 1: 6

Germany - Spain

2 3 Date: April 18-19, 1998 Venue: Saarlandhalle , Saarbrücken , Germany Surface: Carpet (hall)
		Result
Andrea Glass	Magüi Serna	3: 6.7: 6 3 , 3: 6
Jana Kandarr	Conchita Martínez	6: 1, 1: 6, 7: 5
Andrea Glass	Conchita Martínez	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
Jana Kandarr	Magüi Serna	3: 6, 4: 6
Andrea Glass Wiltrud Probst	Conchita Martínez Magüi Serna	4: 6, 6: 7 5

United States - Netherlands

5 0 Date: April 18-19, 1998 Venue: East Beach TC Kiawah Island , United States Surface: Sand
		Result
Lindsay Davenport	Amanda Hopmans	6: 4, 6: 1
Monica Seles	Miriam Oremans	6: 1, 6: 2
Lindsay Davenport	Miriam Oremans	6: 1, 6: 2
Monica Seles	Amanda Hopmans	6: 1, 6: 2
Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	Manon Bollegraf Caroline Vis	6: 1, task

Semifinals

Switzerland - France

5 0 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: Tourbillon Stadium, Sion , Switzerland Surface: Sand
		Result
Martina Hingis	Julie Halard-Decugis	7: 5, 6: 1
Patty Schnyder	Amélie Mauresmo	7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 3
Martina Hingis	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 7 6 , 6: 4, 6: 2
Patty Schnyder	Julie Halard-Decugis	6: 3, 6: 2
Emmanuelle Gagliardi Patty Schnyder	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3

Spain - United States

3 2 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: Campo Villa TC, Madrid , Spain Surface: Sand
		Result
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lisa Raymond	6: 7 4 , 6: 3, 6: 0
Conchita Martínez	Monica Seles	3: 6, 6: 3, 1: 6
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Monica Seles	4: 6, 0: 6
Conchita Martínez	Lisa Raymond	7: 6 1 , 6: 4
Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	6: 4, 6: 7 5 , 11: 9

final

Switzerland - Spain

2 3 Date: September 19-20, 1998 Venue: Palexpo-Halle , Geneva , Switzerland Surface: Hard court (indoor)
		Result
Patty Schnyder	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2: 6, 6: 3, 2: 6
Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez	6: 4, 6: 4
Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7: 6 5 , 6: 3
Patty Schnyder	Conchita Martínez	3: 6, 6: 2, 7: 9
Martina Hingis Patty Schnyder	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	0: 6, 2: 6

Play-offs

1st round loser from the world group	Belgium	Germany	Netherlands	Czech Republic
Winner of the 1st round from World Group II	Italy	Croatia	Russia	Slovakia

Slovakia - Belgium

4 1 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava , Slovakia Surface : Sand
		Result
Henrieta Nagyová	Sabine Appelmans	7: 5, 6: 4
Karina Habšudová	Dominique Van Roost	6: 2, 6: 3
Henrieta Nagyová	Dominique Van Roost	6: 4, 6: 3
Karina Habšudová	Sabine Appelmans	6: 2, 4: 6, 7: 5
Janette Husárová Katarína Studeníková	Els Callens Dominique Van Roost	5: 7, 1: 6

Russia - Germany

4 1 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: Druzhba TC, Moscow , Russia Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Tatiana Panova	Andrea Glass	6: 3, 6: 1
Elena Makarova	Anke Huber	6: 1.7: 6 6
Tatiana Panova	Anke Huber	7: 5, 6: 3
Elena Makarova	Andrea Glass	6: 4, 6: 1
Yevgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva	Meike Babel Jana Kandarr	4: 6, 2: 6

Croatia - Netherlands

3 2 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: Zlatni Rad TC, Bol , Croatia Surface: sand
		Result
Silvija Talaja	Miriam Oremans	6: 3, 6: 3
Iva Majoli	Amanda Hopmans	1: 6, 0: 6
Iva Majoli	Miriam Oremans	6: 2, 6: 2
Silvija Talaja	Amanda Hopmans	6: 2, 6: 3
Jelena Kostanić Silvija Talaja	Manon Bollegraf Caroline Vis	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7 1

Czech Republic - Italy

1 4 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: National Center, Prague , Czech Republic Surface: Hard court
		Result
Radka Bobková	Silvia Farina	0: 6, 4: 6
Květa Hrdličková	Rita Grande	6: 7 3 , 6: 4, 4: 6
Květa Hrdličková	Silvia Farina	2: 6, 1: 6
Radka Bobková	Rita Grande	2: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 5
Lenka Němečková Michaela Paštiková	Francesca Lubiani Flora Perfetti	2: 6, 6: 4, 5: 7

World group II

Argentina	Australia	Italy	Japan
Croatia	Austria	Russia	Slovakia

First round

Italy - Austria

3 2 Date: April 18-19, 1998 Venue: Sports Palace, Foligno , Italy Surface: Carpet (hall)
		Result
Francesca Lubiani	Barbara Schett	1: 6, 3: 6
Silvia Farina	Barbara Schwartz	6: 4, 3: 6, 9: 7
Silvia Farina	Barbara Schett	6: 7 4 , 7: 6 3 , 6: 2
Francesca Lubiani	Sylvia Plischke	7: 6 5 , 1: 6, 6: 1
Laura Golarsa Francesca Lubiani	Sylvia Plischke Barbara Schett	6: 7 0 , 5: 7

Australia - Russia

2 3 Date: April 18-19, 1998 Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth , Australia Surface: Grass
		Result
Kerry-Anne Guse	Tatiana Panova	6: 4, 3: 6, 3: 6
Rachel McQuillan	Ekaterina Sysoeva	6: 2, 4: 6, 10:12
Rachel McQuillan	Tatiana Panova	6: 7 0 , 3: 6
Kerry-Anne Guse	Ekaterina Sysoeva	4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
Annabel Ellwood Rennae Stubbs	Anastassija Myskina Tatyana Panova	6: 2, 6: 2

Croatia - Japan

4 1 Date: April 25-26, 1998 Venue: Dubrovnik Tennis Club, Dubrovnik , Croatia Surface: Sand
		Result
Mirjana Lučić	Naoko Sawamatsu	6: 3, 7: 6 5
Iva Majoli	Yuka Yoshida	6: 2, 6: 2
Iva Majoli	Naoko Sawamatsu	6: 2, 6: 3
Mirjana Lučić	Yuka Yoshida	6: 1, 6: 2
Jelena Kostanić Dora Krstanović	Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi	3: 6, 3: 6

Argentina - Slovakia

1 4 Date: April 18-19, 1998 Venue: Buenos Aires LTC, Buenos Aires , Argentina Surface: Sand
		Result
Mariana Díaz-Oliva	Henrieta Nagyová	2: 6, 2: 6
Florencia Labat	Karina Habšudová	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
Florencia Labat	Henrieta Nagyová	5: 7, 4: 6
Mariana Díaz-Oliva	Karina Habšudová	6: 3, 2: 6, 9:11
Florencia Labat Mercedes Paz	Karina Habšudová Janette Husárová	6: 3, 1: 6, 4: 6

Play-offs

1st round loser from World Group II	Argentina	Australia	Japan	Austria
*	Poland	South Korea	Venezuela	Belarus

(*) These four teams qualified from zone group I. Two teams from the Europe / Africa zone , one team from the Asia / Oceania zone and one team from the America zone .

Australian - Argentina

5 0 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra , Australia Surface: Carpet (hall)
		Result
Jelena Dokic	Mariana Díaz-Oliva	6: 2, 6: 2
Nicole Pratt	Celeste Contin	6: 2, 6: 4
Nicole Pratt	Mariana Díaz-Oliva	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4
Jelena Dokic	Laura Montalvo	6: 3, 6: 2
Kerry-Anne Guse Rachel McQuillan	Erica Krauth Laura Montalvo	6: 4, 6: 3

Austria - Poland

5 0 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: Salzburg-Begheim TC, Bergheim , Austria Surface : sand
		Result
Sylvia Plischke	Magdalena Grzybowska	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 0
Barbara Schett	Aleksandra Olsza	4: 6, 6: 0, 6: 3
Barbara Schett	Magdalena Feistel	6-0, 6-2
Sylvia Plischke	Aleksandra Olsza	6-0, 6-1
Sylvia Plischke Barbara Schett	Magdalena Feistel Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska	6: 4, 6: 0

South Korea - Japan

1 4 Date: July 25-26, 1998 Venue: Jang Choong Center, Seoul , South Korea Surface: Sand
		Result
Kim Eun-ha	Miho Saeki	6: 2, 4: 6, 4: 6
Choi Ju-yeon	Ai Sugiyama	1: 6, 1: 6
Kim Eun-ha	Ai Sugiyama	4: 6, 5: 7
Cho Yoon-jeong	Miho Saeki	4: 6, 3: 6
Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-ha	Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi	6: 2, 7: 6 5

Belarus - Venezuela

4 1 Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998 Venue: National Center, Minsk , Belarus Surface: Hard court (hall)
		Result
Volha Barabanshchykava	Maria Vento	6: 2, 6: 2
Natallja Sverava	Milagros Sequera	6: 1, 6: 2
Natallja Sverava	Maria Vento	3: 6, 6: 3, 4: 6
Volha Barabanshchykava	Milagros Sequera	6: 3, 6: 2
Volha Barabanschtschykawa Nadejda Ostrovskaya	Milagros Sequera María Vento	7: 5, 6: 3

America zone

Group I.

• The team marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II.
• the teams marked in italics relegated to Group II.

Date: April 14-17, 1998
Venue: Tennis Academy, Brasília , Brazil
Surface: Sand

Participating teams:

Brazil  Chile  Canada  Colombia  Ecuador

Paraguay  Peru  Uruguay  Venezuela

Preliminary round

Group A PAR CAN URU SN 1  Paraguay 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Canada 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Uruguay 1: 2 0: 3 0: 2

Group B COL BRA CHI SN 1  Colombia 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Brazil 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  Chile 1: 2 1: 2 0: 2

	Group C	VEN	ECU	BY	SN
1	Venezuela		3-0	2: 1	2-0
2	Ecuador	0: 3		2: 1	1: 1
3	Peru	1: 2	1: 2		0: 2

Placement round

Group A VEN PAR COL SN 1  Venezuela 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Paraguay 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Colombia 1: 2 0: 3 0: 2

Group B CAN BRA ECU SN 1  Canada 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Brazil 0: 3 2-0 1: 1 3  Ecuador 0: 3 0: 2 0: 2

	Group C	CHI	URU	BY	SN
1	Chile		3-0	2-0	2-0
2	Uruguay	0: 3		2: 1	1: 1
3	Peru	0: 2	1: 2		0: 2

Group II

• the teams marked in bold were promoted to group I.

Date: April 27 to May 3, 1998
Venue: Chipinque Raquet Club, Monterrey , Mexico Surface
: Hard court

Participating teams:

Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Barbados  Bermuda  Bolivia  Costa Rica  Dominican Republic  Guatemala

Haiti  Jamaica  Cuba  Mexico  El Salvador  Panama  Puerto Rico  Trinidad and Tobago

Results

Group A MEX ESA HAI GUA CRC BAR BER ATG SN 1  Mexico 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 7-0 2  El Salvador 0: 3 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 6: 1 3  Haiti 0: 3 0: 3 3-0 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 4: 3 4th  Guatemala 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3-0 4: 3 5  Costa Rica 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 3-0 3-0 3-0 4: 3 6th  Barbados 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 2: 5 7th  Bermuda 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 1: 6 8th  Antigua and Barbuda 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 7

Group B PURE CUB DOM TRI PAN BOL JAM BAH SN 1  Puerto Rico 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 7-0 2  Cuba 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 6: 1 3  Dominican Republic 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 5: 2 4th  Trinidad and Tobago 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 4: 3 5  Panama 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3: 4 6th  Bolivia 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 1: 6 7th  Jamaica 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 1: 6 8th  Bahamas 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 0: 3 1: 6

Asia / Oceania zone

Group I.

• The team marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II.
• the teams marked in italics relegated to Group II.

Date: February 16-20 , 1998
Venue: Thana City Gold Club, Samutpakarn , Thailand
Surface: Hard court

Participating teams:

People's Republic of China  Hong Kong  Indonesia  New Zealand  Philippines

South Korea  Thailand  Taiwan  Uzbekistan

Results

Preliminary round

Group A TPE INA UZB SN 1  Taiwan 2: 1 3-0 2-0 2  Indonesia 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Uzbekistan 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

Group B COR CHN HKG SN 1  South Korea 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  People's Republic of China 0: 3 2: 1 1: 1 3  Hong Kong 0: 3 1: 2 0: 2

	Group C	NZL	THA	PHI	SN
1	New Zealand		2: 1	3-0	2-0
2	Thailand	1: 2		3-0	1: 1
3	Philippines	0: 3	0: 3		0: 2

Placement round

Group A COR TPE NZL SN 1  South Korea 2: 1 2-0 2-0 2  Taiwan 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  New Zealand 0: 2 1: 2 0: 2

Group B CHN THA INA SN 1  People's Republic of China 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Thailand 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3  Indonesia 1: 2 1: 2 0: 2

	Group C	HKG	UZB	PHI	SN
1	Hong Kong		2: 1	3-0	2-0
2	Uzbekistan	1: 2		2: 1	1: 1
3	Philippines	0: 3	1: 2		0: 2

Group II

• the teams marked in bold were promoted to group I.

Date: February 16-21 , 1998
Venue: Thana City Gold Club, Samutpakarn , Thailand
Surface: Hard court

Participating teams:

India  Iraq  Kazakhstan  Malaysia  Pakistan

Pacific Oceania  Singapore  Syria  Tajikistan

Results

Preliminary round

Group A IND PAH IRQ SN 1  India 3-0 3-0 2-0 2  Pakistan 0: 3 3-0 1: 1 3  Iraq 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2

Group B POC MAS SIN SN 1 Pacific Oceania 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 2  Malaysia 1: 2 3-0 1: 1 3  Singapore 1: 2 0: 3 0: 2

	Group C	TJK	KAZ	SYR	SN
1	Tajikistan		2: 1	3-0	2-0
2	Kazakhstan	1: 2		3-0	1: 1
3	Syria	0: 3	0: 3		0: 2

Placement round

Group A IND POC TJK SN 1  India 2-0 2: 1 2-0 2 Pacific Oceania 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 3  Tajikistan 1: 2 0: 2 0: 2

Group B MAS KAZ PAH SN 1  Malaysia 2-0 3-0 2-0 2  Kazakhstan 0: 2 2-0 1: 1 3  Pakistan 0: 2 0: 2 0: 2

	Group C	SIN	SYR	IRQ	SN
1	Singapore		2: 1	3-0	2-0
2	Syria	1: 2		2-0	1: 1
3	Iraq	0: 3	0: 2		0: 2

Europe / Africa zone

Group I.

• The team marked in bold qualified for the play-offs for World Group II.
• the teams marked in italics relegated to Group II.

Date: April 14th to 18th, 1998
Venue: La Manga Club, Murica , Spain
Surface: Sand

Participating teams:

Bulgaria  Greece  Israel  Yugoslavia  Latvia  Madagascar  Poland  Portugal

Romania  Sweden  Slovenia  South Africa  Ukraine  Hungary  United Kingdom  Belarus

Results

Group A RUS GRE BUL ISR SN 1  Belarus 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3-0 2  Greece 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  Slovenia 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Israel 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3

Group B ITA SWE ROU UKR SN 1  Poland 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Portugal 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2: 1 3  United Kingdom 1: 2 1: 2 3-0 1: 2 4th  Madagascar 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3

Group C BLR HUN POLE FIN SN 1  South Africa 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3-0 2  Romania 0: 3 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3  Latvia 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Bulgaria 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 0: 3

Group D SLO ISR LAT GEO SN 1  Sweden 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3-0 2  Ukraine 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 1 3  Yugoslavia 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 4th  Hungary 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3

	Semi-finals April 17th					Final April 18th
		Belarus	2
		Ukraine	1
							Belarus	2
							South Africa	0
		Portugal	0
		South Africa	3
		Poland	2
		Greece	1
							Poland	2
							Romania	0
		Romania	2
		Sweden	1

Group II

• the teams marked in bold were promoted to group I.

Date: May 5 to 9, 1998
Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat , Turkey
Surface: Sand

Participating teams:

Egypt  Algeria  Armenia  Ethiopia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Botswana  Denmark  Estonia  Finland  Georgia  Ireland

Iceland  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Malta  North Macedonia  Moldova  Norway  Tunisia  Turkey  Cyprus

Results

Group A THE LIT TO DO ARG CYP SN 1  Denmark 3-0 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 4-0 2  Lithuania 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 3-0 2: 2 3  Tunisia 1: 2 2: 1 0: 2 3-0 2: 2 4th  Algeria 0: 3 0: 3 2-0 3-0 2: 2 5  Cyprus 1: 2 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 4

Group B FIN MKD EGY LIE BOT SN 1  Finland 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 2  North Macedonia 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3: 1 3  Egypt 0: 3 1: 2 2: 1 2-0 2: 2 4th  Liechtenstein 0: 3 0: 3 1: 2 3-0 1: 3 5  Botswana 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2 0: 3 0: 4

Group C LUX DOOR NOR POOR MLT ETH SN 1  Luxembourg 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 5-0 2  Turkey 1: 2 3-0 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 4: 1 3  Norway 0: 3 0: 3 2: 1 3-0 3-0 3: 2 4th  Armenia 1: 2 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 3 5  Malta 0: 3 1: 2 0: 3 1: 2 2-0 1: 4 6th  Ethiopia 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 2 0: 5

Group D GEO EST IRL BIH MDA ISL SN 1  Georgia 2: 1 3-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0 5-0 2  Estonia 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 2: 1 3-0 3: 2 3  Ireland 0: 3 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 3: 2 4th  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 3-0 2: 3 5  Moldova 0: 3 1: 2 1: 2 2: 1 3-0 2: 3 6th  Iceland 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 3 0: 5

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