◄ Fed Cup 1998 ►
Period:
February 16 - September 20, 1998
Edition:
36
Participating nations:
97
Winner:
Spain 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
1 round
Semifinals
final
1
France France
3
Belgium Belgium
2
1
France France
0
Switzerland Switzerland
5
Switzerland Switzerland
4th
4th
Czech Republic Czech Republic
1
Switzerland Switzerland
2
3
Spain Spain
3
3
Spain Spain
3
Germany Germany
2
3
Spain Spain
3
United States United States
2
United States United States
5
2
Netherlands Netherlands
0
First round
Belgium - France
Belgium 2 3
France
Date: April 18-19, 1998
Venue: Expo Center, Gent , Belgium
Surface: Hard court (hall)
Belgium
France
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
Czech Republic 1 4
Switzerland
Date: April 18-19, 1998
Venue: Rondo Hall, Brno , Czech Republic
Surface: Carpet (hall)
Czech Republic
Switzerland
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
United States - Netherlands
Semifinals
Switzerland - France
Switzerland 5 0
France
Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998
Venue: Tourbillon Stadium, Sion , Switzerland
Surface: Sand
Switzerland
France
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
Spain 3 2
United States
Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998
Venue: Campo Villa TC, Madrid , Spain
Surface: Sand
Spain
United States
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
Play-offs
Slovakia - Belgium
Russia - Germany
Croatia - Netherlands
Czech Republic - Italy
Czech Republic 1 4
Italy
Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998
Venue: National Center, Prague , Czech Republic
Surface: Hard court
Czech Republic
Italy
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
First round
Italy - Austria
Italy 3 2
Austria
Date: April 18-19, 1998
Venue: Sports Palace, Foligno , Italy
Surface: Carpet (hall)
Italy
Austria
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
Australia 2 3
Russia
Date: April 18-19, 1998
Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth , Australia
Surface: Grass
Australia
Russia
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
Argentina - Slovakia
Argentina 1 4
Slovakia
Date: April 18-19, 1998
Venue: Buenos Aires LTC, Buenos Aires , Argentina
Surface: Sand
Argentina
Slovakia
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
(*) 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
Austria - Poland
Austria 5 0
Poland
Date: July 25th to 26th, 1998
Venue: Salzburg-Begheim TC, Bergheim , Austria Surface
: sand
Austria
Poland
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
Belarus - Venezuela
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:
Preliminary round
Group A
PAR
CAN
URU
SN
1
Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
2: 1
2: 1
2-0
2
Canada Canada
1: 2
3-0
1: 1
3
Uruguay Uruguay
1: 2
0: 3
0: 2
Group B
COL
BRA
CHI
SN
1
Colombia Colombia
2: 1
2: 1
2-0
2
Brazil Brazil
1: 2
2: 1
1: 1
3
Chile Chile
1: 2
1: 2
0: 2
Group C
VEN
ECU
BY
SN
1
Venezuela 1954 Venezuela
3-0
2: 1
2-0
2
Ecuador Ecuador
0: 3
2: 1
1: 1
3
Peru Peru
1: 2
1: 2
0: 2
Placement round
Group A
VEN
PAR
COL
SN
1
Venezuela 1954 Venezuela
2: 1
2: 1
2-0
2
Paraguay 1990 Paraguay
1: 2
3-0
1: 1
3
Colombia Colombia
1: 2
0: 3
0: 2
Group B
CAN
BRA
ECU
SN
1
Canada Canada
3-0
3-0
2-0
2
Brazil Brazil
0: 3
2-0
1: 1
3
Ecuador Ecuador
0: 3
0: 2
0: 2
Group C
CHI
URU
BY
SN
1
Chile Chile
3-0
2-0
2-0
2
Uruguay Uruguay
0: 3
2: 1
1: 1
3
Peru 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:
Results
Group A
MEX
ESA
HAI
GUA
CRC
BAR
BER
ATG
SN
1
Mexico Mexico
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
7-0
2
El Salvador El Salvador
0: 3
3-0
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
6: 1
3
Haiti Haiti
0: 3
0: 3
3-0
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3-0
4: 3
4th
Guatemala Guatemala
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3-0
4: 3
5
Costa Rica Costa Rica
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
1: 2
3-0
3-0
3-0
4: 3
6th
Barbados Barbados
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
3-0
2: 5
7th
Bermuda 1910 Bermuda
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
1: 2
2: 1
1: 6
8th
Antigua and Barbuda 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 Puerto Rico
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
7-0
2
Cuba Cuba
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
6: 1
3
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
5: 2
4th
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
4: 3
5
Panama Panama
1: 2
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3: 4
6th
Bolivia Bolivia
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
1: 2
1: 6
7th
Jamaica Jamaica
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
1: 2
3-0
1: 6
8th
Bahamas 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:
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
TPE
INA
UZB
SN
1
Chinese Taipei Taiwan
2: 1
3-0
2-0
2
Indonesia Indonesia
1: 2
3-0
1: 1
3
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
0: 3
0: 3
0: 2
Placement round
Group A
COR
TPE
NZL
SN
1
Korea South South Korea
2: 1
2-0
2-0
2
Chinese Taipei Taiwan
1: 2
2: 1
1: 1
3
New Zealand New Zealand
0: 2
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:
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
IND
PAH
IRQ
SN
1
India India
3-0
3-0
2-0
2
Pakistan Pakistan
0: 3
3-0
1: 1
3
Iraq 1991 Iraq
0: 3
0: 3
0: 2
Group C
TJK
KAZ
SYR
SN
1
Tajikistan Tajikistan
2: 1
3-0
2-0
2
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
1: 2
3-0
1: 1
3
Syria Syria
0: 3
0: 3
0: 2
Placement round
Group C
SIN
SYR
IRQ
SN
1
Singapore Singapore
2: 1
3-0
2-0
2
Syria Syria
1: 2
2-0
1: 1
3
Iraq 1991 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:
Results
Group A
RUS
GRE
BUL
ISR
SN
1
Belarus 1995 Belarus
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3-0
2
Greece Greece
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
2: 1
3
Slovenia Slovenia
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
1: 2
4th
Israel Israel
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
0: 3
Group B
ITA
SWE
ROU
UKR
SN
1
Poland Poland
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3-0
2
Portugal Portugal
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
2: 1
3
United Kingdom United Kingdom
1: 2
1: 2
3-0
1: 2
4th
Madagascar Madagascar
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
0: 3
Group C
BLR
HUN
POLE
FIN
SN
1
South Africa South Africa
3-0
3-0
2: 1
3-0
2
Romania Romania
0: 3
3-0
2: 1
2: 1
3
Latvia Latvia
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
1: 2
4th
Bulgaria Bulgaria
1: 2
1: 2
1: 2
0: 3
Group D
SLO
ISR
LAT
GEO
SN
1
Sweden Sweden
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3-0
2
Ukraine Ukraine
1: 2
3-0
3-0
2: 1
3
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
1: 2
0: 3
2: 1
1: 2
4th
Hungary Hungary
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
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:
Results
Group A
THE
LIT
TO DO
ARG
CYP
SN
1
Denmark Denmark
3-0
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
4-0
2
Lithuania 1989 Lithuania
0: 3
1: 2
3-0
3-0
2: 2
3
Tunisia Tunisia
1: 2
2: 1
0: 2
3-0
2: 2
4th
Algeria Algeria
0: 3
0: 3
2-0
3-0
2: 2
5
Cyprus 1960 Cyprus
1: 2
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 4
Group B
FIN
MKD
EGY
LIE
BOT
SN
1
Finland Finland
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3-0
4-0
2
North Macedonia North Macedonia
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3: 1
3
Egypt Egypt
0: 3
1: 2
2: 1
2-0
2: 2
4th
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
0: 3
0: 3
1: 2
3-0
1: 3
5
Botswana Botswana
0: 3
0: 3
0: 2
0: 3
0: 4
Group C
LUX
DOOR
NOR
POOR
MLT
ETH
SN
1
Luxembourg Luxembourg
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3-0
3-0
5-0
2
Turkey Turkey
1: 2
3-0
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
4: 1
3
Norway Norway
0: 3
0: 3
2: 1
3-0
3-0
3: 2
4th
Armenia Armenia
1: 2
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
2: 3
5
Malta Malta
0: 3
1: 2
0: 3
1: 2
2-0
1: 4
6th
Ethiopia 1996 Ethiopia
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 2
0: 5
Group D
GEO
EST
IRL
BIH
MDA
ISL
SN
1
Georgia 1990 Georgia
2: 1
3-0
2: 1
3-0
3-0
5-0
2
Estonia Estonia
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
3: 2
3
Ireland Ireland
0: 3
2: 1
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
3: 2
4th
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
1: 2
3-0
2: 3
5
Moldova Republic Moldova
0: 3
1: 2
1: 2
2: 1
3-0
2: 3
6th
Iceland Iceland
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 3
0: 5
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