1998 Davis Cup World Group
Date	3 April – 6 December
Edition	18th
Champions
Sweden
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1998. ^[1] The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group qualifying round, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1999.

Sweden were the defending champions and won their second consecutive title, defeating Italy in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, from 4 to 6 December. ^[2] It was the Swedish team's 7th Davis Cup title overall.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Australia	Belgium	Brazil	Czech Republic
Germany	India	Italy	Netherlands
Russia	Slovakia	South Africa	Spain
Sweden	Switzerland	United States	Zimbabwe

Draw

First round

Slovakia vs. Sweden

Slovakia 2	Incheba Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia [3] 3–5 April 1998 Clay (indoors)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominik Hrbatý Magnus Norman 77 65 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 2   2 Karol Kučera Mikael Tillström 1 6 6 1 6 2 6 4     3 Martin Hromec /  Ján Krošlák Magnus Larsson /  Mikael Tillström 2 6 3 6 4 6       4 Karol Kučera Magnus Norman 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 6   5 Dominik Hrbatý Magnus Gustafsson 2 6 7 5 5 7 64 77

Germany vs. South Africa

Germany 5	Stadthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany [4] 3–5 April 1998 Carpet (indoors)		South Africa 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolas Kiefer Grant Stafford 4 6 4 6 6 1 6 2 6 2   2 Tommy Haas Wayne Ferreira 77 62 3 6 6 3 6 4     3 Boris Becker /  David Prinosil David Adams /  Ellis Ferreira 5 7 6 4 6 4 6 3     4 David Prinosil Wayne Ferreira 6 4 64 77 77 64       5 Tommy Haas Grant Stafford 6 1 77 64

Brazil vs. Spain

Brazil 2	Moinhos de Vento Park, Porto Alegre, Brazil [5] 3–5 April 1998 Clay		Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustavo Kuerten Carlos Moyá 5 7 1 6 6 4 6 4 6 4   2 Fernando Meligeni Àlex Corretja 6 4 4 6 6 3 4 6 4 6   3 Gustavo Kuerten /  Jaime Oncins Àlex Corretja /  Javier Sánchez 6 1 7 5 3 6 6 2     4 Gustavo Kuerten Àlex Corretja 3 6 5 7 6 4 4 6     5 Fernando Meligeni Carlos Moyá 64 77 2 6 2 6

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland 3	Saalsporthalle, Zürich, Switzerland [6] 3–5 April 1998 Carpet (indoors)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivo Heuberger Bohdan Ulihrach 79 67 0 6 5 7 2 6     2 Marc Rosset Daniel Vacek 3 6 6 2 77 65 6 0     3 Lorenzo Manta /  Marc Rosset Martin Damm /  Daniel Vacek 6 4 65 77 4 6 6 1 6 4   4 Marc Rosset Bohdan Ulihrach 6 4 7 5 7 5       5 Ivo Heuberger Martin Damm 63 77 7 5 65 77

Italy vs. India

Italy 4	Centro Sportivo Valletta Cambiaso, Genova, Italy [7] 3–5 April 1998 Clay		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Srinath Prahlad 6 0 6 2 1 6 6 2     2 Davide Sanguinetti Mahesh Bhupathi 4 6 4 6 4 6       3 Andrea Gaudenzi /  Diego Nargiso Mahesh Bhupathi /  Fazaluddin Syed 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 3     4 Andrea Gaudenzi Mahesh Bhupathi 6 1 77 63 6 1       5 Davide Sanguinetti Srinath Prahlad 6 2 6 3

Australia vs. Zimbabwe

Australia 2	Mildura Lawn Tennis Club, Mildura, Australia [8] 3–5 April 1998 Grass		Zimbabwe 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jason Stoltenberg Wayne Black 6 3 6 4 5 7 7 5     2 Pat Rafter Byron Black 6 3 3 6 2 6 60 77     3 Todd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde Byron Black /  Wayne Black 6 4 78 66 6 2       4 Mark Woodforde Wayne Black 3 6 5 7 77 63 4 6     5 Jason Stoltenberg Byron Black 2 6 6 3 3 6 4 6

Belgium vs. Netherlands

Belgium 3	Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium [9] 3–5 April 1998 Clay		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Johan Van Herck Jan Siemerink 4 6 3 6 6 4 1 6     2 Filip Dewulf Sjeng Schalken 7 5 6 2 7 5       3 Filip Dewulf /  Libor Pimek Jacco Eltingh /  Jan Siemerink 1 6 4 6 4 6       4 Filip Dewulf John van Lottum 6 4 6 0 6 4       5 Christophe Van Garsse Sjeng Schalken 6 4 6 4 3 6 3 6 6 3

United States vs. Russia

United States 3	Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, GA, United States [10] 4–6 April 1998 Hard		Russia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jim Courier Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 6 7 5 77 62 4 6 4 6   2 Andre Agassi Marat Safin 6 3 6 3 6 3       3 Todd Martin /  Richey Reneberg Yevgeny Kafelnikov /  Marat Safin 77 63 6 1 2 6 6 1     4 Andre Agassi Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 6 0 6 63 77       5 Jim Courier Marat Safin 0 6 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 4

Quarterfinals

Germany vs. Sweden

Germany 2	National Centre, Hamburg, Germany [11] 17–19 July 1998 Hard		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tommy Haas Jonas Björkman 6 3 77 64 7 5       2 Nicolas Kiefer Thomas Enqvist 3 6 3 6 5 7       3 Boris Becker /  David Prinosil Jonas Björkman /  Nicklas Kulti 6 4 65 77 65 77 4 6     4 Nicolas Kiefer Jonas Björkman 3 6 6 4 2 6 7 5 4 6   5 Tommy Haas Magnus Larsson 64 77 7 5 6 2

Spain vs. Switzerland

Spain 4	Club Tenis Coruña, A Coruña, Spain [12] 17–19 July 1998 Clay		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Moyá Ivo Heuberger 6 1 6 2 6 1       2 Àlex Corretja Marc Rosset 6 1 6 2 6 2       3 Julián Alonso /  Javier Sánchez Lorenzo Manta /  Marc Rosset 6 3 3 6 4 6 7 5 2 6   4 Carlos Moyá Marc Rosset 7 5 6 1 7 5       5 Àlex Corretja George Bastl 6 0 7 5

Italy vs. Zimbabwe

Italy 5	Tennis Club Prato, Prato, Italy [13] 17–19 July 1998 Clay		Zimbabwe 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Wayne Black 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Davide Sanguinetti Byron Black 6 3 6 3 6 0       3 Andrea Gaudenzi /  Diego Nargiso Byron Black /  Wayne Black 1 6 7 5 7 5 6 3     4 Diego Nargiso Genius Chidzikwe 6 0 6 2         5 Davide Sanguinetti Wayne Black 6 4 3 6 6 3

United States vs. Belgium

United States 4	State Tennis Club, Indianapolis, IN, United States [14] 17–19 July 1998 Hard		Belgium 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jim Courier Filip Dewulf 6 3 77 61 2 6 6 3     2 Andre Agassi Christophe Van Garsse 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Jim Courier /  Todd Martin Xavier Malisse /  Johan Van Herck 5 7 6 2 62 77 77 65 6 1   4 Todd Martin Xavier Malisse 77 61 6 3         5 Jim Courier Christophe Van Garsse 6 3 1 4       retired

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Spain

Sweden 4	Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden [15] 25–27 September 1998 Carpet (indoors)		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jonas Björkman Àlex Corretja 6 3 7 5 65 77 6 3     2 Thomas Johansson Carlos Moyá 7 5 77 64 78 66       3 Jonas Björkman /  Nicklas Kulti Julián Alonso /  Javier Sánchez 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Jonas Björkman Carlos Moyá 6 3 7 5         5 Thomas Johansson Julián Alonso 1 6 63 77

United States vs. Italy

United States 1	Wisconsin Center Arena, Milwaukee, WI, United States [16] 25–27 September 1998 Hard (indoors)		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Michael Gambill Andrea Gaudenzi 2 6 6 0 60 77 64 77     2 Todd Martin Davide Sanguinetti 60 77 3 6 68 710       3 Justin Gimelstob /  Todd Martin Andrea Gaudenzi /  Diego Nargiso 4 6 63 77 7 5 6 2 3 6   4 Justin Gimelstob Gianluca Pozzi 64 77 5 7         5 Jan-Michael Gambill Davide Sanguinetti 4 6 6 3 6 3

Final

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 1	Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy [2] 4–6 December 1998 Clay (indoors)		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrea Gaudenzi Magnus Norman 711 69 60 77 6 4 3 6 6 6 retired   2 Davide Sanguinetti Magnus Gustafsson 1 6 4 6 0 6       3 Diego Nargiso /  Davide Sanguinetti Jonas Björkman /  Nicklas Kulti 61 77 1 6 3 6       4 Gianluca Pozzi Magnus Gustafsson 4 6 2 6         5 Diego Nargiso Magnus Norman 6 2 6 3

References

External links

• Davis Cup official website