The 1998 Davis Cup (also known as the 1998 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 87th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 131 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 30 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 55 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Honduras, Iraq, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and the U.S. Virgin Islands made their first appearances in the tournament.
Sweden defeated Italy in the final, held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, on 4–6 December, to win their second consecutive title and their 7th title overall.
World Group
Participating teams
Draw
Final Italy vs. Sweden
World Group qualifying round
Date: 25–28 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1999 World Group.
Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface 5–0 Townsville Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Indoor Hard 3–0 Florianópolis Hotel Costão do Santinho Outdoor Clay 5–0 Prague National Tennis Centre Outdoor Clay 1–4 Ramat HaSharon Canada Stadium Outdoor Hard 3–2 Nottingham Nottingham Tennis Centre Outdoor Hard 5–0 Eindhoven Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven Indoor Carpet 1–3 Osaka Utsubo Tennis Center Outdoor Hard 2–3 Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club Outdoor Clay
, , , , and remain in the World Group in 1999. and are promoted to the World Group in 1999. , , , , and remain in Zonal Group I in 1999. and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1999.
Americas Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III Venue: Santa Cruz Tennis Club, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Date: 29 April–3 May
Group IV
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III Venue: National Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 15–19 April
Group IV
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Zone A Venue: Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo Date: 21–25 January
Zone B Venue: Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia Date: 20–24 May
Group IV
Zone A Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda Date: 28 January–1 February
Zone B
References General
Specific
External links Davis Cup official website