1998 Davis Cup

The 1998 Davis Cup was the 87th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Sweden defeated Italy at the Forum in Milan, Italy, on 4-6 December, giving Sweden their 7th title.

World Group

Draw

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RD1-date=3-5 April
RD2-date=17-19 July
RD3-date=25-27 September
RD4-date=4-6 December

RD1T1-loc=Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|SWE | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|SVK | RD1-score2=2

RD1T2-loc=Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|GER | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|RSA | RD1-score4=0

RD1T3-loc=Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|ESP | RD1-score5=3
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|BRA | RD1-score6=2

RD1T4-loc=Zürich, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|CZE | RD1-score7=2
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|SUI | RD1-score8=3

RD1T5-loc=Genoa, Italy (clay)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|IND | RD1-score9=1
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|ITA | RD1-score10=4

RD1T6-loc=Mildura, Australia (grass)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|ZIM | RD1-score11=3
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|AUS | RD1-score12=2

RD1T7-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|BEL | RD1-score13=3
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|NED | RD1-score14=1

RD1T8-loc=Atlanta, GA, United States (hard)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|RUS | RD1-score15=2
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|USA | RD1-score16=3

RD2T1-loc=Hamburg, Germany (hard)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|SWE | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|GER | RD2-score2=2

RD2T2-loc=La Coruña, Spain (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|ESP | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|SUI | RD2-score4=1

RD2T3-loc=Prato, Italy (clay)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|ITA | RD2-score5=5
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|ZIM | RD2-score6=0

RD2T4-loc=Indianapolis, IN, United States (hard)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|BEL | RD2-score7=1
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|USA | RD2-score8=4

RD3T1-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|SWE | RD3-score1=4
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|ESP | RD3-score2=1

RD3T2-loc=Milwaukee, WI, United States (indoor hard)
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|ITA | RD3-score3=4
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|USA | RD3-score4=1

RD4T1-loc=Milan, Italy (indoor clay)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|SWE | RD4-score1=4
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|ITA | RD4-score2=1

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Italy
team2=Sweden
venue=Datch Forum di Assago, Milan, Italy
date=04 December - 06 December 1998
surface=clay (indoors)
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrea Gaudenzi |7 |6.00 |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Magnus Norman |6.09 |7 |4 |6 |6 |re1=3
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Davide Sanguinetti |1 |4 |0 | | |T2P1=Magnus Gustafsson |6 |6 |6 | | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Diego Nargiso |T1P2=Davide Sanguinetti |6 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |T2P2=Nicklas Kulti |7 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Gianluca Pozzi |4 |2 | | | |T2P1=Magnus Gustafsson |6 |6 | | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Diego Nargiso |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Magnus Norman |2 |3 | | |

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 25-27 September

American Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*
*
*
*
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
* — relegated to Group II in 1999

Group II

;Participating Teams"'
*
* — relegated to Group III in 1999
*
* — relegated to Group III in 1999
*
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 1999

Group III

;Participating Teams
*
* — relegated to Group IV in 1999
*
* — promoted to Group II in 1999
* — promoted to Group II in 1999
*
*
* — relegated to Group IV in 1999

Group IV

;Participating Teams
*
*
* — promoted to Group III in 1999
* — promoted to Group III in 1999
*
*
*

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams
*
* — relegated to Group II in 1999
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*
*
*
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

Group II

;Participating Teams
*
* — relegated to Group III in 1999
*
* — relegated to Group III in 1999
* — promoted to Group I in 1999
*
*
*

Group III

;Participating Teams
* — promoted to Group II in 1999
* — relegated to Group IV in 1999
*
*
* — relegated to Group IV in 1999
* — promoted to Group II in 1999
*
*

Group IV

;Participating Teams
* — promoted to Group III in 1999
* — promoted to Group III in 1999
*
*
*
*
*

Euro/African Zone

Group I

;Participating Teams
*
*
* — relegated to Group II in 1999
*
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
* — relegated to Group II in 1999
* — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
*

Group II

;Participating Teams
* — promoted to Group I in 1999
*
*
* — relegated to Group III in 1999
* — relegated to Group III in 1999
*
*
*
* — relegated to Group III in 1999
* — relegated to Group III in 1999
*
*
* — promoted to Group I in 1999
*
*
*

Group III

Venue A

;Participating Teams
*
* — relegated to Group IV in 1999
*
*
* — promoted to Group II in 1999
*
* — relegated to Group IV in 1999
* — promoted to Group II in 1999

Venue B

;Participating Teams
*
* — promoted to Group II in 1999
* — relegated to Group IV in 1999
*
*
* — relegated to Group IV in 1999
*
* — promoted to Group II in 1999

Group IV

;Participating Teams
* — promoted to Group III in 1999
* — promoted to Group III in 1999
*
* — promoted to Group III in 1999
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* — promoted to Group III in 1999