1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I

Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999.[1]

Participating nations

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
 France
Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
bye
 Croatia France4
Helsinki, Finland (hard)
bye Finland1
 Croatia2
Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Finland3
 Croatia3
 Norway2
 Romania
Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)
bye
bye Romania4
 Norway Norway1
bye
 Norway
 Israel
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
bye
 Austria Israel4
bye Austria1
bye
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)
 Austria
 Austria5
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Denmark0
 Ukraine3
Newcastle, England (indoor carpet)
 Denmark2
 Denmark Ukraine0
bye Great Britain5
bye
 Great Britain

Group II

Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999.[2]

Participating nations

Draw

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay)
 Morocco3
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)Agadir, Morocco (clay)
 Bulgaria2
 Bulgaria5 Morocco2
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
 Luxembourg0 Belarus3
 Belarus5
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Luxembourg0
 Belarus4
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Ivory Coast1
 Poland2
Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay)Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Senegal3
 Poland4 Senegal2
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Egypt1 Ivory Coast3
 Ivory Coast3
 Egypt2
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
 Yugoslavia3
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)
 Latvia2
 Latvia5 Yugoslavia2
Braga, Portugal (clay)
 Georgia0 Portugal3
 Georgia0
Albufeira, Portugal (hard)
 Portugal5
 Portugal4
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 Hungary1
 Slovenia5
Dublin, Ireland (carpet)Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Monaco0
 Monaco0 Slovenia2
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Ireland5 Hungary3
 Ireland1
 Hungary4

Group III

The top two teams in each Group III sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams in each sub-zone were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1999.

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

  • Venue: Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo
  • Date: 21–25 January

Group A

   EST  GHA  CYP  MAD RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Estonia 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 12–9 (57%) 1
 Ghana 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 2
 Cyprus 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 (33%) 8–14 (36%) 3
 Madagascar 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–8 (11%) 10–13 (43%) 4

Group B

   TOG  GRE  BIH  KEN RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Togo 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 7–2 (78%) 12–8 (60%) 1
 Greece 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 4–5 (44%) 12–10 (55%) 2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–2 4–5 (44%) 8–10 (44%) 3
 Kenya 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–6 (33%) 7–11 (39%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Estonia0
B2 Greece3
A1 Estonia2B2 Greece2
A2 Ghana1B1 Togo1
A2 Ghana0
B1 Togo2
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 Cyprus0
B4 Kenya3
A3 Cyprus0B4 Kenya0
A4 Madagascar3B3 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
A4 Madagascar1
B3 Bosnia and Herzegovina2

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Greece
2  Togo
3  Estonia
4  Ghana
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6  Kenya
7  Madagascar
8  Cyprus

Zone B

Draw

Group A

   NGR  TUR  MLT  SMR RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Nigeria 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 8–1 (89%) 17–6 (74%) 1
 Turkey 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 (56%) 12–9 (57%) 2
 Malta 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–5 (44%) 7–11 (39%) 3
 San Marino 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 (11%) 5–15 (25%) 4

Group B

   LTU  MKD  MDA  TUN RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Lithuania 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 6–3 (67%) 13–7 (65%) 1
 Macedonia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 11–8 (58%) 2
 Moldova 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 5–4 (56%) 10–9 (53%) 3
 Tunisia 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 (22%) 4–14 (22%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Nigeria1
B2 Macedonia2
A1 Nigeria1B2 Macedonia0
B1 Lithuania2A2 Turkey3
A2 Turkey2
B1 Lithuania1
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 Malta1
B4 Tunisia2
A3 Malta1B4 Tunisia2
A4 San Marino2B3 Moldova1
A4 San Marino1
B3 Moldova2

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Turkey
2  Macedonia
3  Lithuania
4  Nigeria
5  Tunisia
6  Moldova
7  San Marino
8  Malta

Group IV

The top two teams in each Group IV sub-zone advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

Zone A

Draw

  • Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda
  • Date: 28 January–1 February

Group A

   ARM  BEN  UGA  DJI RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Armenia 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 6–2 (75%) 12–5 (71%) 1
 Benin 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 6–2 (75%) 13–5 (72%) 2
 Uganda 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–2 4–4 (50%) 9–8 (53%) 3
 Djibouti 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–8 (0%) 0–16 (0%) 4

Group B

   CMR  BOT  AZE  SUD RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Cameroon 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 7–1 (88%) 15–4 (79%) 1
 Botswana 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 6–2 (75%) 12–6 (67%) 2
 Azerbaijan 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–6 (25%) 5–13 (28%) 3
 Sudan 0–3 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–7 (13%) 5–14 (26%) 4
1st to 4th place play-offs
3rd-4th play-offSemifinalsFinal
A1 Armenia2
B2 Botswana1
B2 Botswana3A1 Armeniaw/o
B1 Cameroon0A2 Benin
A2 Benin2
B1 Cameroon1
5th to 8th place play-offs
7th-8th play-off5th-8th play-offs5th-6th play-off
A3 Uganda3
B4 Sudan0
B4 Sudan3A3 Uganda2
A4 Djibouti0B3 Azerbaijan1
A4 Djibouti0
B3 Azerbaijan3

Final standings

RankTeam
1  Armenia
2  Benin
3  Botswana
4  Cameroon
5  Uganda
6  Azerbaijan
7  Sudan
8  Djibouti

Zone B

Draw

  • Venue: Ndola Tennis Club, Ndola, Zambia
  • Date: 6–10 May
   ZAM  ALG  ETH  ISL  LIE RR
W–L
Match
W–L
Set
W–L
Standings
 Zambia 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 (92%) 23–5 (82%) 1
 Algeria 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 9–3 (75%) 19–13 (59%) 2
 Ethiopia 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 5–7 (42%) 12–17 (41%) 3
 Iceland 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–9 (25%) 12–19 (39%) 4
 Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–10 (17%) 9–21 (30%) 5

References

  1. "1998 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "1998 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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