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[edit]
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[edit]
Draw[edit]
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 France | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Finland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Romania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Romania | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | Norway | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | ||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | Israel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle, England (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | Ukraine | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||
Norway and 
Denmark relegated to Group II in 1999.
France, 
Romania, 
Israel, and 
Great Britain advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II[edit]
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[edit]
Draw[edit]
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Agadir, Morocco (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 5 | Morocco | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 |  Belarus | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dakar, Senegal (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Senegal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 4 | Senegal | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 5 | Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Braga, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Georgia | 0 |  Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Albufeira, Portugal (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 0 | Slovenia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 5 | Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg, 
Egypt, 
Georgia, and 
Monaco relegated to Group III in 1999.
Belarus and 
Portugal promoted to Group I in 1999.
Group III[edit]
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[edit]
Zone A[edit]
Draw[edit]
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-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Estonia | 0 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Greece | 3 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Estonia | 2 | B2 | Greece | 2 | ||||||||
| A2 | Ghana | 1 | B1 | Togo | 1 | ||||||||
| A2 | Ghana | 0 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Togo | 2 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Cyprus | 0 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Kenya | 3 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Cyprus | 0 | B4 | Kenya | 0 | ||||||||
| A4 | Madagascar | 3 | B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | ||||||||
| A4 | Madagascar | 1 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greece
|
| 2 | Togo
|
| 3 | Estonia
|
| 4 | Ghana
|
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| 6 | Kenya
|
| 7 | Madagascar
|
| 8 | Cyprus
|
Greece and 
Togo promoted to Group II in 1999.
Madagascar and 
Cyprus relegated to Group IV in 1999.
Zone B[edit]
Draw[edit]
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-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Macedonia | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Nigeria | 1 | B2 | Macedonia | 0 | ||||||||
| B1 | Lithuania | 2 | A2 | Turkey | 3 | ||||||||
| A2 | Turkey | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Lithuania | 1 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Malta | 1 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Tunisia | 2 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Malta | 1 | B4 | Tunisia | 2 | ||||||||
| A4 | San Marino | 2 | B3 | Moldova | 1 | ||||||||
| A4 | San Marino | 1 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Moldova | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey
|
| 2 | Macedonia
|
| 3 | Lithuania
|
| 4 | Nigeria
|
| 5 | Tunisia
|
| 6 | Moldova
|
| 7 | San Marino
|
| 8 | Malta
|
Turkey and 
Macedonia promoted to Group II in 1999.
San Marino and 
Malta relegated to Group IV in 1999.
Group IV[edit]
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[edit]
Zone A[edit]
Draw[edit]
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-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Armenia | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Botswana | 1 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Botswana | 3 | A1 | Armenia | w/o | ||||||||
| B1 | Cameroon | 0 | A2 | Benin | |||||||||
| A2 | Benin | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Cameroon | 1 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Uganda | 3 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Sudan | 0 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Sudan | 3 | A3 | Uganda | 2 | ||||||||
| A4 | Djibouti | 0 | B3 | Azerbaijan | 1 | ||||||||
| A4 | Djibouti | 0 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | |||||||||||
Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia
|
| 2 | Benin
|
| 3 | Botswana
|
| 4 | Cameroon
|
| 5 | Uganda
|
| 6 | Azerbaijan
|
| 7 | Sudan
|
| 8 | Djibouti
|
Zone B[edit]
Draw[edit]
 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[edit]
- ^ "1998 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1998 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.