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1998 Davis Cup

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Duration
  
3 April – 6 December

Winning Nation
  
Sweden

Edition
  
87th

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.

Contents

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 25–27 September

  • France and Great Britain promoted to World Group in 1999.
  • Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Russia, and Slovakia remain in World Group in 1999.
  • Argentina (AMN), Ecuador (AMN), Israel (EA), Japan (AO), Romania (EA), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 1999.
  • India (AO) and South Africa (EA) relegated to Group I in 1999.

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Argentina — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Ecuador — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Bahamas
  •  Canada
  •  Chile
  •  Colombia
  •  Mexico — demoted to Group II for 1999

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Venezuela — promoted to Group I for 1999
  •  Cuba
  •  Haiti
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru
  •  Uruguay
  •  Guatemala — demoted to Group III for 1999
  •  Jamaica — demoted to Group III for 1999

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Costa Rica — promoted to Group II in 1999
  •  Dominican Republic — promoted to Group II in 1999
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Bolivia
  •  El Salvador
  •  Panama
  •  Bermuda — relegated to Group IV in 1999
  •  Puerto Rico — relegated to Group IV in 1999

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Honduras — promoted to Group III in 1999
  •  Netherlands Antilles — promoted to Group III in 1999
  •  Barbados
  • Eastern Caribbean
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Japan — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  South Korea — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  China
  •  Lebanon
  •  New Zealand
  •  Uzbekistan
  •  Indonesia — relegated to Group II for 1999

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Pakistan — promoted to Group I for 1999
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Iran
  •  Philippines
  •  Qatar
  •  Thailand
  •  Hong Kong — relegated to Group III for 1999
  • Pacific Oceania — relegated to Group III for 1999

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Kazakhstan — promoted to Group II in 1999
  •  Sri Lanka — promoted to Group II in 1999
  •  Malaysia
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Syria
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Kuwait — relegated to Group IV in 1999
  •  Singapore — relegated to Group IV in 1999

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Bahrain — promoted to Group III in 1999
  •  Bangladesh — promoted to Group III in 1999
  •  Brunei
  •  Iraq
  •  Jordan
  •  Oman
  •  United Arab Emirates

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  France — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Great Britain — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Israel — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Romania — advanced to World Group Playoffs
  •  Austria
  •  Croatia
  •  Finland
  •  Ukraine
  •  Denmark — relegated to Group II for 1999
  •  Norway — relegated to Group II for 1999

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Belarus — promoted to Group I in 1999
  •  Portugal — promoted to Group I in 1999
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Hungary
  •  Ireland
  •  Latvia
  •  Morocco
  •  Poland
  •  Senegal
  •  Slovenia
  •  Yugoslavia
  •  Egypt — relegated to Group II for 1999
  •  Georgia — relegated to Group II for 1999
  •  Luxembourg — relegated to Group II for 1999
  •  Monaco — relegated to Group II for 1999

    • Venue A

    Participating Teams
  •  Greece — promoted to Group II in 1999
  •  Togo — promoted to Group II in 1999
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Estonia
  •  Ghana
  •  Kenya
  •  Cyprus — relegated to Group IV in 1999
  •  Madagascar — relegated to Group IV in 1999

    • Venue B

    Participating Teams
  •  Macedonia — promoted to Group II in 1999
  •  Turkey — promoted to Group II in 1999
  •  Lithuania
  •  Moldova
  •  Nigeria
  •  Tunisia
  •  Malta — relegated to Group IV in 1999
  •  San Marino — relegated to Group IV in 1999

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Algeria — promoted to Group III in 1999
  •  Armenia — promoted to Group III in 1999
  •  Benin — promoted to Group III in 1999
  •  Zambia — promoted to Group III in 1999
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Botswana
  •  Cameroon
  •  Djibouti
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Iceland
  •  Liechtenstein
  •  Sudan
  •  Uganda

    • References

    1998 Davis Cup Wikipedia
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