1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup

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
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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-offs
25–27 September		 First Round Play-offs
 First Round
13–15 February		 Second Round
3–5 April
                                     
 
      France  
     bye     Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet)
    Croatia         France 4
   bye   Helsinki, Finland (hard)     Finland 1
    Croatia 2
  Oslo, Norway (clay)       Finland 3  
    Croatia 3  
    Norway 2    
      Romania  
     bye     Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard)
 bye         Romania 4
    Norway       Norway 1
   bye
      Norway  
 
      Israel  
     bye     Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
    Austria         Israel 4
   bye       Austria 1
   bye
  Pörtschach, Austria (clay)       Austria  
    Austria 5  
    Denmark 0     Kiev, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
      Ukraine 3  
      Denmark 2     Newcastle, England (indoor carpet)
  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
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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-offs
17–19 July		 First Round
1–3 May		 Second Round
17–19 July		 Third Round
25–27 September
                                     
  Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay)
      Morocco 3  
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)     Bulgaria 2     Agadir, Morocco (clay)
  Bulgaria 5         Morocco 2  
  Luxembourg 0   Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)     Belarus 3  
    Belarus 5
      Luxembourg 0     Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
      Belarus 4
  Dakar, Senegal (hard)       Ivory Coast 1
      Poland 2  
  Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay)     Senegal 3     Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Poland 4         Senegal 2
  Egypt 1   Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)     Ivory Coast 3  
    Ivory Coast 3
      Egypt 2  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
      Yugoslavia 3  
  Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)     Latvia 2     Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)
  Latvia 5         Yugoslavia 2  
  Georgia 0   Braga, Portugal (clay)     Portugal 3  
    Georgia 0
      Portugal 5     Albufeira, Portugal (hard)
      Portugal 4
  Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)       Hungary 1
      Slovenia 5  
  Dublin, Ireland (carpet)     Monaco 0     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Monaco 0         Slovenia 2
  Ireland 5   Budapest, Hungary (clay)     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

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
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – 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-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
RankTeam
1  Greece
2  Togo
3  Estonia
4  Ghana
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6  Kenya
7  Madagascar
8  Cyprus

Zone B
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – 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-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
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
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – 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-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
RankTeam
1  Armenia
2  Benin
3  Botswana
4  Cameroon
5  Uganda
6  Azerbaijan
7  Sudan
8  Djibouti

Zone B
Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV – 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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