1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

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

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

Participating nations

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

Round robin

Group A

Malta vs. Nigeria

Malta
1		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [1]
20 May 1998
Nigeria
2
1 2 3
1
Mark Schembri
Jonathan Igbinovia		 2
6 		65
77		    
2
Christopher Gatt
Sule Ladipo		 5
7 		3
6 		   
3
Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri
Ganiyu Adenekan / Yakubu Suleiman		 6
3		 5
7 		6
4		  

San Marino vs. Turkey

San Marino
0		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [2]
20 May 1998
Turkey
3
1 2 3
1
Christian Rosti
Erhan Oral		 64
77		 3
6 		   
2
Domenico Vicini
Efe Üstündağ		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		 
3
William Forcellini / Domenico Vicini
Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral		 1
6 		1
6 		   

Malta vs. Turkey

Malta
1		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [3]
21 May 1998
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1
Mark Schembri
Erhan Oral		 5
7 		66
78		    
2
Christopher Gatt
Efe Üstündağ		 78
66		 7
5		    
3
Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri
Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral		 4
6 		2
6 		   

Nigeria vs. San Marino

Nigeria
3		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [4]
21 May 1998
San Marino
0
1 2 3
1
Jonathan Igbinovia
Christian Rosti		 77
64		 1
6 		6
3		  
2
Sule Ladipo
Domenico Vicini		 5
7 		77
64		 6
1		  
3
Ganiyu Adenekan / Yakubu Suleiman
Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini		 6
2		 6
3		    

Malta vs. San Marino

Malta
2		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [5]
22 May 1998
San Marino
1
1 2 3
1
Gordon Asciak
Christian Rosti		 6
2		 1
0		    
retired
2
Christopher Gatt
Domenico Vicini		 3
6 		5
7 		   
3
Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri
William Forcellini / Domenico Vicini		 6
3		 6
3		    

Nigeria vs. Turkey

Nigeria
3		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [6]
22 May 1998
Turkey
0
1 2 3
1
Jonathan Igbinovia
Mustafa Azkara		 6
5		 62
77		 9
7		  
2
Sule Ladipo
Erhan Oral		 3
6 		7
5		 6
3		  
3
Ganiyu Adenekan / Yakubu Suleiman
Haluk Akkoyun / Efe Üstündağ		 6
2		 6
3		    

Group B

Macedonia vs. Tunisia

Macedonia
2		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [7]
20 May 1998
Tunisia
1
1 2 3
1
Zoran Ševčenko
Sami Baccar		 6
4		 6
1		    
2
Ognen Nikolovski
Walid Jallali		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko
Sami Baccar / Walid Jallali		 6
2		 6
3		    

Lithuania vs. Moldova

Lithuania
1		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [8]
20 May 1998
Moldova
2
1 2 3
1
Aistis Šlajus
Iurie Gorban		 0
6 		3
6 		   
2
Rolandas Muraška
Evgueni Plougarev		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Rolandas Muraška / Tomas Petrauskas
Iurie Gorban / Evgueni Plougarev		 6
4		 3
6 		7
9 		 

Macedonia vs. Moldova

Macedonia
2		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [9]
21 May 1998
Moldova
1
1 2 3
1
Zoran Ševčenko
Iurie Gorban		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Dragan Jovanovski
Evgueni Plougarev		 4
6 		65
77		    
3
Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko
Iurie Gorban / Evgueni Plougarev		 6
2		 6
1		    

Lithuania vs. Tunisia

Lithuania
3		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [10]
21 May 1998
Tunisia
0
1 2 3
1
Aistis Šlajus
Sami Baccar		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Rolandas Muraška
Walid Jallali		 6
3		 6
0		    
3
Rolandas Muraška / Aistis Šlajus
Aref Jallali / Issam Jellali		 6
2		 6
1		    

Macedonia vs. Lithuania

Macedonia
1		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [11]
22 May 1998
Lithuania
2
1 2 3
1
Zoran Ševčenko
Aistis Šlajus		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Lazar Magdinčev
Rolandas Muraška		 64
77		 3
6 		   
3
Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko
Rolandas Muraška / Aistis Šlajus		 6
3		 5
7 		6
8 		 

Moldova vs. Tunisia

Moldova
2		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [12]
22 May 1998
Tunisia
1
1 2 3
1
Iurie Gorban
Issam Jellali		 6
1		 6
0		    
2
Evgueni Plougarev
Walid Jallali		 5
7 		4
6 		   
3
Victor Ribas / Oleg Sinic
Walid Jallali / Issam Jellali		 7
5		 6
3		    

1st to 4th place play-offs

Semifinals

Nigeria vs. Macedonia

Nigeria
1		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [13]
23 May 1998
Macedonia
2
1 2 3
1
Jonathan Igbinovia
Zoran Ševčenko		 1
6 		4
6 		   
2
Sule Ladipo
Lazar Magdinčev		 6
2		 6
4		    
3
Sule Ladipo / Yakubu Suleiman
Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko		 77
64		 61
77		 4
6 		 

Lithuania vs. Turkey

Lithuania
1		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [14]
23 May 1998
Turkey
2
1 2 3
1
Aistis Šlajus
Erhan Oral		 0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Rolandas Muraška
Efe Üstündağ		 6
3		 6
1		    
3
Rolandas Muraška / Aistis Šlajus
Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral		 3
6 		4
6 		   

Final

Macedonia vs. Turkey

Macedonia
0		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [15]
24 May 1998
Turkey
3
1 2 3
1
Dragan Jovanovski
Erhan Oral		 0
6 		1
6 		   
2
Ognen Nikolovski
Efe Üstündağ		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Lazar Magdinčev / Zoran Ševčenko
Mustafa Azkara / Erhan Oral		 64
77		 64
77		    

3rd to 4th play-off

Nigeria vs. Lithuania

Nigeria
1		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [16]
24 May 1998
Lithuania
2
1 2 3
1
Yakubu Suleiman
Tomas Petrauskas		 1
3		     retired
 
2
Jonathan Igbinovia
Aistis Šlajus		 65
77		 6
4		 6
1		  
3
Ganiyu Adenekan / Jonathan Igbinovia
Rolandas Muraška / Tomas Petrauskas		 64
77		 4
6 		   

5th to 8th place play-offs

5th to 8th play-offs

Tunisia vs. Malta

Tunisia
2		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [17]
23 May 1998
Malta
1
1 2 3
1
Issam Jellali
Gordon Asciak		 2
6 		4
6 		   
2
Walid Jallali
Christopher Gatt		 77
63		 6
4		    
3
Walid Jallali / Issam Jellali
Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri		 6
4		 77
64		    

Moldova vs. San Marino

Moldova
2		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [18]
23 May 1998
San Marino
1
1 2 3
1
Iurie Gorban
William Forcellini		 6
2		 6
0		    
2
Evgueni Plougarev
Domenico Vicini		 3
6 		77
65		 5
7 		 
3
Victor Ribas / Oleg Sinic
Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini		 6
3		 6
4		    

5th to 6th play-off

Tunisia vs. Moldova

Tunisia
2		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [19]
24 May 1998
Moldova
1
1 2 3
1
Issam Jellali
Iurie Gorban		 2
6 		5
7 		   
2
Walid Jallali
Evgueni Plougarev		 6
3		 1
6 		6
2		  
3
Walid Jallali / Issam Jellali
Victor Ribas / Oleg Sinic		 6
4		 79
67		    

7th to 8th play-off

Malta vs. San Marino

Malta
1		 Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia [20]
24 May 1998
San Marino
2
1 2 3
1
Mark Schembri
William Forcellini		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Marco Cappello
Domenico Vicini		 3
6 		5
7 		   
3
Gordon Asciak / Mark Schembri
Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini		 65
77		 2
6 		   

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