1998 Fed Cup World Group | |
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Date | 18 April – 20 September |
Edition | 8th |
Champions | |
![]() Spain |
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. France was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the semifinals by Switzerland. Spain defeated Switzerland to capture their fifth title.
Participating teams
[edit]Participating teams | |||
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![]() Belgium |
![]() Czech Republic |
![]() France |
![]() Germany |
![]() Netherlands |
![]() Spain |
![]() Switzerland |
![]() United States |
Draw
[edit]Quarterfinals 18–19 April | Semifinals 25–26 July | Final 19–20 September | |||||||||||
Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||
Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||
Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||
First round
[edit]France vs. Belgium
[edit]![]() France 3 |
Expo Centre, Ghent, Belgium 18–19 April 1998 Greenset hard (indoors) |
![]() Belgium 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland vs. Czech Republic
[edit]![]() Switzerland 4 |
Rondo Hall, Brno, Czech Republic 18–19 April 1998 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
![]() Czech Republic 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. Germany
[edit]![]() Spain 3 |
Saarland Hall, Saarbrücken, Germany 18–19 April 1998 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
![]() Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Netherlands
[edit]![]() United States 5 |
East Beach T.C., Kiawah Island, SC, United States 18–19 April 1998 Har-Tru clay (outdoors) |
![]() Netherlands 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
[edit]France vs. Switzerland
[edit]![]() France 0 |
Tourbillon Stadium, Sion, Switzerland 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) |
![]() Switzerland 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. United States
[edit]![]() Spain 3 |
Campo Villa T.C., Madrid, Spain 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) |
![]() United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]Switzerland vs. Spain
[edit]![]() Switzerland 2 |
Palexpo Hall, Geneva, Switzerland 19–20 September 1998 Greenset hard (indoors) |
![]() Spain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1998 Fed Cup Champions |
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![]() Spain Fifth title |
References
[edit]- ^ "France v Belgium". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Switzerland v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Spain v Germany". fedcup.com.
- ^ "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
- ^ "France v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Spain v United States". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Switzerland v Spain". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-04-11.