1998 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round

The 1998 Davis Cup World Group Qualifying Round was held from 25 to 28 September. They were the main play-offs of the 1998 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 1999 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Main article: 1998 Davis Cup

Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 1999 Davis Cup World Group.

Results summary

Date: 25–28 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Qualifying Round for spots in the 1999 World Group.

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurfaceRef.
 Australia5–0 UzbekistanTownsvilleTownsville Entertainment and Convention CentreIndoorHard[1]
 Brazil3–0 RomaniaFlorianópolisHotel Costão do SantinhoOutdoorClay[2]
 Czech Republic5–0 South AfricaPragueNational Tennis CentreOutdoorClay[3]
 Israel1–4 FranceRamat HaSharonCanada StadiumOutdoorHard[4]
 Great Britain3–2 IndiaNottinghamNottingham Tennis CentreOutdoorHard[5]
 Netherlands5–0 EcuadorEindhovenIndoor-Sportcentrum EindhovenIndoorCarpet[6]
 Japan1–3 RussiaOsakaUtsubo Tennis CenterOutdoorHard[7]
 Argentina2–3 SlovakiaBuenos AiresBuenos Aires Lawn Tennis ClubOutdoorClay[8]

Qualifying results

Australia vs. Uzbekistan

Australia
5		 Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville, Australia [1]
25–27 September 1998
Hard (indoors)
Uzbekistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pat Rafter
Oleg Ogorodov		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Jason Stoltenberg
Vadim Kutsenko		 7
5		 6
1		 6
0		      
3
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
Oleg Ogorodov / Dmitri Tomashevich		 6
3		 77
63		 77
64		      
4
Pat Rafter
Dmitri Tomashevich		 6
2		 6
4		        
5
Jason Stoltenberg
Oleg Ogorodov		 6
3		 6
3		        

Brazil vs. Romania

Brazil
3		 Hotel Costão do Santinho, Florianópolis, Brazil [2]
25–27 September 1998
Clay
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fernando Meligeni
Adrian Voinea		 6
1		 6
4		 77
63		      
2
Gustavo Kuerten
Andrei Pavel		 7
5		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Gustavo Kuerten / Jaime Oncins
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Gustavo Kuerten
Adrian Voinea		           not
played
5
Fernando Meligeni
Andrei Pavel		           not
played

Czech Republic vs. South Africa

Czech Republic
5		 National Tennis Centre, Prague, Czech Republic [3]
25–27 September 1998
Clay
South Africa
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ctislav Doseděl
Wayne Ferreira		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Bohdan Ulihrach
Marcos Ondruska		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Jiří Novák / David Rikl
Wayne Ferreira / Piet Norval		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
Bohdan Ulihrach
David Nainkin		 6
0		 6
1		        
5
Ctislav Doseděl
Piet Norval		 6
1		 6
1		        

Israel vs. France

Israel
1		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel [4]
25–27 September 1998
Hard
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Amir Hadad
Cédric Pioline		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Harel Levy
Guillaume Raoux		 61
77		 2
6 		4
6 		     
3
Noam Behr / Eyal Erlich
Jérôme Golmard / Guillaume Raoux		 1
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Harel Levy
Cédric Pioline		 3
6 		6
1		 6
2		      
5
Amir Hadad
Nicolas Escudé		 6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		     

Great Britain vs. India

Great Britain
3		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, Great Britain [5]
25–27 September 1998
Hard
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Greg Rusedski
Leander Paes		 2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
2		 11
9		  
2
Tim Henman
Mahesh Bhupathi		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    
3
Neil Broad / Tim Henman
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes		 62
77		 3
6 		63
77		      
4
Tim Henman
Leander Paes		 77
63		 6
2		 77
65		      
5
Chris Wilkinson
Mahesh Bhupathi		 3
6 		4
6 		       

Netherlands vs. Ecuador

Netherlands
5		 Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands [6]
25–27 September 1998
Carpet (indoors)
Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jan Siemerink
Luis Morejón		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Paul Haarhuis
Nicolás Lapentti		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
Andrés Gómez / Nicolás Lapentti		 5
7 		6
1		 6
3		 61
77		 6
4		  
4
Jan Siemerink
Giovanni Lapentti		 6
2		 6
1		        
5
Sjeng Schalken
Luis Morejón		 6
0		 6
3		        

Japan vs. Russia

Japan
1		 Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan [7]
25–27 September 1998
Hard
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gouichi Motomura
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6
4		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
2
Takao Suzuki
Marat Safin		 64
77		 2
6 		3
6 		     
3
Gouichi Motomura / Takao Suzuki
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Marat Safin		 5
7 		3
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
4
Takao Suzuki
Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky		 6
4		 6
4		        
5
Gouichi Motomura
Alexander Volkov		 6
3		         not
completed

Argentina vs. Slovakia

Argentina
2		 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [8]
25–28 September 1998
Clay
Slovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Franco Squillari
Dominik Hrbatý		 3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Hernán Gumy
Karol Kučera		 6
1		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Lucas Arnold Ker / Luis Lobo
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Franco Squillari
Karol Kučera		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 77
63		 4
6 		 
5
Hernán Gumy
Dominik Hrbatý		 2
6 		6
3		 4
6 		2
6 		   

References
  1. "Australia v Uzbekistan". daviscup.com.
  2. "Brazil v Romania". daviscup.com.
  3. "Czech Republic v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  4. "Israel v France". daviscup.com.
  5. "Great Britain v India". daviscup.com.
  6. "Netherlands v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  7. "Japan v Russia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Argentina v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
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