The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.
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 edit
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 edit
Draw edit
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 France | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
 Croatia | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Finland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Romania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Romania | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | Norway | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | ||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | Israel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | Austria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle, England (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | Ukraine | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||
Group II edit
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 edit
Draw edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Agadir, Morocco (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 5 | Morocco | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 |  Belarus | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dakar, Senegal (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
 Senegal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 4 | Senegal | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | 5 | Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Braga, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Georgia | 0 |  Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Albufeira, Portugal (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | 0 | Slovenia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 5 | Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Group III edit
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 edit
Zone A edit
Draw edit
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 edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greece
|
| 2 | Togo
|
| 3 | Estonia
|
| 4 | Ghana
|
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
| 6 | Kenya
|
| 7 | Madagascar
|
| 8 | Cyprus
|
Greece and 
Togo promoted to Group II in 1999.
Madagascar and 
Cyprus relegated to Group IV in 1999.
Zone B edit
Draw edit
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 edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey
|
| 2 | Macedonia
|
| 3 | Lithuania
|
| 4 | Nigeria
|
| 5 | Tunisia
|
| 6 | Moldova
|
| 7 | San Marino
|
| 8 | Malta
|
Turkey and 
Macedonia promoted to Group II in 1999.
San Marino and 
Malta relegated to Group IV in 1999.
Group IV edit
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 edit
Zone A edit
Draw edit
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 edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia
|
| 2 | Benin
|
| 3 | Botswana
|
| 4 | Cameroon
|
| 5 | Uganda
|
| 6 | Azerbaijan
|
| 7 | Sudan
|
| 8 | Djibouti
|
Zone B edit
Draw edit
 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 edit
- ^ "1998 Europe/Africa Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1998 Europe/Africa Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.