1998 Davis Cup - World Group Qualifying Round

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 25-27 September

Venue Home Team Score Visiting Team
Townsville, Australia (indoor hard) Australia 5-0 Uzbekistan
Florianópolis, Brazil (clay) Brazil 3-0 Romania
Prague, Czech Republic (clay) Czech Republic 5-0 South Africa
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) Israel 1-4 France
Nottingham, England (hard) Great Britain 3-2 India
Eindhoven, Netherlands (indoor carpet) Netherlands 5-0 Ecuador
Osaka, Japan (hard) Japan 2-3 Russia
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) Argentina 2-3 Slovakia
  • France and Great Britain promoted to World Group in 1999.
  • Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Russia, and Slovakia remain in World Group in 1999.
  • Argentina (AMN), Ecuador (AMN), Israel (AO), Japan (AO), Romania (EA), and Uzbekistan (AO) remain in Group I in 1999.
  • India (AO) and South Africa (EA) relegated to Group I in 1999.

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