# 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

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.

### Participating nations

* Austria
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Israel
* Norway
* Romania
* Ukraine

### Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | France | France | | | | |
| | | | | | France | France | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Croatia | Croatia | bye | bye | | France | France | 4 |
| | | | Croatia | Croatia | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | France | France | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Helsinki, Finland (hard) | Finland | Finland | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | Croatia | Croatia | 2 | Finland | Finland | 1 |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | Croatia | Croatia | 2 | | | |
| Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | |
| Croatia | Croatia | 3 | | | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 2 | | | Romania | Romania | | | | |
| | | | | | Romania | Romania | | Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) | Bucharest, Romania (indoor hard) |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 4 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | | | | Norway | Norway | 1 |
| | | | Norway | Norway | bye | bye | | Norway | Norway | 1 |
| | | | | | Norway | Norway | | | |
| | | | | | Israel | Israel | | | |
| | | | | | Israel | Israel | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) |
| | | | | | bye | bye | | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) |
| | | | Austria | Austria | bye | bye | | Israel | Israel | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | Austria | Austria | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 1 |
| Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | Pörtschach, Austria (clay) | | | Austria | Austria | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | | | Austria | Austria | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | | | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 3 | Newcastle, England (indoor carpet) | Newcastle, England (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Newcastle, England (indoor carpet) | Newcastle, England (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | Ukraine | Ukraine | 0 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | bye | bye | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 |
| | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | |
* Norway and Denmark relegated to Group II in 1999.
* France, Romania, Israel, and Great Britain advance to World Group qualifying round.

## Group II

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.

### Participating nations

* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Egypt
* Georgia
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Ivory Coast
* Latvia
* Luxembourg
* Morocco
* Monaco
* Poland
* Portugal
* Senegal
* Slovenia
* Yugoslavia

### Draw

| Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | Relegation Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay) | Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay) | Meknes, Morocco (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | | | Morocco | Morocco | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Morocco | Morocco | 3 | Agadir, Morocco (clay) | | | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | Agadir, Morocco (clay) | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 2 | Morocco | Morocco | 2 | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Morocco | Morocco | 2 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Belarus | Belarus | 3 | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Belarus | Belarus | 5 | Belarus | Belarus | 3 | | | |
| | | | Belarus | Belarus | 5 | | | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | Belarus | Belarus | 4 |
| | | | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | | Belarus | Belarus | 4 |
| | | | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 1 |
| Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay) | Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay) | Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay) | Poland | Poland | 2 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | |
| Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay) | Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay) | Bydgoszcz, Poland (clay) | Senegal | Senegal | 3 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 4 | Senegal | Senegal | 3 | Senegal | Senegal | 2 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 4 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Senegal | Senegal | 2 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 1 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | | | |
| | | | Egypt | Egypt | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | |
| Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Jūrmala, Latvia (clay) | Latvia | Latvia | 2 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | | | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 5 | Latvia | Latvia | 2 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 5 | Braga, Portugal (clay) | Braga, Portugal (clay) | Braga, Portugal (clay) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 0 | Braga, Portugal (clay) | Braga, Portugal (clay) | Braga, Portugal (clay) | Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 0 | Georgia | Georgia | 0 | Portugal | Portugal | 3 | | | |
| | | | Georgia | Georgia | 0 | | | | Albufeira, Portugal (hard) | Albufeira, Portugal (hard) | Albufeira, Portugal (hard) |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | | | | Albufeira, Portugal (hard) | Albufeira, Portugal (hard) | Albufeira, Portugal (hard) |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | 5 | | | | Portugal | Portugal | 4 |
| | | | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | | | | Portugal | Portugal | 4 |
| | | | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 5 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 |
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Slovenia | Slovenia | 5 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (carpet) | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 5 | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | | | | |
* Luxembourg, Egypt, Georgia, and Monaco relegated to Group III in 1999.
* Belarus and Portugal promoted to Group I in 1999.

## Group III

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

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* Ghana
* Greece
* Kenya
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Madagascar
* Malta
* Moldova
* Nigeria
* San Marino
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Turkey

### Zone A
#### Draw

* Venue: Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo
* Date: 21–25 January
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 | 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Estonia | 0 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Greece | 3 | |
| A1 | Estonia | 2 | B2 | Greece | 3 | B2 | Greece | 2 |
| A2 | Ghana | 1 | | | | B1 | Togo | 1 |
| A2 | Ghana | 1 | A2 | Ghana | 0 | B1 | Togo | 1 |
| | | | B1 | Togo | 2 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off |
| | | | A3 | Cyprus | 0 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Kenya | 3 | |
| A3 | Cyprus | 0 | B4 | Kenya | 3 | B4 | Kenya | 0 |
| A4 | Madagascar | 3 | | | | B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
| A4 | Madagascar | 3 | A4 | Madagascar | 1 | B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
| | | | B3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | | | |

#### Final standings

| 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
#### Draw

* Venue: Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia
* Date: 20–24 May
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 | 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Nigeria | 1 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Macedonia | 2 | |
| A1 | Nigeria | 1 | B2 | Macedonia | 2 | B2 | Macedonia | 0 |
| B1 | Lithuania | 2 | | | | A2 | Turkey | 3 |
| B1 | Lithuania | 2 | A2 | Turkey | 2 | A2 | Turkey | 3 |
| | | | B1 | Lithuania | 1 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off |
| | | | A3 | Malta | 1 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Tunisia | 2 | |
| A3 | Malta | 1 | B4 | Tunisia | 2 | B4 | Tunisia | 2 |
| A4 | San Marino | 2 | | | | B3 | Moldova | 1 |
| A4 | San Marino | 2 | A4 | San Marino | 1 | B3 | Moldova | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Moldova | 2 | | | |

#### Final standings

| 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

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

* Algeria
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Benin
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Djibouti
* Ethiopia
* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Sudan
* Uganda
* Zambia

### Zone A
#### Draw

* Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda
* Date: 28 January–1 February
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 | 3rd-4th play-off | 3rd-4th play-off | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | Armenia | 2 | | | |
| | | | B2 | Botswana | 1 | |
| B2 | Botswana | 3 | B2 | Botswana | 1 | A1 | Armenia | w/o |
| B1 | Cameroon | 0 | | | | A2 | Benin | |
| B1 | Cameroon | 0 | A2 | Benin | 2 | A2 | Benin | |
| | | | B1 | Cameroon | 1 | | | |

##### 5th to 8th place play-offs

| 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 7th-8th play-off | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-8th play-offs | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off | 5th-6th play-off |
| | | | A3 | Uganda | 3 | | | |
| | | | B4 | Sudan | 0 | |
| B4 | Sudan | 3 | B4 | Sudan | 0 | A3 | Uganda | 2 |
| A4 | Djibouti | 0 | | | | B3 | Azerbaijan | 1 |
| A4 | Djibouti | 0 | A4 | Djibouti | 0 | B3 | Azerbaijan | 1 |
| | | | B3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | | | |

#### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Armenia |
| 2 | Benin |
| 3 | Botswana |
| 4 | Cameroon |
| 5 | Uganda |
| 6 | Azerbaijan |
| 7 | Sudan |
| 8 | Djibouti |
* Armenia and Benin promoted to Group III in 1999.

### Zone B
#### Draw

* Venue: Ndola Tennis Club, Ndola, Zambia
* Date: 6–10 May
| | 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 |
* Zambia and Algeria promoted to Group III in 1999.