# 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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. 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.

## First round
### Morocco vs. Bulgaria

| Morocco 3 | Tennis Club de Meknès, Meknes, Morocco 1–3 May 1998 Clay (indoors) | Tennis Club de Meknès, Meknes, Morocco 1–3 May 1998 Clay (indoors) | Bulgaria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Karim Alami Milen Velev 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 2     2 Mehdi Tahiri Orlin Stanoytchev 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 3 2 6   3 Karim Alami / Mounir El Aarej Orlin Stanoytchev / Milen Velev 6 4 7 5 6 2       4 Karim Alami Orlin Stanoytchev 3 6 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 1   5 Mehdi Tahiri Milen Velev 2 6 3 6 ||||

### Belarus vs. Luxembourg

| Belarus 5 | National Olympic Centre, Minsk, Belarus 1–3 May 1998 Carpet (indoors) | National Olympic Centre, Minsk, Belarus 1–3 May 1998 Carpet (indoors) | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Max Mirnyi Adrian Graimprey 7 5 6 4 6 4       2 Alexander Shvets Sacha Thoma 6 1 6 2 6 4       3 Max Mirnyi / Alexander Shvets Adrian Graimprey / Sacha Thoma 6 3 6 2 6 3       4 Evgeni Mikheev Roland Theisen 6 3 6 2         5 Max Mirnyi Sacha Thoma 7 5 6 3 ||||

### Senegal vs. Poland

| Senegal 3 | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 1–3 May 1998 Hard | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 1–3 May 1998 Hard | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierno Ly Jurek Stasiak 3 6 4 6 2 6       2 Yahiya Doumbia Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 6 1 3 6 4 6 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 3   3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Bartłomiej Dąbrowski / Jurek Stasiak 6 4 6$^0$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 4   4 Yahiya Doumbia Jurek Stasiak 6 2 6 4 3 6 2 6 6 2   5 Daouda Ndiaye Bartłomiej Dąbrowski 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Egypt

| Ivory Coast 3 | Centre International de Tennis Arthur Ashe, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1–3 May 1998 Hard | Centre International de Tennis Arthur Ashe, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1–3 May 1998 Hard | Egypt 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Claude N'Goran Amr Ghoneim 6 2 6 1 7 5       2 Valentin Sanon Gehad El Deeb 3 6 6 3 2 6 0 5   retired  3 Claude N'Goran / Nouhoun Sangaré Amr Ghoneim / Karim Maamoun 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6       4 Claude N'Goran Gehad El Deeb 6 1 6 4 6 1       5 Nouhoun Sangaré Amr Ghoneim 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 4 4 6 8 6 ||||

### Latvia vs. Yugoslavia

| Latvia 2 | National Tennis Center Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 1–3 May 1998 Carpet (indoors) | National Tennis Center Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 1–3 May 1998 Carpet (indoors) | Yugoslavia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andris Fiļimonovs Dušan Vemić 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 6 4     2 Ģirts Dzelde Nenad Zimonjić 0 6 6 4 4 6 5 7     3 Ģirts Dzelde / Nils Ivanovs Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić 4 6 3 6 1 6       4 Ģirts Dzelde Dušan Vemić 6 4 6 3 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 1 6 6 2   5 Andris Fiļimonovs Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Portugal vs. Georgia

| Portugal 5 | Braga Tennis Club, Braga, Portugal 1–3 May 1998 Clay | Braga Tennis Club, Braga, Portugal 1–3 May 1998 Clay | Georgia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nuno Marques Irakli Kunchulia 6 0 6 3 6 2       2 João Cunha e Silva Vladimir Margalitadze 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Emanuel Couto / Bernardo Mota Vladimir Margalitadze / Givi Samkharadze 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 1 6 3       4 Nuno Marques Vladimir Margalitadze 7 5 6 3         5 João Cunha e Silva Givi Samkharadze 6 0 6 3 ||||

### Monaco vs. Slovenia

| Monaco 0 | Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France 1–3 May 1998 Clay | Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France 1–3 May 1998 Clay | Slovenia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Christophe Bosio Iztok Božič 3 6 2 6 2 6       2 Sébastien Graeff Borut Urh 1 6 2 6 3 6       3 Christophe Bosio / Sébastien Graeff Andrej Kraševec / Borut Urh 4 6 6 4 1 6 3 6     4 Sébastien Graeff Marko Tkalec 4 6 2 6         5 Christophe Bosio Andrej Kraševec 6 3 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Ireland

| Hungary 4 | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 1–3 May 1998 Clay | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 1–3 May 1998 Clay | Ireland 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Norbert Mazány Scott Barron 6 4 0 6 2 6 6 3 9 7   2 Attila Sávolt John Doran 6 1 6 3 6 3       3 Kornél Bardóczky / Attila Sávolt Owen Casey / Tom Hamilton 6 3 6 4 1 6 6 1     4 Attila Sávolt Scott Barron 6 4 6 2         5 Norbert Mazány John Doran 3 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Morocco vs. Belarus

| Morocco 2 | Sporting Club, Agadir, Morocco 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Sporting Club, Agadir, Morocco 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Belarus 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hicham Arazi Alexander Shvets 6 3 4 6 7 5 6 4     2 Mounir El Aarej Vladimir Voltchkov 6 2 3 6 2 6 4 6     3 Hicham Arazi / Mounir El Aarej Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 3 6 4 6   4 Hicham Arazi Vladimir Voltchkov 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 4 6 4   5 Mounir El Aarej Alexander Shvets 7 5 2 6 6 3 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Senegal vs. Ivory Coast

| Senegal 2 | Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 17–19 July 1998 Hard | Olympic Club, Dakar, Senegal 17–19 July 1998 Hard | Ivory Coast 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean-Noël Said Valentin Sanon 1 6 1 6 0 6       2 Yahiya Doumbia Claude N'Goran 6 4 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 4 6 6 4   3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Ilou Lonfo / Claude N'Goran 4 6 7$^{11}$ 6$^9$ 3 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$     4 Yahiya Doumbia Valentin Sanon 6 2 6 4 6 3       5 Thierno Ly Claude N'Goran 1 6 4 6 1 6 ||||

### Yugoslavia vs. Portugal

| Yugoslavia 2 | Dril Tennis Club, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Dril Tennis Club, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Portugal 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dušan Vemić João Cunha e Silva 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3 1 6 6 3     2 Nenad Zimonjić Nuno Marques 6 3 0 6 6 2 3 6 18 20   3 Nebojša Đorđević / Dušan Vemić Emanuel Couto / João Cunha e Silva 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 2 6 3 6   4 Dušan Vemić Nuno Marques 3 6 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 6 3 6 3     5 Nenad Zimonjić João Cunha e Silva 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 5 7 1 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Slovenia

| Hungary 3 | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Római Tennis Academy, Budapest, Hungary 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Slovenia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Attila Sávolt Borut Urh 6 2 6 4 6 3       2 Kornél Bardóczky Iztok Božič 6 0 6 3 1 6 6 4     3 Gábor Köves / Attila Sávolt Iztok Božič / Andrej Kračman 6 4 7 5 6 2       4 Attila Sávolt Marko Tkalec 5 7 4 6         5 Kornél Bardóczky Andrej Kračman 6 4 5 7 3 6 ||||

## Relegation play-offs
### Bulgaria vs. Luxembourg

| Bulgaria 5 | Academic Tennis Club, Sofia, Bulgaria 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Academic Tennis Club, Sofia, Bulgaria 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Luxembourg 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Milen Velev Pascal Schaul 6 3 6 1 7 5       2 Orlin Stanoytchev Mike Scheidweiler 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 Orlin Stanoytchev / Milen Velev Adrian Graimprey / Pascal Schaul 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Ivaylo Traykov Pascal Schaul 6 3 6 1         5 Ivo Bratanov Mike Scheidweiler 5 7 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Poland vs. Egypt

| Poland 4 | Polonia Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Polonia Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Egypt 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Tamer El-Sawy 6 2 6 3 6 3       2 Michał Chmela Amr Ghoneim 6 1 6 1 6 4       3 Michał Chmela / Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Tamer El-Sawy / Hisham Hemeda 6 0 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3       4 Jurek Stasiak Karim Maamoun 5 7 6 2 6 3       5 Piotr Szczepanik Amr Ghoneim 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Latvia vs. Georgia

| Latvia 5 | National Tennis Center Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 17–19 July 1998 Clay | National Tennis Center Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia 17–19 July 1998 Clay | Georgia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ģirts Dzelde Givi Samkharadze 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 0     2 Andris Fiļimonovs Irakli Kunchulia 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 3     3 Ģirts Dzelde / Andris Fiļimonovs David Katcharava / Givi Samkharadze 6 1 6 3 6 3       4 Andris Fiļimonovs Givi Samkharadze 6 3 6 2         5 Ģirts Dzelde Irakli Kunchulia 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Ireland vs. Monaco

| Ireland 5 | Riverview Club, Dublin, Ireland 17–19 July 1998 Carpet | Riverview Club, Dublin, Ireland 17–19 July 1998 Carpet | Monaco 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Doran Christophe Bosio 6 3 6 3 6 1       2 Owen Casey Sébastien Graeff 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Owen Casey / Tom Hamilton Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 4 6 1       4 George McGill Christophe Bosio 6 3 3 6 7 5       5 John Doran Sébastien Graeff 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ ||||

## Third round
### Ivory Coast vs. Belarus

| Ivory Coast 1 | Centre International de Tennis Arthur Ashe, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 25–27 September 1998 Hard | Centre International de Tennis Arthur Ashe, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 25–27 September 1998 Hard | Belarus 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Valentin Sanon Max Mirnyi 1 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$       2 Claude N'Goran Vladimir Voltchkov 5 7 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$       3 Ilou Lonfo / Claude N'Goran Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 3 6 6 4 5 7   4 Valentin Sanon Alexander Shvets 5 7 4 6         5 Claude N'Goran Evgeni Mikheev 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Portugal vs. Hungary

| Portugal 4 | Miguel Academy, Albufeira, Portugal 25–27 September 1998 Hard | Miguel Academy, Albufeira, Portugal 25–27 September 1998 Hard | Hungary 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nuno Marques Gergely Kisgyörgy 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 0 6 3     2 João Cunha e Silva Attila Sávolt 6 1 6 4 6 3       3 Emanuel Couto / Nuno Marques Gábor Köves / Attila Sávolt 0 6 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 2 6 9 7   4 Nuno Marques Balázs Veress 6 3 6 3         5 André Lopes Gergely Kisgyörgy 3 6 6 3 2 6 ||||