# 1998 Davis Cup World Group qualifying round

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

## 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 team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
| Australia | 5–0 | Uzbekistan | Townsville | Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre | Indoor | Hard |
| Brazil | 3–0 | Romania | Florianópolis | Hotel Costão do Santinho | Outdoor | Clay |
| Czech Republic | 5–0 | South Africa | Prague | National Tennis Centre | Outdoor | Clay |
| Israel | 1–4 | France | Ramat HaSharon | Canada Stadium | Outdoor | Hard |
| Great Britain | 3–2 | India | Nottingham | Nottingham Tennis Centre | Outdoor | Hard |
| Netherlands | 5–0 | Ecuador | Eindhoven | Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven | Indoor | Carpet |
| Japan | 1–3 | Russia | Osaka | Utsubo Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |
| Argentina | 2–3 | Slovakia | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Clay |
* Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Russia and Slovakia remain in the World Group in 1999.
* France and Great Britain are promoted to the World Group in 1999.
* Argentina, Ecuador, Israel, Japan, Romania and Uzbekistan remain in Zonal Group I in 1999.
* India and South Africa are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1999.

## Qualifying results
### Australia vs. Uzbekistan

| Australia 5 | Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville, Australia 25–27 September 1998 Hard (indoors) | Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre, Townsville, Australia 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 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$       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 25–27 September 1998 Clay | Hotel Costão do Santinho, Florianópolis, Brazil 25–27 September 1998 Clay | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fernando Meligeni Adrian Voinea 6 1 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$       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 25–27 September 1998 Clay | National Tennis Centre, Prague, Czech Republic 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 25–27 September 1998 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 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 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 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 25–27 September 1998 Hard | Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, Great Britain 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 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$       4 Tim Henman Leander Paes 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^5$       5 Chris Wilkinson Mahesh Bhupathi 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Ecuador

| Netherlands 5 | Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands 25–27 September 1998 Carpet (indoors) | Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands 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 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 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 25–27 September 1998 Hard | Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan 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 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 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 25–28 September 1998 Clay | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 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 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6   5 Hernán Gumy Dominik Hrbatý 2 6 6 3 4 6 2 6 ||||