# 1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

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. The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 1999.

## Participating nations

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* Ghana
* Greece
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Togo

### 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.

## Round robin
### Group A
#### Cyprus vs. Estonia

| Cyprus 1 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 21 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 21 January 1998 | Estonia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marinos Baghdatis Rene Busch 5 7 6 2 3 6   2 Demetrios Leontis Alti Vahkal 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3     3 Demetrios Leontis / Neoclis Neocleous Andrei Luzgin / Gert Vilms 4 6 4 6 ||||

#### Ghana vs. Madagascar

| Ghana 2 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 21 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 21 January 1998 | Madagascar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Isaac Donkor Harivony Andrianafetra 6 3 6 3     2 Franklyn Ofori Thierry Rajaobelina 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3   3 Gunther Darkey / Isaac Tetteh-Quaye Jean-Marc Randriamanalina / Germain Rasolondrazana 3 6 5 7 ||||

#### Cyprus vs. Ghana

| Cyprus 0 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 22 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 22 January 1998 | Ghana 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marinos Baghdatis Isaac Donkor 6 3 5 7 3 6   2 George Kalanov Franklyn Ofori 2 6 2 6     3 Demetrios Leontis / Neoclis Neocleous Gunther Darkey / Isaac Tetteh-Quaye 3 6 0 6 ||||

#### Estonia vs. Madagascar

| Estonia 2 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 22 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 22 January 1998 | Madagascar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rene Busch Harivony Andrianafetra 1 6 6 4 6 4   2 Andrei Luzgin Thierry Rajaobelina 6 3 4 6 2 6   3 Alti Vahkal / Gert Vilms Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina 7 5 7 5 ||||

#### Cyprus vs. Madagascar

| Cyprus 2 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 23 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 23 January 1998 | Madagascar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Marinos Baghdatis Germain Rasolondrazana 3 6 6 2 6 3   2 Demetrios Leontis Jean-Marc Randriamanalina 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 2 6 6 4   3 George Kalanov / Neoclis Neocleous Harivony Andrianafetra / Germain Rasolondrazana 3 6 1 6 ||||

#### Estonia vs. Ghana

| Estonia 2 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 23 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 23 January 1998 | Ghana 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rene Busch Isaac Tetteh-Quaye 5 7 6 2 6 0   2 Alti Vahkal Gunther Darkey 6 3 3 0    retired 3 Andrei Luzgin / Gert Vilms Isaac Donkor / Franklyn Ofori 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Group B
#### Togo vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

| Togo 2 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 21 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 21 January 1998 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Kome Loglo Meride Zahirović 6 4 6 4     2 Goudjo Gbedey Kristijan Čapalik 6 2 6 2     3 Komi Adeyo / Kossi Loglo Haris Bašalić / Kristijan Čapalik 4 6 3 6 ||||

#### Greece vs. Kenya

| Greece 1 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 21 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 21 January 1998 | Kenya 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nikos Rovas Allan Cooper 6 3 3 6 2 6   2 Anastasios Vasiliadis Paul Wekesa 4 6 4 6     3 Niko Karagiannis / Anastasios Vasiliadis Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor 6 4 6 3 ||||

#### Togo vs. Greece

| Togo 3 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 22 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 22 January 1998 | Greece 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Kome Loglo Nikos Rovas 4 6 6 3 6 4   2 Goudjo Gbedey Anastasios Vasiliadis 3 6 6 2 6 1   3 Jean-Kome Loglo / Kossi Loglo Niko Karagiannis / Yannis Vlachos 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 1 6 4 ||||

#### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Kenya

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 22 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 22 January 1998 | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Meride Zahirović Allan Cooper 6 4 6 2     2 Kristijan Čapalik Paul Wekesa 6 3 6 3     3 Haris Bašalić / Kristijan Čapalik Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor 6 3 6 4 ||||

#### Togo vs. Kenya

| Togo 2 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 23 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 23 January 1998 | Kenya 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Kome Loglo Allan Cooper 6 0 6 4     2 Goudjo Gbedey Paul Wekesa 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 1    retired 3 Komi Adeyo / Kossi Loglo Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor 1 6 5 7 ||||

#### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Greece

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 23 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 23 January 1998 | Greece 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Meride Zahirović Nikos Rovas 1 6 4 6     2 Kristijan Čapalik Anastasios Vasiliadis 3 6 2 6     3 Haris Bašalić / Kristijan Čapalik Niko Karagiannis / Anastasios Vasiliadis 1 6 4 6 ||||

## 1st to 4th place play-offs
### Semifinals
#### Greece vs. Estonia

| Greece 3 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 24 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 24 January 1998 | Estonia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nikos Rovas Alti Vahkal 7 5 6 2     2 Anastasios Vasiliadis Andrei Luzgin 6 3 6 4     3 Niko Karagiannis / Yannis Vlachos Rene Busch / Gert Vilms 6 3 7 5 ||||

#### Togo vs. Ghana

| Togo 3 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 24 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 24 January 1998 | Ghana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Kome Loglo Isaac Donkor 6 2 7 5     2 Goudjo Gbedey Franklyn Ofori 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$     3 Komi Adeyo / Kossi Loglo Gunther Darkey / Isaac Tetteh-Quaye 6 1 4 6 6 3 ||||

### Final
#### Togo vs. Greece

| Togo 1 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 25 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 25 January 1998 | Greece 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Kome Loglo Nikos Rovas 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 4     2 Goudjo Gbedey Anastasios Vasiliadis 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 3 6     3 Jean-Kome Loglo / Kossi Loglo Niko Karagiannis / Anastasios Vasiliadis 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 ||||

### 3rd to 4th play-off
#### Ghana vs. Estonia

| Ghana 1 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 25 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 25 January 1998 | Estonia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Isaac Tetteh-Quaye Andrei Luzgin 3 6 3 6     2 Gunther Darkey Gert Vilms 7 5 6 1     3 Isaac Donkor / Franklyn Ofori Andrei Luzgin / Alti Vahkal 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 5 7 ||||

## 5th to 8th place play-offs
### 5th to 8th play-offs
#### Kenya vs. Cyprus

| Kenya 3 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 24 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 24 January 1998 | Cyprus 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Norbert Oduor Marinos Baghdatis 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 1   2 Allan Cooper Demetrios Leontis 6 1 6 1     3 Barry Ndinya / Norbert Oduor George Kalanov / Neoclis Neocleous 6 3 6 4 ||||

#### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Madagascar

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 24 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 24 January 1998 | Madagascar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Meride Zahirović Jean-Marc Randriamanalina 6 2 6 1     2 Kristijan Čapalik Thierry Rajaobelina 6 1 7 5     3 Haris Bašalić / Igor Stjepić Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 3 6 ||||

### 5th to 6th play-off
#### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Kenya

| Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 25 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 25 January 1998 | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Meride Zahirović Barry Ndinya 6 1 6 2     2 Kristijan Čapalik Allan Cooper 6 2 6 2     3 Haris Bašalić / Igor Stjepić Barry Ndinya / Norbert Oduor 6 2 6 3 ||||

### 7th to 8th play-off
#### Madagascar vs. Cyprus

| Madagascar 3 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 25 January 1998 | Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo 25 January 1998 | Cyprus 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Harivony Andrianafetra Neoclis Neocleous 6 4 6 1     2 Thierry Rajaobelina George Kalanov 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7 5     3 Jean-Marc Randriamanalina / Germain Rasolondrazana Marinos Baghdatis / Demetrios Leontis 6 3 4 6 6 2 ||||