Davis Cup World Group Semifinals September 21-27, 1998 Draw Sweden------------ Sweden 3-2------- Slovak Republic--- | Sweden 3-2------ Germany----------- | | Germany 5-0------ | South Africa------ | Sweden 4-1------ Spain------------- | | Spain 3-2-------- | | Brazil------------ | | | Spain 4-1------- | Czech Republic---- | | Switzerland 3-2-- | Switzerland------- | ------------------ India------------- | Italy 4-1-------- | Italy------------- | | Italy 5-0------- | Zimbabwe---------- | | | Zimbabwe 3-2----- | | Australia--------- | | Italy 4-1------- Belgium----------- | Belgium 3-2------ | Netherlands------- | | USA 4-1--------- Russia------------ | USA 3-2---------- United States----- World Group - Semifinals - September 25-27 Sweden defeated Spain 4-1 in Stockholm, Sweden Singles Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) d. Alex Corretja (ESP) 6-3 7-5 6-7(5) 6-3 Thomas Johansson (SWE) d. Carlos Moya (ESP) 7-5 7-6(4) 7-6(6) Doubles Jonas Bjorkman/Nicklas Kulti (SWE) d. Julian Alonso/Javier Sanchez (ESP) 6-2 6-2 6-2 Reverse Singles Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) d. Carlos Moya (ESP) 6-3 7-5 Julian Alonso (ESP) d. Thomas Johansson (SWE) 6-1 7-6(3) Italy defeated USA 4-1 in Milwaukee, WI, USA Singles Andrea Gaudenzi (ITA) d. Jan-Michael Gambill (USA) 6-2 0-6 7-6(0) 7-6(4) Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) d. Todd Martin (USA) 7-6(0) 6-3 7-6(8) Doubles Andrea Gaudenzi/Diego Nargiso (ITA) d. Justin Gimelstob/Todd Martin (USA) 6-4 7-6(2) 5-7 2-6 6-3 Reverse Singles Gianluca Pozzi (ITA) d. Justin Gimelstob (USA) 7-6(4) 7-5 Jan-Michael Gambill (USA) d. Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) 4-6 6-3 6-3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Group - Qualifying Australia defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in Townsville, QLD, Australia Singles Patrick Rafter (AUS) d. Oleg Ogorodov (UZB) 6-3 6-3 6-4 Jason Stoltenberg (AUS) d. Vadim Kutsenko (UZB) 7-5 6-1 6-0 Doubles Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde (AUS) d. Oleg Ogorodov/Dmitri Tomashevich (UZB) 6-3 7-6(3) 7-6(4) Reverse Singles Patrick Rafter (AUS) d. Dmitri Tomashevich (UZB) 6-2 6-4 Jason Stoltenberg (AUS) d. Oleg Ogorodov (UZB) 6-3 6-3 Brazil defeated Romania 3-0 in Santa Catarina, Brazil Singles Fernando Meligeni (BRA) d. Adrian Voinea (ROM) 6-1 6-4 7-6(3) Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) d. Andrei Pavel (ROM) 7-5 6-3 6-3 Doubles Gustavo Kuerten/Jaime Oncins (BRA) d. Andrei Pavel/Gabriel Trifu (ROM) 7-5 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) v Adrian Voinea (ROM) rained out Fernando Meligeni (BRA) v Andrei Pavel (ROM) rained out Czech Republic defeated South Africa 5-0 in Prague, Czech Republic Singles Slava Dosedel (CZE) d. Wayne Ferreira (RSA) 6-2 6-3 6-4 Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. Marcos Ondruska (RSA) 6-1 6-2 6-1 Doubles Wayne Ferreira/Piet Norval (RSA) d. Jiri Novak/David Rikl (CZE) 6-4 6-2 6-2 Reverse Singles Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) d. David Nainkin (RSA) 6-0 6-1 Slava Dosedel (CZE) d. Piet Norval (RSA) 6-1 6-1 France defeated Israel 4-1 in Ramat Hasharon, Israel Singles Cedric Pioline (FRA) d. Amir Hadad (ISR) 6-2 6-3 6-3 Guillaume Raoux (FRA) d. Harel Levy (ISR) 7-6(1) 6-2 6-4 Doubles Guillaume Raoux/Jerome Golmard (FRA) d. Noam Behr/Eyal Erlich (ISR) 6-1 6-4 6-3 Reverse Singles Harel Levy (ISR) d. Cedric Pioline (FRA) 3-6 6-1 6-2 Nicolas Escude (FRA) d. Amir Hadad (ISR) 4-6 6-2 6-1 Great Britain defeated India 3-2 in Nottingham, Great Britain Singles Greg Rusedski (GBR) d. Leander Paes (IND) 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-2 11-9 Tim Henman (GBR) d. Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Doubles Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND) d. Neil Broad/Tim Henman (GBR) 7-6(2) 6-3 7-6(3) Reverse Doubles Tim Henman (GBR) d. Leander Paes (IND) 7-6 (3) 6-2 7-6(5) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) d. Chris Wilkinson (GBR) 6-3 6-4 Netherlands defeated Ecuador 5-0 in Eindhoven, Netherlands Singles Jan Siemerink (NED) d. Luis Adrian Morejon (ECU) 6-3 6-3 6-1 Paul Haarhuis (NED) d. Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-2 6-3 6-2 Doubles Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis (NED) d. Andres Gomez/Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-7(1) 6-4 Reverse Singles Jan Siemerink (NED) d. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 6-2 6-1 Sjeng Schalken (NED) d. Luis Adrian Morejon (ECU) 6-0 6-3 Russia defeated Japan 3-1 in Osaka, Japan Singles Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) d. Goichi Motomura (JPN) 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 Marat Safin (RUS) d. Takao Suzuki (JPN) 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3 Doubles Yevgeny Kafelnikov/Marat Safin (RUS) d. Takao Suzuki/Goichi Motomura (JPN) 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-2 Reverse Singles Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky (RUS) 6-4 6-4 Goichi Motomura (JPN) led Alexander Volkov (RUS) 6-3 rained out Slovak Republic defeated Argentina 3-2 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Singles Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Franco Squillari (ARG) 6-3 6-2 6-2 Hernan Gumy (ARG) d. Karol Kucera (SVK) 6-1 6-1 6-4 Doubles Lucas Arnold/Luis Lobo (ARG) d. Dominik Hrbaty/Karol Kucera (SVK) 6-3 6-4 6-4 Reverse Doubles Karol Kucera (SVK) d. Franco Squillari (ARG) 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-7(3) 6-4 Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Hernan Gumy (ARG) 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Euro/African Zone Group I - Play Offs Croatia defeated Norway 3-2 in Oslo, Norway Singles Christian Ruud (NOR) d. Lovro Zovko (CRO) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-1 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) 6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 Doubles Ivan Ljubicic/Lovro Zovko (CRO) d. Jan Frode Andersen/Christian Ruud (NOR) 6-4 3-6 6-2 3-6 8-6 Reverse Singles Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Christian Ruud (NOR) 6-1 6-1 6-3 Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) d. Lovro Zovko (CRO) 6-2 6-3 Austria defeated Denmark 5-0 in Portschach, Austria Singles Markus Hipfl (AUT) d. Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) 6-4 6-0 6-3 Stefan Koubek (AUT) d. Thomas Larsen (DEN) 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-0 6-2 Doubles Wolfgang Schranz/Thomas Strengberger (AUT) d. Kenneth Carlsen/Frederik Fetterlein (DEN) 6-3 6-2 6-4 Reverse Singles Wolfgang Schranz (AUT) d. Frederik Fetterlein (DEN) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1 Markus Hipfl (AUT) d. Thomas Larsen (DEN) 6-1 6-3 American Zone Group I - Play Off Colombia defeated Mexico 3-2 in Cali, Colombia Singles Alejandro Hernandez (MEX) d. Miguel Tobon (COL) 7 6(4) 6 3 6 3 Mauricio Hadad (COL) d. Mariano Sanchez (MEX) 5-7 6-3 6-3 6-4 Doubles Mauricio Hadad/Miguel Tobon (COL) d. Marco Osorio/David Roditi (MEX) 7-6(3) 6-4 5-7 6-7(5) 7-5 Reverse Singles Mauricio Hadad (COL) d. Alejandro Hernandez (MEX) 6-4 6-3 6-1 Mariano Sanchez (MEX) d. Miguel Tobon (COL) 3 6 6 1 7 5 Asia/Oceania Zone Group I - Play Off China defeated Indonesia 5-0 in Yanji City, China Singles Yu Zhang (CHN) d. Feby Widianto (INA) 6-1 6-2 4-6 1-6 7-5 Yu Zheng (CHN) d. Andrian Raturandang (INA) 6-3 6-2 6-2 Doubles Yu Zheng/Si Li (CHN) d. Bonit Wiryawan/Sulistyo Wibowo (INA) 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 6-3 Reverse Singles Yu Zhang (CHN) d. Andrian Raturandang (INA) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Yu Zheng (CHN) d. Feby Widianto (INA) 6-2 6-1 American Zone Group II - Final Venezuela defeated Uruguay 3-2 in Montevideo, Uruguay Singles Marcelo Filippini (URU) d. Kepler Orellana (VEN) 6-2 6-3 7-5 Jimy Symanski (VEN) d. Federico Dondo (URU) 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-1 Doubles Kepler Orellana/Jimy Symanski (VEN) d. Marcelo Filippini/Gonzalo Rodriguez (URU) 2-6 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-4 Reverse Singles Marcelo Filippini (URU) d. Jimy Symanski (VEN) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 6-3 Kepler Orellana (VEN) d. Federico Dondo (URU) 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 Asia/Oceania Zone Group II - Final Pakistan defeated Thailand 3-2 in Lahore, Pakistan Singles Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 6-3 6-3 6-3 Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) d. Mohammad Khaliq (PAK) 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-7(6) 10-8 Doubles Aisam Qureshi/Mohammad Khaliq (PAK) d. Wittaya Samrej/Narathorn Srichaphan (THA) 6-4 6-3 6-1 Reverse Singles Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) d. Aisam Qureshi (PAK) 6-7(5 ) 7-6(1) 4-6 7-5 12-10 Mohammad Khaliq (PAK) d. Narathorn Srichaphan (THA) 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 Euro/African Zone Group II - 3rd Round Belarus defeated Cote d'Ivoire 4-1 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Singles Maxim Mirnyi (BLR) d. Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-1 7-6(4) 7-6(6) Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. Claude N'Goran (CIV) 7-5 7-6(6) 7-6(6) Doubles Maxim Mirnyi/Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) d. Ilou Lonfo/Claude N'Goran (CIV) 6-3 6-7(3) 4-6 7-5 Reverse Singles Alexander Shvec (BLR) d. Valentin Sanon (CIV) 7-5 6-4 Claude N'Goran (CIV) d. Evgeni Mikheev (BLR) 6-4 6-1 Portugal defeated Hungary 4-1 in Albufeira, Portugal Singles Nuno Marques (POR) d. Gergely Kisgyorgy (HUN) 5-7 7-6(4) 6-0 6-3 Joao Cunha-Silva (POR) d. Attila Savolt (HUN) 6-1 6-4 6-3 Doubles Emanuel Couto/Nuno Marques (POR) d. Gabor Koves/Attila Savolt (HUN) 0-6 7-6(4) 6-3 2-6 9-7 Reverse Singles Nuno Marques (POR) d. Balasz Veress (HUN) 6-3 6-3 Gergely Kisgyorgy (HUN) d. Andre Lopes (POR) 6-3 3-6 6-2