1998 Davis Cup Schedule - Matchups Below

World Group
First Round:   April 3-5
Second Round:  July 17-19
Semifinals:    September 25-27
Finals:        December 4-6


Euro/African Zone
Group I
First Round:   February 13-15
Second Round:  April 3-5
Second Round Playoff: September 25-27

Group II
First Round:   May 1-3
Second Round:  July 17-19
Playoff:       July 17-19
Third Round:   September 25-27

Group III
Zone A:        January 19-25
Zone B:        May 18-24

Group IV
Zone A:        January 26-February 1
Zone B:        May 6-10


American Zone
Group I
First Round:   February 13-15
Second Round:  April 3-5
Second Round Playoff: July 17-19
Third Round Playoff: September 25-27

Group II
First Round:   April 3-5
Second Round:  July 17-19
Second Round Playoff: July 17-19
Finals:        September 25-27

Group III:     April 27-May 3

Group IV:      March 23-29


Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
First Round:   February 13-15
Second Round:  April 3-5
Second Round Playoff: July 17-19
Third Round Playoff: September 25-27

Group II
First Round:   February 13-15
Second Round:  July 17-19
Second Round Playoff: July 17-19
Finals:        September 25-27

Group III:     April 15-19

Group IV:      February 9-15


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Davis Cup Matchups
World Group
Sweden at Slovak Republic
South Africa at Germany
Spain at Brazil
Czech Republic at Switzerland
India at Italy
Zimbabwe at Australia
Netherlands at Belgium
Russia at USA


Euro/African Zone
Group I
France bye
Croatia at Finland
Romania bye
Norway bye
Israel bye
Austria bye
Denmark at Ukraine
Great Britain bye

Group II
Bulgaria at Morocco
Luxembourg at Belarus
Poland at Senegal
Egypt at Cote I'Voire
Yugoslavia at Latvia
Georgia at Portugal
Slovenia at Monaco
Ireland at Hungary

Group III
Round Robin:
Zone A
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Cyprus
Estonia
Ghana
Greece
Kenya
Madagascar
Togo

Zone B
FYR of Macedonia
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Nigeria
San Marino
Tunisia
Turkey

Group IV
Round Robin:
Zone A
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Benin
Botswana
Cameroon
Djibouti
Sudan
Uganda

Zone B
Algeria
Ethiopia
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Zambia


American Zone
Group I
Chile bye
Columbia at Argentina
Ecuador at Bahamas
Mexico at Canada

Group II
Guatemala at Venezuela
Cuba at Haiti
Jamaica at Peru
Paraguay at Uruguay

Group III
Antigua/Barbuda
Bermuda
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Panama
Puerto Rico

Group IV
Barbados
Honduras
Netherlands Antilles
OECS
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
US Virgin Islands


Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Korea bye
China at Uzbekistan
Indonesia at Japan
New Zealand at Lebanon

Group II
Thailand at Philippines
China Hong Kong at Chinese Taipei
Pacific Oceania at Pakistan
Qatar at Iran

Group III
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan

Group IV
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brunei
Iraq
Jordan
Oman
United Arab Emirates


That's 131 nations in all!!!