1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

• Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
• Date: 14–18 April

The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool play-off in a two-round knockout stage to decide which nations progress to World Group II play-offs. The three nations winning the least rubbers were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 1999.

Pools

| team-1-abbrev=BLR | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=GRE | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=SLO | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=ISR | team-4= (0–3) | team-1-abbrev=POL | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=POR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=GBR | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=MAD | team-4= (0–3) | team-1-abbrev=RSA | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=ROU | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=LAT | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=BUL | team-4= (0–3) | team-1-abbrev=SWE | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=UKR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=YUG | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=HUN | team-4= (0–3)

Knockout stage

Main article: 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Knockout Stage

| RD1-date=17 April | RD2-date=18 April

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=1

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1

| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=1

| RD2T1-loc= | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc= | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

• **** and **** advanced to World Group II Play-offs.
• **, ** and ** relegated to Group II in 1999.

Group II

• Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)
• Date: 5–9 May

The twenty-two teams were divided into two pools of five and six. The top teams from each pool advanced to Group I for 1999.

Pools

| team-1-abbrev=DEN | team-1= (4–0) | team-2-abbrev=LIT | team-2= (2–2) | team-3-abbrev=TUN | team-3= (2–2) | team-4-abbrev=ALG | team-4= (2–2) | team-5-abbrev=CYP | team-5= (0–4)

| team-1-abbrev=FIN | team-1= (4–0) | team-2-abbrev=MKD | team-2= (3–1) | team-3-abbrev=EGY | team-3= (2–2) | team-4-abbrev=LIE | team-4= (1–3) | team-5-abbrev=BOT | team-5= (0–4)

| team-1-abbrev=LUX | team-1= (5–0) | team-2-abbrev=TUR | team-2= (4–1) | team-3-abbrev=NOR | team-3= (3–2) | team-4-abbrev=ARM | team-4= (2–3) | team-5-abbrev=MLT | team-5= (1–4) | team-6-abbrev=ETH | team-6= (0–5)

| team-1-abbrev=GEO | team-1= (5–0) | team-2-abbrev=EST | team-2= (3–2) | team-3-abbrev=IRL | team-3= (3–2) | team-4-abbrev=BIH | team-4= (2–3) | team-5-abbrev=MDA | team-5= (2–3) | team-6-abbrev=ISL | team-6= (0–5)

• ****, ****, **** and **** advanced to Group I in 1999.

References

• Fed Cup Profile, Belarus
• Fed Cup Profile, Greece
• Fed Cup Profile, Slovenia
• Fed Cup Profile, Poland
• Fed Cup Profile, Portugal
• Fed Cup Profile, Great Britain
• Fed Cup Profile, South Africa
• Fed Cup Profile, Romania
• Fed Cup Profile, Latvia
• Fed Cup Profile, Sweden
• Fed Cup Profile, Ukraine
• Fed Cup Profile, Yugoslavia
• Fed Cup Profile, Denmark
• Fed Cup Profile, Lithuania
• Fed Cup Profile, Tunisia
• Fed Cup Profile, Algeria
• Fed Cup Profile, Finland
• Fed Cup Profile, Macedonia
• Fed Cup Profile, Egypt
• Fed Cup Profile, Liechtenstein
• Fed Cup Profile, Luxembourg
• Fed Cup Profile, Turkey
• Fed Cup Profile, Norway
• Fed Cup Profile, Armenia
• Fed Cup Profile, Malta
• Fed Cup Profile, Georgia
• Fed Cup Profile, Estonia
• Fed Cup Profile, Ireland
• Fed Cup Profile, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Fed Cup Profile, Moldova

References

1. "Belarus v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
2. "Austria v Poland". fedcup.com.
3. "Israel v Moldova". fedcup.com.
4. "Hungary v Madagascar". fedcup.com.
5. "Denmark v South Africa". fedcup.com.
6. "Finland v Yugoslavia". fedcup.com.
7. "Luxembourg v Georgia". fedcup.com.