1998 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs

The World Group Play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1999 World Group, while losing nations joined the 1999 World Group II.

Slovakia vs. Belgium

Slovakia 4	Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors)		Belgium 1
1 2 3 1 Henrieta Nagyová Sabine Appelmans 7 5 6 4     2 Karina Habšudová Dominique Van Roost 6 2 6 3     3 Henrieta Nagyová Dominique Van Roost 6 4 6 3     4 Karina Habšudová Sabine Appelmans 6 2 4 6 7 5   5 Janette Husárová / Katarína Studeníková Els Callens / Dominique Van Roost 5 7 1 6

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Russia vs. Germany

Russia 4	Druzhba T.C., Moscow, Russia 25–26 July 1998 Hard (indoors)		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Tatiana Panova Andrea Glass 6 3 6 1     2 Elena Makarova Anke Huber 6 1 78 66     3 Tatiana Panova Anke Huber 7 5 6 3     4 Elena Makarova Andrea Glass 6 4 6 1     5 Evgenia Kulikovskaya / Ekaterina Sysoeva Meike Babel / Jana Kandarr 4 6 2 6

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Croatia vs. Netherlands

Croatia 3	Zlatni Rat T.C., Bol, Croatia 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Silvija Talaja Miriam Oremans 6 3 6 3     2 Iva Majoli Amanda Hopmans 1 6 0 6     3 Iva Majoli Miriam Oremans 6 2 6 2     4 Silvija Talaja Amanda Hopmans 6 2 6 3     5 Jelena Kostanić / Silvija Talaja Manon Bollegraf / Caroline Vis 4 6 6 3 61 77

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Czech Republic vs. Italy

Czech Republic 1	National Centre, Prague, Czech Republic 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors)		Italy 4
1 2 3 1 Radka Bobková Silvia Farina 0 6 4 6     2 Květa Hrdličková Rita Grande 63 77 6 4 4 6   3 Květa Hrdličková Silvia Farina 2 6 1 6     4 Radka Bobková Rita Grande 2 6 6 3 77 65   5 Lenka Němečková / Michaela Paštiková Francesca Lubiani / Flora Perfetti 2 6 6 4 5 7

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References

See also

• Fed Cup structure