1998 Fed Cup World Group
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Date18 April – 20 September
Edition8th
| 1998 Fed Cup World Group | |
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| Date | 18 April – 20 September |
| Edition | 8th |
| Champions | |
 Spain | |
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. France was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the semifinals by Switzerland. Spain defeated Switzerland to capture their fifth title.
| Participating teams | |||
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 Belgium |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Netherlands |
Spain |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw
| Quarterfinals 18–19 April | Semifinals 25–26 July | Final 19–20 September | |||||||||||
| Ghent, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sion, Switzerland (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | France | 0 | |||||||||||
| Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Geneva, Switzerland (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Saarbrücken, Germany (Indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 3 | |||||||||||
| Kiawah Island, SC, USA (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||
First round
France vs. Belgium
 France 3 |
Expo Centre, Ghent, Belgium 18–19 April 1998 Greenset hard (indoors) |
 Belgium 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Switzerland vs. Czech Republic
Switzerland 4 |
Rondo Hall, Brno, Czech Republic 18–19 April 1998 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
 Czech Republic 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. Germany
 Spain 3 |
Saarland Hall, Saarbrücken, Germany 18–19 April 1998 Supreme carpet (indoors) |
 Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Netherlands
 United States 5 |
East Beach T.C., Kiawah Island, SC, United States 18–19 April 1998 Har-Tru clay (outdoors) |
 Netherlands 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
France vs. Switzerland
France 0 |
Tourbillon Stadium, Sion, Switzerland 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) |
Switzerland 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. United States
Spain 3 |
Campo Villa T.C., Madrid, Spain 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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