1998 Davis Cup

The 1998 Davis Cup was the 87th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 131 teams entered the competition, 16 in the World Group, 30 in the Americas Zone, 30 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 55 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Honduras, Iraq, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia and the U.S. Virgin Islands made their first appearances in the tournament.
Sweden defeated Italy in the final, held at the Forum di Assago in Milan, Italy, on 4–6 December, to win their second consecutive title and their 7th title overall.

World Group

Final

'''Italy vs. Sweden'''

World Group qualifying round

Date: 25–28 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group qualifying round for spots in the 1999 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
'	5–0		Townsville	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre	Indoor	Hard
'	3–0		Florianópolis	Hotel Costão do Santinho	Outdoor	Clay
'	5–0		Prague	National Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Clay
	1–4	'	Ramat HaSharon	Canada Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
'	3–2		Nottingham	Nottingham Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Hard
'	5–0		Eindhoven	Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven	Indoor	Carpet
	1–3	'	Osaka	Utsubo Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard
	2–3	'	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay

,,,, and remain in the World Group in 1999.
and are promoted to the World Group in 1999.
,,,, and remain in Zonal Group I in 1999.
and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 1999.

Americas Zone

Group III

Venue: Santa Cruz Tennis Club, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Date: 29 April–3 May

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group III

Venue: National Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 15–19 April

Europe/Africa Zone

Group III

Zone A

Venue: Amicale Tennis Association, Lomé, Togo
Date: 21–25 January

Zone B

Venue: Jug Tennis Club, Skopje, Macedonia
Date: 20–24 May

Group IV

Zone A

Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda
Date: 28 January–1 February