| Details | |
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| Duration | 18 April – 20 September |
| Edition | 36th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| ← 1997 1999 → | |
The 1998 Fed Cup was the 36th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. In the final, Spain defeated Switzerland at Palexpo Hall in Geneva, Switzerland on 19–20 September, giving Spain its fifth title.
World Group
Further information: 1998 Fed Cup World Group| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | |||||||||||
World Group play-offs
Further information: 1998 Fed Cup World Group play-offsThe four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and Netherlands), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Croatia, Italy, Russia and Slovakia) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 25–26 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislava, Slovakia | Outdoor clay |  Slovakia |
4–1 | Belgium
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| Moscow, Russia | Indoor hard |  Russia |
4–1 | Germany
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| Bol, Croatia | Outdoor clay |  Croatia |
3–2 | Netherlands
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| Prague, Czech Republic | Outdoor clay | Czech Republic |
1–4 |  Italy
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World Group II
Further information: 1998 Fed Cup World Group IIThe World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 1998. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 18–19 April
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foligno, Italy | Indoor carpet | Italy |
3–2 |  Austria
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| Perth, Australia | Outdoor grass |  Australia |
2–3 | Russia
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| Dubrovnik, Croatia | Outdoor clay | Croatia |
4–1 |  Japan
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| Buenos Aires, Argentina | Outdoor clay |  Argentina |
1–4 | Slovakia
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World Group II play-offs
Further information: 1998 Fed Cup World Group II play-offsThe four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, Australia, Austria and Japan) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Belarus and Poland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (South Korea), and one team from the Americas Zone (Venezuela).
Date: 12–13 July
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra, Australia | Indoor carpet | Australia |
5–0 | Argentina
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| Bergheim, Austria | Outdoor clay | Austria |
5–0 |  Poland
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| Seoul, South Korea | Outdoor clay |  South Korea |
1–4 | Japan
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| Minsk, Belarus | Indoor hard |  Belarus |
4–1 |  Venezuela
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Americas Zone
Further information: 1998 Fed Cup Americas Zone- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil (outdoor clay)
Dates: 14–17 April
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico (outdoor clay)
Dates: 27 April – 3 May
- Participating Teams
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
Panama
Puerto Rico
Trinidad and Tobago
Asia/Oceania Zone
Further information: 1998 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Thana City Golf Club, Samutpakarn, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 16–20 February
- Participating Teams
Group II
Venue: Thana City Golf Club, Samutpakarn, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 16–20 February
- Participating Teams
Europe/Africa Zone
Further information: 1998 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: La Manga Club, Murcia, Spain (outdoor clay)
Dates: 14–18 April
- Participating Teams
- Belarus
Bulgaria
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Israel
Latvia
Madagascar- Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
South Africa
Sweden
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
Group II
Venue: Ali Bey Club, Manavgat, Turkey (outdoor clay)
Dates: 5–9 May
- Participating Teams
Algeria
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
Georgia
Ireland
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Norway
Tunisia
Turkey
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