The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 1998 Fed Cup.
Group I
edit- Venue: Tennis Academy, Brasília, Brazil (outdoor clay)
- Date: 14–17 April
The nine teams were first randomly divided into three pools of three teams to compete in round-robin competitions. The nine teams were then divided into three new pools based on their placing in their first pools, which would be used to determine each team's overall placing in the zonal group. The team that finished first overall would be promoted to the World Group II Play-offs, while the teams that finished eighth and ninth would be relegated to Group II for 1999.
Initial Pools
edit| Initial Pool A | PAR | CAN | URU | |
| 1 |  Paraguay (2–0)
|
2–1 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Canada (1–1)
|
1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Uruguay (0–2)
|
1–2 | 0–3 |
| Initial Pool B | COL | BRA | CHI | |
| 1 |  Colombia (2–0)
|
2–1 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Brazil (1–1)
|
1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 3 |  Chile (0–2)
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Initial Pool C | VEN | ECU | PER | |
| 1 |  Venezuela (2–0)
|
3–0 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Ecuador (1–1)
|
0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 3 |  Peru (0–2)
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
Placement Pools
edit| Placement Pool A | VEN | PAR | COL | |
| 1 | Venezuela (2–0)
|
2–1 | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paraguay (1–1)
|
1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Colombia (0–2)
|
1–2 | 0–3 |
| Placement Pool B | CAN | BRA | ECU | |
| 1 | Canada (2–0)
|
3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brazil (1–1)
|
0–3 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Ecuador (0–2)
|
0–3 | 0–2 |
| Placement Pool C | CHI | URU | PER | |
| 1 | Chile (2–0)
|
3–0 | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Uruguay (1–1)
|
0–3 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Peru (0–2)
|
0–2 | 1–2 |
Group II
edit- Venue: Chipinque Racquet Club, Monterrey, Mexico (outdoor hard)
- Date: 27 April – 3 May
The sixteen teams were divided into two pools of eight. The top team from each pool then moved would advance to Group I for 1999.
Pools
edit| Pool A | MEX | ESA | HAI | GUA | CRC | BAR | BER | ATG | |
| 1 |  Mexico (7–0)
|
3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  El Salvador (6–1)
|
0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Haiti (4–3)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  Guatemala (4–3)
|
0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 5 |  Costa Rica (4–3)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 6 |  Barbados (2–5)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 7 |  Bermuda (1–6)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| 8 |  Antigua and Barbuda (0–7)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Pool B | PUR | CUB | DOM | TRI | PAN | BOL | JAM | BAH | |
| 1 |  Puerto Rico (7–0)
|
2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Cuba (6–1)
|
1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic (5–2)
|
1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago (4–3)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| 5 |  Panama (3–4)
|
1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 6 |  Bolivia (1–6)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| 7 |  Jamaica (1–6)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 8 |  Bahamas (1–6)
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Mexico and 
Puerto Rico advanced to Group I in 1999.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Belarus v Venezuela". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Uruguay v Dominican Republic". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Peru v Antigua and Barbuda". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Colombia v Mexico". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Venezuela v Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.
- Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay
- Fed Cup Profile, Canada
- Fed Cup Profile, Colombia
- Fed Cup Profile, Chile
- Fed Cup Profile, Peru
- Fed Cup Profile, Ecuador
- Fed Cup Profile, Mexico
- Fed Cup Profile, El Salvador
- Fed Cup Profile, Haiti
- Fed Cup Profile, Costa Rica
- Fed Cup Profile, Guatemala
- Fed Cup Profile, Barbados
- Fed Cup Profile, Bermuda
- Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico
- Fed Cup Profile, Cuba
- Fed Cup Profile, Dominican Republic
- Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia
- Fed Cup Profile, Trinidad and Tobago
- Fed Cup Profile, Panama
- Fed Cup Profile, Jamaica