title: 1998 Fed Cup World Group play-offs
text: # 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) | Slovan Kerametal Tennis Club, Bratislava, Slovakia 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) | Belgium 1 |
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  | 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 ||||
  
  ## Russia vs. Germany
  
  | Russia 4 | Druzhba T.C., Moscow, Russia 25–26 July 1998 Hard (indoors) | Druzhba T.C., Moscow, Russia 25–26 July 1998 Hard (indoors) | Germany 1 |
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  | 1 2 3 1 Tatiana Panova Andrea Glass 6 3 6 1     2 Elena Makarova Anke Huber 6 1 $7^8$ $6^6$     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 ||||
  
  ## Croatia vs. Netherlands
  
  | Croatia 3 | Zlatni Rat T.C., Bol, Croatia 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) | Zlatni Rat T.C., Bol, Croatia 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) | Netherlands 2 |
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  | 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 $6^1$ $7^7$ ||||
  
  ## Czech Republic vs. Italy
  
  | Czech Republic 1 | National Centre, Prague, Czech Republic 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) | National Centre, Prague, Czech Republic 25–26 July 1998 Red clay (outdoors) | Italy 4 |
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  | 1 2 3 1 Radka Bobková Silvia Farina 0 6 4 6     2 Květa Hrdličková Rita Grande $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 4 4 6   3 Květa Hrdličková Silvia Farina 2 6 1 6     4 Radka Bobková Rita Grande 2 6 6 3 $7^7$ $6^5$   5 Lenka Němečková / Michaela Paštiková Francesca Lubiani / Flora Perfetti 2 6 6 4 5 7 ||||
  