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)

Belgium
1

		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

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Russia vs. Germany

Russia
4

Druzhba T.C., Moscow, Russia
25–26 July 1998
Hard (indoors)

Germany
1

		1	2
1	Tatiana Panova Andrea Glass	6 3	6 1
2	Elena Makarova Anke Huber	6 1	7⁸ 6⁶
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

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Croatia vs. Netherlands

Croatia
3

Zlatni Rat T.C., Bol, Croatia
25–26 July 1998
Red clay (outdoors)

Netherlands
2

		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	6¹ 7⁷

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Czech Republic vs. Italy

Czech Republic
1

National Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
25–26 July 1998
Red clay (outdoors)

Italy
4

		1	2	3
1	Radka Bobková Silvia Farina	0 6	4 6
2	Květa Hrdličková Rita Grande	6³ 7⁷	6 4	4 6
3	Květa Hrdličková Silvia Farina	2 6	1 6
4	Radka Bobková Rita Grande	2 6	6 3	7⁷ 6⁵
5	Lenka Němečková / Michaela Paštiková Francesca Lubiani / Flora Perfetti	2 6	6 4	5 7