Saturday, April 4, 1998 | 10:05 a.m.
WORLD GROUP
First Round
At Mildura, Australia
Australia 1, Zimbabwe 1
Singles
Jason Stoltenberg, Australia, def. Wayne Black, Zimbabwe, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
Byron Black, Zimbabwe, def. Pat Rafter, Australia 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7-0).
At Bremen, Germany
Germany 2, South Africa 0
Singles
Nicolas Kiefer, Germany, def. Grant Stafford, South Africa, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
Tommy Haas, Germany, def. Wayne Ferreira, South Africa, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
At Zurich, Switzerland
Czech Republic 1, Switzerland 1
Singles
Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, def. Ivo Heuberger, Switzerland, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 7-5, 6-2.
Marc Rosset, Switzerland, def. Daniel Vacek, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0.
At Genoa, Italy
Italy 1, India 1
Singles
Andrea Gaudenzi, Italy, def. Prahland Srinath, India, 6-0, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.
Mahesh Bhupathi, India, def. Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
At Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovakia 2, Sweden 0
Singles
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Magnus Norman, Sweden, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Karol Kucera, Slovakia, def. Mikael Tillstrom of Sweden, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
At Porto Alegre, Brazil
Brazil 1, Spain 1
Singles
Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, def. Carlos Moya, Spain, 5-7, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Alex Corretja, Spain, def. Fernando Meligeni, Brazil, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
At Brussels, Belgium
Netherlands 1, Belgium 1
Singles
Jan Siemerink, Netherlands, def. Johan van Herck, Belgium, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
Filip De Wulf, Belgium, def. Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5.
At Stone Mountain, Ga.
United States 0, Russia 0
Jim Courier, Orlando, Fla. vs. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, ppd. rain
Marat Safin, Russia, vs. Andre Agassi, Las Vegas, ppd., rain
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AMERICA ZONE
Group I
Second Round
At Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chile 1, Argentina 1
Singles
Marcelo Rios, Chile, def. Hernan Gumy, Argentina, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Franco Squillari, Argentina, def. Hermes Gamonal, Chile, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
Group II
At Montevideo, Uruguay
Uruguay 1, Paraguay 1
Ramon Delgado, Paraguay, def. Federico Dondo, Uruguay, 6-0, 6-3, 6-1.
Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, def. Ricardo Mena, Paraguay, 6-2, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
At Caracas, Venezuela
Guatemala 1, Venezuela 0
Singles
Jimy Szynmanski, Guatemala, def. Luis Perez, Venezuela, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.
Kepler Orellana, Venezuela, leads Jacobo Chavez, Guatemala, 6-3, 6-3, 1-2, susp., rain.
At Lima, Peru
Peru 2, Jamaica 0
Singles
Luis Horna, Peru, def. Jermaine Smith, Jamaica, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).
Alejandro Aramburu, Peru, def. Karl Hale, Jamaica, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
At Guayaquil, Ecuador
Ecuador 2, Canada 0
Singles
Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador def. Sebastien Lareau, Canada, 6-2, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3.
Luis Morejon, Ecuador, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.
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ASIA-OCEANIA ZONE
Group I
At Seoul, South Korea
Uzbekistan 2, South Korea 1
Singles
Vadim Kutsenko, Uzbekistan, def. Yoon Yong-il, South Korea, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Lee Hyung-taek, South Korea, def. Oleg Ogorodov, Uzbekistan, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
Oleg Ogorodov and Dmitri Tomashevich, Uzbekistan, def. Lee Hyung-taek and Kim Dong-hyun, South Korea, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).
At Miyazaki, Japan
Japan 2, New Zealand 1
Singles
Goichi Motomura, Japan, def. Teo Susnjak, New Zealand, 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.
Takao Suzuki, Japan, def. Brett Steven, New Zealand, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), 7-5.
Doubles
Group II
Brett Steven and James Greenhalgh, New Zealand, def. Takao Suzuki and Satoshi Iwabuchi, Japan, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
First Round
Philippines 1, Thailand 1
At Manila, Philippines
Singles
Paradorn Srichapan, Thailand, def. Adelo Abadia, Philippines, 6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-5.
Joseph Lizardo, Philippines, def. Narathorn Srichapan, Thailand, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2).
At Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan 2, Hong Kong 1
Singles
Tsai Chia-yen, Taiwan, def. Christopher Lai, Hong Kong, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
Mervin Tong, Hong Kong, def. Chen Chih-jung, Taiwan, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 8-6.
Doubles
Ling Bing-chao and Chen Chih-jung, Taiwan, def. Stephen So and Christopher Lai, Hong Kong, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.
At Islamabad, Pakistan
Pakistan 2, Pacific Oceania 0
Singles
Asim Shafik, Pakistan, def. Lency Tenai, Pacific Oceania, 6-0, 6-1, 6-0.
Mohammad Khaliz, Pakistan, def. Lawrence Tere, Pacific Oceania, 6-1, 7-5, 6-1.
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EURO-AFRICA ZONE
Group 1
At Helsinki, Finland
France 2, Finland 0
Singles
Guillaume Raoux, France, def. Tuomas Ketola, Finland, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
Cedric Pioline, France, def. Ville Liukko, Finland, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.
At Bucharest, Romania
Romania 2, Norway 0
Singles
Dinu Pescariu, Romania, def. Jan Frode Andersen, Norway, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-4.
Andrei Pavel, Romania, def. Christian Ruud, Norway, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
At Ramot Hasharon, Israel
Israel 2, Austria 0
Singles
Eyal Erlich, Israel, def. Gerald Mandl, Austria, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.
Amir Hadad, Israel def. Stefan Koubek, Austria, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-3.
At Newcastle, England
Britain 2, Ukraine 0
Singles
Greg Rusedski, Britain, def. Andrej Rybalko, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4.
Tim Henman, Britain, def. Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
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