Tuesday, April 7, 1998 | 7:03 a.m.
WORLD GROUP
First Round
Winners advance to second round
At Stone Mountain, Ga.
United States 3, Russia 2
Singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, def. Jim Courier, Orlando, Fla., 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-4.
Andre Agassi, Las Vegas, def. Marat Safin, Russia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles
Todd Martin, Ponte Vedra Beach, and Richey Reneberg, Atlanta, def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin, Russia, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, 2-6, 6-1.
Reverse Singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, def. Andre Agassi, Las Vegas, 6-3, 6-0, 7-6 (7-3).
Jim Courier, Orlando, Fla., def. Marat Safin, Russia, 0-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
At Mildura, Australia
Zimbabwe 3, Australia 2
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).
Doubles
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, Australia, def. Byron and Wayne Black, Zimbabwe, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Wayne Black, Zimbabwe, def. Mark Woodforde, Australia, 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4.
Byron Black, Zimbabwe, def. Jason Stoltenberg, Australia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
At Bremen, Germany
Germany 5, 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.
Doubles
Boris Becker and David Prinosil, Germany, def. David Adams and Ellis Ferreira, South Africa, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
David Prinosil, Germany, def. Wayne Ferreira, South Africa, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-4).
Tommy Haas, Germany, def. Grant Stafford, South Africa, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).
At Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland 3, Czech Republic 2
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.
Doubles
Marc Rosset and Lorenzo Manta, Switzerland, def. Daniel Vacek and Martin Damm, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Marc Rosset, Switzerland, def. Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5.
Martin Damm, Czech Republic, def. Ivo Heuberger, Switzerland, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 7-6 (7-5).
At Genoa, Italy
Italy 4, 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.
Doubles
Andrea Gaudenzi and Diego Nargiso, Italy, def. Mahesh Bhupathi and Syef Fazaluddin, India, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Andrea Gaudenzi, Italy, def. Mahesh Bhupathi, India, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1.
Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, def. Srinath Prahland, 6-2, 6-3.
At Bratislava, Slovakia
Sweden 3, Slovakia 2
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, Sweden, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
Magnus Larsson and Mikael Tillstrom, Sweden, def. Jan Kroslak and Martin Hromec, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Magnus Norman, Sweden, def. Karol Kucera, Slovakia, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, def. Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4).
At Porto Alegre, Brazil
Spain 3, Brazil 2
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.
Doubles
Gustavo Kuerten and Jaime Oncins, Brazil, def. Alex Corretja and Javier Sanchez, Spain, 6-1, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Alex Corretja, Spain, def. Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Fernando Meligeni, Brazil, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-2.
At Brussels, Belgium
Belgium 3, Netherlands 2
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.
Doubles
Jacco Eltingh and Jan Siemerink, Netherlands, def. Filip Dewulf and Libor Pimek 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Filip Dewulf, Belgium, def. John van Lottum, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4.
Christophe Van Garsse, Belgium, def. Sjeng Schalten, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3.
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EURO-AFRICA ZONE
Group 1
Winners advance to World Group Qualifying Round
At Helsinki, Finland
France 4, Finland 1
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.
Doubles
Guillaume Raoux and Nicolas Escude, France, def. Tuomas Ketola and Tommi Lenho, Finland, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Jerome Golmard, France, def. Tapio Nurminen, Finland, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.
Tommi Lenho, Finland, def. Guillaume Raoux, France, 6-3, 6-4.
At Bucharest, Romania
Romania 4, Norway 1
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.
Doubles
Andrei Pavel and Gabriel Trifu, Romania, def. Lars Hjarrand and Helge Koll, Norway, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Christian Ruud, Norway, def. Dinu Pescariu, Romania, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Andrei Pavel, Romania, def. Jan Frode Anderson, 6-4, 6-4.
At Ramot Hasharon, Israel
Israel 4, Austria 1
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.
Doubles
Eyal Erlich and Noam Behr, Israel, def. Thomas Buchmayer and Wolfgang Schranz, Austria 6-4, 7-6, (7-3), 4-6, 1-6, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Noam Behr, Israel, def. Stefan Koubek, Austria, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1.
Wolfgang Schranz, Austria, def. Amir Haddad, Israel, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
At Newcastle, England
Britain 5, Ukraine 0
Singles
Greg Rusedski, Britain, def. Andrei 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.
Doubles
Greg Rusedski and Tim Henman, Britain, def. Andrei Rybalko and Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (11-9).
Reverse Singles
Greg Rusedski, Britain, def. Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4.
Tim Henman, Britain, def. Andrei Rybalko, Ukraine, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.
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AMERICAS ZONE
Group I
Winners advance to World Group Qualifying Round
Second Round
At Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina 4, Chile 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.
Doubles
Luis Lobo and Lucas Arnold, Argentina, def. Marcelo Rios and Nicolas Massu, Chile, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Franco Squillari, Argentina, def. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Hernan Gumy, Argentina, def. Hermes Gamonal, Chile, 7-5, 6-1.
Group II
Winners advance to second round
At Montevideo, Uruguay
Uruguay 3, Paraguay 2
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.
Doubles
Marcelo Filippini and Gonzalo Rodriguez, Uruguay, def. Ramon Delgado and Ricardo Mena, Paraguay, 6-3, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6).
Reverse Singles
Ramon Delgado, Paraguay, def. Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2.
Federico Dondo, Uruguay, def. Ricardo Mena, Paraguay, 6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6).
At Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuela 4, Guatemala 1
Singles
Jimy Szynmanski, Venezuela, def. Luis Perez, Guatamela, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.
Kepler Orellana, Venezuela, def. Jacobo Chavez, Guatemala, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles
Jimy Szymanski and Kepler Orellana, Venezuela, def. Daniel Chavez and Luis Valencia, Guatemala, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Jose de Armas, Venezuela, def. Jacobo Chavez, Guatamela, 6-2, 6-0.
Luis Perez, Guatamela, def. Ricardo Omana, Venezuela, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.
At Lima, Peru
Peru 5, 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.
Doubles
Luis Horna and Americo Venero, Peru, def. Jermaine Smith and Nicholas Malcolm, Jamaica, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Alejandro Aramburu, Peru, def. Jermaine Smith, Jamaica, 6-1, 6-4.
Ivan Miranda, Peru, def. Jessie Smatt, Jamaica, 6-3, 6-1.
At Guayaquil, Ecuador
Ecuador 3, Canada 2
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.
Doubles
Daniel Nestor and Sebastien Lareau, Canada, def. Nicolas Lapentti and Luis Morejon, Ecuador, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Nicolas Lapentti, Ecuador, def. Daniel Nestor, Canada, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2.
Jocelyn Robichaud, Canada, def. Giovanni Lapentti, Ecuador, 6-3, 7-6.
At Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Haiti 3, Cuba 2
Singles
Ronald Agenor, Haiti, def. Armando Perez Guerra, Cuba, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0.
Lazaro Navarro Batles, Cuba, def. Bertrand Madsen, Haiti, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Doubles
Lazaro Navarro Batles and Juan Antonio Pino, Cuba, def. Ronald Agenor and Jerry Joseph, Haiti, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Reverse Singles
Ronald Agenor, Haiti, def. Lazaro Navarro Batles, Cuba, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.
Bertrand Madsen, Haiti, def. Armando Perez Guerra, Cuba, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
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ASIA-OCEANIA ZONE
Group I
At Seoul, South Korea
Uzbekistan 3, 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).
Reverse Singles
Oleg Ogorodov, Uzbekistan, def. Yoon Yong-il, South Korea, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6.
Second match, ccd., rain
At Miyazaki, Japan
Japan 3, New Zealand 2
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
Brett Steven and James Greenhalgh, New Zealand, def. Takao Suzuki and Satoshi Iwabuchi, Japan, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
Reverse Singles
Takao Suzuki, Japan, def. Tao Susnjak, New Zealand, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-1.
Brett Steven, New Zealand, def. Goichi Motormura, Japan, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Group II
First Round
Thailand 4, Philippines 1
At Manila, Philippines
Singles
Srichapan Paradorn, Thailand, def. Adelo Abadia, Philippines, 6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-5.
Joseph Lizardo, Philippines, def. Srichapan Narathorn, Thailand, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2).
Doubles
Danai Udomchoke and Vittaya Samre, Thailand, def. Robert Angelo and Bryan Juinio, Philippines, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Srichapan Paradorn, Thailand, def. Joseph Lizardo, Philippines, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Srichapan Narathorn, Thailand, def. Adelo Abadia, Philippines, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
At Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan 3, Hong Kong 2
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.
Reverse Singles
Melvin Tong, Hong Kong, def. Tsai Chia-yen, Taiwan, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-1, 6-0.
Chen Chih-jung, Taiwan, def Christopher Lai, Hong Kong, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0.
At Islamabad, Pakistan
Pakistan 3, 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.
Doubles
Mohammad Khaliq and Asim Shafiq, Pakistan, def. Lawrence Tere and Sanjeev Tikaram, Pacific Oceania, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2.
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