1988 Davis Cup

1988 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	5 February – 18 December
Edition	77th
Teams	74
Champion
Winning Nation	West Germany
	← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Davis Cup (also known as the 1988 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 77th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament marked the introduction of sub-divisions within each continental zone. Each zone would now feature two groups, with promotion and relegation between the two. This year also saw the Eastern Zone renamed as the Asia/Oceania Zone. 75 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 13 in the Americas Zone, 16 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 30 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Cameroon, Ghana, Haiti, Iraq and Jamaica made their first appearances in the tournament.

West Germany defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16–18 December, to win their first title and become the ninth nation to win the Davis Cup.^[1]^[2]

World Group[]

Participating teams
Australia	Brazil	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
France	India	Israel	Italy
Mexico	New Zealand	Paraguay	Spain
Sweden	Switzerland	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Draw[]

First Round
5–7 February

Quarterfinals
8–10 April

Semifinals
22–24 July

Final
16–18 December

Gävle, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

5

Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)

New Zealand

0

Sweden

3

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

2

Czechoslovakia

5

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Paraguay

0

Sweden

4

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

France

1

Australia

3

Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay)

Mexico

2

Australia

0

Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

France

5

France

4

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)

Switzerland

1

Sweden

1

Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

4

Brazil

0

Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

5

West Germany

5

Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Denmark

0

Denmark

3

Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet)

Spain

2

West Germany

5

Palermo, Italy (clay)

Yugoslavia

0

Italy

4

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)

Israel

1

Italy

1

New Delhi, India (grass)

Yugoslavia

4

Yugoslavia

3

India

2

Final[]

Sweden vs. West Germany

Sweden
1

Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden^[2]
16–18 December 1988
Clay (indoors)

West Germany
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Mats Wilander Carl-Uwe Steeb	10 8	6 1	2 6	4 6	6 8
2	Stefan Edberg Boris Becker	3 6	1 6	4 6
3	Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd Boris Becker / Eric Jelen	6 3	6 2	5 7	3 6	2 6
4	Stefan Edberg Carl-Uwe Steeb	6 4	8 6
5	Kent Carlsson Patrik Kühnen						w/o

Relegation play-offs[]

Date: 8–10 April

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Door	Surface
Paraguay	4–1	New Zealand	Asunción	Outdoor	Hard
Switzerland	2–3	Mexico	St. Gallen	Indoor	Carpet
Spain	5–0	Brazil	Murcia	Outdoor	Clay
Israel	w/o	India	—	—	—

Israel, Mexico, Paraguay and Spain remain in the World Group in 1989.
Brazil, India, New Zealand and Switzerland are relegated to Zonal competition in 1989.

Americas Zone[]

Group I[]

First Round
4–7 February

Second Round
8–10 April

Third Round
22–24 July

Argentina

bye

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Argentina

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

5

Canada

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

1

Viña del Mar, Chile (clay)

United States

4

Peru

4

Chile

1

Lima, Peru (clay)

Peru

0

United States

3

bye

United States

United States are promoted to the World Group in 1989.

Relegation Play-off 8–10 April

Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
	Canada	4
	Chile	1

Chile are relegated to Group II in 1989.

Group II[]

First Round
5–7 February

Second Round
8–11 April

Third Round
22–24 July

Uruguay

bye

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Uruguay

5

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Cuba

0

Cuba

4

Bolivia

1

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Uruguay

4

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Venezuela

1

Venezuela

4

Colombia

1

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

Venezuela

3

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

Jamaica

2

Jamaica

5

Haiti

0

Uruguay are promoted to Group I in 1989.

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

Group I[]

First Round
5–7 February

Second Round
8–10 April

Third Round
22–24 July

South Korea

bye

Seoul, South Korea (clay)

South Korea

5

Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)

Philippines

0

Japan

2

Philippines

3

Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)

South Korea

2

Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)

Indonesia

3

Thailand

0

Indonesia

5

Jakarta, Indonesia (clay)

Indonesia

4

China

1

bye

China

Indonesia are promoted to the World Group in 1989.

Relegation Play-off 8–10 April

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
	Japan	4
	Thailand	1

Thailand are relegated to Group II in 1989.

Group II[]

First Round
5–7 February

Second Round
8–11 April

Third Round
6–8 May

Fourth Round
22–24 July

Hong Kong

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

bye

Hong Kong

5

Iraq

0

bye

Hong Kong (indoor carpet)

Iraq

Hong Kong

5

Singapore

0

Singapore

Damascus, Syria (indoor hard)

bye

Singapore

4

Syria

1

Saudi Arabia

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)

Syria

w/o

Hong Kong

5

Pakistan

0

Bangladesh

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard)

bye

Bangladesh

1

Chinese Taipei

4

bye

Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet)

Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei

1

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)

Pakistan

4

Sri Lanka

4

Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)

Malaysia

1

Sri Lanka

2

Pakistan

3

bye

Pakistan

Hong Kong are promoted to Group I in 1989.

Europe/Africa Zone[]

Group I[]

First Round
6–8 May

Second Round
9–12 June

Third Round
22–24 July

Great Britain

Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)

bye

Great Britain

3

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Finland

1

Finland

4

Zell am See, Austria (clay)

Belgium

1

Great Britain

0

Lagos, Nigeria (hard)

Austria

5

Hungary

0

Villach, Austria (clay)

Nigeria

5

Nigeria

0

Austria

5

bye

Austria

Netherlands

Warmond, Netherlands (clay)

bye

Netherlands

3

Dakar, Senegal (hard)

Senegal

2

Senegal

4

Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)

Bulgaria

1

Netherlands

0

Timișoara, Romania (clay)

Soviet Union

5

Romania

2

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Portugal

3

Portugal

0

Soviet Union

5

bye

Soviet Union

Austria and Soviet Union are promoted to the World Group in 1989.

Relegation Play-offs 10–13 June

Budapest, Hungary (clay)
	Belgium	2
	Hungary	3
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
	Bulgaria	0
	Romania	5

Belgium and Bulgaria are relegated to Group II in 1989.

Group II Europe[]

First Round
8–10 April

Second Round
6–8 May

Third Round
10–12 June

Fourth Round
22–24 July

Poland

Warsaw, Poland (clay)

bye

Poland

5

Luxembourg

0

bye

Athens, Greece (clay)

Luxembourg

Poland

1

Greece

3

Greece

Athens, Greece (clay)

bye

Greece

4

Turkey

1

bye

Dublin, Ireland (grass)

Turkey

Greece

0

Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard)

Ireland

5

Malta

0

Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)

Norway

5

Norway

4

Monaco

1

bye

Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass)

Monaco

Norway

2

Ireland

3

Cyprus

Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet)

bye

Cyprus

0

Ireland

5

bye

Ireland

Ireland are promoted to Group I in 1989.

Group II Africa[]

First Round
5–7 February

Second Round
8–10 April

Third Round
6–8 May

Fourth Round
22–24 July

Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

bye

Zimbabwe

5

Cameroon

0

bye

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

Cameroon

Zimbabwe

3

Ivory Coast

2

Algeria

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)

bye

Algeria

2

Ivory Coast

3

bye

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

Ivory Coast

Zimbabwe

5

Egypt

0

Tunisia

Tunis, Tunisia (hard)

bye

Tunisia

0

Morocco

5

bye

Casablanca, Morocco (clay)

Morocco

Morocco

2

Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet)

Egypt

3

Ghana

1

Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Kenya

4

Kenya

0

Egypt

5

bye

Egypt

Zimbabwe are promoted to Group I in 1989.

References[]

General

"World Group 1988". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.

External links[]

Davis Cup Official Website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[WG_Final-2] "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.

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