1988 Davis Cup World Group

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1988 Davis Cup World Group
Date5 February – 18 December
Edition8th
Champions

West Germany
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Main article: 1988 Davis Cup

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1988.[1]

West Germany won the title, defeating the defending champions Sweden in the final, 4–1. The final was held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 16 to 18 December.[2] It was the West German team's first Davis Cup title (having previously come runner-up in 1970 and 1985), becoming the ninth nation to win the Davis Cup.

Participating teams[]

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  

First round[]

Sweden vs. New Zealand[]


Sweden
5 		Gavlerinken, Gävle, Sweden[3]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors)
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
New Zealand 		Anders Järryd
Bruce Derlin 		14
12 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 Sweden
New Zealand 		Stefan Edberg
Kelly Evernden 		12
10 		6
2 		9
7 		     
3 Sweden
New Zealand 		Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
New Zealand 		Anders Järryd
Kelly Evernden 		8
6 		4
6 		11
9 		     
5 Sweden
New Zealand 		Stefan Edberg
Bruce Derlin 		6
1 		6
2 		       

Czechoslovakia vs. Paraguay[]


Czechoslovakia
5 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[4]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors)
Paraguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Petr Korda
Hugo Chapacú 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Miloslav Mečíř
Francisco González 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Hugo Chapacú / Francisco González 		6
1 		7
5 		6
1 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Miloslav Mečíř
Hugo Chapacú 		6
3 		6
1 		       
5 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Petr Korda
Francisco González 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Mexico vs. Australia[]


Mexico
2 		Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
5–8 February 1988
Clay
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Australia 		Leonardo Lavalle
Pat Cash 		7
5 		4
6 		1
6 		9
11 		   
2 Mexico
Australia 		Francisco Maciel
Wally Masur 		3
6 		8
6 		6
3 		7
5 		   
3 Mexico
Australia 		Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Mexico
Australia 		Leonardo Lavalle
Wally Masur 		6
2 		6
1 		4
6 		9
11 		6
2 		 
5 Mexico
Australia 		Francisco Maciel
Pat Cash 		2
6 		6
4 		5
7 		2
6 		   

Switzerland vs. France[]


Switzerland
1 		Basel, Switzerland[6]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors)
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
France 		Roland Stadler
Yannick Noah 		8
10 		11
9 		1
6 		5
7 		   
2 Switzerland
France 		Claudio Mezzadri
Henri Leconte 		3
6 		6
3 		0
6 		8
6 		6
2 		 
3 Switzerland
France 		Heinz Günthardt / Claudio Mezzadri
Guy Forget / Yannick Noah 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Switzerland
France 		Roland Stadler
Henri Leconte 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		1
6 		   
5 Switzerland
France 		Claudio Mezzadri
Yannick Noah 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		     

West Germany vs. Brazil[]


West Germany
5 		Essen, West Germany[7]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors)
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Brazil 		Boris Becker
Cássio Motta 		6
0 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2 West Germany
Brazil 		Carl-Uwe Steeb
Luiz Mattar 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 West Germany
Brazil 		Boris Becker / Patrik Kühnen
Ricardo Acioly / Luiz Mattar 		8
6 		15
13 		6
4 		     
4 West Germany
Brazil 		Patrik Kühnen
Luiz Mattar 		9
7 		6
3 		       
5 West Germany
Brazil 		Carl-Uwe Steeb
Cássio Motta 		6
1 		6
2 		       

Denmark vs. Spain[]


Denmark
3 		Aarhus, Denmark[8]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors)
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Denmark
Spain 		Michael Tauson
Sergio Casal 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Denmark
Spain 		Morten Christensen
Emilio Sánchez 		5
7 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		 
3 Denmark
Spain 		Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 		5
7 		9
11 		2
6 		     
4 Denmark
Spain 		Morten Christensen
Sergio Casal 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Denmark
Spain 		Michael Tauson
Emilio Sánchez 		3
6 		6
1 		13
11 		6
4 		   

Italy vs. Israel[]


Italy
4 		Palermo, Italy[9]
5–7 February 1988
Clay
Israel
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Israel 		Francesco Cancellotti
Gilad Bloom 		6
1 		6
2 		6
8 		6
4 		   
2 Italy
Israel 		Paolo Canè
Amos Mansdorf 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Italy
Israel 		Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso
Amos Mansdorf / Shahar Perkiss 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Italy
Israel 		Paolo Canè
Gilad Bloom 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		   
5 Italy
Israel 		Francesco Cancellotti
Amos Mansdorf 		6
4 		6
2 		       

India vs. Yugoslavia[]


India
2 		New Delhi, India[10]
5–7 February 1988
Grass
Yugoslavia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Vijay Amritraj
Bruno Orešar 		6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		     
2 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Ramesh Krishnan
Slobodan Živojinović 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		7
9 		 
4 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Ramesh Krishnan
Bruno Orešar 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
5 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Vijay Amritraj
Slobodan Živojinović 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia[]


Sweden
3 		Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden[11]
8–10 April 1988
Carpet (indoors)
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Stefan Edberg
Tomáš Šmíd 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Mats Wilander
Miloslav Mečíř 		11
13 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Stefan Edberg / Mats Wilander
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd 		8
6 		6
4 		8
6 		     
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Mats Wilander
Milan Šrejber 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Stefan Edberg
Miloslav Mečíř 		4
6 		6
1 		4
6 		6
4 		9
7 		 

France vs. Australia[]


France
5 		Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, France[12]
8–10 April 1988
Clay (indoors)
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Australia 		Yannick Noah
Darren Cahill 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 France
Australia 		Henri Leconte
Mark Woodforde 		6
3 		7
9 		3
6 		7
5 		6
0 		 
3 France
Australia 		Guy Forget / Yannick Noah
John Fitzgerald / Wally Masur 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 France
Australia 		Henri Leconte
John Fitzgerald 		9
7 		7
5 		       
5 France
Australia 		Yannick Noah
Mark Woodforde 		6
2 		6
4 		       

West Germany vs. Denmark[]


West Germany
5 		Frankfurt, West Germany[13]
8–10 April 1988
Carpet (indoors)
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Denmark 		Eric Jelen
Morten Christensen 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
2 		   
2 West Germany
Denmark 		Boris Becker
Michael Tauson 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 West Germany
Denmark 		Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Michael Mortensen / Michael Tauson 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 West Germany
Denmark 		Boris Becker
Morten Christensen 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5 West Germany
Denmark 		Eric Jelen
Michael Tauson 		6
2 		7
5 		       

Yugoslavia vs. Italy[]


Yugoslavia
4 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[14]
8–10 April 1988
Carpet (indoors)
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Bruno Orešar
Paolo Canè 		1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Slobodan Živojinović
Francesco Cancellotti 		6
4 		9
7 		6
3 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović
Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Bruno Orešar
Francesco Cancellotti 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		7
5 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Slobodan Živojinović
Paolo Canè 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Semifinals[]

Sweden vs. France[]


Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[15]
22–24 July 1988
Clay
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
France 		Mats Wilander
Yannick Noah 		2
6 		13
11 		6
3 		3
6 		6
0 		 
2 Sweden
France 		Stefan Edberg
Henri Leconte 		6
4 		6
4 		8
10 		3
6 		6
4 		 
3 Sweden
France 		Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 		6
4 		7
9 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4 Sweden
France 		Mats Wilander
Henri Leconte 		6
1 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5 Sweden
France 		Kent Carlsson
Thierry Tulasne 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		     

West Germany vs. Yugoslavia[]


West Germany
5 		Dortmund, West Germany[16]
22–24 July 1988
Carpet (indoors)
Yugoslavia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Eric Jelen
Goran Prpić 		9
7 		9
7 		6
2 		     
3 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović 		5
7 		4
6 		6
1 		11
9 		9
7 		 
4 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Boris Becker
Goran Prpić 		7
5 		6
4 		       
5 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Eric Jelen
Slobodan Živojinović 		6
4 		6
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 Sweden
West Germany 		Mats Wilander
Carl-Uwe Steeb 		10
8 		6
1 		2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		 
2 Sweden
West Germany 		Stefan Edberg
Boris Becker 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Sweden
West Germany 		Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen 		6
3 		6
2 		5
7 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4 Sweden
West Germany 		Stefan Edberg
Carl-Uwe Steeb 		6
4 		8
6 		       
5 Sweden
West Germany 		Kent Carlsson
Patrik Kühnen 		           
w/o

Relegation play-offs[]

The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1989 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Group I.

Results summary[]

Date: 8–10 April

Home team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface Ref.
 Paraguay 4–1  New Zealand Asunción Outdoor Clay [17]
  Switzerland 2–3  Mexico St. Gallen Indoor Carpet [18]
 Spain 5–0  Brazil Murcia Outdoor Clay [19]
 Israel w/o  India — — — [20]

Paraguay vs. New Zealand[]


Paraguay
4 		Asunción, Paraguay[17]
8–10 April 1988
Clay
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paraguay
New Zealand 		Víctor Pecci
Kelly Evernden 		6
4 		8
6 		6
8 		6
3 		   
2 Paraguay
New Zealand 		Hugo Chapacú
Bruce Derlin 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Paraguay
New Zealand 		Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Paraguay
New Zealand 		Francisco González
Bruce Derlin 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Paraguay
New Zealand 		Hugo Chapacú
Kelly Evernden 		6
2 		6
1 		       

Switzerland vs. Mexico[]


Switzerland
2 		Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen, Switzerland[18]
8–10 April 1988
Carpet (indoors)
Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Mexico 		Roland Stadler
Leonardo Lavalle 		10
8 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 Switzerland
Mexico 		Claudio Mezzadri
Jorge Lozano 		6
0 		11
9 		6
2 		     
3 Switzerland
Mexico 		Heinz Günthardt / Claudio Mezzadri
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano 		6
4 		1
6 		7
9 		6
3 		4
6 		 
4 Switzerland
Mexico 		Roland Stadler
Jorge Lozano 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
5 Switzerland
Mexico 		Claudio Mezzadri
Leonardo Lavalle 		3
6 		6
2 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		 

Spain vs. Brazil[]


Spain
5 		Murcia Club de Tenis, Murcia, Spain[19]
8–10 April 1988
Clay
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Brazil 		Javier Sánchez
Ivan Kley 		6
4 		10
8 		5
7 		6
2 		   
2 Spain
Brazil 		Emilio Sánchez
Luiz Mattar 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		 
3 Spain
Brazil 		Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Ricardo Acioly / Ivan Kley 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Spain
Brazil 		Javier Sánchez
Cássio Motta 		10
12 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5 Spain
Brazil 		Emilio Sánchez
Ivan Kley 		6
2 		9
7 		       

References[]

  1. ^ "World Group 1988". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Sweden v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "West Germany v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Denmark v Spain". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Italy v Israel". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Yugoslavia v India". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "France v Australia". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "West Germany v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Yugoslavia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "West Germany v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "Paraguay v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "Switzerland v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Spain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Israel v India". daviscup.com.

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