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1988 Davis Cup

1988 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 5 February – 18 December
Edition 77th
Teams 74
Champion
Winning Nation West Germany
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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
1		 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
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
      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

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 — — —

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    
  Relegation Play-off
8–10 April
       
  Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
    Canada 4
    Chile 1

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  

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    
  Relegation Play-off
8–10 April
       
  Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
    Japan 4
    Thailand 1

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    

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    
  Relegation Play-offs
10–13 June
       
  Budapest, Hungary (clay)
    Belgium 2
    Hungary 3
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
    Bulgaria 0
    Romania 5

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    
Jack Young