1988 Davis Cup

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.

1988 Davis Cup
Details
Duration5 February – 18 December
Edition77th
Teams74
Champion
Winning Nation West Germany
1987
1989

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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurface
 Paraguay4–1 New ZealandAsunciónOutdoorHard
  Switzerland2–3 MexicoSt. GallenIndoorCarpet
 Spain5–0 BrazilMurciaOutdoorClay
 Israelw/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  

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  

References

General
  • "World Group 1988". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Specific
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
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