1988 Davis Cup World Group

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

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

West Germany
Main article: 1988 Davis Cup

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
Anders Järryd
Bruce Derlin		 14
12		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Stefan Edberg
Kelly Evernden		 12
10		 6
2		 9
7		      
3
Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
4
Anders Järryd
Kelly Evernden		 8
6		 4
6 		11
9		      
5
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
Petr Korda
Hugo Chapacú		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Miloslav Mečíř
Francisco González		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Hugo Chapacú / Francisco González		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      
4
Miloslav Mečíř
Hugo Chapacú		 6
3		 6
1		        
5
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
Leonardo Lavalle
Pat Cash		 7
5		 4
6 		1
6 		9
11 		   
2
Francisco Maciel
Wally Masur		 3
6 		8
6		 6
3		 7
5		    
3
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Leonardo Lavalle
Wally Masur		 6
2		 6
1		 4
6 		9
11 		6
2		  
5
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
Roland Stadler
Yannick Noah		 8
10 		11
9		 1
6 		5
7 		   
2
Claudio Mezzadri
Henri Leconte		 3
6 		6
3		 0
6 		8
6		 6
2		  
3
Heinz Günthardt / Claudio Mezzadri
Guy Forget / Yannick Noah		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4
Roland Stadler
Henri Leconte		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		   
5
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
Boris Becker
Cássio Motta		 6
0		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Luiz Mattar		 6
1		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Boris Becker / Patrik Kühnen
Ricardo Acioly / Luiz Mattar		 8
6		 15
13		 6
4		      
4
Patrik Kühnen
Luiz Mattar		 9
7		 6
3		        
5
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
Michael Tauson
Sergio Casal		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Morten Christensen
Emilio Sánchez		 5
7 		2
6 		6
4		 6
3		 6
4		  
3
Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez		 5
7 		9
11 		2
6 		     
4
Morten Christensen
Sergio Casal		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5
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
Francesco Cancellotti
Gilad Bloom		 6
1		 6
2		 6
8 		6
4		    
2
Paolo Canè
Amos Mansdorf		 7
5		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso
Amos Mansdorf / Shahar Perkiss		 5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4
Paolo Canè
Gilad Bloom		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
0		    
5
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
Vijay Amritraj
Bruno Orešar		 6
3		 6
0		 6
3		      
2
Ramesh Krishnan
Slobodan Živojinović		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 6
2		 7
9 		 
4
Ramesh Krishnan
Bruno Orešar		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 6
3		  
5
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
Stefan Edberg
Tomáš Šmíd		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
2
Mats Wilander
Miloslav Mečíř		 11
13 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3
Stefan Edberg / Mats Wilander
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd		 8
6		 6
4		 8
6		      
4
Mats Wilander
Milan Šrejber		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5
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
Yannick Noah
Darren Cahill		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Henri Leconte
Mark Woodforde		 6
3		 7
9 		3
6 		7
5		 6
0		  
3
Guy Forget / Yannick Noah
John Fitzgerald / Wally Masur		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
4
Henri Leconte
John Fitzgerald		 9
7		 7
5		        
5
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
Eric Jelen
Morten Christensen		 6
3		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		    
2
Boris Becker
Michael Tauson		 7
5		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Michael Mortensen / Michael Tauson		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
Boris Becker
Morten Christensen		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
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
Bruno Orešar
Paolo Canè		 1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2
Slobodan Živojinović
Francesco Cancellotti		 6
4		 9
7		 6
3		      
3
Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović
Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo		 6
4		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
4
Bruno Orešar
Francesco Cancellotti		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 7
5		  
5
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
Mats Wilander
Yannick Noah		 2
6 		13
11		 6
3		 3
6 		6
0		  
2
Stefan Edberg
Henri Leconte		 6
4		 6
4		 8
10 		3
6 		6
4		  
3
Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte		 6
4		 7
9 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4
Mats Wilander
Henri Leconte		 6
1		 6
1		 7
5		      
5
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
Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Eric Jelen
Goran Prpić		 9
7		 9
7		 6
2		      
3
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović		 5
7 		4
6 		6
1		 11
9		 9
7		  
4
Boris Becker
Goran Prpić		 7
5		 6
4		        
5
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
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

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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationDoorSurfaceRef.
 Paraguay4–1 New ZealandAsunciónOutdoorHard[17]
  Switzerland2–3 MexicoSt. GallenIndoorCarpet[18]
 Spain5–0 BrazilMurciaOutdoorClay[19]
 Israelw/o India———[20]

Paraguay vs. New Zealand

Paraguay
4		 Asunción, Paraguay [17]
8–10 April 1988
Hard
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Víctor Pecci
Kelly Evernden		 6
4		 8
6		 6
8 		6
3		    
2
Hugo Chapacú
Bruce Derlin		 6
0		 6
2		 6
3		      
3
Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Francisco González
Bruce Derlin		 6
3		 2
6 		4
6 		     
5
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
Roland Stadler
Leonardo Lavalle		 10
8		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Claudio Mezzadri
Jorge Lozano		 6
0		 11
9		 6
2		      
3
Heinz Günthardt / Claudio Mezzadri
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano		 6
4		 1
6 		7
9 		6
3		 4
6 		 
4
Roland Stadler
Jorge Lozano		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
5
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
Javier Sánchez
Ivan Kley		 6
4		 10
8		 5
7 		6
2		    
2
Emilio Sánchez
Luiz Mattar		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		  
3
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Ricardo Acioly / Ivan Kley		 6
3		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Javier Sánchez
Cássio Motta		 10
12 		6
3		 6
4		      
5
Emilio Sánchez
Ivan Kley		 6
2		 9
7		        

References
  1. "World Group 1988". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "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. "Paraguay v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  18. "Switzerland v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  19. "Spain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  20. "Israel v India". daviscup.com.
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