1988 Davis Cup

1988 Davis Cup
Details
Edition	77th
Achievements (singles)
	← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Davis Cup was the 77th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. For the first time, the Zones were divided into two groups, with promotion and relegation between the two. The Eastern Zone was also renamed the Asia/Oceania Zone. A total of 74 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, West Germany defeated Sweden at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16–18 December.

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

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

Sweden
1

Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden^[1]
16–18 December 1988
Clay (i)

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

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 8–10 April

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
	Israel	w/o	India
Murcia, Spain (clay)	Spain	5-0	Brazil
St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet)	Switzerland	2-3	Mexico
Asunción, Paraguay (hard)	Paraguay	4-1	New Zealand

Israel, Mexico, Paraguay, and Spain remain in World Group in 1989.
Brazil (AME), India (EAS), New Zealand (EAS), and Switzerland (EUR) relegated to Group I in 1989.

Americas Zone

The winning team of the Group I bracket was promoted to the 1989 World Group. Quarterfinals losers from Group I competed in an extra tie where the loser would be relegated to Group II. The winning team of the Group II bracket was promoted to Group I.

Group I

Quarterfinals February 4-7 Guayaquil (clay), Vina del Mar (clay)		Semifinals April 8-10 Guayaquil (clay), Lima (clay)		Final July 22-24 Buenos Aires (clay)

Ecuador	5
Canada	0	Ecuador	1
		Argentina	4
				Argentina	1
Chile	1			United States	4
Peru	4	Peru	0
		United States	3

Group II

Quarterfinals February 5-7 Havana (hard), Kingston (hard), Caracas (hard)		Semifinals April 8-10 Havana (hard), Kingston (hard)		Final July 22-24 Montevideo (clay)

Cuba	4
Bolivia	1	Cuba	0
		Uruguay	5
				Uruguay	4
Jamaica	5			Venezuela	1
Haiti	0	Jamaica	2
Venezuela	4	Venezuela	3
Colombia	1

Relegation play-off

Canada
4

Vancouver, Canada
8–10 April 1988
carpet (indoors)

Chile
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Chris Pridham Ricardo Acuña	6 8	6 1	6 2	6 4
2	Andrew Sznajder Juan Pablo Queirolo	6 2	6 4	6 1
3	Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata Ricardo Acuña / Cristian Araya	6 3	6 3	8 6
4	Andrew Sznajder Ricardo Acuña	5 7	1 6
5	Chris Pridham Juan Pablo Queirolo	6 1	8 6

Asia/Oceania Zone

The winning teams of the Group I and Group II brackets were promoted to the 1989 World Group and Asia/Oceania Group I respectively. Quarterfinals losers from Group I competed in an extra tie where the loser would be relegated to Group II.

Group I

Quarterfinals February 5-7 Jakarta (clay), Manila (clay)		Semifinals April 8-10 Jakarta (clay), Seoul (clay)		Final July 22-24 Jakarta (clay)

Indonesia	5
Thailand	0	Indonesia	4
		China	1
				Indonesia	3
				South Korea	2
		South Korea	5
Philippines	3	Philippines	0
Japan	2

Group II

First round February 5-7 Kuala Lumpur (hard)		Quarterfinals April 8-10 Hong Kong (hard), Damascus (indoor hard), Taipei (indoor hard), Colombo (clay)		Semifinals May 6-8 Hong Kong (carpet), Taipei (carpet)		Final July 22-24 Hong Kong (hard)

		Hong Kong	5
		Iraq	0
				Hong Kong	5
Syria	W/O			Singapore	0
Saudi Arabia		Syria	1
		Singapore	4
						Hong Kong	5
						Pakistan	0
		Chinese Taipei	4
		Bangladesh	1
				Chinese Taipei	1
Malaysia	1			Pakistan	4
Sri Lanka	4	Sri Lanka	2
		Pakistan	3

Relegation play-off

Thailand
1

Bangkok, Thailand
8–10 April 1988
hard (outdoors)

Japan
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Panomkorn Pladchurnil Shuzo Matsuoka	1 6	2 6	2 6
2	Woraphol Thongkhamchu Toshihisa Tsuchihashi	6 1	1 6	4 6	7 5	1 6
3	Vittaya Samrej / Woraphol Thongkhamchu Kenichi Kiyomiya / Shigeru Ota	6 3	1 6	6 1	6 4
4	Panomkorn Pladchurnil Toshihisa Tsuchihashi	6 4	5 7	4 6	1 6
5	Woraphol Thongkhamchu Shuzo Matsuoka	5 7	0 6

Europe Zone

The winning teams from each of the Group I brackets were promoted to the 1989 World Group, while quarterfinals losers from the same draw competed against each other in an extra tie where the loser was relegated to Group II. Group II featured two separate draws for African and European teams. The winners from each bracket were promoted to Group I the following season.

Group I

Quarterfinals May 6-8 Lagos (hard), Brussels (clay)		Semifinals June 9-12 Villach (clay), Bristol (grass)		Final July 22-24 Zell am See (clay)

		Austria	5
Nigeria	5	Nigeria	0
Hungary	0			Austria	5
				Great Britain	0
		Great Britain	3
Belgium	1	Finland	1
Finland	4

Quarterfinals May 6-8 Timisoara (clay), Dakar (hard)		Semifinals June 10-12 Lisbon (clay), Warmond (clay)		Final July 22-24 Jurmala (clay)

		Portugal	0
Romania	2	Soviet Union	5
Portugal	3			Soviet Union	5
				Netherlands	0
		Netherlands	3
Senegal	4	Senegal	2
Bulgaria	1

Group II

Africa Zone

First round February 5-7 Accra (carpet)		Quarterfinals April 8-10 Abidjan (hard), Harare (indoor hard), Tunis (hard), Cairo (clay)		Semifinals May 6-8 Abidjan (hard), Casablanca (clay)		Final July 22-24 Harare (hard)

		Ivory Coast	3
		Algeria	2
				Ivory Coast	2
				Zimbabwe	3
		Zimbabwe	5
		Cameroon	0
						Zimbabwe	5
						Egypt	0
		Tunisia	0
		Morocco	5
				Morocco	2
				Egypt	3
		Egypt	5
Ghana	1	Kenya	0
Kenya	4

Europe Zone

First round April 8-10 Stavanger (indoor hard)		Quarterfinals May 6-8 Cork (carpet), Bergen (carpet), Athens (clay), Warsaw (clay)		Semifinals June 10-12 Belfast (grass), Athens (clay)		Final July 22-24 Dublin (grass)

		Ireland	5
		Cyprus	0
				Ireland	3
Norway	5			Norway	2
Malta	0	Norway	4
		Monaco	1
						Ireland	5
						Greece	0
		Turkey	1
		Greece	4
				Greece	3
				Poland	1
		Poland	5
		Luxembourg	0

Relegation play-offs

Hungary
3

Budapest, Hungary^[2]
10–13 June 1988
clay (outdoors)

Belgium
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	András Lányi Bart Wuyts	6 3	6 4	6 3
2	Ferenc Csépai Karel Demuynck	3 6	3 6	6 2	3 6
3	Gábor Köves / László Markovits Karel Demuynck / Denis Langaskens	4 6	3 6	8 6	6 4	6 2
4	Ferenc Csépai Bart Wuyts	6 3	1 6	0 6	6 4	4 6
5	András Lányi Xavier Daufresne	6 4	5 7	6 2	6 1

Bulgaria
0

Sofia, Bulgaria^[3]
10–12 June 1988
clay (outdoors)

Romania
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Krassimir Lazarov Adrian Marcu	1 6	2 6	7 5	1 6
2	Julian Stamatov Florin Segărceanu	1 6	2 6	0 6
3	Julian Stamatov / Milen Velev George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu	4 6	1 6	4 6
4	Julian Stamatov Adrian Marcu	3 6	3 6
5	Krassimir Lazarov Florin Segărceanu	4 6	3 6

References

^ "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
^ Hungary vs. Belgium, DavisCup.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
^ Bulgaria vs. Romania, DavisCup.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.

[SWE_vs._FRG-1] "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[2] Hungary vs. Belgium, DavisCup.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.

[3] Bulgaria vs. Romania, DavisCup.com. Retrieved September 20, 2012.

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