{{Short description|1988 edition of the Davis Cup}} {{Davis Cup season <!-- Details --> | name = 1988 Davis Cup | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | image_size = | duration = 5 February – 18 December 1988 | edition = 77th | teams = 74<!-- Not include one team withdrew before its first match --> | categories = <!-- Champions --> | winning nation= {{davis|FRG}} | previous = [[1987 Davis Cup|1987]] | next = [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]] }}
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 subdivisions 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 Davis Cup team|Cameroon]], [[Ghana Davis Cup team|Ghana]], [[Haiti Davis Cup team|Haiti]], [[Iraq Davis Cup team|Iraq]] and [[Jamaica Davis Cup team|Jamaica]] made their first appearances in the tournament.
[[Germany Davis Cup team|West Germany]] defeated [[Sweden Davis Cup team|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.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name="WG Final" />
==World Group== {{main|1988 Davis Cup World Group}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%;" |- !colspan=4| Participating teams |- !width=25%|{{davis-big|AUS}} !width=25%|{{davis-big|BRA|1968}} !width=25%|{{davis-big|TCH}} !width=25%|{{davis-big|DEN}} |- !{{davis-big|FRA}} !{{davis-big|IND}} !{{davis-big|ISR}} !{{davis-big|ITA}} |- !{{davis-big|MEX}} !{{davis-big|NZL}} !{{davis-big|PAR|1988}} !{{davis-big|ESP}} |- !{{davis-big|SWE}} !{{davis-big|SUI}} !{{davis-big|FRG}} !{{davis-big|YUG}} |}
===Draw=== {{DCWorld | RD1-date=5–7 February | RD2-date=8–10 April | RD3-date=22–24 July | RD4-date=16–18 December
| RD1T1-loc=[[Gävle]], Sweden (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1T2-loc=[[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|PAR|1988}} | RD1-score4=0
| RD1T3-loc=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score6=2
| RD1T4-loc=[[Basel]], Switzerland (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|FRA}} | RD1-score7=4 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score8=1
| RD1T5-loc=[[Essen]], [[West Germany]] (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score9=0 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score10=5
| RD1T6-loc=[[Aarhus]], Denmark (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|ESP}} | RD1-score12=2
| RD1T7-loc=[[Palermo]], Italy (clay) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score13=4 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score14=1
| RD1T8-loc=[[New Delhi]], India (grass) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score16=2
| RD2T1-loc=[[Norrköping]], Sweden (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score2=2
| RD2T2-loc=[[Clermont-Ferrand]], France (indoor clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|FRA}} | RD2-score4=5
| RD2T3-loc=[[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]] (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score5=5 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score6=0
| RD2T4-loc=[[Belgrade]], [[Yugoslavia]] (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score7=1 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score8=4
| RD3T1-loc=[[Båstad]], Sweden (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|FRA}} | RD3-score2=1
| RD3T2-loc=[[Dortmund]], [[West Germany]] (indoor carpet) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|FRG}} | RD3-score3=5 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|YUG}} | RD3-score4=0
| RD4T1-loc=[[Gothenburg]], Sweden (indoor clay) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score1=1 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|FRG}} | RD4-score2=4 }}
===Final=== '''Sweden vs. West Germany''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Sweden |team2=West Germany |venue=[[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden<ref name="WG Final">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-FRG-01|title=Sweden v West Germany|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=16–18 December 1988 |surface=Clay (indoors) |score1=1 |score2=4 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mats Wilander]] |10 |6 |2 |4 |6 |T2P1=[[Carl-Uwe Steeb]] |8 |1 |6 |6 |8 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stefan Edberg]] |3 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Boris Becker]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stefan Edberg]] |T1P2=[[Anders Järryd]] |6 |6 |5 |3 |2 |T2P1=[[Boris Becker]] |T2P2=[[Eric Jelen]] |3 |2 |7 |6 |6 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Stefan Edberg]] |6 |8 | | | |T2P1=[[Carl-Uwe Steeb]] |4 |6 | | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kent Carlsson]] | | | | | |T2P1=[[Patrik Kühnen]] | | | | |wo=2 }} }}
===Relegation play-offs=== {{further|1988 Davis Cup World Group#Relegation play-offs}}
''Date: 8–10 April''
{| class="wikitable" style="border:1px solid #aaa;" |- ! Home team !! Score !! Visiting team !! Location !! Door !! Surface |- | '''{{davis|PAR|1988}}''' || style="text-align:center;"|[[1988 Davis Cup World Group#Paraguay vs. New Zealand|4–1]] || {{davis|NZL}} || [[Asunción]] || Outdoor || Hard |- | {{davis|SUI}} || style="text-align:center;"|[[1988 Davis Cup World Group#Switzerland vs. Mexico|2–3]] || '''{{davis|MEX}}''' || [[St. Gallen]] || Indoor || Carpet |- | '''{{davis|ESP}}''' || style="text-align:center;"|[[1988 Davis Cup World Group#Spain vs. Brazil|5–0]] || {{davis|BRA|1968}} || [[Murcia]] || Outdoor || Clay |- | '''{{davis|ISR}}''' || style="text-align:center;"|[[walkover|w/o]] || {{davis|IND}} || — || — || — |}
* {{davis|ISR}}, {{davis|MEX}}, {{davis|PAR|1988}} and {{davis|ESP}} remain in the World Group in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]]. * {{davis|BRA|1968}}, {{davis|IND}}, {{davis|NZL}} and {{davis|SUI}} are relegated to Zonal competition in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
==Americas Zone== {{main|1988 Davis Cup Americas Zone}}
===Group I=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=4–7 February | RD2-date=8–10 April | RD3-date=22–24 July
| RD1-name=First Round | RD2-name=Second Round | RD3-name=Third Round
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=[[Guayaquil]], Ecuador (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score4=0
| RD1T3-loc=[[Viña del Mar]], Chile (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|PER}} | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score6=1
| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2T1-loc=[[Guayaquil]], Ecuador (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD2-score2=1
| RD2T2-loc=[[Lima]], Peru (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|PER}} | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score4=3
| RD3T1-loc=[[Buenos Aires]], Argentina (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|ARG}} | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|USA}} | RD3-score2=4 }}
* {{davis|USA}} are promoted to the World Group in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
{{2TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=8–10 April | RD1-name=Relegation Play-off
| RD1T1-loc=[[Vancouver]], Canada (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CAN}} | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score2=1 }}
* {{davis|CHI}} are relegated to Group II in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
===Group II=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=5–7 February | RD2-date=8–11 April | RD3-date=22–24 July
| RD1-name=First Round | RD2-name=Second Round | RD3-name=Third Round
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=[[Havana]], Cuba (hard) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|CUB}} | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|BOL}} | RD1-score4=1
| RD1T3-loc=[[Caracas]], Venezuela (hard) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score6=1
| RD1T4-loc=[[Kingston, Jamaica]] (hard) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|JAM}} | RD1-score7=5 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|HAI}} | RD1-score8=0
| RD2T1-loc=[[Havana]], Cuba (hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|CUB}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2T2-loc=[[Kingston, Jamaica]] (hard) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|JAM}} | RD2-score4=2
| RD3T1-loc=[[Montevideo]], Uruguay (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|URU}} | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|VEN|1930}} | RD3-score2=1 }}
* {{davis|URU}} are promoted to Group I in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
==Asia/Oceania Zone== {{main|1988 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone}}
===Group I=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=5–7 February | RD2-date=8–10 April | RD3-date=22–24 July
| RD1-name=First Round | RD2-name=Second Round | RD3-name=Third Round
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc=[[Manila]], Philippines (indoor clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|PHI|1986}} | RD1-score4=3
| RD1T3-loc=[[Jakarta]], Indonesia (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|THA}} | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|INA}} | RD1-score6=5
| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|CHN}} | RD1-score8=
| RD2T1-loc=[[Seoul]], South Korea (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|PHI|1986}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2T2-loc=[[Jakarta]], Indonesia (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|INA}} | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|CHN}} | RD2-score4=1
| RD3T1-loc=[[Jakarta]], Indonesia (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|KOR|1984}} | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|INA}} | RD3-score2=3 }}
* {{davis|INA}} are promoted to the World Group in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
{{2TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=8–10 April | RD1-name=Relegation Play-off
| RD1T1-loc=[[Bangkok]], Thailand (hard) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|THA}} | RD1-score2=1 }}
* {{davis|THA}} are relegated to Group II in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
===Group II=== {{DCWorld | RD1-date=5–7 February | RD2-date=8–11 April | RD3-date=6–8 May | RD4-date=22–24 July
| RD1-name=First Round | RD2-name=Second Round | RD3-name=Third Round | RD4-name=Fourth Round
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|IRQ|1963}} | RD1-score4=
| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|SIN}} | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|KSA}} | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|SYR|1980}} | RD1-score8=w/o
| RD1T5-loc= | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|BAN}} | RD1-score9= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=
| RD1T6-loc= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|TPE}} | RD1-score12=
| RD1T7-loc=[[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia (indoor hard) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|SRI}} | RD1-score13=4 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|MAS}} | RD1-score14=1
| RD1T8-loc= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|PAK}} | RD1-score16=
| RD2T1-loc=[[Causeway Bay]], Hong Kong (hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|IRQ|1963}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2T2-loc=[[Damascus]], Syria (indoor hard) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|SIN}} | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|SYR|1980}} | RD2-score4=1
| RD2T3-loc=[[Taipei]], Taiwan (indoor hard) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|BAN}} | RD2-score5=1 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|TPE}} | RD2-score6=4
| RD2T4-loc=[[Colombo]], Sri Lanka (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|SRI}} | RD2-score7=2 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|PAK}} | RD2-score8=3
| RD3T1-loc=[[Hong Kong]] (indoor carpet) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|SIN}} | RD3-score2=0
| RD3T2-loc=[[Taipei]], Taiwan (indoor carpet) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|TPE}} | RD3-score3=1 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|PAK}} | RD3-score4=4
| RD4T1-loc=[[Causeway Bay]], Hong Kong (hard) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|HKG|1959}} | RD4-score1=5 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|PAK}} | RD4-score2=0 }}
* {{davis|HKG|1959}} are promoted to Group I in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
==Europe/Africa Zone== {{main|1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone}}
===Group I=== {{transcluded section|1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I}} {{#section-h:1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I|Draw}}
===Group II Europe=== {{DCWorld | RD1-date=8–10 April | RD2-date=6–8 May | RD3-date=10–12 June | RD4-date=22–24 July
| RD2-name=Second Round | RD3-name=Third Round | RD4-name=Fourth Round
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|POL}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score4=
| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|GRE}} | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|TUR}} | RD1-score8=
| RD1T5-loc=[[Stavanger]], Norway (indoor hard) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|MLT}} | RD1-score9=0 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score10=5
| RD1T6-loc= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score12=
| RD1T7-loc= | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|CYP|1960}} | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=
| RD1T8-loc= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score16=
| RD2T1-loc=[[Warsaw]], Poland (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|POL}} | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|LUX}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2T2-loc=[[Athens]], Greece (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|GRE}} | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|TUR}} | RD2-score4=1
| RD2T3-loc=[[Bergen]], Norway (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|NOR}} | RD2-score5=4 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|MON}} | RD2-score6=1
| RD2T4-loc=[[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] (indoor carpet) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|CYP|1960}} | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|IRL}} | RD2-score8=5
| RD3T1-loc=[[Athens]], Greece (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|POL}} | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|GRE}} | RD3-score2=3
| RD3T2-loc=[[Belfast]], Northern Ireland (grass) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|NOR}} | RD3-score3=2 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|IRL}} | RD3-score4=3
| RD4T1-loc=[[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] (grass) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|GRE}} | RD4-score1=0 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|IRL}} | RD4-score2=5 }}
* {{davis|IRL}} are promoted to Group I in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
===Group II Africa=== {{DCWorld | RD1-date=5–7 February | RD2-date=8–10 April | RD3-date=6–8 May | RD4-date=22–24 July
| RD2-name=Second Round | RD3-name=Third Round | RD4-name=Fourth Round
| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|ZIM}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=
| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|CMR}} | RD1-score4=
| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|ALG}} | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=bye | RD1-score6=
| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|CIV}} | RD1-score8=
| RD1T5-loc= | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|TUN|1959}} | RD1-score9= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=
| RD1T6-loc= | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=bye | RD1-score11= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|MAR}} | RD1-score12=
| RD1T7-loc=[[Accra]], Ghana (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|GHA}} | RD1-score13=1 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|KEN}} | RD1-score14=4
| RD1T8-loc= | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|EGY}} | RD1-score16=
| RD2T1-loc=[[Harare]], Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|ZIM}} | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|CMR}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2T2-loc=[[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast (hard) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|ALG}} | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|CIV}} | RD2-score4=3
| RD2T3-loc=[[Tunis]], Tunisia (hard) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|TUN}} | RD2-score5=0 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|MAR}} | RD2-score6=5
| RD2T4-loc=[[Cairo]], Egypt (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|KEN}} | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|EGY}} | RD2-score8=5
| RD3T1-loc=[[Abidjan]], Ivory Coast (hard) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|ZIM}} | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|CIV}} | RD3-score2=2
| RD3T2-loc=[[Casablanca]], Morocco (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|MAR}} | RD3-score3=2 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|EGY}} | RD3-score4=3
| RD4T1-loc=[[Harare]], Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|ZIM}} | RD4-score1=5 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|EGY}} | RD4-score2=0 }}
* {{davis|ZIM}} are promoted to Group I in [[1989 Davis Cup|1989]].
==References== ;General *{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1988|title=World Group 1988|publisher=DavisCup.com|access-date=11 June 2020}} ;Specific {{Reflist}}
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