# 1988 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1988_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1988_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1337246900 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1988 edition of the Davis Cup 1988 Davis Cup Details Duration 5 February – 18 December 1988 Edition 77th Teams 74 Champion Winning nation West Germany ← 1987 1989 → The **1988 Davis Cup** (also known as the **1988 Davis Cup by [NEC](/source/NEC)** for sponsorship purposes) was the 77th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/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](/source/Cameroon_Davis_Cup_team), [Ghana](/source/Ghana_Davis_Cup_team), [Haiti](/source/Haiti_Davis_Cup_team), [Iraq](/source/Iraq_Davis_Cup_team) and [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica_Davis_Cup_team) made their first appearances in the tournament. [West Germany](/source/Germany_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) in the final, held at the [Scandinavium](/source/Scandinavium) in [Gothenburg](/source/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 Main article: [1988 Davis Cup World Group](/source/1988_Davis_Cup_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 Further information: [1988 Davis Cup World Group § Relegation play-offs](/source/1988_Davis_Cup_World_Group#Relegation_play-offs) *Date: 8–10 April* 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 — — — - [Israel](/source/Israel_Davis_Cup_team), [Mexico](/source/Mexico_Davis_Cup_team), [Paraguay](/source/Paraguay_Davis_Cup_team) and [Spain](/source/Spain_Davis_Cup_team) remain in the World Group in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). - [Brazil](/source/Brazil_Davis_Cup_team), [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_Davis_Cup_team) and [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland_Davis_Cup_team) are relegated to Zonal competition in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). ## Americas Zone Main article: [1988 Davis Cup Americas Zone](/source/1988_Davis_Cup_Americas_Zone) ### Group I First Round 4–7 February Second Round 8–10 April Third Round 22–24 July Argentina Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) bye Argentina 4 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Ecuador 1 Ecuador 5 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) Canada 0 Argentina 1 Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) United States 4 Peru 4 Lima, Peru (clay) Chile 1 Peru 0 United States 3 bye United States - [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). Relegation Play-off 8–10 April Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) Canada 4 Chile 1 - [Chile](/source/Chile_Davis_Cup_team) are relegated to Group II in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). ### Group II First Round 5–7 February Second Round 8–11 April Third Round 22–24 July Uruguay Havana, Cuba (hard) bye Uruguay 5 Havana, Cuba (hard) Cuba 0 Cuba 4 Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) Bolivia 1 Uruguay 4 Caracas, Venezuela (hard) Venezuela 1 Venezuela 4 Kingston, Jamaica (hard) Colombia 1 Venezuela 3 Kingston, Jamaica (hard) Jamaica 2 Jamaica 5 Haiti 0 - [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to Group I in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). ## Asia/Oceania Zone Main article: [1988 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone](/source/1988_Davis_Cup_Asia%2FOceania_Zone) ### Group I First Round 5–7 February Second Round 8–10 April Third Round 22–24 July South Korea Seoul, South Korea (clay) bye South Korea 5 Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) Philippines 0 Japan 2 Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) Philippines 3 South Korea 2 Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) Indonesia 3 Thailand 0 Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) Indonesia 5 Indonesia 4 China 1 bye China - [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). Relegation Play-off 8–10 April Bangkok, Thailand (hard) Japan 4 Thailand 1 - [Thailand](/source/Thailand_Davis_Cup_team) are relegated to Group II in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). ### Group II First Round 5–7 February Second Round 8–11 April Third Round 6–8 May Third 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 - [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to Group I in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). ## Europe/Africa Zone Main article: [1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone](/source/1988_Davis_Cup_Europe%2FAfrica_Zone) ### Group I This section is [transcluded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion) from [1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I](/source/1988_Davis_Cup_Europe%2FAfrica_Zone_Group_I). ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988_Davis_Cup_Europe/Africa_Zone_Group_I&action=edit) | [history](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988_Davis_Cup_Europe/Africa_Zone_Group_I&action=history)) 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 - [Austria](/source/Austria_Davis_Cup_team) and [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to the World Group in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). Relegation Play-offs 10–13 June Budapest, Hungary (clay) Belgium 2 Hungary 3 Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) Bulgaria 0 Romania 5 - [Belgium](/source/Belgium_Davis_Cup_team) and [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_Davis_Cup_team) are relegated to Group II in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). ### Group II Europe First round 8–10 April Second Round 6–8 May Third Round 10–12 June Third 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 - [Ireland](/source/Ireland_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to Group I in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). ### Group II Africa First round 5–7 February Second Round 8–10 April Third Round 6–8 May Third 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 - [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe_Davis_Cup_team) are promoted to Group I in [1989](/source/1989_Davis_Cup). ## References **General** - ["World Group 1988"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1988). DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020. **Specific** 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WG_Final_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WG_Final_2-1) ["Sweden v West Germany"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-FRG-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com) v t e Davis Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups / Finals 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups play-offs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 (1R, 2R) 2026 (1R, 2R) 2025 Davis Cup Finals teams Argentina Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain Former World Group / Finals teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Finland Great Britain Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Korea South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslav Zimbabwean List of champions Winning players v t e « 1987 1988 in tennis 1989 » Grand Slam Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open Tours Men Nabisco Grand Prix WCT Finals Nabisco Masters Women Virginia Slims World Championship Series Virginia Slims Championships Tier I Series Team events Davis Cup (World Group) Federation Cup World Team Cup Wightman Cup Other events Summer Olympics Exhibitions v t e 1988 Grand Prix Tour « 1987 1989 » Grand Slam tournaments Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Grand Prix circuit Adelaide (S, D) Wellington (S, D) Sydney Outdoor (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Guarujá (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Milan (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Metz (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Dallas WCT (S) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Nice (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Forest Hills WCT (S, D) Munich (S, D) Rome (S, D) Florence (S, D) Queen's/London (S, D) Bologna (S, D) Bristol (S, D) Athens (S, D) Boston (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Stuttgart Outdoor (S, D) Schenectady (S, D) Washington (S, D) Stratton Mountain (S, D) Hilversum (S, D) Bordeaux (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Toronto (S, D) St. Vincent (S, D) Prague (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Rye Brook (S, D) Livingston (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Bari (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Palermo (S, D) San Francisco (S, D) Scottsdale WCT (S, D) Brisbane (S, D) Basel (S, D) Tel Aviv (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Sydney Indoor (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Frankfurt (S, D) Paris (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Wembley (S, D) Johannesburg (S, D) Detroit (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Itaparica (S, D) Team events Davis Cup (World Group) World Team Cup Summer Olympics, Seoul Nabisco Masters, New York (singles) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1988 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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