1988 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1988. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 1989.

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)[1]

Sweden

5

Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)[2]

New Zealand

0

Sweden

3

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)[3]

Czechoslovakia

2

Czechoslovakia

5

Båstad, Sweden (clay)[4]

Paraguay

0

Sweden

4

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)[5]

France

1

Australia

3

Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay)[6]

Mexico

2

Australia

0

Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)[7]

France

5

France

4

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)[8]

Switzerland

1

Sweden

1

Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet)[9]

West Germany

4

Brazil

0

Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)[10]

West Germany

5

West Germany

5

Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)[11]

Denmark

0

Denmark

3

Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet)[12]

Spain

2

West Germany

5

Palermo, Italy (clay)[13]

Yugoslavia

0

Italy

4

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)[14]

Israel

1

Italy

1

New Delhi, India (grass)[15]

Yugoslavia

4

Yugoslavia

3

India

2

First round

Sweden vs. New Zealand

Sweden 5	Gavlerinken, Gävle, Sweden[1] 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (i)		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[3] 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (i)		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	Federico Boehm Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico[5] 5–7 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[7] 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (i)		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[9] 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (i)		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[11] 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (i)		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[13] 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[15] 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[2] 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (i)		Czech Republic 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	Sports Hall, Clermont-Ferrand, France[6] 8–10 April 1988 Clay (i)		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[10] 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (i)		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 (i)		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[4] 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[12] 22–24 July 1988 Carpet (i)		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[8] 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

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