1988 Davis Cup World Group

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

West Germany
Main article: 1988 Davis Cup

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

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)
 Sweden5
Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 New Zealand0
 Sweden3
Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
 Czechoslovakia2
 Czechoslovakia5
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Paraguay0
 Sweden4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 France1
 Australia3
Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay)
 Mexico2
 Australia0
Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
 France5
 France4
Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
  Switzerland1
 Sweden1
Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 West Germany4
 Brazil0
Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 West Germany5
 West Germany5
Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
 Denmark0
 Denmark3
Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet)
 Spain2
 West Germany5
Palermo, Italy (clay)
 Yugoslavia0
 Italy4
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)
 Israel1
 Italy1
New Delhi, India (grass)
 Yugoslavia4
 Yugoslavia3
 India2

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 Sweden
New Zealand 		Anders Järryd
Bruce Derlin 		14
12 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 Sweden
New Zealand 		Stefan Edberg
Kelly Evernden 		12
10 		6
2 		9
7 		     
3 Sweden
New Zealand 		Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 Sweden
New Zealand 		Anders Järryd
Kelly Evernden 		8
6 		4
6 		11
9 		     
5 Sweden
New Zealand 		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 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Petr Korda
Hugo Chapacú 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Miloslav Mečíř
Francisco González 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd
Hugo Chapacú / Francisco González 		6
1 		7
5 		6
1 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		Miloslav Mečíř
Hugo Chapacú 		6
3 		6
1 		       
5 Czechoslovakia
Paraguay 		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 Mexico
Australia 		Leonardo Lavalle
Pat Cash 		7
5 		4
6 		1
6 		9
11 		   
2 Mexico
Australia 		Francisco Maciel
Wally Masur 		3
6 		8
6 		6
3 		7
5 		   
3 Mexico
Australia 		Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano
Pat Cash / John Fitzgerald 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Mexico
Australia 		Leonardo Lavalle
Wally Masur 		6
2 		6
1 		4
6 		9
11 		6
2 		 
5 Mexico
Australia 		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 Switzerland
France 		Roland Stadler
Yannick Noah 		8
10 		11
9 		1
6 		5
7 		   
2 Switzerland
France 		Claudio Mezzadri
Henri Leconte 		3
6 		6
3 		0
6 		8
6 		6
2 		 
3 Switzerland
France 		Heinz Günthardt / Claudio Mezzadri
Guy Forget / Yannick Noah 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Switzerland
France 		Roland Stadler
Henri Leconte 		3
6 		4
6 		6
4 		1
6 		   
5 Switzerland
France 		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 West Germany
Brazil 		Boris Becker
Cássio Motta 		6
0 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2 West Germany
Brazil 		Carl-Uwe Steeb
Luiz Mattar 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 West Germany
Brazil 		Boris Becker / Patrik Kühnen
Ricardo Acioly / Luiz Mattar 		8
6 		15
13 		6
4 		     
4 West Germany
Brazil 		Patrik Kühnen
Luiz Mattar 		9
7 		6
3 		       
5 West Germany
Brazil 		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 Denmark
Spain 		Michael Tauson
Sergio Casal 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Denmark
Spain 		Morten Christensen
Emilio Sánchez 		5
7 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		 
3 Denmark
Spain 		Peter Bastiansen / Michael Mortensen
Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez 		5
7 		9
11 		2
6 		     
4 Denmark
Spain 		Morten Christensen
Sergio Casal 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Denmark
Spain 		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 Italy
Israel 		Francesco Cancellotti
Gilad Bloom 		6
1 		6
2 		6
8 		6
4 		   
2 Italy
Israel 		Paolo Canè
Amos Mansdorf 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Italy
Israel 		Paolo Canè / Diego Nargiso
Amos Mansdorf / Shahar Perkiss 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Italy
Israel 		Paolo Canè
Gilad Bloom 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		   
5 Italy
Israel 		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 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Vijay Amritraj
Bruno Orešar 		6
3 		6
0 		6
3 		     
2 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Ramesh Krishnan
Slobodan Živojinović 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Anand Amritraj / Vijay Amritraj
Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		7
9 		 
4 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Ramesh Krishnan
Bruno Orešar 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		6
3 		 
5 India
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		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 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Stefan Edberg
Tomáš Šmíd 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Mats Wilander
Miloslav Mečíř 		11
13 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Stefan Edberg / Mats Wilander
Miloslav Mečíř / Tomáš Šmíd 		8
6 		6
4 		8
6 		     
4 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		Mats Wilander
Milan Šrejber 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 		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 France
Australia 		Yannick Noah
Darren Cahill 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 France
Australia 		Henri Leconte
Mark Woodforde 		6
3 		7
9 		3
6 		7
5 		6
0 		 
3 France
Australia 		Guy Forget / Yannick Noah
John Fitzgerald / Wally Masur 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		     
4 France
Australia 		Henri Leconte
John Fitzgerald 		9
7 		7
5 		       
5 France
Australia 		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 West Germany
Denmark 		Eric Jelen
Morten Christensen 		6
3 		6
3 		3
6 		6
2 		   
2 West Germany
Denmark 		Boris Becker
Michael Tauson 		7
5 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 West Germany
Denmark 		Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Michael Mortensen / Michael Tauson 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 West Germany
Denmark 		Boris Becker
Morten Christensen 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5 West Germany
Denmark 		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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Bruno Orešar
Paolo Canè 		1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Slobodan Živojinović
Francesco Cancellotti 		6
4 		9
7 		6
3 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Goran Prpić / Slobodan Živojinović
Paolo Canè / Simone Colombo 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		Bruno Orešar
Francesco Cancellotti 		5
7 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		7
5 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Italy 		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 Sweden
France 		Mats Wilander
Yannick Noah 		2
6 		13
11 		6
3 		3
6 		6
0 		 
2 Sweden
France 		Stefan Edberg
Henri Leconte 		6
4 		6
4 		8
10 		3
6 		6
4 		 
3 Sweden
France 		Anders Järryd / Mats Wilander
Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 		6
4 		7
9 		2
6 		2
6 		   
4 Sweden
France 		Mats Wilander
Henri Leconte 		6
1 		6
1 		7
5 		     
5 Sweden
France 		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 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Eric Jelen
Goran Prpić 		9
7 		9
7 		6
2 		     
3 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Boris Becker / Eric Jelen
Goran Ivanišević / Slobodan Živojinović 		5
7 		4
6 		6
1 		11
9 		9
7 		 
4 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Boris Becker
Goran Prpić 		7
5 		6
4 		       
5 West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		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 Sweden
West Germany 		Mats Wilander
Carl-Uwe Steeb 		10
8 		6
1 		2
6 		4
6 		6
8 		 
2 Sweden
West Germany 		Stefan Edberg
Boris Becker 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Sweden
West Germany 		Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
Boris Becker / Eric Jelen 		6
3 		6
2 		5
7 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4 Sweden
West Germany 		Stefan Edberg
Carl-Uwe Steeb 		6
4 		8
6 		       
5 Sweden
West Germany 		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 team Score Visiting team Location Door Surface Ref.
 Paraguay 4–1  New Zealand Asunción Outdoor Clay [17]
  Switzerland 2–3  Mexico St. Gallen Indoor Carpet [18]
 Spain 5–0  Brazil Murcia Outdoor Clay [19]
 Israel w/o  India — — — [20]

Paraguay vs. New Zealand


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

References

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