1988 Davis Cup World Group

Sports June 2025 June 2025 1988 Davis Cup World Group 5 February – 18 December 8th FRG Davis Cup 1988 Davis Cup The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1988.https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1988 World Group 1988 DavisCup.com 11 June 2020 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. 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 teamsAUSBRA 1968TCHDENFRAINDISRITAMEXNZLPAR 1988ESPSWESUIFRGYUG Draw 5–7 February 8–10 April 22–24 July 16–18 December Gävle, Sweden (indoor carpet) SWE 5 NZL 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) TCH 5 PAR 1988 0 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) AUS 3 MEX 2 Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) FRA 4 SUI 1 Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet) BRA 1968 0 FRG 5 Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) DEN 3 ESP 2 Palermo, Italy (clay) ITA 4 ISR 1 New Delhi, India (grass) YUG 3 IND 2 Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) SWE 3 TCH 2 Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay) AUS 0 FRA 5 Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) FRG 5 DEN 0 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet) ITA 1 YUG 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 4 FRA 1 Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet) FRG 5 YUG 0 Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) SWE 1 FRG 4 First round Sweden vs. New Zealand Sweden New Zealand Gavlerinken, Gävle, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-NZL-01 Sweden v New Zealand daviscup.com 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Anders Järryd 14 6 6 Bruce Derlin 12 2 4 Stefan Edberg 12 6 9 Kelly Evernden 10 2 7 Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 6 7 6 Kelly Evernden David Lewis 3 5 4 Anders Järryd 8 4 11 Kelly Evernden 6 6 9 Stefan Edberg 6 6 Bruce Derlin 1 2 Czechoslovakia vs. Paraguay Czechoslovakia Paraguay 1988 Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-TCH-PAR-01 Czechoslovakia v Paraguay daviscup.com 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Petr Korda 6 6 6 Hugo Chapacú 2 1 2 Miloslav Mečíř 6 6 6 Francisco González 2 2 2 Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 6 7 6 Hugo Chapacú Francisco González 1 5 1 Miloslav Mečíř 6 6 Hugo Chapacú 3 1 Petr Korda 6 6 Francisco González 4 4 Mexico vs. Australia Mexico Australia Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-AUS-MEX-01 Mexico v Australia daviscup.com 5–8 February 1988 Clay 2 3 Leonardo Lavalle 7 4 1 9 Pat Cash 5 6 6 11 Francisco Maciel 3 8 6 7 Wally Masur 6 6 3 5 Leonardo Lavalle Jorge Lozano 2 3 2 Pat Cash John Fitzgerald 6 6 6 Leonardo Lavalle 6 6 4 9 6 Wally Masur 2 1 6 11 2 Francisco Maciel 2 6 5 2 Pat Cash 6 4 7 6 Switzerland vs. France Switzerland France Basel, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-FRA-SUI-01 Switzerland v France daviscup.com 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) 1 4 Roland Stadler 8 11 1 5 Yannick Noah 10 9 6 7 Claudio Mezzadri 3 6 0 8 6 Henri Leconte 6 3 6 6 2 Heinz Günthardt Claudio Mezzadri 2 4 3 Guy Forget Yannick Noah 6 6 6 Roland Stadler 3 4 6 1 Henri Leconte 6 6 4 6 Claudio Mezzadri 3 6 3 Yannick Noah 6 3 6 West Germany vs. Brazil West Germany Brazil 1968 Essen, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-BRA-FRG-01 West Germany v Brazil daviscup.com 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Boris Becker 6 6 6 Cássio Motta 0 2 0 Carl-Uwe Steeb 6 6 6 Luiz Mattar 1 2 3 Boris Becker Patrik Kühnen 8 15 6 Ricardo Acioly Luiz Mattar 6 13 4 Patrik Kühnen 9 6 Luiz Mattar 7 3 Carl-Uwe Steeb 6 6 Cássio Motta 1 2 Denmark vs. Spain Denmark Spain Aarhus, Denmarkhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-DEN-ESP-01 Denmark v Spain daviscup.com 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Michael Tauson 6 6 6 Sergio Casal 4 3 2 Morten Christensen 5 2 6 6 6 Emilio Sánchez 7 6 4 3 4 Peter Bastiansen Michael Mortensen 5 9 2 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 7 11 6 Morten Christensen 4 4 4 Sergio Casal 6 6 6 Michael Tauson 3 6 13 6 Emilio Sánchez 6 1 11 4 Italy vs. Israel Italy Israel Palermo, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-ITA-ISR-01 Italy v Israel daviscup.com 5–7 February 1988 Clay 4 1 Francesco Cancellotti 6 6 6 6 Gilad Bloom 1 2 8 4 Paolo Canè 7 6 6 Amos Mansdorf 5 3 2 Paolo Canè Diego Nargiso 5 3 4 Amos Mansdorf Shahar Perkiss 7 6 6 Paolo Canè 4 6 6 6 Gilad Bloom 6 1 1 0 Francesco Cancellotti 6 6 Amos Mansdorf 4 2 India vs. Yugoslavia India Yugoslavia New Delhi, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-YUG-IND-01 Yugoslavia v India daviscup.com 5–7 February 1988 Grass 2 3 Vijay Amritraj 6 6 6 Bruno Orešar 3 0 3 Ramesh Krishnan 4 4 4 Slobodan Živojinović 6 6 6 Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 5 3 6 6 7 Goran Prpić Slobodan Živojinović 7 6 3 2 9 Ramesh Krishnan 4 6 4 6 6 Bruno Orešar 6 4 6 1 3 Vijay Amritraj 3 4 4 Slobodan Živojinović 6 6 6 Quarterfinals Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia Sweden Czechoslovakia Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-TCH-01 Sweden v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors) 3 2 Stefan Edberg 6 6 6 Tomáš Šmíd 3 4 3 Mats Wilander 11 3 4 Miloslav Mečíř 13 6 6 Stefan Edberg Mats Wilander 8 6 8 Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 6 4 6 Mats Wilander 6 2 4 3 Milan Šrejber 3 6 6 6 Stefan Edberg 4 6 4 6 9 Miloslav Mečíř 6 1 6 4 7 France vs. Australia France Australia Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-AUS-FRA-01 France v Australia daviscup.com 8–10 April 1988 Clay (indoors) 5 0 Yannick Noah 3 6 6 6 Darren Cahill 6 4 4 2 Henri Leconte 6 7 3 7 6 Mark Woodforde 3 9 6 5 0 Guy Forget Yannick Noah 6 7 6 John Fitzgerald Wally Masur 3 5 4 Henri Leconte 9 7 John Fitzgerald 7 5 Yannick Noah 6 6 Mark Woodforde 2 4 West Germany vs. Denmark West Germany Denmark Frankfurt, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-FRG-DEN-01 West Germany v Denmark daviscup.com 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Eric Jelen 6 6 3 6 Morten Christensen 3 3 6 2 Boris Becker 7 6 6 Michael Tauson 5 4 3 Boris Becker Eric Jelen 6 6 6 Michael Mortensen Michael Tauson 3 4 4 Boris Becker 6 6 Morten Christensen 3 4 Eric Jelen 6 7 Michael Tauson 2 5 Yugoslavia vs. Italy Yugoslavia Italy Belgrade, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-ITA-YUG-01 Yugoslavia v Italy daviscup.com 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors) 4 1 Bruno Orešar 1 1 3 Paolo Canè 6 6 6 Slobodan Živojinović 6 9 6 Francesco Cancellotti 4 7 3 Goran Prpić Slobodan Živojinović 6 6 3 6 Paolo Canè Simone Colombo 4 2 6 3 Bruno Orešar 5 3 6 6 7 Francesco Cancellotti 7 6 3 1 5 Slobodan Živojinović 6 6 Paolo Canè 4 4 Semifinals Sweden vs. France Sweden France Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-FRA-01 Sweden v France daviscup.com 22–24 July 1988 Clay 4 1 Mats Wilander 2 13 6 3 6 Yannick Noah 6 11 3 6 0 Stefan Edberg 6 6 8 3 6 Henri Leconte 4 4 10 6 4 Anders Järryd Mats Wilander 6 7 2 2 Guy Forget Henri Leconte 4 9 6 6 Mats Wilander 6 6 7 Henri Leconte 1 1 5 Kent Carlsson 4 6 6 Thierry Tulasne 6 3 3 West Germany vs. Yugoslavia West Germany Yugoslavia Dortmund, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-FRG-YUG-01 West Germany v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 22–24 July 1988 Carpet (indoors) 5 0 Boris Becker 7 6 6 Slobodan Živojinović 5 2 4 Eric Jelen 9 9 6 Goran Prpić 7 7 2 Boris Becker Eric Jelen 5 4 6 11 9 Goran Ivanišević Slobodan Živojinović 7 6 1 9 7 Boris Becker 7 6 Goran Prpić 5 4 Eric Jelen 6 6 Slobodan Živojinović 4 2 Final Sweden vs. West Germany Sweden West Germany Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-FRG-01 Sweden v West Germany daviscup.com 16–18 December 1988 Clay (indoors) 1 4 Mats Wilander 10 6 2 4 6 Carl-Uwe Steeb 8 1 6 6 8 Stefan Edberg 3 1 4 Boris Becker 6 6 6 Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 6 6 5 3 2 Boris Becker Eric Jelen 3 2 7 6 6 Stefan Edberg 6 8 Carl-Uwe Steeb 4 6 Kent Carlsson Patrik Kühnen 2 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. Reference PAR 1988 4–1 NZL Asunción Outdoor Clay SUI 2–3 MEX St. Gallen Indoor Carpet ESP 5–0 BRA 1968 Murcia Outdoor Clay ISR w/o IND — — — https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-REL-ISR-IND-01 Israel v India daviscup.com ISR, MEX, PAR 1988 and ESP remain in the World Group in 1989. BRA 1968, IND, NZL and SUI are relegated to Zonal competition in 1989. Paraguay vs. New Zealand Paraguay 1988 New Zealand Asunción, Paraguayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-REL-NZL-PAR-01 Paraguay v New Zealand daviscup.com 8–10 April 1988 Clay 4 1 Víctor Pecci 6 8 6 6 Kelly Evernden 4 6 8 3 Hugo Chapacú 6 6 6 Bruce Derlin 0 2 3 Francisco González Víctor Pecci 6 6 6 Kelly Evernden David Lewis 3 4 3 Francisco González 6 2 4 Bruce Derlin 3 6 6 Hugo Chapacú 6 6 Kelly Evernden 2 1 Switzerland vs. Mexico Switzerland Mexico Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-REL-MEX-SUI-01 Switzerland v Mexico daviscup.com 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors) 2 3 Roland Stadler 10 6 6 Leonardo Lavalle 8 2 4 Claudio Mezzadri 6 11 6 Jorge Lozano 0 9 2 Heinz Günthardt Claudio Mezzadri 6 1 7 6 4 Leonardo Lavalle Jorge Lozano 4 6 9 3 6 Roland Stadler 6 6 4 4 2 Jorge Lozano 4 3 6 6 6 Claudio Mezzadri 3 6 7 4 3 Leonardo Lavalle 6 2 5 6 6 Spain vs. Brazil Spain Brazil 1968 Murcia Club de Tenis, Murcia, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-REL-BRA-ESP-01 Spain v Brazil daviscup.com 8–10 April 1988 Clay 5 0 Javier Sánchez 6 10 5 6 Ivan Kley 4 8 7 2 Emilio Sánchez 5 6 3 6 6 Luiz Mattar 7 3 6 4 4 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6 6 6 Ricardo Acioly Ivan Kley 3 3 4 Javier Sánchez 10 6 6 Cássio Motta 12 3 4 Emilio Sánchez 6 9 Ivan Kley 2 7 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 World Group Davis Cup