1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

International tennis competition 1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988. In the Europe/Africa Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I were promoted to the following year's World Group. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IIs in 1989. Participating nations 30em AUT BEL BUL 1971 FIN GBR HUN NED NGR POR ROU 1965 SEN URS Draw 3 no 6–8 May 9–12 June 22–24 July First Round Second Round Third Round GBR bye Brussels, Belgium (clay) FIN 4 BEL 1 Lagos, Nigeria (hard) HUN 0 NGR 5 bye AUT NED bye Dakar, Senegal (hard) SEN 4 BUL 1971 1 Timișoara, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 2 POR 3 bye URS Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) GBR 3 FIN 1 Villach, Austria (clay) NGR 0 AUT 5 Warmond, Netherlands (clay) NED 3 SEN 2 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 0 URS 5 Zell am See, Austria (clay) GBR 0 AUT 5 Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) NED 0 URS 5 AUT and URS are promoted to the World Group in 1989. 1 no Relegation Play-offs10–13 June Budapest, Hungary (clay) BEL 2 HUN 3 Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) BUL 1971 0 ROU 1965 5 BEL and BUL 1971 are relegated to Group II in 1989. First round Belgium vs. Finland Belgium Finland Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-A-M-FIN-BEL-01 Belgium v Finland daviscup.com 6–8 May 1988 Clay 1 4 Xavier Daufresne 6 7 3 4 6 Olli Rahnasto 4 5 6 6 3 Denis Langaskens 1 2 5 Veli Paloheimo 6 6 7 Karel Demuynck Denis Langaskens 2 7 4 Veli Paloheimo Olli Rahnasto 6 9 6 Xavier Daufresne 1 5 3 Veli Paloheimo 6 7 6 Denis Langaskens 0 2 Olli Rahnasto 6 6 Nigeria vs. Hungary Nigeria Hungary Lagos, Nigeriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-A-M-HUN-NGR-01 Nigeria v Hungary daviscup.com 6–8 May 1988 Hard 5 0 Nduka Odizor 5 6 6 6 András Lányi 7 3 3 1 Tony Mmoh 6 6 6 László Markovits 1 2 4 Tony Mmoh Nduka Odizor 7 6 2 6 András Lányi László Markovits 5 3 6 4 Nduka Odizor 6 6 László Markovits 3 2 Tony Mmoh 4 6 7 András Lányi 6 3 5 Senegal vs. Bulgaria Senegal Bulgaria 1971 Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-B-M-SEN-BUL-01 Senegal v Bulgaria daviscup.com 6–8 May 1988 Hard 4 1 Yahiya Doumbia 6 6 6 Julian Stamatov 2 2 3 Thierno Ly 4 5 2 Krassimir Lazarov 6 7 6 Abou Berthé Yahiya Doumbia 5 6 6 6 Krassimir Lazarov Julian Stamatov 7 4 2 2 Thierno Ly 8 1 6 10 Julian Stamatov 6 6 3 8 Yahiya Doumbia 6 6 Krassimir Lazarov 1 4 Romania vs. Portugal Romania 1965 Portugal Timișoara, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-B-M-ROU-POR-01 Romania v Portugal daviscup.com 6–8 May 1988 Clay 2 3 Florin Segărceanu 6 0 0 2 João Cunha e Silva 1 6 6 6 Adrian Marcu 7 6 4 4 6 Nuno Marques 5 4 6 6 1 Adrian Marcu Florin Segărceanu 4 8 2 Nuno Marques João Cunha e Silva 6 10 6 Adrian Marcu 4 3 3 João Cunha e Silva 6 6 6 Mihai Vanta 6 6 Marco Seruca 3 0 Second round Great Britain vs. Finland Great Britain Finland Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, United Kingdomhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-A-M-GBR-FIN-01 Great Britain v Finland daviscup.com 9–12 June 1988 Grass 3 1 Andrew Castle 5 5 3 Veli Paloheimo 7 7 6 Jeremy Bates 6 6 6 Olli Rahnasto 1 1 1 Jeremy Bates Andrew Castle 14 6 6 Veli Paloheimo Olli Rahnasto 12 3 1 Jeremy Bates 6 4 7 6 Veli Paloheimo 4 6 5 1 Andrew Castle Olli Rahnasto Austria vs. Nigeria Austria Nigeria Villach, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-A-M-NGR-AUT-01 Austria v Nigeria daviscup.com 10–12 June 1988 Clay 5 0 Horst Skoff 6 6 6 Nduka Odizor 2 3 3 Thomas Muster 6 6 6 Tony Mmoh 2 4 3 Alex Antonitsch Thomas Muster 12 6 6 Tony Mmoh Nduka Odizor 10 3 3 Horst Skoff 6 6 Sadiq Abdullahi 2 0 Thomas Muster 6 10 Nduka Odizor 4 8 Netherlands vs. Senegal Netherlands Senegal Warmond, Netherlandshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-B-M-NED-SEN-01 Netherlands v Senegal daviscup.com 10–12 June 1988 Clay 3 2 Tom Nijssen 3 6 2 5 Yahiya Doumbia 6 1 6 7 Menno Oosting 6 6 6 Abou Berthé 0 1 3 Huub van Boeckel Michiel Schapers 6 6 6 Yahiya Doumbia Thierno Ly 1 2 1 Tom Nijssen 6 6 6 Abou Berthé 0 1 0 Menno Oosting 4 2 Yahiya Doumbia 6 6 Portugal vs. Soviet Union Portugal Soviet Union Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugalhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-B-M-POR-URS-01 Portugal v Soviet Union daviscup.com 10–12 June 1988 Clay 0 5 Nuno Marques 3 5 2 Andrei Chesnokov 6 7 6 João Cunha e Silva 6 3 3 3 Alexander Volkov 3 6 6 6 Nuno Marques João Cunha e Silva 3 6 16 3 2 Andrei Olhovskiy Alexander Volkov 6 3 14 6 6 João Cunha e Silva 3 2 Andrei Chesnokov 6 6 Marco Seruca 3 2 Alexander Volkov 6 6 Relegation play-offs Hungary vs. Belgium Hungary Belgium Budapest, Hungaryhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-A-REL-BEL-HUN-01 Hungary v Belgium daviscup.com 10–13 June 1988 Clay 3 2 András Lányi 6 6 6 Bart Wuyts 3 4 3 Ferenc Csépai 3 3 6 3 Karel Demuynck 6 6 2 6 Gábor Köves László Markovits 4 3 8 6 6 Karel Demuynck Denis Langaskens 6 6 6 4 2 Ferenc Csépai 6 1 0 6 4 Bart Wuyts 3 6 6 4 6 András Lányi 6 5 6 6 Xavier Daufresne 4 7 2 1 Bulgaria vs. Romania Bulgaria 1971 Romania 1965 Sofia, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-B-REL-BUL-ROU-01 Bulgaria v Romania daviscup.com 10–12 June 1988 Clay 0 5 Krassimir Lazarov 1 2 7 1 Adrian Marcu 6 6 5 6 Julian Stamatov 1 2 0 Florin Segărceanu 6 6 6 Julian Stamatov Milen Velev 4 1 4 George Cosac Florin Segărceanu 6 6 6 Julian Stamatov 3 3 Adrian Marcu 6 6 Krassimir Lazarov 4 3 Florin Segărceanu 6 6 Third round Austria vs. Great Britain Austria Great Britain Zell am See, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-A-M-GBR-AUT-01 Austria v Great Britain daviscup.com 22–24 July 1988 Clay 5 0 Thomas Muster 6 6 6 Steve Shaw 4 2 2 Horst Skoff 6 6 0 6 Jeremy Bates 4 4 6 0 Alex Antonitsch Thomas Muster 6 6 3 6 Jeremy Bates Andrew Castle 3 4 6 3 Horst Skoff 6 7 Steve Shaw 4 5 Thomas Muster 6 6 Richard Whichello 1 3 Soviet Union vs. Netherlands Soviet Union Netherlands Jūrmala, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-G1-EUR-B-M-NED-URS-01 Soviet Union v Netherlands daviscup.com 22–24 July 1988 Clay 5 0 Andrei Cherkasov 6 6 9 Paul Dogger 4 1 7 Andrei Chesnokov 6 6 7 Michiel Schapers 2 4 5 Andrei Olhovskiy Alexander Volkov 11 3 4 6 7 Huub van Boeckel Mark Koevermans 9 6 6 3 5 Andrei Cherkasov 7 3 6 Mark Koevermans 5 6 1 Andrei Chesnokov 10 6 Paul Dogger 8 1 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Africa Zone Group I