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1988 Davis Cup World Group

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

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

West Germany
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Main article: 1988 Davis Cup

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 edit

Participating teams
 
Australia 		 
Brazil 		 
Czechoslovakia 		 
Denmark
 
France 		 
India 		 
Israel 		 
Italy
 
Mexico 		 
New Zealand 		 
Paraguay 		 
Spain
 
Sweden 		 
Switzerland 		 
West Germany 		 
Yugoslavia

Draw edit

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 edit

Sweden vs. New Zealand edit

 
Sweden
5 		Gavlerinken, Gävle, Sweden[3]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
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 edit

 
Czechoslovakia
5 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[4]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
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 edit

 
Mexico
2 		Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
5–8 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 edit

 
Switzerland
1 		Basel, Switzerland[6]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
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 edit

 
West Germany
5 		Essen, West Germany[7]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
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 edit

 
Denmark
3 		Aarhus, Denmark[8]
5–7 February 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
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 edit

 
Italy
4 		Palermo, Italy[9]
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 edit

 
India
2 		New Delhi, India[10]
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 edit

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia edit

 
Sweden
3 		Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden[11]
8–10 April 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Czechoslovakia
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 edit

 
France
5 		Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, France[12]
8–10 April 1988
Clay (indoors) 		 
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 edit

 
West Germany
5 		Frankfurt, West Germany[13]
8–10 April 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
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 edit

 
Yugoslavia
4 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[14]
8–10 April 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
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 edit

Sweden vs. France edit

 
Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[15]
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 edit

 
West Germany
5 		Dortmund, West Germany[16]
22–24 July 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
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 edit

Sweden vs. West Germany edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
Paraguay
4 		Asunción, Paraguay[17]
8–10 April 1988
Clay 		 
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Víctor Pecci
Kelly Evernden 		6
4 		8
6 		6
8 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Hugo Chapacú
Bruce Derlin 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Francisco González / Víctor Pecci
Kelly Evernden / David Lewis 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Francisco González
Bruce Derlin 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Hugo Chapacú
Kelly Evernden 		6
2 		6
1 		       

Switzerland vs. Mexico edit

 
Switzerland
2 		Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen, Switzerland[18]
8–10 April 1988
Carpet (indoors) 		 
Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roland Stadler
Leonardo Lavalle 		10
8 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Claudio Mezzadri
Jorge Lozano 		6
0 		11
9 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Heinz Günthardt / Claudio Mezzadri
Leonardo Lavalle / Jorge Lozano 		6
4 		1
6 		7
9 		6
3 		4
6 		 
4  
  		Roland Stadler
Jorge Lozano 		6
4 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		 
5  
  		Claudio Mezzadri
Leonardo Lavalle 		3
6 		6
2 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		 

Spain vs. Brazil edit

 
Spain
5 		Murcia Club de Tenis, Murcia, Spain[19]
8–10 April 1988
Clay 		 
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Javier Sánchez
Ivan Kley 		6
4 		10
8 		5
7 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Emilio Sánchez
Luiz Mattar 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
Ricardo Acioly / Ivan Kley 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Javier Sánchez
Cássio Motta 		10
12 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Emilio Sánchez
Ivan Kley 		6
2 		9
7 		       

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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