1988 Davis Cup

1988 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	5 February – 18 December 1988
Edition	77th
Teams	74
Champion
Winning nation	West Germany
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Davis Cup (also known as the 1988 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 77th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament marked the introduction of sub-divisions within each continental zone. Each zone would now feature two groups, with promotion and relegation between the two. This year also saw the Eastern Zone renamed as the Asia/Oceania Zone. 75 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 13 in the Americas Zone, 16 in the Asia/Oceania Zone, and 30 in the Europe/Africa Zone. Cameroon, Ghana, Haiti, Iraq and Jamaica made their first appearances in the tournament.

West Germany defeated Sweden in the final, held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16–18 December, to win their first title and become the ninth nation to win the Davis Cup.^[1][2]

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

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 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

Date: 8–10 April

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Door	Surface
Paraguay	4–1	New Zealand	Asunción	Outdoor	Hard
Switzerland	2–3	Mexico	St. Gallen	Indoor	Carpet
Spain	5–0	Brazil	Murcia	Outdoor	Clay
Israel	w/o	India	—	—	—

•  Israel,  Mexico,  Paraguay and  Spain remain in the World Group in 1989.
•  Brazil,  India,  New Zealand and   Switzerland are relegated to Zonal competition in 1989.

•  United States are promoted to the World Group in 1989.

•  Chile are relegated to Group II in 1989.

•  Uruguay are promoted to Group I in 1989.

•  Indonesia are promoted to the World Group in 1989.

•  Thailand are relegated to Group II in 1989.

•  Hong Kong are promoted to Group I in 1989.

•  Austria and  Soviet Union are promoted to the World Group in 1989.

•  Belgium and  Bulgaria are relegated to Group II in 1989.

•  Ireland are promoted to Group I in 1989.

•  Zimbabwe are promoted to Group I in 1989.

General

• "World Group 1988". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

Specific

• Davis Cup Official Website