1988 Davis Cup World Group#Spain vs. Brazil
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{{Infobox tennis tournament year|1988|Davis Cup World Group
| date=5 February – 18 December
| edition=8th
| champ={{davis-big|FRG}}
| main_name=Davis Cup
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{{main|1988 Davis Cup}}
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1988.{{Cite web|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/historic-format/world-group.aspx#/1988|title=World Group 1988|publisher=DavisCup.com|access-date=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
| class="wikitable" style="width:98%;" |
| colspan=4| Participating teams |
|---|
| width=25%|{{davis-big|AUS}}
!width=25%|{{davis-big|BRA|1968}} !width=25%|{{davis-big|TCH}} !width=25%|{{davis-big|DEN}} |
| {{davis-big|FRA}}
!{{davis-big|IND}} !{{davis-big|ISR}} !{{davis-big|ITA}} |
| {{davis-big|MEX}}
!{{davis-big|NZL}} !{{davis-big|PAR|1988}} !{{davis-big|ESP}} |
| {{davis-big|SWE}}
!{{davis-big|SUI}} !{{davis-big|FRG}} !{{davis-big|YUG}} |
=Draw=
{{DCWorld
| RD1-date=5–7 February
| RD2-date=8–10 April
| RD3-date=22–24 July
| RD4-date=16–18 December
| RD1T1-loc=Gävle, Sweden (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score2=0
| RD1T2-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|PAR|1988}} | RD1-score4=0
| RD1T3-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|MEX}} | RD1-score6=2
| RD1T4-loc=Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|FRA}} | RD1-score7=4
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score8=1
| RD1T5-loc=Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{davis|BRA|1968}} | RD1-score9=0
| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score10=5
| RD1T6-loc=Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score11=3
| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|ESP}} | RD1-score12=2
| RD1T7-loc=Palermo, Italy (clay)
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score13=4
| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score14=1
| RD1T8-loc=New Delhi, India (grass)
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score15=3
| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score16=2
| RD2T1-loc=Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score2=2
| RD2T2-loc=Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score3=0
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|FRA}} | RD2-score4=5
| RD2T3-loc=Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)
| RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score5=5
| RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score6=0
| RD2T4-loc=Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)
| RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score7=1
| RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score8=4
| RD3T1-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|FRA}} | RD3-score2=1
| RD3T2-loc=Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet)
| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3={{davis|FRG}} | RD3-score3=5
| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|YUG}} | RD3-score4=0
| RD4T1-loc=Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)
| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score1=1
| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2={{davis|FRG}} | RD4-score2=4
}}
First round
=Sweden vs. New Zealand=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Sweden
|team2=New Zealand
|venue=Gavlerinken, Gävle, Sweden{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-NZL-01|title=Sweden v New Zealand|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–7 February 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Anders Järryd |14 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Bruce Derlin |12 |2 |4 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |12 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=Kelly Evernden |10 |2 |7 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |T1P2=Anders Järryd |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Kelly Evernden |T2P2=David Lewis |3 |5 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Anders Järryd |8 |4 |11 | | |T2P1=Kelly Evernden |6 |6 |9 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Bruce Derlin |1 |2 | | | }}
}}
=Czechoslovakia vs. Paraguay=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Czechoslovakia
|team2=Paraguay |team2-var=1988
|venue=Prague, Czechoslovakia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-TCH-PAR-01|title=Czechoslovakia v Paraguay|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–7 February 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Petr Korda |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Hugo Chapacú |2 |1 |2 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Miloslav Mečíř |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Francisco González |2 |2 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Miloslav Mečíř |T1P2=Tomáš Šmíd |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Hugo Chapacú |T2P2=Francisco González |1 |5 |1 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Miloslav Mečíř |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Hugo Chapacú |3 |1 | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Petr Korda |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Francisco González |4 |4 | | | }}
}}
=Mexico vs. Australia=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Mexico
|team2=Australia
|venue=Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-AUS-MEX-01|title=Mexico v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–8 February 1988
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leonardo Lavalle |7 |4 |1 |9 | |T2P1=Pat Cash |5 |6 |6 |11 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Francisco Maciel |3 |8 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Wally Masur |6 |6 |3 |5 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leonardo Lavalle |T1P2=Jorge Lozano |2 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Pat Cash |T2P2=John Fitzgerald |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Leonardo Lavalle |6 |6 |4 |9 |6 |T2P1=Wally Masur |2 |1 |6 |11 |2 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Francisco Maciel |2 |6 |5 |2 | |T2P1=Pat Cash |6 |4 |7 |6 | }}
}}
=Switzerland vs. France=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Switzerland
|team2=France
|venue=Basel, Switzerland{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-FRA-SUI-01|title=Switzerland v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–7 February 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roland Stadler |8 |11 |1 |5 | |T2P1=Yannick Noah |10 |9 |6 |7 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Claudio Mezzadri |3 |6 |0 |8 |6 |T2P1=Henri Leconte |6 |3 |6 |6 |2 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Heinz Günthardt |T1P2=Claudio Mezzadri |2 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=Guy Forget |T2P2=Yannick Noah |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roland Stadler |3 |4 |6 |1 | |T2P1=Henri Leconte |6 |6 |4 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Claudio Mezzadri |3 |6 |3 | | |T2P1=Yannick Noah |6 |3 |6 | | }}
}}
=West Germany vs. Brazil=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=West Germany
|team2=Brazil |team2-var=1968
|venue=Essen, West Germany{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-BRA-FRG-01|title=West Germany v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–7 February 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Cássio Motta |0 |2 |0 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carl-Uwe Steeb |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Luiz Mattar |1 |2 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |T1P2=Patrik Kühnen |8 |15 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Acioly |T2P2=Luiz Mattar |6 |13 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Patrik Kühnen |9 |6 | | | |T2P1=Luiz Mattar |7 |3 | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carl-Uwe Steeb |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Cássio Motta |1 |2 | | | }}
}}
=Denmark vs. Spain=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Denmark
|team2=Spain
|venue=Aarhus, Denmark{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-DEN-ESP-01|title=Denmark v Spain|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–7 February 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Tauson |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Sergio Casal |4 |3 |2 | | }}
|R2={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Morten Christensen |5 |2 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Emilio Sánchez |7 |6 |4 |3 |4 }}
|R3={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Peter Bastiansen |T1P2=Michael Mortensen |5 |9 |2 | | |T2P1=Sergio Casal |T2P2=Emilio Sánchez |7 |11 |6 | | }}
|R4={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Morten Christensen |4 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Sergio Casal |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Tauson |3 |6 |13 |6 | |T2P1=Emilio Sánchez |6 |1 |11 |4 | }}
}}
=Italy vs. Israel=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=Israel
|venue=Palermo, Italy{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-ITA-ISR-01|title=Italy v Israel|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–7 February 1988
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Francesco Cancellotti |6 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Gilad Bloom |1 |2 |8 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Paolo Canè |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Amos Mansdorf |5 |3 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Paolo Canè |T1P2=Diego Nargiso |5 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Amos Mansdorf |T2P2=Shahar Perkiss |7 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Paolo Canè |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Gilad Bloom |6 |1 |1 |0 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Francesco Cancellotti |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Amos Mansdorf |4 |2 | | | }}
}}
=India vs. Yugoslavia=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=India
|team2=Yugoslavia
|venue=New Delhi, India{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-YUG-IND-01|title=Yugoslavia v India|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=5–7 February 1988
|surface=Grass
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vijay Amritraj |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Bruno Orešar |3 |0 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ramesh Krishnan |4 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Slobodan Živojinović |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Anand Amritraj |T1P2=Vijay Amritraj |5 |3 |6 |6 |7 |T2P1=Goran Prpić |T2P2=Slobodan Živojinović |7 |6 |3 |2 |9 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ramesh Krishnan |4 |6 |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Bruno Orešar |6 |4 |6 |1 |3 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vijay Amritraj |3 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Slobodan Živojinović |6 |6 |6 | | }}
}}
Quarterfinals
=Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Sweden
|team2=Czechoslovakia
|venue=Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-TCH-01|title=Sweden v Czechoslovakia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=8–10 April 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Tomáš Šmíd |3 |4 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mats Wilander |11 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Miloslav Mečíř |13 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |T1P2=Mats Wilander |8 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=Miloslav Mečíř |T2P2=Tomáš Šmíd |6 |4 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mats Wilander |6 |2 |4 |3 | |T2P1=Milan Šrejber |3 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |4 |6 |4 |6 |9 |T2P1=Miloslav Mečíř |6 |1 |6 |4 |7 }}
}}
=France vs. Australia=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=France
|team2=Australia
|venue=Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, France{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-AUS-FRA-01|title=France v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=8–10 April 1988
|surface=Clay (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Yannick Noah |3 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Darren Cahill |6 |4 |4 |2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Leconte |6 |7 |3 |7 |6 |T2P1=Mark Woodforde |3 |9 |6 |5 |0 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Guy Forget |T1P2=Yannick Noah |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=John Fitzgerald |T2P2=Wally Masur |3 |5 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Leconte |9 |7 | | | |T2P1=John Fitzgerald |7 |5 | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Yannick Noah |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Mark Woodforde |2 |4 | | | }}
}}
=West Germany vs. Denmark=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=West Germany
|team2=Denmark
|venue=Frankfurt, West Germany{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-FRG-DEN-01|title=West Germany v Denmark|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=8–10 April 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Eric Jelen |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Morten Christensen |3 |3 |6 |2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Michael Tauson |5 |4 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |T1P2=Eric Jelen |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Michael Mortensen |T2P2=Michael Tauson |3 |4 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Morten Christensen |3 |4 | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Eric Jelen |6 |7 | | | |T2P1=Michael Tauson |2 |5 | | | }}
}}
=Yugoslavia vs. Italy=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Yugoslavia
|team2=Italy
|venue=Belgrade, Yugoslavia{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-ITA-YUG-01|title=Yugoslavia v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=8–10 April 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bruno Orešar |1 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Paolo Canè |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Slobodan Živojinović |6 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=Francesco Cancellotti |4 |7 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Goran Prpić |T1P2=Slobodan Živojinović |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Paolo Canè |T2P2=Simone Colombo |4 |2 |6 |3 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bruno Orešar |5 |3 |6 |6 |7 |T2P1=Francesco Cancellotti |7 |6 |3 |1 |5 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Slobodan Živojinović |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Paolo Canè |4 |4 | | | }}
}}
Semifinals
=Sweden vs. France=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Sweden
|team2=France
|venue=Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-FRA-01|title=Sweden v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=22–24 July 1988
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mats Wilander |2 |13 |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Yannick Noah |6 |11 |3 |6 |0 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |6 |6 |8 |3 |6 |T2P1=Henri Leconte |4 |4 |10 |6 |4 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Anders Järryd |T1P2=Mats Wilander |6 |7 |2 |2 | |T2P1=Guy Forget |T2P2=Henri Leconte |4 |9 |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mats Wilander |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Henri Leconte |1 |1 |5 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kent Carlsson |4 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Thierry Tulasne |6 |3 |3 | | }}
}}
=West Germany vs. Yugoslavia=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=West Germany
|team2=Yugoslavia
|venue=Dortmund, West Germany{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-FRG-YUG-01|title=West Germany v Yugoslavia|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=22–24 July 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Slobodan Živojinović |5 |2 |4 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Eric Jelen |9 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=Goran Prpić |7 |7 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |T1P2=Eric Jelen |5 |4 |6 |11 |9 |T2P1=Goran Ivanišević |T2P2=Slobodan Živojinović |7 |6 |1 |9 |7 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Boris Becker |7 |6 | | | |T2P1=Goran Prpić |5 |4 | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Eric Jelen |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Slobodan Živojinović |4 |2 | | | }}
}}
Final
=Sweden vs. West Germany=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Sweden
|team2=West Germany
|venue=Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-M-SWE-FRG-01|title=Sweden v West Germany|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=16–18 December 1988
|surface=Clay (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mats Wilander |10 |6 |2 |4 |6 |T2P1=Carl-Uwe Steeb |8 |1 |6 |6 |8 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |3 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=Boris Becker |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |T1P2=Anders Järryd |6 |6 |5 |3 |2 |T2P1=Boris Becker |T2P2=Eric Jelen |3 |2 |7 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Edberg |6 |8 | | | |T2P1=Carl-Uwe Steeb |4 |6 | | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kent Carlsson | | | | | |T2P1=Patrik Kühnen | | | | |wo=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
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| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Door | Surface | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{davis|PAR|1988}} | style="text-align:center;"|4–1 | {{davis|NZL}} | Asunción | Outdoor | Clay | |
| {{davis|SUI}} | style="text-align:center;"|2–3 | {{davis|MEX}} | St. Gallen | Indoor | Carpet | |
| {{davis|ESP}} | style="text-align:center;"|5–0 | {{davis|BRA|1968}} | Murcia | Outdoor | Clay | |
| {{davis|ISR}} | style="text-align:center;"|w/o | {{davis|IND}} | — | — | — | {{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-REL-ISR-IND-01|title=Israel v India|publisher=daviscup.com}} |
=Paraguay vs. New Zealand=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Paraguay |team1-var=1988
|team2=New Zealand
|venue=Asunción, Paraguay{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-REL-NZL-PAR-01|title=Paraguay v New Zealand|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=8–10 April 1988
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Víctor Pecci |6 |8 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Kelly Evernden |4 |6 |8 |3 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hugo Chapacú |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Bruce Derlin |0 |2 |3 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Francisco González |T1P2=Víctor Pecci |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Kelly Evernden |T2P2=David Lewis |3 |4 |3 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Francisco González |6 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Bruce Derlin |3 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hugo Chapacú |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Kelly Evernden |2 |1 | | | }}
|}}
=Switzerland vs. Mexico=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Switzerland
|team2=Mexico
|venue=Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen, Switzerland{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-REL-MEX-SUI-01|title=Switzerland v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=8–10 April 1988
|surface=Carpet (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roland Stadler |10 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Leonardo Lavalle |8 |2 |4 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Claudio Mezzadri |6 |11 |6 | | |T2P1=Jorge Lozano |0 |9 |2 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Heinz Günthardt |T1P2=Claudio Mezzadri |6 |1 |7 |6 |4 |T2P1=Leonardo Lavalle |T2P2=Jorge Lozano |4 |6 |9 |3 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roland Stadler |6 |6 |4 |4 |2 |T2P1=Jorge Lozano |4 |3 |6 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Claudio Mezzadri |3 |6 |7 |4 |3 |T2P1=Leonardo Lavalle |6 |2 |5 |6 |6 }}
|}}
=Spain vs. Brazil=
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Spain
|team2=Brazil |team2-var=1968
|venue=Murcia Club de Tenis, Murcia, Spain{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1988-WG-REL-BRA-ESP-01|title=Spain v Brazil|publisher=daviscup.com}}
|date=8–10 April 1988
|surface=Clay
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Javier Sánchez |6 |10 |5 |6 | |T2P1=Ivan Kley |4 |8 |7 |2 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Emilio Sánchez |5 |6 |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=Luiz Mattar |7 |3 |6 |4 |4 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sergio Casal |T1P2=Emilio Sánchez |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ricardo Acioly |T2P2=Ivan Kley |3 |3 |4 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Javier Sánchez |10 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Cássio Motta |12 |3 |4 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Emilio Sánchez |6 |9 | | | |T2P1=Ivan Kley |2 |7 | | | }}
|}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]
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