# 1988 Davis Cup

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.

## World Group

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

### Draw

| First round 5–7 February | First round 5–7 February | First round 5–7 February | Quarterfinals 8–10 April | Quarterfinals 8–10 April | Quarterfinals 8–10 April | Semifinals 22–24 July | Semifinals 22–24 July | Semifinals 22–24 July | Final 16–18 December | Final 16–18 December | Final 16–18 December |
| Gävle, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Gävle, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Gävle, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 0 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | 0 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | | | | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Australia | Australia | 3 | Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay) | Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay) | Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay) | Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay) | Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | Australia | Australia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Australia | Australia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet) | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 4 | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 4 | | | | | | | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) | Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay) |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 |
| Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 |
| Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 0 | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 0 | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | | | | Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet) | Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | |
| Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | |
| Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | | | | Yugoslavia | 0 | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | Yugoslavia | 0 | |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet) | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet) | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | | |
| New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | | |
| New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | | | |
| India | India | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Sweden vs. West Germany
| Sweden 1 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 16–18 December 1988 Clay (indoors) | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 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

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.

## Americas Zone
### Group I

| First Round 4–7 February | First Round 4–7 February | First Round 4–7 February | Second Round 8–10 April | Second Round 8–10 April | Second Round 8–10 April | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 4 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Argentina | Argentina | 4 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 5 | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 |
| Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 1 |
| Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | Viña del Mar, Chile (clay) | | | | United States | United States | 4 |
| Peru | Peru | 4 | | | | United States | United States | 4 |
| Peru | Peru | 4 | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 1 | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 1 | Peru | Peru | 0 | | | |
| | | | United States | United States | 3 | | | |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 3 | | | |
| United States | United States | | | | | | | |
* United States are promoted to the World Group in 1989.
| Relegation Play-off 8–10 April | Relegation Play-off 8–10 April | Relegation Play-off 8–10 April |
| Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet) |
| Canada | Canada | 4 |
| Chile | Chile | 1 |
* Chile are relegated to Group II in 1989.

### Group II

| First Round 5–7 February | First Round 5–7 February | First Round 5–7 February | Second Round 8–11 April | Second Round 8–11 April | Second Round 8–11 April | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | | | | | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 5 | | | |
| Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Uruguay | Uruguay | 5 | | | |
| Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Havana, Cuba (hard) | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 4 | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 4 | | | | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 1 | | | | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) | Montevideo, Uruguay (clay) |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 1 | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 4 |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 4 |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 4 | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 4 | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 1 | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 1 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | |
| Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | |
| Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Kingston, Jamaica (hard) | Jamaica | Jamaica | 2 | | | |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 5 | Jamaica | Jamaica | 2 | | | |
| Haiti | Haiti | 0 | | | | | | |
* Uruguay are promoted to Group I in 1989.

## Asia/Oceania Zone
### Group I

| First Round 5–7 February | First Round 5–7 February | First Round 5–7 February | Second Round 8–10 April | Second Round 8–10 April | Second Round 8–10 April | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July |
| South Korea | South Korea | | | | | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | South Korea | South Korea | 5 | | | |
| Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | South Korea | South Korea | 5 | | | |
| Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | | | | South Korea | South Korea | 2 |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 3 |
| Thailand | Thailand | 0 | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 5 | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | Jakarta, Indonesia (clay) | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 5 | Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | | | |
| | | | China | China | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | China | China | 1 | | | |
| China | China | | | | | | | |
* Indonesia are promoted to the World Group in 1989.
| Relegation Play-off 8–10 April | Relegation Play-off 8–10 April | Relegation Play-off 8–10 April |
| Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) |
| Japan | Japan | 4 |
| Thailand | Thailand | 1 |
* Thailand are relegated to Group II in 1989.

### Group II

| First Round 5–7 February | First Round 5–7 February | First Round 5–7 February | Second Round 8–11 April | Second Round 8–11 April | Second Round 8–11 April | Third Round 6–8 May | Third Round 6–8 May | Third Round 6–8 May | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Iraq | Iraq | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Iraq | Iraq | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Hong Kong (indoor carpet) | Hong Kong (indoor carpet) | Hong Kong (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Iraq | Iraq | | | | | Hong Kong (indoor carpet) | Hong Kong (indoor carpet) | Hong Kong (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Iraq | Iraq | | | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Singapore | Singapore | 0 | | | |
| Singapore | Singapore | | | | | Singapore | Singapore | 0 | | | |
| Singapore | Singapore | | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | Damascus, Syria (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Singapore | Singapore | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Syria | Syria | 1 | | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | | Syria | Syria | 1 | | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | | | | | | | | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |
| Syria | Syria | w/o | | | | | | | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |
| Syria | Syria | w/o | | | | | | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | | | | | | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 0 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 4 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | | | | | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | Taipei, Taiwan (indoor carpet) | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard) | | | | Pakistan | 4 | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 4 | | | | Pakistan | 4 | |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 4 | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | | | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | | | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | | | | | | | | | |
* Hong Kong are promoted to Group I in 1989.

## Europe/Africa Zone
### Group I

| First Round 6–8 May | First Round 6–8 May | Second Round 9–12 June | Second Round 9–12 June | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July |
| Great Britain | | | | | |
| Great Britain | | Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | | |
| bye | | Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | Bristol, United Kingdom (grass) | | |
| bye | | Great Britain | 3 | | |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Great Britain | 3 | | |
| Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Finland | 1 | | |
| Finland | 4 | Finland | 1 | | |
| Finland | 4 | | | Zell am See, Austria (clay) | Zell am See, Austria (clay) |
| Belgium | 1 | | | Zell am See, Austria (clay) | Zell am See, Austria (clay) |
| Belgium | 1 | | | Great Britain | 0 |
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | | | Great Britain | 0 |
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | | | Austria | 5 |
| Hungary | 0 | | | Austria | 5 |
| Hungary | 0 | Villach, Austria (clay) | Villach, Austria (clay) | | |
| Nigeria | 5 | Villach, Austria (clay) | Villach, Austria (clay) | | |
| Nigeria | 5 | Nigeria | 0 | | |
| | | Austria | 5 | | |
| bye | | Austria | 5 | | |
| Austria | | | | | |
| Netherlands | | | | | |
| Netherlands | | Warmond, Netherlands (clay) | Warmond, Netherlands (clay) | | |
| bye | | Warmond, Netherlands (clay) | Warmond, Netherlands (clay) | | |
| bye | | Netherlands | 3 | | |
| Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Netherlands | 3 | | |
| Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Senegal | 2 | | |
| Senegal | 4 | Senegal | 2 | | |
| Senegal | 4 | | | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) |
| Bulgaria | 1 | | | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) |
| Bulgaria | 1 | | | Netherlands | 0 |
| Timișoara, Romania (clay) | Timișoara, Romania (clay) | | | Netherlands | 0 |
| Timișoara, Romania (clay) | Timișoara, Romania (clay) | | | Soviet Union | 5 |
| Romania | 2 | | | Soviet Union | 5 |
| Romania | 2 | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | |
| Portugal | 3 | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | | |
| Portugal | 3 | Portugal | 0 | | |
| | | Soviet Union | 5 | | |
| bye | | Soviet Union | 5 | | |
| Soviet Union | | | | | |
* Austria and Soviet Union are promoted to the World Group in 1989.
| Relegation Play-offs 10–13 June | Relegation Play-offs 10–13 June |
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Hungary | 3 |
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) |
| Bulgaria | 0 |
| Romania | 5 |
* Belgium and Bulgaria are relegated to Group II in 1989.

### Group II Europe

| First round 8–10 April | First round 8–10 April | First round 8–10 April | Second Round 6–8 May | Second Round 6–8 May | Second Round 6–8 May | Third Round 10–12 June | Third Round 10–12 June | Third Round 10–12 June | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July |
| Poland | Poland | | | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | | | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | | | | Poland | Poland | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Greece | Greece | 3 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | | | | Greece | Greece | 3 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | Athens, Greece (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Greece | Greece | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Turkey | Turkey | 1 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Turkey | Turkey | 1 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) |
| Turkey | Turkey | | | | | | | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) |
| Turkey | Turkey | | | | | | | | Greece | Greece | 0 |
| Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard) | Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard) | Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard) | | | | | | | Greece | Greece | 0 |
| Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard) | Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard) | Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard) | | | | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 5 |
| Malta | Malta | 0 | | | | | | | Ireland | Ireland | 5 |
| Malta | Malta | 0 | Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet) | Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet) | Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 5 | Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet) | Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet) | Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 5 | Norway | Norway | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass) | Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass) | Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass) | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | | | | Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass) | Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass) | Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass) | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | | | | Norway | Norway | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ireland | 3 | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | | | | | Ireland | 3 | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | | Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet) | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cyprus | Cyprus | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Ireland | Ireland | 5 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Ireland | Ireland | 5 | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | | | | | | | | | |
* Ireland are promoted to Group I in 1989.

### Group II Africa

| First round 5–7 February | First round 5–7 February | First round 5–7 February | Second Round 8–10 April | Second Round 8–10 April | Second Round 8–10 April | Third Round 6–8 May | Third Round 6–8 May | Third Round 6–8 May | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July | Third Round 22–24 July |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cameroon | Cameroon | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cameroon | Cameroon | 0 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | |
| Cameroon | Cameroon | | | | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | |
| Cameroon | Cameroon | | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2 | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | | | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 2 | | | |
| Algeria | Algeria | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Algeria | Algeria | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | 3 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | | | | | | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |
| Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | | | | | | | | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | | | | | | | | Egypt | Egypt | 0 |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | Tunis, Tunisia (hard) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Tunisia | Tunisia | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Morocco | Morocco | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | | | | | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | Casablanca, Morocco (clay) | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 2 | | | |
| Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet) | Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet) | Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet) | | | | Morocco | Morocco | 2 | | | |
| Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet) | Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet) | Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet) | | | | Egypt | 3 | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 1 | | | | Egypt | 3 | |
| Ghana | Ghana | 1 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | |
| Kenya | Kenya | 4 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | | | | |
| Kenya | Kenya | 4 | Kenya | Kenya | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | | | | | | | | | |
* Zimbabwe are promoted to Group I in 1989.