# 1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there are two different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier.

## Group I

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

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Finland
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Netherlands
* Nigeria
* Portugal
* Romania
* Senegal
* Soviet Union

### Draw

| 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

The winner in the Europe Zone Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 1989.

### Participating nations

* Cyprus
* Greece
* Ireland
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Norway
* Poland
* Turkey

### Draw

| 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

The winner in the Africa Zone Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 1989.

### Participating nations

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Morocco
* Tunisia
* Zimbabwe

### Draw

| 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.