# 1988 Davis Cup World Group

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

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 | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Sweden vs. New Zealand

| Sweden 5 | Gavlerinken, Gävle, Sweden 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Gavlerinken, Gävle, Sweden 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

| Czechoslovakia 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Prague, Czechoslovakia 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

| Mexico 2 | Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico 5–8 February 1988 Clay | Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico 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

| Switzerland 1 | Basel, Switzerland 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Basel, Switzerland 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

| West Germany 5 | Essen, West Germany 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Essen, West Germany 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

| Denmark 3 | Aarhus, Denmark 5–7 February 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Aarhus, Denmark 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

| Italy 4 | Palermo, Italy 5–7 February 1988 Clay | Palermo, Italy 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

| India 2 | New Delhi, India 5–7 February 1988 Grass | New Delhi, India 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
### Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

| Sweden 3 | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden 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

| France 5 | Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, France 8–10 April 1988 Clay (indoors) | Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, France 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

| West Germany 5 | Frankfurt, West Germany 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Frankfurt, West Germany 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

| Yugoslavia 4 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia 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
### Sweden vs. France

| Sweden 4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 22–24 July 1988 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 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

| West Germany 5 | Dortmund, West Germany 22–24 July 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Dortmund, West Germany 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
### 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

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
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Door | Surface |
| Paraguay | 4–1 | New Zealand | Asunción | Outdoor | Clay |
| 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.

### Paraguay vs. New Zealand

| Paraguay 4 | Asunción, Paraguay 8–10 April 1988 Clay | Asunción, Paraguay 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

| Switzerland 2 | Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen, Switzerland 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen, Switzerland 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

| Spain 5 | Murcia Club de Tenis, Murcia, Spain 8–10 April 1988 Clay | Murcia Club de Tenis, Murcia, Spain 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 ||||