# 1988 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.

## Group I

The winner of Group I was promoted to the following year's World Group. Teams who lost their respective first-round ties competed in the relegation play-off, with the winning team remaining in Group I, whereas the losing team was relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1989.

### Participating nations

* China
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Thailand

#### 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 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.

### First round
#### Philippines vs. Japan

| Philippines 3 | Manila, Philippines 5–7 February 1988 Clay (indoors) | Manila, Philippines 5–7 February 1988 Clay (indoors) | Japan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andres Battad Toshihisa Tsuchihashi 6 3 3 6 3 6 2 6     2 Anthony Navarrosa Shigeru Ota 1 6 4 6 4 6       3 Rodrigo Rafael / Raymundo Suarez Hitoshi Shiratoa / Eiji Takeuchi 9 11 6 4 6 4 6 4     4 Andres Battad Shigeru Ota 6 4 2 6 6 3 6 4     5 Raymundo Suarez Toshihisa Tsuchihashi 3 6 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 3 ||||

#### Indonesia vs. Thailand

| Indonesia 5 | Jakarta, Indonesia 5–7 February 1988 Clay | Jakarta, Indonesia 5–7 February 1988 Clay | Thailand 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tintus Arianto Wibowo Woraphol Thongkhamchu 6 3 5 7 6 3 7 5     2 Hary Suharyadi Tanakorn Srichaphan 6 2 6 1 3 6 6 4     3 Hary Suharyadi / Donald Wailan-Walalangi Tanakorn Srichaphan / Woraphol Thongkhamchu 6 3 6 2 6 1       4 Tintus Arianto Wibowo Tanakorn Srichaphan 9 7 6 1         5 Hary Suharyadi Woraphol Thongkhamchu 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Second round
#### South Korea vs. Philippines

| South Korea 5 | Seoul, South Korea 8–10 April 1988 Clay | Seoul, South Korea 8–10 April 1988 Clay | Philippines 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kim Bong-soo Andres Battad 6 2 6 1 6 0       2 Roh Gap-taik Raymundo Suarez 6 2 6 3 6 3       3 Song Dong-wook / Yoo Jin-sun Rodrigo Rafael / Raymundo Suarez 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Roh Gap-taik Andres Battad 6 3 6 3         5 Kim Bong-soo Raymundo Suarez 6 1 6 3 ||||

#### Indonesia vs. China

| Indonesia 4 | Jakarta, Indonesia 8–10 April 1988 Clay | Jakarta, Indonesia 8–10 April 1988 Clay | China 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hary Suharyadi Ma Keqin 8 6 6 1 6 3       2 Tintus Arianto Wibowo You Wei 4 6 4 6 6 2 6 3 4 6   3 Hary Suharyadi / Donald Wailan-Walalangi Liu Shuhua / Ma Keqin 7 5 6 3 6 3       4 Hary Suharyadi You Wei 6 4 6 2 6 2       5 Tintus Arianto Wibowo Ma Keqin 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Relegation play-off
#### Thailand vs. Japan

| Thailand 1 | Bangkok, Thailand 8–10 April 1988 Hard | Bangkok, Thailand 8–10 April 1988 Hard | Japan 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Panomkorn Pladchurnil Shuzo Matsuoka 1 6 2 6 2 6       2 Woraphol Thongkhamchu Toshihisa Tsuchihashi 6 1 1 6 4 6 7 5 1 6   3 Vittaya Samrej / Woraphol Thongkhamchu Kenichi Kiyomiya / Shigeru Ota 6 3 1 6 6 1 6 4     4 Panomkorn Pladchurnil Toshihisa Tsuchihashi 6 4 5 7 4 6 1 6     5 Woraphol Thongkhamchu Shuzo Matsuoka 5 7 0 6 ||||

### Third round
#### Indonesia vs. South Korea

| Indonesia 3 | Jakarta, Indonesia 22–24 July 1988 Clay | Jakarta, Indonesia 22–24 July 1988 Clay | South Korea 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hary Suharyadi Kim Bong-soo 1 6 5 7 1 6       2 Tintus Arianto Wibowo Yoo Jin-sun 3 6 4 6 4 6       3 Hary Suharyadi / Donald Wailan-Walalangi Bae Nam-ju / Yoo Jin-sun 6 3 6 3 11 13 11 9     4 Hary Suharyadi Song Dong-wook 6 2 6 2 1 6 4 6 6 4   5 Tintus Arianto Wibowo Kim Bong-soo 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 4 ||||

## Group II

The winner in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 1989.

### Participating nations

* Bangladesh
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Iraq
* Malaysia
* Pakistan
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria

#### Draw

| 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.

### First round
#### Sri Lanka vs. Malaysia

| Malaysia 1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5–7 February 1988 Hard (indoors) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5–7 February 1988 Hard (indoors) | Sri Lanka 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Selvam Veerasingam Arjun Fernando 4 6 2 6 3 6       2 Chow Chin-chuan Umesha Wallooppillai 11 9 6 1 2 6 1 6 1 3 retired  3 Chow Chin-chuan / Selvam Veerasingam Arjun Fernando / Sujit Fernando 7 5 9 7        retired 4 Chow Chin-chuan Arjun Fernando 6 4 2 6 2 6 6 1 3 6   5 Selvam Veerasingam Umesha Wallooppillai 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 ||||

### Second round
#### Hong Kong vs. Iraq

| Hong Kong 5 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 8–10 April 1988 Hard | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 8–10 April 1988 Hard | Iraq 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Bailey Ali Al Zubaidi 6 3 6 0 6 1       2 Colin Grant Youssef Hassan 6 1 6 3 6 2       3 Mark Bailey / Pang Lui Ali Al Zubaidi / Youssef Hassan 6 2 6 4 6 2       4 Mark Bailey Youssef Hassan 6 2 6 0         5 Colin Grant Ali Al Zubaidi 6 2 6 1 ||||

#### Syria vs. Singapore

| Syria 1 | Damascus, Syria 8–10 April 1988 Hard (indoors) | Damascus, Syria 8–10 April 1988 Hard (indoors) | Singapore 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mounged Bouhassoun Liu Wai-yaw 7 5 4 6 1 6 1 6     2 Dawood Dawoodian Hashim Bin Sidek 5 7 6 2 6 4 2 6 5 7   3 Abdul-Latif Mourad / Samer Mourad Hassan Bin Bohari / Albert Teo 4 6 3 6 14 16       4 Mounged Bouhassoun Hashim Bin Sidek 0 6 3 6         5 Dawood Dawoodian Liu Wai-yaw 6 3 10 8 ||||

#### Chinese Taipei vs. Bangladesh

| Chinese Taipei 4 | Taipei, Taiwan 8–10 April 1988 Hard (indoors) | Taipei, Taiwan 8–10 April 1988 Hard (indoors) | Bangladesh 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hsu Huang-jung Ifthekar Sardar 7 5 4 6 6 4 7 5     2 Wu Chang-rung Shovon Jamaly 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Chen Tze-shin / Liu Chung-hsing Ifthekar Sardar / Shovon Jamaly 6 4 6 4 6 2       4 Wu Chang-rung Ifthekar Sardar 6 4 9 7         5 Hsu Huang-jung Shovon Jamaly 3 6 6 3 3 6 ||||

#### Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan

| Sri Lanka 2 | Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8–11 April 1988 Clay | Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8–11 April 1988 Clay | Pakistan 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arjun Fernando Haseeb Aslam 8 6 6 4 6 4       2 Umesha Wallooppillai Mushaf Zia 4 6 6 2 3 6 6 3 2 6   3 Arjun Fernando / Sujit Fernando Haseeb Aslam / Rashid Malik 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 4   4 Umesha Wallooppillai Haseeb Aslam 3 6 2 6 1 6       5 Arjun Fernando Mushaf Zia 3 6 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Third round
#### Hong Kong vs. Singapore

| Hong Kong 5 | Hong Kong 6–8 May 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Hong Kong 6–8 May 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Singapore 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Bailey Liu Wai-yaw 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Colin Grant Melvin Pereira 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 Mark Bailey / Andy Brothers Liu Wai-yaw / Melvin Pereira 6 2 6 0 6 1       4 Mark Bailey Melvin Pereira 6 2 6 0         5 Colin Grant Liu Wai-yaw 6 1 8 6 ||||

#### Chinese Taipei vs. Pakistan

| Chinese Taipei 1 | Taipei, Taiwan 6–8 May 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Taipei, Taiwan 6–8 May 1988 Carpet (indoors) | Pakistan 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hsu Huang-jung Mushaf Zia 5 7 5 7 4 6       2 Wu Chang-rung Haseeb Aslam 3 6 3 6 4 6       3 Lien Yu-hui / Wu Chang-rung Rashid Malik / Hamed-ul-Haq 6 4 4 6 3 6 10 8 6 4   4 Wu Chang-rung Mushaf Zia 4 6 11 13 2 6       5 Hsu Huang-jung Haseeb Aslam 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Fourth round
#### Hong Kong vs. Pakistan

| Hong Kong 5 | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 22–24 July 1988 Hard | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 22–24 July 1988 Hard | Pakistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Colin Grant Mushaf Zia 6 1 6 1 6 3       2 Mark Bailey Hamed-ul-Haq 6 2 6 3 13 11       3 Mark Bailey / Andy Brothers Hamed-ul-Haq / Mushaf Zia 6 3 11 9 2 6 6 4     4 Colin Grant Hamed-ul-Haq 6 4 6 4         5 Andy Brothers Mushaf Zia 6 3 6 4 ||||