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The 1988 Davis Cup was the 77th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. For the first time, the Zones were divided into two groups, with promotion and relegation between the two. The Eastern Zone was also renamed the Asia/Oceania Zone. A total of 74 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, West Germany defeated Sweden at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 16-18 December.

[edit] World Group

Main article: 1988 Davis Cup World Group

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

[edit] Draw

First round
5-7 February

Quarterfinals
8-10 April

Semifinals
22-24 July

Final
16-18 December

Gävle, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

5

Norrköping, Sweden (indoor carpet)

New Zealand

0

Sweden

3

Prague, Czechoslovakia (indoor carpet)

Czechoslovakia

2

Czechoslovakia

5

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Paraguay

0

Sweden

4

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

France

1

Australia

3

Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor clay)

Mexico

2

Australia

0

Basel, Switzerland (indoor carpet)

France

5

France

4

Gothenburg, Sweden (indoor clay)

Switzerland

1

Sweden

1

Essen, West Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

4

Brazil

0

Frankfurt, West Germany (indoor carpet)

West Germany

5

West Germany

5

Aarhus, Denmark (indoor carpet)

Denmark

0

Denmark

3

Dortmund, West Germany (indoor carpet)

Spain

2

West Germany

5

Palermo, Italy (clay)

Yugoslavia

0

Italy

4

Belgrade, Yugoslavia (indoor carpet)

Israel

1

Italy

1

New Delhi, India (grass)

Yugoslavia

4

Yugoslavia

3

India

2

First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

[edit] Final

Sweden
1

Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
16 December - 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 2	6 3	5 7	3 6	2 6
4	Stefan Edberg Carl-Uwe Steeb	6 4	8 6
5	Kent Carlsson Patrik Kühnen						w/o

[edit] World Group Relegation Play-offs

Main article: 1988 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 8-10 April

Venue	Winner	Score	Loser
	Israel	w/o	India
Murcia, Spain (clay)	Spain	5-0	Brazil
St. Gallen, Switzerland (indoor carpet)	Mexico	3-2	Switzerland
Asunción, Paraguay (hard)	Paraguay	4-1	New Zealand

Israel, Mexico, Paraguay, and Spain remain in World Group in 1989.
Brazil (AME), India (EAS), New Zealand (EAS), and Switzerland (EUR) relegated to Group I in 1989.