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The 1988 Federation Cup was the 26th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 36 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 4-11 December. Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union in the final, giving Czechoslovakia their 5th title.

[edit] Qualifying round

All ties were played at Flinders Park in Melbourne, Australia, on hard courts.

Winning Team	Score	Losing Team
China	2-1	Malta
Luxembourg	2-1	Chinese Taipei
South Korea	3-0	Ireland
Bulgaria	3-0	Philippines

Winning nations advance to Main Draw, losing nations play in Consolation Rounds.

[edit] Main draw

1st round			2nd round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final 11 December

	West Germany	3
	Mexico	0		West Germany	3
	France	3		France	0
	Japan	0					West Germany	2
	Australia	3					Australia	1
	Israel	0		Australia	3
	Poland	1		Italy	0
	Italy	2								West Germany	1
	Spain	3								Soviet Union	2
	Netherlands	0		Spain	3
	Indonesia	2		Indonesia	0
	Great Britain	1					Spain	1
	Austria	2					Soviet Union	2
	Belgium	1		Austria	1
	Yugoslavia	0		Soviet Union	2
	Soviet Union	3											Soviet Union	1
	Czechoslovakia	3											Czechoslovakia	2
	Brazil	0		Czechoslovakia	3
	New Zealand	3		New Zealand	0
	China	0					Czechoslovakia	3
	Luxembourg	0					Denmark	0
	Denmark	3		Denmark	2
	Greece	0		Argentina	1
	Argentina	3								Czechoslovakia	3
	Hungary	1								Canada	0
	Finland	2		Finland	0
	South Korea	1		Canada	3
	Canada	2					Canada	3
	Sweden	3					Sweden	0
	Bulgaria	0		Sweden	2
	Switzerland	0		United States	1
	United States	3

1st Round losing teams play in Consolation Rounds

[edit] Final

Czechoslovakia
2

Flinders Park, Melbourne, Australia
11 December 1988
hard

Soviet Union
1

		1	2
1	Radomira Zrubakova Larisa Savchenko	6 1	7 6²
2	Helena Suková Natasha Zvereva	6 3	6 4
3	Jana Pospíšilová / Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko / Natasha Zvereva	6⁵ 7	5 7