1988 Davis Cup World Group
Date	5 February – 18 December
Edition	8th
Champions
West Germany
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1988.^[1]

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.^[2] 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
Australia	Brazil	Czechoslovakia	Denmark
France	India	Israel	Italy
Mexico	New Zealand	Paraguay	Spain
Sweden	Switzerland	West Germany	Yugoslavia

Sweden 5	Gavlerinken, Gävle, Sweden[3] 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 5	Prague, Czechoslovakia[4] 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 2	Estadio Federico Boehm, Mexico City, Mexico[5] 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 1	Basel, Switzerland[6] 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 5	Essen, West Germany[7] 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 3	Aarhus, Denmark[8] 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 4	Palermo, Italy[9] 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 2	New Delhi, India[10] 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

Sweden 3	Himmelstalundshallen, Norrköping, Sweden[11] 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 5	Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand, France[12] 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 5	Frankfurt, West Germany[13] 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 4	Belgrade, Yugoslavia[14] 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

Sweden 4	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[15] 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 5	Dortmund, West Germany[16] 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

Sweden 1	Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden[2] 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

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.

Date: 8–10 April

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Door	Surface	Ref.
Paraguay	4–1	New Zealand	Asunción	Outdoor	Clay	[17]
Switzerland	2–3	Mexico	St. Gallen	Indoor	Carpet	[18]
Spain	5–0	Brazil	Murcia	Outdoor	Clay	[19]
Israel	w/o	India	—	—	—	[20]

•  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 4	Asunción, Paraguay[17] 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 2	Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche, St. Gallen, Switzerland[18] 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 5	Murcia Club de Tenis, Murcia, Spain[19] 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

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