1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Main article: 1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1988.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were two different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I were promoted to the following year's World Group. Teams who lost in the first round competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IIs in 1989.

Participating nations

Draw

First Round
6–8 May		Second Round
9–12 June		Third Round
22–24 July
 Great Britain
Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)
bye
 Great Britain3
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Finland1
 Finland4
Zell am See, Austria (clay)
 Belgium1
 Great Britain0
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
 Austria5
 Hungary0
Villach, Austria (clay)
 Nigeria5
 Nigeria0
 Austria5
bye
 Austria
 Netherlands
Warmond, Netherlands (clay)
bye
 Netherlands3
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Senegal2
 Senegal4
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
 Bulgaria1
 Netherlands0
Timișoara, Romania (clay)
 Soviet Union5
 Romania2
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Portugal3
 Portugal0
 Soviet Union5
bye
 Soviet Union
Relegation Play-offs
10–13 June
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Belgium2
 Hungary3
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Bulgaria0
 Romania5

First round

Belgium vs. Finland


Belgium
1 		Brussels, Belgium[1]
6–8 May 1988
Clay
Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Xavier Daufresne
Olli Rahnasto 		6
4 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		 
2
Denis Langaskens
Veli Paloheimo 		1
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3
Karel Demuynck / Denis Langaskens
Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto 		2
6 		7
9 		4
6 		     
4
Xavier Daufresne
Veli Paloheimo 		1
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
5
Denis Langaskens
Olli Rahnasto 		0
6 		2
6 		       

Nigeria vs. Hungary


Nigeria
5 		Lagos, Nigeria[2]
6–8 May 1988
Hard
Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nduka Odizor
András Lányi 		5
7 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2
Tony Mmoh
László Markovits 		6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3
Tony Mmoh / Nduka Odizor
András Lányi / László Markovits 		7
5 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		   
4
Nduka Odizor
László Markovits 		6
3 		6
2 		       
5
Tony Mmoh
András Lányi 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Senegal vs. Bulgaria


Senegal
4 		Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[3]
6–8 May 1988
Hard
Bulgaria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Yahiya Doumbia
Julian Stamatov 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2
Thierno Ly
Krassimir Lazarov 		4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
3
Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia
Krassimir Lazarov / Julian Stamatov 		5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		   
4
Thierno Ly
Julian Stamatov 		8
6 		1
6 		6
3 		10
8 		   
5
Yahiya Doumbia
Krassimir Lazarov 		6
1 		6
4 		       

Romania vs. Portugal


Romania
2 		Timișoara, Romania[4]
6–8 May 1988
Clay
Portugal
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Florin Segărceanu
João Cunha e Silva 		6
1 		0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2
Adrian Marcu
Nuno Marques 		7
5 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		6
1 		 
3
Adrian Marcu / Florin Segărceanu
Nuno Marques / João Cunha e Silva 		4
6 		8
10 		2
6 		     
4
Adrian Marcu
João Cunha e Silva 		4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5
Mihai Vanta
Marco Seruca 		6
3 		6
0 		       

Second round

Great Britain vs. Finland


Great Britain
3 		Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, United Kingdom[5]
9–12 June 1988
Grass
Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrew Castle
Veli Paloheimo 		5
7 		5
7 		3
6 		     
2
Jeremy Bates
Olli Rahnasto 		6
1 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle
Veli Paloheimo / Olli Rahnasto 		14
12 		6
3 		6
1 		     
4
Jeremy Bates
Veli Paloheimo 		6
4 		4
6 		7
5 		6
1 		   
5
Andrew Castle
Olli Rahnasto 		          not
played

Austria vs. Nigeria


Austria
5 		Villach, Austria[6]
10–12 June 1988
Clay
Nigeria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Horst Skoff
Nduka Odizor 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2
Thomas Muster
Tony Mmoh 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Tony Mmoh / Nduka Odizor 		12
10 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4
Horst Skoff
Sadiq Abdullahi 		6
2 		6
0 		       
5
Thomas Muster
Nduka Odizor 		6
4 		10
8 		       

Netherlands vs. Senegal


Netherlands
3 		Warmond, Netherlands[7]
10–12 June 1988
Clay
Senegal
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tom Nijssen
Yahiya Doumbia 		3
6 		6
1 		2
6 		5
7 		   
2
Menno Oosting
Abou Berthé 		6
0 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3
Huub van Boeckel / Michiel Schapers
Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4
Tom Nijssen
Abou Berthé 		6
0 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5
Menno Oosting
Yahiya Doumbia 		4
6 		2
6 		       

Portugal vs. Soviet Union


Portugal
0 		Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal[8]
10–12 June 1988
Clay
Soviet Union
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nuno Marques
Andrei Chesnokov 		3
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
2
João Cunha e Silva
Alexander Volkov 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
3
Nuno Marques / João Cunha e Silva
Andrei Olhovskiy / Alexander Volkov 		3
6 		6
3 		16
14 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4
João Cunha e Silva
Andrei Chesnokov 		3
6 		2
6 		       
5
Marco Seruca
Alexander Volkov 		3
6 		2
6 		       

Relegation play-offs

Hungary vs. Belgium


Hungary
3 		Budapest, Hungary[9]
10–13 June 1988
Clay
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
András Lányi
Bart Wuyts 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
2
Ferenc Csépai
Karel Demuynck 		3
6 		3
6 		6
2 		3
6 		   
3
Gábor Köves / László Markovits
Karel Demuynck / Denis Langaskens 		4
6 		3
6 		8
6 		6
4 		6
2 		 
4
Ferenc Csépai
Bart Wuyts 		6
3 		1
6 		0
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
5
András Lányi
Xavier Daufresne 		6
4 		5
7 		6
2 		6
1 		   

Bulgaria vs. Romania


Bulgaria
0 		Sofia, Bulgaria[10]
10–12 June 1988
Clay
Romania
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Krassimir Lazarov
Adrian Marcu 		1
6 		2
6 		7
5 		1
6 		   
2
Julian Stamatov
Florin Segărceanu 		1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
3
Julian Stamatov / Milen Velev
George Cosac / Florin Segărceanu 		4
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4
Julian Stamatov
Adrian Marcu 		3
6 		3
6 		       
5
Krassimir Lazarov
Florin Segărceanu 		4
6 		3
6 		       

Third round

Austria vs. Great Britain


Austria
5 		Zell am See, Austria[11]
22–24 July 1988
Clay
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Thomas Muster
Steve Shaw 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2
Horst Skoff
Jeremy Bates 		6
4 		6
4 		0
6 		6
0 		   
3
Alex Antonitsch / Thomas Muster
Jeremy Bates / Andrew Castle 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4
Horst Skoff
Steve Shaw 		6
4 		7
5 		       
5
Thomas Muster
Richard Whichello 		6
1 		6
3 		       

Soviet Union vs. Netherlands


Soviet Union
5 		Jūrmala, Soviet Union[12]
22–24 July 1988
Clay
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Cherkasov
Paul Dogger 		6
4 		6
1 		9
7 		     
2
Andrei Chesnokov
Michiel Schapers 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3
Andrei Olhovskiy / Alexander Volkov
Huub van Boeckel / Mark Koevermans 		11
9 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		7
5 		 
4
Andrei Cherkasov
Mark Koevermans 		7
5 		3
6 		6
1 		     
5
Andrei Chesnokov
Paul Dogger 		10
8 		6
1 		       

References

  1. ^ "Belgium v Finland". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ "Nigeria v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Senegal v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Romania v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Great Britain v Finland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Austria v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Netherlands v Senegal". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Portugal v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Hungary v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Bulgaria v Romania". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Austria v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Soviet Union v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
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