1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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.

	First Round 6–8 May				Second Round 9–12 June				Third Round 22–24 July
	Great Britain
					Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)
	bye
					Great Britain	3
	Brussels, Belgium (clay)
					Finland	1
	Finland	4
									Zell am See, Austria (clay)
	Belgium	1
									Great Britain	0
	Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
									Austria	5
	Hungary	0
					Villach, Austria (clay)
	Nigeria	5
					Nigeria	0
					Austria	5
	bye
	Austria
	Netherlands
					Warmond, Netherlands (clay)
	bye
					Netherlands	3
	Dakar, Senegal (hard)
					Senegal	2
	Senegal	4
									Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
	Bulgaria	1
									Netherlands	0
	Timișoara, Romania (clay)
									Soviet Union	5
	Romania	2
					Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
	Portugal	3
					Portugal	0
					Soviet Union	5
	bye
	Soviet Union

•  Austria and  Soviet Union are promoted to the World Group in 1989.

	Relegation Play-offs 10–13 June
	Budapest, Hungary (clay)
	Belgium	2
	Hungary	3
	Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
	Bulgaria	0
	Romania	5

•  Belgium and  Bulgaria are relegated to Group II in 1989.

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 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 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 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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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 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

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