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

•   Austria
•   Belgium
•   Bulgaria
•   Finland
•   Great Britain
•   Hungary
•   Netherlands
•   Nigeria
•   Portugal
•   Romania
•   Senegal
•   Soviet Union

Draw

	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.

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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website