1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

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In the Europe/Africa Zone there are two different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier.

Group I

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
              
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  
Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)
 bye 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3 
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1 
 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4
Zell am See, Austria (clay)
 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
  Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5
 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0 
Villach, Austria (clay)
 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5 
  Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
  Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5 
 bye
 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  
Warmond, Netherlands (clay)
 bye 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2 
 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 4
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
 Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Bulgaria 1 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
Timișoara, Romania (clay)
  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5
 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2 
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3 
  Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0
  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 5 
 bye
 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  
 Relegation Play-offs
10–13 June
    
  Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
  Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3
  Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Flag of Bulgaria (1971 - 1990).svg  Bulgaria 0
  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 5

Group II Europe

The winner in the Europe Zone Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 1989.

Participating nations

Draw

 First Round
8–10 April		Second Round
6–8 May		Third Round
10–12 June		Fourth Round
22–24 July
                   
 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 bye 
  Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5 
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0 
 bye
Athens, Greece (clay)
 Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  
  Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1 
  Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3 
 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  
Athens, Greece (clay)
 bye 
  Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4
  Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1 
 bye
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  
  Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0
Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard)
  Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5
 Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0 
Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)
 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5 
  Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
  Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1 
 bye
Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass)
 Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco  
  Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2
  Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3 
 Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus  
Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet)
 bye 
  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0
  Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5 
 bye
 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  

Group II Africa

The winner in the Africa Zone Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 1989.

Participating nations

Draw

 First Round
5–7 February		Second Round
8–10 April		Third Round
6–8 May		Fourth Round
22–24 July
                   
 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 bye 
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5 
  Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0 
 bye
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3 
  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2 
 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
 bye 
  Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2
  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3 
 bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5
  Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia  
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)
 bye 
  Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0
  Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5 
 bye
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  
  Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2
Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet)
  Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3 
 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1 
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4 
  Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
  Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5 
 bye
 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  

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