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 (official).svg  Portugal 3
Flag of Portugal (official).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
Third 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
Third 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