The Davis Cup in 1988 was the 77th edition of the competition for men's national tennis teams organized by the ITF . The Federal Republic of Germany won the final in Gothenburg between December 16 and 18 against Sweden 4-1. This was the first time that Germany secured the Davis Cup. During the entire tournament, the German team lost only one individual match: Stefan Edberg won his second individual, which was already meaningless at the time, against Carl-Uwe Steeb .
The teams
World group
16 teams played in the world group, made up of the 8 best teams from the previous year and the winners of last year's relegation.
Results
1st round 5-7 February
Quarter-finals 8-10 April
Semi-finals 22–24 July
Final 16.-18. December
Sweden
Sweden
5
New Zealand
New Zealand
0
Sweden
Sweden
3
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
2
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
5
Paraguay 1954
Paraguay
0
Sweden
Sweden
4th
France
France
1
Australia
Australia
3
Mexico
Mexico
2
Australia
Australia
0
France
France
5
France
France
4th
Switzerland
Switzerland
1
Sweden
Sweden
1
Germany BR
BR Germany
4th
Brazil 1968
Brazil
0
Germany BR
BR Germany
5
Germany BR
BR Germany
5
Denmark
Denmark
0
Denmark
Denmark
3
Spain
Spain
2
Germany BR
BR Germany
5
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic
Yugoslavia
0
Italy
Italy
4th
Israel
Israel
1
Italy
Italy
1
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic
Yugoslavia
4th
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic
Yugoslavia
3
India
India
2
final
Sweden
final
BR Germany
Team Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd Kent Carlsson
Captain Hans Olsson
Date: December 16-18, 1988
Location: Scandinavium , Gothenburg ( Sweden )
Surface: Sand (hall)
Mats Wilander
10: 8, 6: 1, 2: 6, 4: 6, 6: 8
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Stefan Edberg
3: 6, 1: 6, 4: 6
Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
6: 2, 6: 3, 5: 7, 3: 6, 2: 6
Boris Becker Eric Jelen
Stefan Edberg
6: 4, 8: 6
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Kent Carlsson
Where
Patrik Kühnen
Result: 1: 4
Team Carl-Uwe Steeb Boris Becker Eric Jelen Patrik Kühnen
Captain Nikola Pilić
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1988 - Sweden v Germany FR . Retrieved July 12, 2012.
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