1988 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

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

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

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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

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Draw

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First Round
6–8 May
Second Round
9–12 June
Third Round
22–24 July
  Great Britain
Bristol, United Kingdom (grass)
bye
  Great Britain3
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Finland1
  Finland4
Zell am See, Austria (clay)
  Belgium1
  Great Britain0
Lagos, Nigeria (hard)
  Austria5
  Hungary0
Villach, Austria (clay)
  Nigeria5
  Nigeria0
  Austria5
bye
  Austria
  Netherlands
Warmond, Netherlands (clay)
bye
  Netherlands3
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
  Senegal2
  Senegal4
Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay)
  Bulgaria1
  Netherlands0
Timișoara, Romania (clay)
  Soviet Union5
  Romania2
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
  Portugal3
  Portugal0
  Soviet Union5
bye
  Soviet Union
Relegation Play-offs
10–13 June
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Belgium2
  Hungary3
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Bulgaria0
  Romania5

Group II Europe

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

Participating nations

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Draw

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First round
8–10 April
Second Round
6–8 May
Third Round
10–12 June
Third Round
22–24 July
  Poland
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
bye
  Poland5
  Luxembourg0
bye
Athens, Greece (clay)
  Luxembourg
  Poland1
  Greece3
  Greece
Athens, Greece (clay)
bye
  Greece4
  Turkey1
bye
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
  Turkey
  Greece0
Stavanger, Norway (indoor hard)
  Ireland5
  Malta0
Bergen, Norway (indoor carpet)
  Norway5
  Norway4
  Monaco1
bye
Belfast, Northern Ireland (grass)
  Monaco
  Norway2
  Ireland3
  Cyprus
Cork, Ireland (indoor carpet)
bye
  Cyprus0
  Ireland5
bye
  Ireland

Group II Africa

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

Participating nations

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Draw

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First round
5–7 February
Second Round
8–10 April
Third Round
6–8 May
Third Round
22–24 July
  Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
bye
  Zimbabwe5
  Cameroon0
bye
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
  Cameroon
  Zimbabwe3
  Ivory Coast2
  Algeria
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (hard)
bye
  Algeria2
  Ivory Coast3
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
  Ivory Coast
  Zimbabwe5
  Egypt0
  Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)
bye
  Tunisia0
  Morocco5
bye
Casablanca, Morocco (clay)
  Morocco
  Morocco2
Accra, Ghana (indoor carpet)
  Egypt3
  Ghana1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
  Kenya4
  Kenya0
  Egypt5
bye
  Egypt
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