1988 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The winner of Group I was promoted to the following year's World Group. Teams who lost their respective first-round ties competed in the relegation play-off, with the winning team remaining in Group I, whereas the losing team was relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 1989.[1]

Draw

First Round 4–7 February

Second Round 8–10 April

Third Round 22–24 July

Argentina

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Argentina

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

5

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Canada

0

Argentina

1

Viña del Mar, Chile (clay)

United States

4

Peru

4

Lima, Peru (clay)

Chile

1

Peru

0

United States

3

bye

United States

•  United States are promoted to the World Group in 1989.

	Relegation Play-off 8–10 April
	Vancouver, Canada (indoor carpet)
	Canada		4
	Chile		1

•  Chile are relegated to Group II in 1989.

Ecuador vs. Canada

Ecuador 5	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[2] 5–7 February 1988 Clay		Canada 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gómez Chris Pridham 7 5 6 1 6 4       2 Raúl Viver Martin Wostenholme 0 6 8 6 6 2 3 6 6 4   3 Andrés Gómez / Hugo Núñez Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata 6 2 6 4 7 9 14 12     4 Raúl Viver Chris Pridham           w/o   5 Ernesto Lingen Martin Wostenholme 7 5 3 6 6 1

Chile vs. Peru

Chile 1	Viña del Mar, Chile[3] 4–6 February 1988 Clay		Peru 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Pablo Queirolo Pablo Arraya 4 6 2 6 6 1 1 6     2 Pedro Rebolledo Jaime Yzaga 8 6 1 6 2 6 3 6     3 Ricardo Acuña / Hans Gildemeister Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga 6 4 6 2 6 4       4 Pedro Rebolledo Pablo Arraya 5 7 3 6 6 3 2 6     5 Juan Pablo Queirolo Jaime Yzaga 7 9 2 6

Ecuador vs. Argentina

Ecuador 1	Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[4] 8–10 April 1988 Clay		Argentina 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrés Gómez Martín Jaite 6 4 2 6 7 5 2 6 4 6   2 Raúl Viver Guillermo Pérez Roldán 3 6 1 6 1 6       3 Andrés Gómez / Hugo Núñez Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi 3 6 6 4 6 3 4 6 3 6   4 Andrés Gómez Guillermo Pérez Roldán 2 6 6 2 6 0       5 Hugo Núñez Javier Frana 3 6 3 6

Peru vs. United States

Peru 0	Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru[5] 8–10 April 1988 Clay		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pablo Arraya Jay Berger 5 7 1 6 7 5 6 1 5 7   2 Jaime Yzaga Andre Agassi 8 6 5 7 1 6 2 6     3 Carlos di Laura / Jaime Yzaga Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 2 6 6 4 4 6 3 6     4 Jaime Yzaga Jay Berger           not played 5 Pablo Arraya Andre Agassi           not played

Canada vs. Chile

Canada 4	Vancouver, Canada[6] 8–10 April 1988 Carpet (indoors)		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chris Pridham Ricardo Acuña 6 8 6 1 6 2 6 4     2 Andrew Sznajder Juan Pablo Queirolo 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Grant Connell / Glenn Michibata Ricardo Acuña / Cristián Araya 6 3 6 3 8 6       4 Andrew Sznajder Ricardo Acuña 5 7 1 6         5 Chris Pridham Juan Pablo Queirolo 6 1 8 6

Argentina vs. United States

Argentina 1	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[7] 22–24 July 1988 Clay		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Guillermo Pérez Roldán John McEnroe 2 6 7 5 4 6 6 3 3 6   2 Martín Jaite Andre Agassi 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Javier Frana / Christian Miniussi Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 2 6 3 6 4 6       4 Guillermo Pérez Roldán Andre Agassi 6 2 2 6 6 8       5 Martín Jaite John McEnroe 6 0 6 8 6 3

The winner in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I in 1989.

Draw

First Round 5–7 February

Second Round 8–11 April

Third Round 22–24 July

Uruguay

Havana, Cuba (hard)

bye

Uruguay

5

Havana, Cuba (hard)

Cuba

0

Cuba

4

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Bolivia

1

Uruguay

4

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Venezuela

1

Venezuela

4

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

Colombia

1

Venezuela

3

Kingston, Jamaica (hard)

Jamaica

2

Jamaica

5

Haiti

0

•  Uruguay are promoted to Group I in 1989.

Cuba vs. Bolivia

Cuba 4	Havana, Cuba[8] 5–7 February 1988 Hard		Bolivia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Pino Mario Martínez 6 4 3 6 4 6 6 2 6 3   2 Mario Tabares Juan Carlos Alvarado 6 2 6 4 6 2       3 Juan Pino / Mario Tabares Juan Carlos Alvarado / Mario Martínez 6 3 10 8 6 4       4 Tomás Rodríguez Sánchez Hrvoje Eterovic 6 3 6 3         5 Mario Tabares Mario Martínez 3 6 6 1 3 6

Venezuela vs. Colombia

Venezuela 4	Caracas, Venezuela[9] 5–7 February 1988 Hard		Colombia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Pereira Mario Rincón 6 3 6 1 6 2       2 Carlos Claverie Álvaro Jordan 6 3 5 7 13 15 9 11     3 Iñaki Calvo / Nicolás Pereira Jorge Falla / Álvaro Jordan 6 2 8 6 6 3       4 Carlos Claverie Mario Rincón 9 7 6 2 6 3       5 Nicolás Pereira Álvaro Jordan 6 4 5 1         retired

Jamaica vs. Haiti

Jamaica 5	Eric Bell Tennis Centre, Kingston, Jamaica[10] 5–7 February 1988 Hard		Haiti 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Doug Burke Bertrand Lacombe 6 2 8 6 6 4       2 Noel Rutherford Rénald Étienne 4 6 7 5 2 2       retired 3 Doug Burke / Karl Hale Bertrand Lacombe / Ruben Lamothe 6 8 6 4 6 3 6 3     4 Noel Rutherford Bertrand Lacombe 6 2 6 4         5 Doug Burke Patrice Baker 6 0 6 1

Cuba vs. Uruguay

Cuba 0	Havana, Cuba[11] 8–10 April 1988 Hard		Uruguay 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mario Tabares Victor Caldarelli 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 2 3 6   2 Juan Pino Diego Pérez 3 6 3 6 1 6       3 Juan Pino / Mario Tabares Marcelo Filippini / Diego Pérez 6 2 3 6 1 6 4 6     4 Mario Tabares Diego Pérez 2 6 6 2 4 6       5 Juan Pino Victor Caldarelli 6 3 3 6 4 6

Jamaica vs. Venezuela

Jamaica 2	Eric Bell Tennis Centre, Kingston, Jamaica[12] 8–11 April 1988 Hard		Venezuela 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Noel Rutherford Nicolás Pereira 4 6 7 5 4 6 4 6     2 Doug Burke Carlos Claverie 6 3 7 5 6 8 6 3     3 Doug Burke / Karl Hale Alfonso Mora / Nicolás Pereira 6 4 2 6 3 6 2 6     4 Doug Burke Nicolás Pereira 11 9 4 6 6 3 19 17     5 Noel Rutherford Carlos Claverie 9 7 10 8 5 7 10 12 4 6

Uruguay vs. Venezuela

Uruguay 4	Montevideo, Uruguay[13] 22–24 July 1988 Clay		Venezuela 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Diego Pérez Nicolás Pereira 6 2 6 3 6 0       2 Marcelo Filippini Carlos Claverie 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Victor Caldarelli / Diego Pérez Alfonso Mora / Nicolás Pereira 6 2 8 10 3 6 7 9     4 Marcelo Filippini Nicolás Pereira 6 2 6 2 6 2       5 Diego Pérez Carlos Claverie 6 3 6 0

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