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Duration | 8 February – 23 November 2008 |
Edition | 97th |
Champion | |
Winning Nation | Spain |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10. The final took place on November 21–23 at Estadio Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina, with Spain beating Argentina 3–1 to clinch their 3rd Davis Cup title.[1]
World Group
Participating Teams | |||
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Argentina |
Austria |
Belgium |
Czech Republic |
France |
Great Britain |
Germany |
Israel |
Peru |
Romania |
Russia |
Serbia |
South Korea |
Spain |
Sweden |
United States |
Draw
First round 8–10 February | Quarterfinals 11–13 April | Semifinals 19–21 September | Final 21–23 November | |||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Argentina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Argentina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Sweden | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Argentina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Peru | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Madrid, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | France | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Final
Argentina 1 |
Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina[2] 21–23 November 2008 Hard (i) |
Spain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group play-offs
- Date: 19–21 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Eight seeded teams, based on the Davis Cup rankings as of 14 April, were drawn against eight unseeded teams.
Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
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Chile | 3–2 | Australia | Antofagasta | Estadio Militar Antofagasta | Outdoor | Clay |
Great Britain | 2–3 | Austria | Wimbledon, London | All England Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Grass |
Switzerland | 4–1 | Belgium | Lausanne | Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley | Indoor | Hard |
Croatia | 4–1 | Brazil | Zadar | Športski centar Višnjik | Indoor | Hard |
Israel | 4–1 | Peru | Ramat HaSharon | Israel Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |
Netherlands | 3–2 | South Korea | Apeldoorn | Omnisport Apeldoorn | Indoor | Clay |
Romania | 4–1 | India | Bucharest | Clubul Sportiv Progresul | Outdoor | Clay |
Slovakia | 1–4 | Serbia | Bratislava | Sibamac Arena | Indoor | Hard |
- Austria, Israel, Romania, and Serbia will remain in the World Group in 2009.
- Chile, Croatia, Netherlands and Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 2009.
- Australia, Brazil, India and Slovakia will remain in Zonal Group I in 2009.
- Belgium, Great Britain, Peru and South Korea are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2009.
Americas Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Group II
- Participating Teams
- Bahamas
- Bolivia – relegated to Group III in 2009
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador – promoted to Group I in 2009
- El Salvador – relegated to Group III in 2009
- Netherlands Antilles
- Paraguay
- Venezuela
Group III
- Participating Teams
Group IV
- Participating Teams
- Bermuda
- Costa Rica – promoted to Group III in 2009
- Haiti – promoted to Group III in 2009
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- Australia – advanced to World Group play-offs
- Chinese Taipei
- India – advanced to World Group play-offs
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Philippines – relegated to Group II in 2009
- Thailand
- Uzbekistan
Group II
- Participating Teams
- China – promoted to Group I in 2009
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Kuwait
- Lebanon – relegated to Group III in 2009
- New Zealand
- Oman
- Pacific Oceania – relegated to Group III in 2009
Group III
- Participating Teams
- Iran
- Malaysia – promoted to Group II in 2009
- Pakistan – promoted to Group II in 2009
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- United Arab Emirates – relegated to Group IV in 2009
- Vietnam – relegated to Group IV in 2009
Group IV
- Participating Teams
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia – promoted to Group III in 2009
- Singapore – promoted to Group III in 2009
- Turkmenistan
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
- Belarus
- Croatia – advanced to World Group play-offs
- Georgia – relegated to Group II in 2009
- Italy
- Latvia – relegated to Group II in 2009
- Macedonia
- Netherlands – advanced to World Group play-offs
- Poland
- Slovakia – advanced to World Group play-offs
- Switzerland – advanced to World Group play-offs
Group II
- Participating Teams
- Algeria
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- Greece – relegated to Group III in 2009
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Luxembourg – relegated to Group III in 2009
- Monaco
- Morocco – relegated to Group III in 2009
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- South Africa – promoted to Group I in 2009
- Tunisia – relegated to Group III in 2009
- Ukraine – promoted to Group I in 2009
Group III
Venue 1
- Participating Teams
- Bulgaria – promoted to Group II in 2009
- Ivory Coast – relegated to Group IV in 2009
- Madagascar
- Montenegro – promoted to Group II in 2009
- Turkey
- Zimbabwe – relegated to Group IV in 2009
- Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria
Venue 2
- Participating Teams
Group IV
- Participating Teams
See also
- 2008 Fed Cup – Women's
- 2008 Hopman Cup
References
- ↑ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2008". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
- ↑ "Argentina v Spain". daviscup.com.
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