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]
| Details | |
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| Duration | 8 February – 23 November 2008 |
| Edition | 97th |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Spain |
← 2007 2009 → | |
World Group edit
| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
 Austria |
 Belgium |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Great Britain |
 Germany |
 Israel |
 Peru |
 Romania |
 Russia |
 Serbia |
 South Korea |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 United States |
Draw edit
| 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 edit
 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 edit
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 edit
Group I edit
- Participating Teams
- Brazil – advanced to World Group play-offs
Canada- Chile – advanced to World Group play-offs
Colombia
Mexico – relegated to Group II in 2009
Uruguay
Group II edit
- 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 edit
- Participating Teams
Aruba – relegated to Group IV in 2009
Barbados
Guatemala – promoted to Group II in 2009
Honduras
Jamaica – promoted to Group II in 2009
Panama – relegated to Group IV in 2009
Puerto Rico- Withdrawn: Cuba
Group IV edit
- 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 edit
Group I edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Group I edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Venue 1 edit
- 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 edit
- Participating Teams
Andorra
Armenia – relegated to Group IV in 2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia
Ghana – relegated to Group IV in 2009
Lithuania – promoted to Group II in 2009
Moldova – promoted to Group II in 2009
Norway
Group IV edit
- Participating Teams
See also edit
- 2008 Fed Cup – Women's
- 2008 Hopman Cup
References edit
- ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2008". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
- ^ "Argentina v Spain". daviscup.com.
External links edit
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