2008 Davis Cup

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]

2008 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	8 February – 23 November 2008
Edition	97th
Champion
Winning Nation	Spain
← 2007 2009 →

Semifinal match between the future champion, Spain, and the USA in Las Ventas bullring.

World Group

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
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
1 2 3 4 5 1     David Nalbandian David Ferrer 6 3 6 2 6 3       2     Juan Martín del Potro Feliciano López 6 4 6^2 7^7 6^4 7^7 3 6     3     Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 7 5 5 7 6^5 7^7 3 6     4     José Acasuso Fernando Verdasco 3 6 7^7 6^3 6 4 3 6 1 6   5     David Nalbandian Feliciano López           not played

World Group play-offs

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup 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
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

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

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

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

•   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

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

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup 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

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup 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

Further information: 2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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

Further information: 2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

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

•   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

Participating Teams

•   Iceland – promoted to Group III in 2009
•   Namibia – promoted to Group III in 2009
•   Rwanda – promoted to Group III in 2009
•   San Marino – promoted to Group III in 2009
• Withdrawn: Libya, Malta, and Mauritius

See also

•  Tennis portal

• 2008 Fed Cup – Women's
• 2008 Hopman Cup

References

1. "Davis Cup scorecards – 2008". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
2. "Argentina v Spain". daviscup.com.

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