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2008 Davis Cup

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2008 Davis Cup
Details
Duration8 February – 23 November 2008
Edition97th
Champion
Winning nation Spain
← 2007
2009 →
Semifinal match between the future champion, Spain, and the USA in Las Ventas bullring.

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

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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

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First round
8–10 February		Quarterfinals
11–13 April		Semifinals
19–21 September		Final
21–23 November
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
1 Russia3
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
 Serbia2
1 Russia3
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
 Czech Republic2
8 Belgium2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Czech Republic3
1 Russia2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
3 Argentina3
3 Argentina4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Great Britain1
3 Argentina4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
6 Sweden1
6 Sweden3
Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard)
 Israel2
3 Argentina1
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay)
5 Spain3
 South Korea2
Bremen, Germany (indoor hard)
4 Germany3
4 Germany1
Lima, Peru (clay)
5 Spain4
 Peru0
Madrid, Spain (clay)
5 Spain5
5 Spain4
Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)
2 United States1
 Romania0
Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard)
7 France5
7 France1
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
2 United States4
 Austria1
2 United States4

Final

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Argentina
1 		Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina[2]
21–23 November 2008
Hard (i)
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Spain 		David Nalbandian
David Ferrer 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Argentina
Spain 		Juan Martín del Potro
Feliciano López 		6
4 		62
77 		64
77 		3
6 		   
3 Argentina
Spain 		Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 		7
5 		5
7 		65
77 		3
6 		   
4 Argentina
Spain 		José Acasuso
Fernando Verdasco 		3
6 		77
63 		6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		 
5 Argentina
Spain 		David Nalbandian
Feliciano López 		          not
played

World Group play-offs

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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

Americas Zone

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Group I

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This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Chile
byeSantiago, Chile (clay)
bye1 Chile3
 MexicoCalgary, Canada (indoor carpet) Canada2
 Mexico1
León, Mexico (indoor carpet) Canada4
 Mexico2
 Uruguay3Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay)
 Uruguay2
 Colombia3Sorocaba, Brazil (clay)
 Uruguay Colombia1
bye2 Brazil4
bye
2 Brazil
  • Mexico relegated to Group II in 2009.
  • Chile and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II. (edit | history)
  • Bolivia and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 2009.
  • Ecuador promoted to Group I in 2009.

Group III

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Further information: 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
Group A BAR JAM HON
1  Barbados (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2  Jamaica (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Honduras (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Group B GUA PUR PAN ARU
1  Guatemala (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Puerto Rico (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Panama (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Aruba (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

Scores in italics carried over from groups

1st–4th playoff GUA JAM BAR PUR
1  Guatemala (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
2  Jamaica (2–1) 2–1 1–2 2–1
3  Barbados (1–2) 1–2 2–1 1–2
4  Puerto Rico (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
5th–7th playoff HON PAN ARU
1  Honduras (2–0) 2–1 2–0
2  Panama (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Aruba (0–2) 0–2 0–3
  • Cuba withdrew from the tournament. They remained in Group III in 2009.
  • Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 2009
  • Aruba and Panama relegated to Group IV in 2009

Group IV

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This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV. (edit | history)
CRC HAI BER ISV
1  Costa Rica (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–0
2  Haiti (2–1) 1–2 2–0 2–1
3  Bermuda (1–2) 0–3 0–2 3–0
4  U.S. Virgin Islands (0–3) 0–2 1–2 0–3
  • Costa Rica and Haiti promoted to Group III in 2009.

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)
1 Australia4
Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) Chinese Taipei1Townsville, Australia (indoor hard)
 Chinese Taipei31 Australia5
 Kazakhstan2Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)3 Thailand0
3 Thailand3
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) Kazakhstan2
 Kazakhstan5
 Philippines0New Delhi, India (grass)
 Uzbekistan2
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)4 India3New Delhi, India (grass)
 Uzbekistan34 India3
 Philippines2Manila, Philippines (hard)2 Japan2
 Philippines0
2 Japan5

Group II

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This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. (edit | history)
Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Beijing, China (indoor hard)
1 China5
Hong Kong, China (hard) Lebanon0Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
 Lebanon21 China3
 Hong Kong3Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)3 Indonesia2
3 Indonesia3
 Hong Kong2New Plymouth, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1 China3
Muscat, Oman (hard)4 New Zealand2
 Oman0
Muscat, Oman (hard)4 New Zealand5Mishref, Kuwait (hard)
 Oman34 New Zealand5
 Pacific Oceania2Mishref, Kuwait (hard)2 Kuwait0
 Pacific Oceania1
2 Kuwait4
  • Lebanon and Pacific Oceania relegated to Group III in 2009.
  • China promoted to Group I in 2009.

Group III

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Further information: 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
Group A PAK SYR VIE UAE
1  Pakistan (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Syria (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Vietnam (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  United Arab Emirates (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
Group B MAS IRI SRI TJK
1  Malaysia (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Iran (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Sri Lanka (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Tajikistan (0–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2

Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools.

1st–4th Play-off PAK MAS SYR IRI
1  Pakistan (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Malaysia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Syria (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Iran (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2
5th–8th Play-off SRI TJK VIE UAE
1  Sri Lanka (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Tajikistan (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Vietnam (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  United Arab Emirates (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
  • Pakistan and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2009.
  • Vietnam and United Arab Emirates relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Group IV

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Further information: 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
Pool A SIN MYA BHR IRQ BRU
1  Singapore (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Myanmar (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Bahrain (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Iraq (1–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0
5  Brunei (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B KSA BAN JOR TKM MGL QAT
1  Saudi Arabia (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Bangladesh (4–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Jordan (3–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
4  Turkmenistan (2–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
5  Mongolia (1–4) 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 2–1
6  Qatar (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2
  • Singapore and Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2009.

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
1 Croatia
Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard)
bye
 Italy1 Croatia3
bye Italy2
 Italy
Montecatini, Italy (clay)
bye
 Italy3
 Latvia2
4 Netherlands
Skopje, Macedonia (clay)
bye
bye4 Netherlands4
Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay)
 Latvia Macedonia1
 Latvia1
 Macedonia4
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard)
  Switzerland4
Minsk, Belarus (hard)Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
 Poland1
 Poland4  Switzerland4
3 Belarus13 Belarus1
bye
Minsk, Belarus (hard)
3 Belarus
3 Belarus3
 Georgia0
bye
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)
 Georgia
 Georgia Georgia1
bye2 Slovakia4
bye
2 Slovakia
  • Latvia and Georgia relegated to Group II in 2009.
  • Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
1 Luxembourg0
Hanko, Finland (clay)Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
 Denmark5
1 Luxembourg2 Denmark0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
7 Finland3 South Africa5
7 Finland1
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 South Africa4
 South Africa3
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
5 Monaco2
3 Hungary2
Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 Algeria3
3 Hungary5 Algeria0
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 Greece05 Monaco5
5 Monaco3
 Greece2
Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard)
 Egypt0
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Dublin, Ireland (grass)
6 Ukraine5
 Egypt36 Ukraine3
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
4 Morocco2 Ireland2
 Ireland3
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)
4 Morocco2
6 Ukraine5
Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)
2 Portugal0
 Cyprus3
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)Porto, Portugal (clay)
8 Slovenia2
8 Slovenia4 Cyprus0
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
 Tunisia12 Portugal5
 Tunisia1
2 Portugal4
  • Luxembourg, Greece, Morocco, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2009.
  • South Africa and Ukraine promoted to Group I in 2009.

Group III

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Venue 1

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Venue 1 BUL MNE TUR MAD CIV ZIM
1  Bulgaria (5–0) 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Montenegro (4–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Turkey (3–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
4  Madagascar (2–3) 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 3–0
5  Ivory Coast (1–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1
6  Zimbabwe (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2
  • Bulgaria and Montenegro promoted to Group II in 2009.
  • Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Venue 2

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  • Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (clay)
  • Date: 7–11 May
Pool A MDA NOR ARM AND
1  Moldova (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Norway (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Armenia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Andorra (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool B BIH LTU EST GHA
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1, 7R) 1–2 3–0 3–0
2  Lithuania (2–1, 6R) 2–1 1–2 3–0
3  Estonia (2–1, 5R) 0–3 2–1 3–0
4  Ghana (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Scores in italics carried over from pools.

1st–4th Play-off MDA LTU NOR BIH
1  Moldova (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Lithuania (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Norway (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2
5th–8th Play-off EST AND ARM GHA
1  Estonia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Andorra (1–2, 4R) 0–3 1–2 3–0
3  Armenia (1–2, 3R) 0–3 2–1 1–2
4  Ghana (1–2, 2R) 0–3 0–3 2–1

Note: Tie between Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Estonia (Pool B) broken on number of rubbers won. Tie between Andorra, Armenia, and Ghana (6th–8th) broken on number of rubbers won.

  • Moldova and Lithuania promoted to Group II for 2009.
  • Armenia and Ghana relegated to Group IV for 2009.

Group IV

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ISL NAM SMR RWA
1  Iceland (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Namibia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  San Marino (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Rwanda (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3
  • Iceland, Namibia, San Marino, and Rwanda promoted to Group III for 2009.

See also

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References

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