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 62 77 64 77 3 6     3 Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 7 5 5 7 65 77 3 6     4 José Acasuso Fernando Verdasco 3 6 77 63 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

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. (edit | history)

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

Chile

bye

Santiago, Chile (clay)

bye

1

Chile

3

Mexico

Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet)

Canada

2

Mexico

1

León, Mexico (indoor carpet)

Canada

4

Mexico

2

Uruguay

3

Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay)

Uruguay

2

Colombia

3

Sorocaba, Brazil (clay)

Uruguay

Colombia

1

bye

2

Brazil

4

bye

2

Brazil

• Mexico relegated to Group II in 2009.
• Chile and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II. (edit | history)

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Emmastad, Curaçao (hard)
						1	Ecuador	4
	Emmastad, Curaçao (hard)						Netherlands Antilles	1			Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
	Netherlands Antilles		3								1	Ecuador	4
	Bolivia		2			Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (clay)					4	Dominican Republic	1
						4	Dominican Republic	5
							Bolivia	0								Lambaré, Paraguay (indoor hard)
																1	Ecuador	3
						Nassau, Bahamas (hard)										2	Paraguay	2
							Bahamas	4
	San Juan de los Morros, Ven. (hard)					3	Venezuela	1			Nassau, Bahamas (hard)
	3	Venezuela	4									Bahamas	1
		El Salvador	1			Lambaré, Paraguay (clay)					2	Paraguay	4
							El Salvador	2
						2	Paraguay	3

• Bolivia and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 2009.
• Ecuador promoted to Group I in 2009.

Group III

Further information: 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

• Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard)
• Date: 16–20 July

	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

This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV. (edit | history)

• Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard)
• Date: 16–18 July
• Withdrawn:  Trinidad and Tobago

		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

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. (edit | history)

	Second-round play-offs					First-round play-offs					First Round					Second Round
											Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)
											1	Australia	4
						Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)						Chinese Taipei	1			Townsville, Australia (indoor hard)
						Chinese Taipei		3								1	Australia	5
						Kazakhstan		2			Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)					3	Thailand	0
											3	Thailand	3
	Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)											Kazakhstan	2
	Kazakhstan		5
	Philippines		0								New Delhi, India (grass)
												Uzbekistan	2
						Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)					4	India	3			New Delhi, India (grass)
						Uzbekistan		3								4	India	3
						Philippines		2			Manila, Philippines (hard)					2	Japan	2
												Philippines	0
											2	Japan	5

•  Philippines relegated to Group II in 2009.
•  Australia and  India advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. (edit | history)

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Beijing, China (indoor hard)
						1	China	5
	Hong Kong, China (hard)						Lebanon	0			Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
	Lebanon		2								1	China	3
	Hong Kong		3			Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)					3	Indonesia	2
						3	Indonesia	3
							Hong Kong	2								New Plymouth, New Zealand (indoor hard)
																1	China	3
						Muscat, Oman (hard)										4	New Zealand	2
							Oman	0
	Muscat, Oman (hard)					4	New Zealand	5			Mishref, Kuwait (hard)
	Oman		3								4	New Zealand	5
	Pacific Oceania		2			Mishref, Kuwait (hard)					2	Kuwait	0
							Pacific Oceania	1
						2	Kuwait	4

• Lebanon and Pacific Oceania relegated to Group III in 2009.
• China promoted to Group I in 2009.

Group III

Further information: 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

• Venue: Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran (clay)
• Date: 9–13 April

	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

Further information: 2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

• Venue: National Tennis Centre, Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (hard)
• Date: 9–13 April

	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

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. (edit | history)

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First round

Second round

1

Croatia

Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard)

bye

Italy

1

Croatia

3

bye

Italy

2

Italy

Montecatini, Italy (clay)

bye

Italy

3

Latvia

2

4

Netherlands

Skopje, Macedonia (clay)

bye

bye

4

Netherlands

4

Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay)

Latvia

Macedonia

1

Latvia

1

Macedonia

4

Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard)

Switzerland

4

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

Poland

1

Poland

4

Switzerland

4

3

Belarus

1

3

Belarus

1

bye

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

3

Belarus

3

Belarus

3

Georgia

0

bye

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)

Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

1

bye

2

Slovakia

4

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

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
						1	Luxembourg	0
	Hanko, Finland (clay)										Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
							Denmark	5
	1	Luxembourg	2								Denmark		0
						Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
	7	Finland	3								South Africa		5
						7	Finland	1
																Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
							South Africa	4
																	South Africa	3
						Algiers, Algeria (clay)
																5	Monaco	2
						3	Hungary	2
	Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)										Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
							Algeria	3
	3	Hungary	5									Algeria	0
						Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
		Greece	0								5	Monaco	5
						5	Monaco	3
							Greece	2
						Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard)
							Egypt	0
	Cairo, Egypt (clay)										Dublin, Ireland (grass)
						6	Ukraine	5
		Egypt	3								6	Ukraine	3
						Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
	4	Morocco	2									Ireland	2
							Ireland	3
																Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)
						4	Morocco	2
																6	Ukraine	5
						Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)
																2	Portugal	0
							Cyprus	3
	Tunis, Tunisia (clay)										Porto, Portugal (clay)
						8	Slovenia	2
	8	Slovenia	4									Cyprus	0
						Estoril, Portugal (clay)
		Tunisia	1								2	Portugal	5
							Tunisia	1
						2	Portugal	4

• Luxembourg, Greece, Morocco, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2009.
• South Africa and Ukraine promoted to Group I in 2009.

Group III

Venue 1

• Venue: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
• Date: 9–13 April
• Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria

	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

• 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

• Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (clay)
• Date: Week commencing 28 April
• Withdrawn: Libya, Malta, and Mauritius

		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

• 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.

External links

• Davis Cup draw details