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]
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 8 February – 23 November |
| Edition | 97th |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  |
← 2007 2009 → | |
Semifinal match between the future champion, Spain, and the USA in Las Ventas bullring.
World Group
| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
 Austria |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Great Britain |
 Germany |
 Israel |
 Peru |
 Romania |
 Russia |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 | |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |
2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |
3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Madrid, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | |
5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | |
1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
4 | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3–2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Antofagasta | Estadio Militar Antofagasta | Outdoor | Clay |
| 2–3 | | Wimbledon, London | All England Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Grass |
 | 4–1 | | Lausanne | Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley | Indoor | Hard |
 | 4–1 |  | Zadar | Športski centar Višnjik | Indoor | Hard |
| 4–1 | | Ramat HaSharon | Israel Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |
 | 3-2 | | Apeldoorn | Omnisport Apeldoorn | Indoor | Clay |
| 4–1 |  | Bucharest | Clubul Sportiv Progresul | Outdoor | Clay |
 | 1–4 | | Bratislava | Sibamac Arena | Indoor | Hard |
Americas Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
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Group II
- Participating Teams
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Group III
- Participating Teams
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Group IV
- Participating Teams
- Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Group II
- Participating Teams
- Pacific Oceania - relegated to Group III in 2009
Group III
- Participating Teams
Group IV
- Participating Teams
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Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
- Participating Teams
Group II
- Participating Teams
Group III
Venue 1
- Participating Teams
- Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria
Venue 2
- Participating Teams
Group IV
- Participating Teams
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See also
- 2008 Fed Cup - Women's
- 2008 Hopman Cup
References
- "Davis Cup scorecards – 2008". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
- "Argentina v Spain". daviscup.com.
External links
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