2008 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2008. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2009.

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup

Participating Teams

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]
	1	Russia	3
						Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[2]
		Serbia	2
						1	Russia	3
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)[3]
							Czech Republic	2
	8	Belgium	2
											Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[4]
		Czech Republic	3
											1	Russia	2
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[5]
										3	Argentina	3
	3	Argentina	4
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[6]
		Great Britain	1
						3	Argentina	4
	Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)[7]
						6	Sweden	1
	6	Sweden	3
																Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard)[8]
		Israel	2
																3	Argentina	1
	Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay)[9]
																5	Spain	3
		South Korea	2
						Bremen, Germany (indoor hard)[10]
	4	Germany	3
						4	Germany	1
	Lima, Peru (clay)[11]
						5	Spain	4
		Peru	0
											Madrid, Spain (clay)[12]
	5	Spain	5
											5	Spain	4
	Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)[13]
										2	United States	1
		Romania	0
						Winston-Salem, United States (indoor hard)[14]
	7	France	5
						7	France	1
	Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)[15]
						2	United States	4
		Austria	1
	2	United States	4

First round

Russia vs. Serbia

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[1] 8-10 February 2008 Hard (i)		Serbia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikhail Youzhny Nenad Zimonjić 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     2 Nikolay Davydenko Viktor Troicki 6 1 1 6 6 3 1 6 6 2   3 Mikhail Youzhny / Dmitry Tursunov Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 6^6 7^8 6^5 7^7       4 Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic 4 6 3 6 6 4       retired 5 Dmitry Tursunov Viktor Troicki 6^7 7^9 6 4 3 6

Czech Republic vs. Belgium

Czech Republic 3	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[3] 8-10 February 2008 Carpet (i)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Berdych Kristof Vliegen 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Radek Štěpánek Steve Darcis 6 4 7^7 6^4 7^7 6^5       3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek Kristof Vliegen / Olivier Rochus 6^2 7^7 7^8 6^6 7 5 5 7 6 4   4 Lukáš Dlouhý Steve Darcis 6^1 7^7 4 6         5 Pavel Vízner Ruben Bemelmans 7^7 6^4 5 7 2 2     retired

Argentina vs. Great Britain

Argentina 4	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[5] 8-10 February 2008 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Nalbandian Jamie Baker 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Agustín Calleri Alex Bogdanovic 6 3 6 1 6 1       3 José Acasuso / David Nalbandian Ross Hutchins / Jamie Murray 6 2 7^13 6^11 6 0       4 José Acasuso Alex Bogdanovic 7 5 7 5         5 Agustín Calleri Jamie Baker 6^4 7^7 4 6

Israel vs. Sweden

Israel 2	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[7] 8-10 February 2008 Hard		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Jonas Björkman 7^10 6^8 6 3 6 1       2 Harel Levy Thomas Johansson 1 6 1 6 3 6       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt 6 3 7^7 6^3 7 5       4 Dudi Sela Thomas Johansson 6^6 7^8 1 6 5 7       5 Harel Levy Jonas Björkman 6 0 4 6 3 6 6^6 7^8

Germany vs. South Korea

Germany 3	Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany[9] 8-10 February 2008 Clay (i)		South Korea 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber An Jae-sung 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Florian Mayer Hyung-Taik Lee 5 7 3 6 6 1 7^9 6^7 3 6   3 Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Woong-Sun Jun / An Jae-sung 6 1 6 3 6 3       4 Philipp Kohlschreiber Hyung-Taik Lee 6 0 4 6 6 1 7^7 6^1     5 Michael Berrer Woong-Sun Jun 1 6 6 3 4 6

Peru vs. Spain

Peru 0	Jockey Club de Peru, Lima, Peru[11] 8-10 February 2008 Clay		Spain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Matías Silva Nicolás Almagro 3 6 5 7 0 6       2 Iván Miranda Tommy Robredo 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 Luis Horna / Iván Miranda Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 3 6 4 6 6^4 7^7       4 Mauricio Echazú Tommy Robredo 4 6 1 6         5 Iván Miranda Nicolás Almagro 2 6 3 6

Romania vs. France

Romania 0	Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania[13] 8-10 February 2008 Hard (i)		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Victor Hănescu Richard Gasquet 6^5 7^7 4 6 5 7       2 Andrei Pavel Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7^7 6^2 4 6 4 6 4 6     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 3 6 4 6 7^8 6^6 6 3 2 6   4 Andrei Pavel Michaël Llodra 6^5 7^7 6^7 7^9         5 Horia Tecău Arnaud Clément 6^3 7^7 6 2 4 6

Austria vs. United States

Austria 1	Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria[15] 8-10 February 2008 Clay (i)		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jürgen Melzer Andy Roddick 4 6 6 4 3 6 7^7 6^4 3 6   2 Stefan Koubek James Blake 7 5 5 7 2 6 2 6     3 Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 1 6 4 6 2 6       4 Stefan Koubek Mike Bryan 7 5 1 0         retired 5 Werner Eschauer Bob Bryan 0 6 6 3 6^3 7^7

Quarterfinals

Russia vs. Czech Republic

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[2] 11-13 April 2008 Clay (i)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marat Safin Tomáš Berdych 6^5 7^7 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 4   2 Igor Andreev Radek Štěpánek 3 6 2 6 4 6       3 Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko Radek Štěpánek / Pavel Vízner 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 4     4 Nikolay Davydenko Tomáš Berdych 6 3 2 6 6^5 7^7 6 3 1 2   retired 5 Marat Safin Lukáš Dlouhý 3 6 3 6

Argentina vs. Sweden

Argentina 4	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[6] 11-13 April 2008 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Nalbandian Thomas Johansson 6 2 5 7 6 4 6 2     2 José Acasuso Robin Söderling 0 6 4 6 1 6       3 Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian Jonas Björkman / Robert Lindstedt 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 David Nalbandian Robin Söderling 6 4 1 6 4 6 6 4 9 7   5 Juan Mónaco Thomas Johansson 6 3 6 3

Germany vs. Spain

Germany 1	AWD Dome, Bremen, Germany[10] 11-13 April 2008 Hard (i)		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolas Kiefer Rafael Nadal 6^5 7^7 0 6 3 6       2 Philipp Kohlschreiber David Ferrer 7^7 6^3 3 6 4 6 2 6     3 Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 7^7 6^3 6^1 7^7 4 6 6 2 10 12   4 Michael Berrer Fernando Verdasco 6 2 6^5 7^7 4 6       5 Nicolas Kiefer Feliciano López 6 4 7^7 6^2

United States vs. France

United States 4	Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, United States[14] 11-13 April 2008 Hard (i)		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Roddick Michaël Llodra 6 4 7^7 6^3 7^7 6^5       2 James Blake Paul-Henri Mathieu 7^7 6^5 6^3 7^7 6 3 3 6 7 5   3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 7^9 6^7 5 7 3 6 4 6     4 Andy Roddick Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 2 6 3 6 2       5 James Blake Richard Gasquet 6^4 7^7 6 4 6 4

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Russia

Argentina 3	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[4] 19-21 September 2008 Clay		Russia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Nalbandian Igor Andreev 7^7 6^5 6 2 6 4       2 Juan Martín del Potro Nikolay Davydenko 6 1 6 4 6 2       3 Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian Igor Kunitsyn / Dmitry Tursunov 2 6 1 6 7^11 6^9 6 3 6 8   4 David Nalbandian Nikolay Davydenko 6 3 3 6 6^2 7^7 0 6     5 Juan Martín del Potro Igor Andreev 6 4 6 2 6 1

Spain vs. United States

Spain 4	Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain[12] 19-21 September 2008 Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rafael Nadal Sam Querrey 6^5 7^7 6 4 6 3 6 4     2 David Ferrer Andy Roddick 7^7 6^5 2 6 1 6 6 4 8 6   3 Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco Mike Bryan / Mardy Fish 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 4 4 6   4 Rafael Nadal Andy Roddick 6 4 6 0 6 4       5 Feliciano López Sam Querrey 7^7 6^3 7^7 6^4

Final

Argentina vs. Spain

Argentina 1	Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina[8] 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

References

1. "Russia v Serbia". daviscup.com.
2. "Russia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
3. "Czech Republic v Belgium". daviscup.com.
4. "Argentina v Russia". daviscup.com.
5. "Argentina v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
6. "Argentina v Sweden". daviscup.com.
7. "Israel v Sweden". daviscup.com.
8. "Argentina v Spain". daviscup.com.
9. "Germany v South Korea". daviscup.com.
10. "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
11. "Peru v Spain". daviscup.com.
12. "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
13. "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
14. "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
15. "Austria v United States". daviscup.com.