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
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.

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 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


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

  • 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 teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Chile3–2 AustraliaAntofagastaEstadio Militar AntofagastaOutdoorClay
 Great Britain2–3 AustriaWimbledon, LondonAll England Lawn Tennis ClubOutdoorGrass
  Switzerland4–1 BelgiumLausanneCentre Intercommunal de Glace MalleyIndoorHard
 Croatia4–1 BrazilZadarŠportski centar VišnjikIndoorHard
 Israel4–1 PeruRamat HaSharonIsrael Tennis CenterOutdoorHard
 Netherlands3–2 South KoreaApeldoornOmnisport ApeldoornIndoorClay
 Romania4–1 IndiaBucharestClubul Sportiv ProgresulOutdoorClay
 Slovakia1–4 SerbiaBratislavaSibamac ArenaIndoorHard

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

Group I

Participating Teams

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

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

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

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

References

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