2008 Fed Cup

The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

2008 Fed Cup
Details
Duration2 February – 14 September
Edition46th
Achievements (singles)
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The final took place at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, on 13–14 September. The home team, Spain, lost to the defending champion Russia, 0–4, giving Russia their fourth title in five years.

World Group
Further information: 2008 Fed Cup World Group
Participating Teams

China
France
Germany
Israel

Italy
Russia
Spain
United States

Draw
Quarterfinals
2–3 February		Semifinals
26–27 April		Final
13–14 September
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (Outdoor hard)
1 Russia4
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
 Israel1
1 Russia3
La Jolla, United States (Outdoor hard)
4 United States2
 Germany1
Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay)
4 United States4
1 Russia4
Beijing, China (Indoor hard)
 Spain0
3 France2
Beijing, China (Indoor hard)
 China3
 China1
Naples, Italy (Indoor hard)
 Spain4
 Spain3
2 Italy2

World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (France, Germany, Israel and Italy), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Czech Republic, Japan and Ukraine) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 26–27 April

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Ramat HaSharon, IsraelOutdoor hard Israel2–3 Czech Republic
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOutdoor clay Argentina3–2 Germany
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard Japan1–4 France
Olbia, ItalyOutdoor clay Italy3–2 Ukraine

World Group II
Further information: 2008 Fed Cup World Group II

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2008. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 2–3 February

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Kharkiv, UkraineIndoor clay Ukraine3–2 Belgium (1)
Miki-shi, JapanIndoor hard Japan (4)4–1 Croatia
Brno, Czech RepublicIndoor carpet Czech Republic (3)3–2 Slovakia
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOutdoor clay Argentina4–1 Austria (2)

World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Croatia, Slovakia, Belgium and Austria) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Serbia and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Uzbekistan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Colombia).

Date: 26–27 April

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor hard Croatia2–3 Serbia
Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor clay Slovakia5–0 Uzbekistan
Mons, BelgiumIndoor hard Belgium5–0 Colombia
Dornbirn, AustriaIndoor hard Austria2–3  Switzerland

Americas Zone
  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams
  •  Brazil
  •  Canada
  •  Colombia
  •  Mexico
  •  Paraguay
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Uruguay

Group II

Venue: Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 23–26 April

Participating Teams
  •  Bahamas
  •  Barbados
  •  Bermuda
  •  Bolivia
  •  Chile
  •  Cuba
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Ecuador
  •  Guatemala
  •  Honduras
  •  Panama
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  Venezuela
  • withdrawn: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams
  •  Australia
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Hong Kong
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  New Zealand
  •  Thailand
  •  Uzbekistan

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Philippines
  •  Singapore
  •  South Korea
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Syria
  •  Turkmenistan
  • withdrawn: Jordan

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group III

Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 22–26 April

Participating Teams
  •  Armenia
  •  Egypt
  •  Finland
  •  Iceland
  •  Latvia
  •  Mauritius
  •  Moldova
  •  Montenegro
  •  Morocco
  •  Norway
  •  Zimbabwe
  • withdrawn: Liechtenstein, Malta

Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.[1]

4 February
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1 Russia36,050.0Steady
2 Italy23,202.5Steady
3 France11,397.5Steady
4 Spain10,452.5Increase 2
5 United States10,405.0Decrease 1
6 China9,625.0Increase 1
7 Belgium7785.0Decrease 2
8 Germany5,112.5Increase 1
9 Israel5,012.5Decrease 1
10 Japan4,857.5Increase 2
28 April
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1 Russia36,050.0Steady
2 Italy21,687.5Steady
3 Spain15,032.5Increase 1
4 United States10,405.0Increase 1
5 France8,895.0Decrease 2
6 China8,267.5Steady
7 Belgium6,795.0Steady
8 Czech Republic6,150.0Increase 3
9 Argentina5,442.5Increase 4
10 Israel4,225.0Decrease 1
15 September
RankNationPoints[2]Move
1 Russia37,895.0Steady
2 Italy19,642.5Steady
3 Spain15,032.5Steady
4 United States10,405.0Steady
5 France8,895.0Steady
6 China8,267.5Steady
7 Belgium6,795.0Steady
8 Czech Republic6,150.0Steady
9 Argentina5,442.5Steady
10 Israel4,225.0Steady

References
  1. "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.
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