- 2008 Davis Cup
The 2008 Davis Cup is the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's
tennis . Sixteen teams will participate in the World Group and more than one hundred other will take part in different regional groups. The first matches will be played February 8-10 and the final will take place on November 21-23.World Group
Draw
DCWorld
RD1-date=8-10 February
RD2-date=11-13 April
RD3-date=19-21 September
RD4-date=21-23 NovemberRD1T1-loc=
Moscow ,Russia (indoor hard)
RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=davis|RUS | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|SER | RD1-score2=2RD1T2-loc=
Ostrava ,Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed3=8 | RD1-team3=davis|BEL | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|CZE | RD1-score4=3RD1T3-loc=
Buenos Aires ,Argentina (clay)
RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=davis|ARG | RD1-score5=4
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|GBR | RD1-score6=1RD1T4-loc=
Ramat HaSharon ,Israel (hard)
RD1-seed7=6 | RD1-team7=davis|SWE | RD1-score7=3
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|ISR | RD1-score8=2RD1T5-loc=
Braunschweig ,Germany (indoor clay)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|KOR | RD1-score9=2
RD1-seed10=4 | RD1-team10=davis|GER | RD1-score10=3RD1T6-loc=
Lima ,Peru (clay)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|PER | RD1-score11=0
RD1-seed12=5 | RD1-team12=davis|ESP | RD1-score12=5RD1T7-loc=
Sibiu ,Romania (indoor hard)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|ROM | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14=7 | RD1-team14=davis|FRA | RD1-score14=5RD1T8-loc=
Vienna ,Austria (indoor clay)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|AUT | RD1-score15=1
RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=davis|USA | RD1-score16=4RD2T1-loc=
Moscow ,Russia (indoor clay)
RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=davis|RUS | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|CZE | RD2-score2=2RD2T2-loc=
Buenos Aires ,Argentina (clay)
RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3=davis|ARG | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4=davis|SWE | RD2-score4=1RD2T3-loc=
Bremen ,Germany (indoor hard)
RD2-seed5=4 | RD2-team5=davis|GER | RD2-score5=1
RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6=davis|ESP | RD2-score6=4RD2T4-loc=Winston-Salem, NC,
USA (indoor hard)
RD2-seed7=7 | RD2-team7=davis|FRA | RD2-score7=1
RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8=davis|USA | RD2-score8=4RD3T1-loc=
Buenos Aires ,Argentina (clay)
RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=davis|RUS | RD3-score1=2
RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=davis|ARG | RD3-score2=3RD3T2-loc=
Madrid ,Spain (clay)
RD3-seed3=5 | RD3-team3=davis|ESP | RD3-score3=4
RD3-seed4=2 | RD3-team4=davis|USA | RD3-score4=1RD4T1-loc=
Mar del Plata ,Argentina (indoor hard)
RD4-seed1=3 | RD4-team1=davis|ARG | RD4-score1=
RD4-seed2=5 | RD4-team2=davis|ESP | RD4-score2=Final
DavisCupbox
team1=Argentina
team2=Spain
venue=Estadio Polideportivo,Mar del Plata ,Argentina
date=November 21 -November 23 ,2008
surface=hard (indoors)
score1=
score2=
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1= | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1= | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1= |T1P2= | | | | | |T2P1= |T2P2= | | | | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1= | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1= | | | | | |T2P1= | | | | |
team1-var=
team2-var=|World Group Play-offs
* Date: 19-21 SeptemberThe 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.
*Chile, Croatia, Netherlands, and Switzerland promoted to World Group in 2009.
*Austria, Israel, Romania, and Serbia remain in World Group in 2009.
*Australia (AO), Brazil (AM), India (AO), and Slovakia (EA) remain in Group I in 2009.
*Belgium (EA), Great Britain (EA), Peru (AM) and South Korea (AO) relegated to Group I in 2009.Americas Zone
Group I
;Participating Teams
* - advanced to World Group Play-offs
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* - advanced to World Group Play-offs
*
* - relegated to Group II in 2009
*Group II
;Participating Teams
*
* - relegated to Group III in 2009
*
* - promoted to Group I in 2009
* - relegated to Group III in 2009
*
*
*Group III
;Participating Teams
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
*
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
*
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
*
*"Withdrawn: CubaGroup IV
;Participating Teams
*
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
*
* "Withdrawn: Trinidad and TobagoAsia/Oceania Zone
Group I
;Participating Teams
* - advanced to World Group Play-offs
*
* - advanced to World Group Play-offs
*
*
* - relegated to Group II in 2009
*
*Group II
;Participating Teams
* - promoted to Group I in 2009
*
*
*
* - relegated to Group III in 2009
*
*
* - relegated to Group III in 2009Group III
;Participating Teams
*
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
*
*
*
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009Group IV
;Participating Teams
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
*Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
;Participating Teams
*davis|BLR
*davis|CRO - advanced to World Group Play-offs
*davis|GEO - relegated to Group II in 2009
*davis|ITA
*davis|LAT - relegated to Group II in 2009
*davis|MKD
*davis|NED - advanced to World Group Play-offs
*davis|SVK - advanced to World Group Play-offs
*davis|SUI - advanced to World Group Play-offs
*davis|POLGroup II
;Participating Teams
*davis|ALG
*davis|CYP
*davis|DEN
*davis|EGY
*davis|FIN
*davis|GRE - relegated to Group III in 2009
*davis|HUN
*davis|IRL
*davis|LUX - relegated to Group III in 2009
*davis|MON
*davis|MAR - relegated to Group III in 2009
*davis|POR
*davis|SLO
*davis|RSA - promoted to Group I in 2009
*davis|TUN - relegated to Group III in 2009
*davis|UKR - promoted to Group I in 2009Group III
Venue 1
;Participating Teams
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
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* - promoted to Group II in 2009
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* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
* "Withdrawn: Botswana and NigeriaVenue 2
;Participating Teams
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* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
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*
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
*Group IV
;Participating Teams
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
* "Withdrawn: Libya, Malta, and MauritiusExternal links
* [http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=14375 2008 Davis Cup draw details]
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