2008 Davis Cup

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 November

RD1T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=davis|RUS | RD1-score1=3
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|SER | RD1-score2=2

RD1T2-loc=Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed3=8 | RD1-team3=davis|BEL | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|CZE | RD1-score4=3

RD1T3-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=davis|ARG | RD1-score5=4
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|GBR | RD1-score6=1

RD1T4-loc=Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
RD1-seed7=6 | RD1-team7=davis|SWE | RD1-score7=3
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|ISR | RD1-score8=2

RD1T5-loc=Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|KOR | RD1-score9=2
RD1-seed10=4 | RD1-team10=davis|GER | RD1-score10=3

RD1T6-loc=Lima, Peru (clay)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|PER | RD1-score11=0
RD1-seed12=5 | RD1-team12=davis|ESP | RD1-score12=5

RD1T7-loc=Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|ROM | RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14=7 | RD1-team14=davis|FRA | RD1-score14=5

RD1T8-loc=Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|AUT | RD1-score15=1
RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=davis|USA | RD1-score16=4

RD2T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=davis|RUS | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|CZE | RD2-score2=2

RD2T2-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3=davis|ARG | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4=davis|SWE | RD2-score4=1

RD2T3-loc=Bremen, Germany (indoor hard)
RD2-seed5=4 | RD2-team5=davis|GER | RD2-score5=1
RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6=davis|ESP | RD2-score6=4

RD2T4-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=4

RD3T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=davis|RUS | RD3-score1=2
RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=davis|ARG | RD3-score2=3

RD3T2-loc=Madrid, Spain (clay)
RD3-seed3=5 | RD3-team3=davis|ESP | RD3-score3=4
RD3-seed4=2 | RD3-team4=davis|USA | RD3-score4=1

RD4T1-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
*
* - 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: Cuba

Group IV

;Participating Teams

*
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
* - promoted to Group III in 2009
*
* "Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago

Asia/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 2009

Group 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 2009

Group 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|POL

Group 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 2009

Group III

Venue 1

;Participating Teams
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
*
* - promoted to Group II in 2009
*
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
* "Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria

Venue 2

;Participating Teams
*
* - relegated to Group IV in 2009
*
*
* - 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 Mauritius

External links

* [http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=14375 2008 Davis Cup draw details]


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