- 2008 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group is the highest level of
Davis Cup competition in2008 . The first round losers go into the2008 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists are guaranteed a World Group spot for 2009.Draw
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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=First round losers play in World Group Play-offs
First Round
Russia vs. Serbia
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team1=Russia
team2=Serbia
venue=Luzhniki Palace of Sports ,Moscow ,Russia
date=February 8 -February 10 ,2008
surface=hard (indoors)
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mikhail Youzhny | 2| 6| 6| 6| |T2P1=Nenad Zimonjić | 6| 3| 2| 4|
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nikolay Davydenko |6 |1 |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=Viktor Troicki |1 |6 |3 |6 |2
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mikhail Youzhny |T1P2=Dmitry Tursunov | 3| 6.06| 6.05| | |T2P1=Novak Đoković |T2P2=Nenad Zimonjić | 6| 7| 7| |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nikolay Davydenko | 4| 3| 6| | |T2P1=Novak Đoković | 6| 6| 4| |re2=4
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dmitry Tursunov | 6.07| 6| 3| | |T2P1=Viktor Troicki | 7| 4| 6| | |Czech Republic vs. Belgium
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team1=Czech Republic
team2=Belgium
venue=ČEZ Aréna ,Ostrava ,Czech Republic
date=February 8 -February 10 ,2008
surface=carpet (indoors)
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Tomáš Berdych |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Kristof Vliegen |3 |1 |4 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Radek Štěpánek | 6| 7| 7| | |T2P1=Steve Darcis | 4| 6.04| 6.05| |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Tomáš Berdych |T1P2=Radek Štěpánek | 6.02| 7| 7| 5| 6|T2P1=Kristof Vliegen |T2P2=Olivier Rochus | 7| 6.06| 5| 7| 4
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lukáš Dlouhý |6.06 |4 | | | |T2P1=Steve Darcis | 7| 6| | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pavel Vízner | 7| 5| 2| | |T2P1=Ruben Bemelmans | 6.04| 7| 2| | re1=3Argentina vs. Great Britain
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team1=Argentina
team2=Great Britain
venue=Estadio Parque Roca ,Buenos Aires ,Argentina
date=February 8 -February 10 ,2008
surface=clay (outdoors)
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 6| 6|6 | | |T2P1=Jamie Baker | 1| 3|3 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Agustín Calleri | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Alex Bogdanovic | 3| 1| 1| |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=José Acasuso |T1P2=David Nalbandian | 6| 7|6 | | |T2P1=Ross Hutchins |T2P2=Jamie Murray | 2| 6.11|0 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=José Acasuso | 7| 7| | | |T2P1=Alex Bogdanovic | 5| 5| | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Agustín Calleri | 6.04| 4| | | |T2P1=Jamie Baker | 7| 6| | |Israel vs. Sweden
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team1=Israel
team2=Sweden
venue=Canada Stadium,Ramat HaSharon ,Israel
date=February 8 -February 10 ,2008
surface=hard (outdoors)
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dudi Sela |7|6|6| | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman | 6.08|3|1| |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Harel Levy |1|1|3| | |T2P1=Thomas Johansson |6|6|6| |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jonathan Erlich |T1P2=Andy Ram |6 | 7| 7| | |T2P1=Simon Aspelin |T2P2=Robert Lindstedt | 3| 6.03| 5| |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dudi Sela | 6.06| 1| 5| | |T2P1=Thomas Johansson | 7| 6| 7| |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Harel Levy |6|4|3|6.06| |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |0|6|6| 7|Germany vs. South Korea
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team1=Germany
team2=South Korea
venue=Volkswagen Halle ,Braunschweig ,Germany
date=February 8 -February 10 ,2008
surface=clay (indoors)
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Jae-Sung An | 2| 2| 2| |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Florian Mayer | 5| 3| 6| 7| 3|T2P1=Hyung-Taik Lee | 7| 6| 1| 6.06| 6
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber |T1P2=Philipp Petzschner | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Woong-Sun Jun |T2P2=Jae-Sung An | 1|3 | 3| |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6| 4| 6| 7| |T2P1=Hyung-Taik Lee | 0| 6| 1| 6.06|
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Berrer | 1| 6| 4| | |T2P1=Woong-Sun Jun | 6| 3| 6| |Peru vs. Spain
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team1=Peru
team2=Spain
venue=Jockey Club de Peru,Lima ,Peru
date=February 8 -February 10 ,2008
surface=clay (outdoors)
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Matías Silva | 3| 5| 0| | |T2P1=Nicolás Almagro |6 |7 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Miranda | 2| 3| 3| | |T2P1=Tommy Robredo | 6| 6| 6| |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Luis Horna |T1P2=Iván Miranda | 3| 4| 6.04| | |T2P1=Feliciano López |T2P2=Fernando Verdasco | 6| 6| 7| |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mauricio Echazú | 4| 1| | | |T2P1=Tommy Robredo | 6| 6| | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Iván Miranda | 2| 3| | | |T2P1=Nicolás Almagro | 6| 6| | |Romania vs. France
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team1=Romania
team2=France
venue=Sala Transilvania,Sibiu ,Romania
date=February 8 -February 10 ,2008
surface=hard (indoors)
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Victor Hanescu | 6.05| 4| 5| | |T2P1=Richard Gasquet | 7| 6| 7| |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrei Pavel | 7|4 | 4| 4| |T2P1=Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |6.02 |6 |6 | 6|
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Florin Mergea |T1P2=Horia Tecau | 3|4 | 7| 6| 2|T2P1=Arnaud Clement |T2P2=Michael Llodra | 6| 6| 6.06| 3| 6
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrei Pavel | 6.05| 6.07| | | |T2P1=Michael Llodra | 7| 7| | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Horia Tecau | 6.03| 6| 4| | |T2P1=Arnaud Clement | 7| 2| 6| |Austria vs. United States
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team1=Austria
team2=United States
venue=Ferry Dusika Hallenstadion,Vienna ,Austria
date=February 8 -February 10 ,2008
surface=clay (indoors)
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jurgen Melzer | 4| 6| 3|7 | 3|T2P1=Andy Roddick | 6| 4| 6|6.04 | 6
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Koubek | 7| 5| 2| 2| |T2P1=James Blake | 5| 7| 6| 6|
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Julian Knowle |T1P2=Jurgen Melzer | 1| 4| 2| | |T2P1=Bob Bryan |T2P2=Mike Bryan |6 |6 | 6| |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Stefan Koubek | 7| 1| | | |T2P1=Mike Bryan | 5| 0| | | re2=2
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Werner Eschauer | 0| 6| 6.03| | |T2P1=Bob Bryan | 6| 3| 7| |Quarterfinals
Russia vs. Czech Republic
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team1=Russia
team2=Czech Republic
venue=Luzhniki Palace of Sports ,Moscow ,Russia
date=April 11 -April 13 ,2008
surface=clay (indoors)
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Marat Safin | 6.05| 4| 6| 6| 6|T2P1=Tomáš Berdych | 7| 6| 3| 2| 4
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Igor Andreev | 3| 2| 4| | |T2P1=Radek Štěpánek | 6| 6| 6| |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Igor Andreev |T1P2=Nikolay Davydenko | 3| 6| 7| 6| |T2P1=Radek Štěpánek |T2P2=Pavel Vízner | 6| 3| 5| 4|
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nikolay Davydenko | 6| 2| 6.05| 6|1 |T2P1=Tomáš Berdych | 3| 6| 7| 3|2 |re2=5
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Marat Safin | 3| 3| | | |T2P1=Lukáš Dlouhý | 6| 6| | |Argentina vs. Sweden
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team1=Argentina
team2=Sweden
venue=Estadio Parque Roca ,Buenos Aires ,Argentina
date=April 11 -April 13 ,2008
surface=clay (outdoors)
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 6| 5| 6| 6| |T2P1=Thomas Johansson | 2| 7| 4| 2|
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=José Acasuso | 0| 4| 1| | |T2P1=Robin Söderling | 6| 6| 6| |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Cañas |T1P2=David Nalbandian | 7| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |T2P2=Robert Lindstedt | 5| 4| 4| |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 6| 1| 4| 6| 9|T2P1=Robin Söderling | 4| 6| 6| 4| 7|
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Mónaco | 6| 6| | | |T2P1=Thomas Johansson | 3| 3| | |Germany vs. Spain
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team1=Germany
team2=Spain
venue=AWD Dome ,Bremen ,Germany
date=April 11 -April 13 ,2008
surface=hard (indoors)
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicolas Kiefer | 6.05| 0| 3| | |T2P1=Rafael Nadal | 7| 6| 6| |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber | 7| 3| 4| 2| |T2P1=David Ferrer | 6.03| 6| 6| 6|
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philipp Kohlschreiber |T1P2=Philipp Petzschner | 7| 61| 4| 6| 10|T2P1=Feliciano López |T2P2=Fernando Verdasco | 6.03| 7| 6| 2| 12|
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Berrer | 6| 6.05| 4| | |T2P1=Fernando Verdasco | 2| 7| 6|
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicolas Kiefer | 6| 7| | | |T2P1=Feliciano López | 4| 6.02| | |United States vs. France
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team1=United States
team2=France
venue=Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC,USA
date=April 11 -April 13 ,2008
surface=hard (indoors)
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick | 6| 7| 7| | |T2P1=Michael Llodra | 4| 6.03| 6.05| |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=James Blake | 7| 6.03| 6| 3| 7|T2P1=Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6.05| 7| 3| 6| 5
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Bryan |T1P2=Mike Bryan | 7| 5| 3| 4| |T2P1=Arnaud Clément |T2P2=Michael Llodra | 6.07| 7| 6| 6|
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Paul-Henri Mathieu | 2| 3| 2|
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=James Blake | 6.04| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Richard Gasquet | 7| 4| 4| |emifinals
Argentina vs. Russia
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team1=Argentina
team2=Russia
venue=Estadio Parque Roca ,Buenos Aires ,Argentina
date=September 19 -September 21 ,2008
surface=clay (outdoors)
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 7| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Igor Andreev | 6.05| 2| 4| |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Martin del Potro | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Nikolay Davydenko | 1| 4| 2| |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Guillermo Canas |T1P2=David Nalbandian | 2| 1| 7| 6| 6|T2P1=Igor Kunitsyn |T2P2=Dmitry Tursunov | 6| 6| 6.09| 3| 8
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=David Nalbandian | 6| 3| 6.02| 0| |T2P1=Nikolay Davydenko | 3| 6| 7| 6|
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Martin del Potro | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Igor Andreev | 4| 2| 1| |pain vs. United States
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team1=Spain
team2=United States
venue=Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas,Madrid ,Spain
date=September 19 -September 21 ,2008
surface=clay (outdoors)
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Rafael Nadal | 6.05| 6| 6| 6| |T2P1=Sam Querrey | 7| 4| 3| 4|
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=David Ferrer | 7 | 2| 1| 6| 8|T2P1=Andy Roddick | 6.05| 6| 6| 4| 6
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Feliciano Lopez |T1P2=Fernando Verdasco | 6| 4| 3| 6| 4|T2P1=Mike Bryan |T2P2=Mardy Fish | 4| 6| 6| 4| 6|
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Rafael Nadal | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Andy Roddick | 4| 0| 4| |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Feliciano Lopez | 7| 7| | | |T2P1=Sam Querrey | 6.03| 6.04| | |Final
Argentina vs. Spain
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team1=Argentina
team2=Spain
venue=Estadio Polideportivo,Mar del Plata ,Argentina
date=November 21 -November 23 ,2008
surface=hard (indoors)
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* [http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=14369 World Group draw]
* [http://ls.daviscup.com/dc/2008/WG/qf/launch.asp?tie=100010168 Instant Scoring and Results]
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