2008 Davis Cup

World Group

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup World Group

Draw

| 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= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2 | RD1T2-loc=Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | RD1-seed3=8 | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=3 | RD1T3-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=4 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=1 | RD1T4-loc=Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | RD1-seed7=6 | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=2 | RD1T5-loc=Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=2 | RD1-seed10=4 | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=3 | RD1T6-loc=Lima, Peru (clay) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12=5 | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=5 | RD1T7-loc=Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=0 | RD1-seed14=7 | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=5 | RD1T8-loc=Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=4 | RD2T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2 | RD2T2-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1 | RD2T3-loc=Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | RD2-seed5=4 | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=1 | RD2-seed6=5 | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=4 | RD2T4-loc=Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | RD2-seed7=7 | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=1 | RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=4 | RD3T1-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=3 | RD3T2-loc=Madrid, Spain (clay) | RD3-seed3=5 | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=4 | RD3-seed4=2 | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=1 | RD4T1-loc=Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | RD4-seed1=3 | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=1 | RD4-seed2=5 | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=3

Final

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World Group play-offs

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup 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.

• , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2009.
• , , and are promoted to the World Group in 2009.
• , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2009.
• , , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2009.

Americas Zone

Group I

Group II

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2009.

Participating nations

Draw

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| RD2-date=11-13 April | RD3-date=8-10 February | RD4-date=11-13 April | RD5-date=19-21 September

| RD3-text1=Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

| RD3-text2=Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (clay) | RD3-seed3=4 | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=5 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=0

| RD3-text3=Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5= | RD3-score5=4 | RD3-seed6=3 | RD3-team6= | RD3-score6=1

| RD3-text4=Lambaré, Paraguay (clay) | RD3-seed7= | RD3-team7= | RD3-score7=2 | RD3-seed8=2 | RD3-team8= | RD3-score8=3

| RD2-text1=Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=2

| RD2-text2=San Juan de los Morros, Ven. (hard) | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=1

| RD4-text1=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=4 | RD4-seed2=4 | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=1

| RD4-text2=Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3= | RD4-score3=1 | RD4-seed4=2 | RD4-team4= | RD4-score4=4

| RD5-text1=Lambaré, Paraguay (indoor hard) | RD5-seed1=1 | RD5-team1= | RD5-score1=3 | RD5-seed2=2 | RD5-team2= | RD5-score2=2

• Bolivia and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 2009.
• Ecuador promoted to Group I in 2009.

First round

Netherlands Antilles vs. Ecuador

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Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic

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Bahamas vs. Venezuela

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Paraguay vs. El Salvador

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Second round

Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic

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Bahamas vs. Paraguay

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Relegation play-offs

Netherlands Antilles vs. Bolivia

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Venezuela vs. El Salvador

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Third round

Paraguay vs. Ecuador

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Group III

• Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard)
• Date: 16–20 July

| team-1-abbrev=BAR | team-1= (2–0) | team-2-abbrev=JAM | team-2= (1–1) | team-3-abbrev=HON | team-3= (0–2)

| team-1-abbrev=GUA | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=PUR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=PAN | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=ARU | team-4= (0–3)

Scores in italics carried over from groups | team-1-abbrev=GUA | team-1=**** (2–1) | team-2-abbrev=JAM | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=BAR | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=PUR | team-4= (1–2)

| team-1-abbrev=HON | team-1= (2–0) | team-2-abbrev=PAN | team-2=**** (1–1) | team-3-abbrev=ARU | team-3=**** (0–2)

• Cuba withdrew from the tournament. They remained in Group III in 2009.
• Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 2009
• Aruba and Panama relegated to Group IV in 2009

Group IV

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The four teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2009. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Draw

• Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard)
• Date: 16–18 July
• Withdrawn:

| team-1-abbrev=CRC | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=HAI | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=BER | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=ISV | team-4= (0–3)

• Costa Rica and Haiti promoted to Group III in 2009.

Results

Bermuda vs. Costa Rica

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Haiti vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Bermuda vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Costa Rica vs. Haiti

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Bermuda vs. Haiti

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Costa Rica vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

• Venue: Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran (clay)
• Date: 9–13 April

| team-1-abbrev=PAK | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=SYR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=VIE | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=UAE | team-4= (0–3) | team-1-abbrev=MAS | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=IRI | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=SRI | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=TJK | team-4= (0–3) Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools. | team-1-abbrev=PAK | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=MAS | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=SYR | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=IRI | team-4= (0–3) | team-1-abbrev=SRI | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=TJK | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=VIE | team-3=**** (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=UAE | team-4=**** (0–3)

• Pakistan and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2009.
• Vietnam and United Arab Emirates relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Group IV

• Venue: National Tennis Centre, Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (hard)
• Date: 9–13 April

| team-1-abbrev=SIN | team-1=**** (4–0) | team-2-abbrev=MYA | team-2= (3–1) | team-3-abbrev=BHR | team-3= (2–2) | team-4-abbrev=IRQ | team-4= (1–3) | team-5-abbrev=BRU | team-5= (0–4)

| team-1-abbrev=KSA | team-1=**** (5–0) | team-2-abbrev=BAN | team-2= (4–1) | team-3-abbrev=JOR | team-3= (3–2) | team-4-abbrev=TKM | team-4= (2–3) | team-5-abbrev=MGL | team-5= (1–4) | team-6-abbrev=QAT | team-6= (0–5)

• Singapore and Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2009.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

Zone A

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, April 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia, May 7–11, also on outdoor clay courts.

Format

Botswana and Nigeria withdrew from the Plovdiv tournament. They remained in Group III in 2009. The six remaining teams in the Plovdiv tournament played in a round-robin format. The top two teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2009. The bottom two teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2009.

Draw

• Venue: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
• Date: 9–13 April
• Withdrawn: and

| team-1-abbrev=BUL | team-1=**** (5–0) | team-2-abbrev=MNE | team-2=**** (4–1) | team-3-abbrev=TUR | team-3= (3–2) | team-4-abbrev=MAD | team-4= (2–3) | team-5-abbrev=CIV | team-5=**** (1–4) | team-6-abbrev=ZIM | team-6=**** (0–5)

• and promoted to Group II in 2009.
• and relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Results

Bulgaria vs. Montenegro

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Ivory Coast vs. Madagascar

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Turkey vs. Zimbabwe

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Bulgaria vs. Ivory Coast

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Madagascar vs. Turkey

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Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe

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Bulgaria vs. Madagascar

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Ivory Coast vs. Zimbabwe

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Montenegro vs. Turkey

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Bulgaria vs. Turkey

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Ivory Coast vs. Montenegro

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Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe

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Bulgaria vs. Zimbabwe

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Ivory Coast vs. Turkey

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Madagascar vs. Montenegro

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Zone B

• Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (clay)
• Date: 7–11 May

| team-1-abbrev=MDA | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=NOR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=ARM | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=AND | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=BIH | team-1= (2–1, 7R) | team-2-abbrev=LTU | team-2= (2–1, 6R) | team-3-abbrev=EST | team-3= (2–1, 5R) | team-4-abbrev=GHA | team-4= (0–3)

Scores in italics carried over from pools.

| team-1-abbrev=MDA | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=LTU | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=NOR | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=BIH | team-4= (0–3)

| team-1-abbrev=EST | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=AND | team-2= (1–2, 4R) | team-3-abbrev=ARM | team-3=**** (1–2, 3R) | team-4-abbrev=GHA | team-4=**** (1–2, 2R)

Note: Tie between Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Estonia (Pool B) broken on number of rubbers won. Tie between Andorra, Armenia, and Ghana (6th–8th) broken on number of rubbers won.

• Moldova and Lithuania promoted to Group II for 2009.
• Armenia and Ghana relegated to Group IV for 2009.

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, April 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia, May 7–11, also on outdoor clay courts.

Format

The eight teams in the Yerevan tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2009. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2009.

Pool A

| team-1-abbrev=MDA | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=NOR | team-2= (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=ARM | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=AND | team-4= (0–3)

Andorra vs. Norway

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Armenia vs. Moldova

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Andorra vs. Armenia

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Moldova vs. Norway

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Andorra vs. Moldova

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Armenia vs. Norway

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Pool B

| team-1-abbrev=BIH | team-1= (2–1, 7R) | team-2-abbrev=LTU | team-2= (2–1, 6R) | team-3-abbrev=EST | team-3= (2–1, 5R) | team-4-abbrev=GHA | team-4= (0–3)

Note: Tie between Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Estonia broken on number of rubbers won.

Lithuania vs. Estonia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ghana

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Lithuania vs. Ghana

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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia

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Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Ghana vs. Estonia

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Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups) | team-1-abbrev=MDA | team-1=**** (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=LTU | team-2=**** (2–1) | team-3-abbrev=NOR | team-3= (1–2) | team-4-abbrev=BIH | team-4= (0–3)

Moldova and Lithuania promoted to Group II for 2009.

Moldova vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Lithuania vs. Norway

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Moldova vs. Lithuania

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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Norway

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Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups) | team-1-abbrev=EST | team-1= (3–0) | team-2-abbrev=AND | team-2= (1–2, 4R) | team-3-abbrev=ARM | team-3=**** (1–2, 3R) | team-4-abbrev=GHA | team-4=**** (1–2, 2R)

Note: Tie between Andorra, Armenia, and Ghana broken on number of rubbers won.

Armenia and Ghana relegated to Group IV for 2009.

Estonia vs. Andorra

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Armenia vs. Ghana

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Estonia vs. Armenia

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Andorra vs. Ghana

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Final standings

• and promoted to Group II in 2009.
• and relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Group IV

References

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