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Duration | 8 February – 23 November 2008 |
Edition | 97th |
Champion | |
Winning Nation | Spain |
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The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10. The final took place on November 21–23 at Estadio Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina, with Spain beating Argentina 3–1 to clinch their 3rd Davis Cup title. [1]
Participating Teams | |||
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Argentina |
Austria |
Belgium |
Czech Republic |
France |
Great Britain |
Germany |
Israel |
Peru |
Romania |
Russia |
Serbia |
South Korea |
Spain |
Sweden |
United States |
First round 8–10 February | Quarterfinals 11–13 April | Semifinals 19–21 September | Final 21–23 November | |||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Argentina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Argentina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Sweden | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Argentina | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Peru | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Madrid, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Spain | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | France | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | France | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Argentina 1 |
Estadio Polideportivo,
Mar del Plata,
Argentina
[2] 21–23 November 2008 Hard (i) |
Spain 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
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Chile | 3–2 | Australia | Antofagasta | Estadio Militar Antofagasta | Outdoor | Clay |
Great Britain | 2–3 | Austria | Wimbledon, London | All England Lawn Tennis Club | Outdoor | Grass |
Switzerland | 4–1 | Belgium | Lausanne | Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley | Indoor | Hard |
Croatia | 4–1 | Brazil | Zadar | Športski centar Višnjik | Indoor | Hard |
Israel | 4–1 | Peru | Ramat HaSharon | Israel Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |
Netherlands | 3–2 | South Korea | Apeldoorn | Omnisport Apeldoorn | Indoor | Clay |
Romania | 4–1 | India | Bucharest | Clubul Sportiv Progresul | Outdoor | Clay |
Slovakia | 1–4 | Serbia | Bratislava | Sibamac Arena | Indoor | Hard |