2008 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2008. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2009.

Main article: 2008 Davis Cup

Participating Teams
Participating Teams

Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic

France
Great Britain
Germany
Israel

Peru
Romania
Russia
Serbia

South Korea
Spain
Sweden
United States

Draw
  First Round
8–10 February		 Quarterfinals
11–13 April		 Semifinals
19–21 September		 Final
21–23 November
                                     
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[1]
1   Russia 3  
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[2]
  Serbia 2  
  1   Russia 3  
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)[3]
    Czech Republic 2  
8   Belgium 2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[4]
  Czech Republic 3  
  1   Russia 2  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[5]
  3   Argentina 3  
3   Argentina 4  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[6]
  Great Britain 1  
  3   Argentina 4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)[7]
  6   Sweden 1  
6   Sweden 3
Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard)[8]
  Israel 2  
  3   Argentina 1
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay)[9]
  5   Spain 3
  South Korea 2  
Bremen, Germany (indoor hard)[10]
4   Germany 3  
  4   Germany 1
Lima, Peru (clay)[11]
  5   Spain 4  
  Peru 0
Madrid, Spain (clay)[12]
5   Spain 5  
  5   Spain 4
Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)[13]
  2   United States 1  
  Romania 0  
Winston-Salem, United States (indoor hard)[14]
7   France 5  
  7   France 1
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)[15]
  2   United States 4  
  Austria 1
2   United States 4  

First round

Russia vs. Serbia

Russia
3		 Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[1]
8-10 February 2008
Hard (i)
Serbia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mikhail Youzhny
Nenad Zimonjić		 2
6		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
2
Nikolay Davydenko
Viktor Troicki		 6
1		 1
6 		6
3		 1
6 		6
2		  
3
Mikhail Youzhny / Dmitry Tursunov
Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić		 3
6		 66
78		 65
77		      
4
Nikolay Davydenko
Novak Djokovic		 4
6		 3
6		 6
4		      
retired
5
Dmitry Tursunov
Viktor Troicki		 67
79		 6
4		 3
6		      

Czech Republic vs. Belgium

Czech Republic
3		 ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[3]
8-10 February 2008
Carpet (i)
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tomáš Berdych
Kristof Vliegen		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
2
Radek Štěpánek
Steve Darcis		 6
4		 77
64		 77
65		      
3
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Kristof Vliegen / Olivier Rochus		 62
77		 78
66		 7
5		 5
7		 6
4		  
4
Lukáš Dlouhý
Steve Darcis		 61
77		 4
6		        
5
Pavel Vízner
Ruben Bemelmans		 77
64		 5
7		 2
2		     retired
 

Argentina vs. Great Britain

Argentina
4		 Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[5]
8-10 February 2008
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nalbandian
Jamie Baker		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Agustín Calleri
Alex Bogdanovic		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
3
José Acasuso / David Nalbandian
Ross Hutchins / Jamie Murray		 6
2		 713
611		 6
0		      
4
José Acasuso
Alex Bogdanovic		 7
5		 7
5		        
5
Agustín Calleri
Jamie Baker		 64
77		 4
6		        

Israel vs. Sweden

Israel
2		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[7]
8-10 February 2008
Hard
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dudi Sela
Jonas Björkman		 710
68		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Harel Levy
Thomas Johansson		 1
6		 1
6		 3
6		      
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt		 6
3		 77
63		 7
5		      
4
Dudi Sela
Thomas Johansson		 66
78		 1
6		 5
7		      
5
Harel Levy
Jonas Björkman		 6
0		 4
6		 3
6		 66
78		    

Germany vs. South Korea

Germany
3		 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany[9]
8-10 February 2008
Clay (i)
South Korea
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Philipp Kohlschreiber
An Jae-sung		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2
Florian Mayer
Hyung-Taik Lee		 5
7		 3
6		 6
1		 79
67		 3
6		  
3
Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner
Woong-Sun Jun / An Jae-sung		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Hyung-Taik Lee		 6
0		 4
6		 6
1		 77
61		    
5
Michael Berrer
Woong-Sun Jun		 1
6		 6
3		 4
6		      

Peru vs. Spain

Peru
0		 Jockey Club de Peru, Lima, Peru[11]
8-10 February 2008
Clay
Spain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Matías Silva
Nicolás Almagro		 3
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
2
Iván Miranda
Tommy Robredo		 2
6		 3
6		 3
6		      
3
Luis Horna / Iván Miranda
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 3
6		 4
6		 64
77		      
4
Mauricio Echazú
Tommy Robredo		 4
6		 1
6		        
5
Iván Miranda
Nicolás Almagro		 2
6		 3
6		        

Romania vs. France

Romania
0		 Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania[13]
8-10 February 2008
Hard (i)
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Victor Hănescu
Richard Gasquet		 65
77		 4
6		 5
7		      
2
Andrei Pavel
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 77
62		 4
6 		4
6 		4
6		    
3
Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra		 3
6		 4
6		 78
66		 6
3		 2
6		  
4
Andrei Pavel
Michaël Llodra		 65
77		 67
79		        
5
Horia Tecău
Arnaud Clément		 63
77		 6
2		 4
6		      

Austria vs. United States

Austria
1		 Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria[15]
8-10 February 2008
Clay (i)
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jürgen Melzer
Andy Roddick		 4
6		 6
4		 3
6		 77
64		 3
6		  
2
Stefan Koubek
James Blake		 7
5		 5
7		 2
6		 2
6		    
3
Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6		      
4
Stefan Koubek
Mike Bryan		 7
5		 1
0		        
retired
5
Werner Eschauer
Bob Bryan		 0
6		 6
3		 63
77		      

Quarterfinals

Russia vs. Czech Republic

Russia
3		 Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[2]
11-13 April 2008
Clay (i)
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marat Safin
Tomáš Berdych		 65
77		 4
6		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		  
2
Igor Andreev
Radek Štěpánek		 3
6		 2
6		 4
6		      
3
Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko
Radek Štěpánek / Pavel Vízner		 3
6		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		    
4
Nikolay Davydenko
Tomáš Berdych		 6
3		 2
6		 65
77		 6
3		 1
2		  
retired
5
Marat Safin
Lukáš Dlouhý		 3
6		 3
6		        

Argentina vs. Sweden

Argentina
4		 Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[6]
11-13 April 2008
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nalbandian
Thomas Johansson		 6
2		 5
7		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
José Acasuso
Robin Söderling		 0
6		 4
6		 1
6		      
3
Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian
Jonas Björkman / Robert Lindstedt		 7
5		 6
4		 6
4		      
4
David Nalbandian
Robin Söderling		 6
4		 1
6		 4
6		 6
4		 9
7		  
5
Juan Mónaco
Thomas Johansson		 6
3		 6
3		        

Germany vs. Spain

Germany
1		 AWD Dome, Bremen, Germany[10]
11-13 April 2008
Hard (i)
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicolas Kiefer
Rafael Nadal		 65
77		 0
6		 3
6		      
2
Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Ferrer		 77
63		 3
6		 4
6		 2
6		    
3
Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 77
63		 61
77		 4
6		 6
2		 10
12		  
4
Michael Berrer
Fernando Verdasco		 6
2		 65
77		 4
6		      
5
Nicolas Kiefer
Feliciano López		 6
4		 77
62		        

United States vs. France

United States
4		 Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, United States[14]
11-13 April 2008
Hard (i)
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andy Roddick
Michaël Llodra		 6
4		 77
63		 77
65		      
2
James Blake
Paul-Henri Mathieu		 77
65		 63
77		 6
3		 3
6		 7
5		  
3
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra		 79
67		 5
7		 3
6		 4
6		    
4
Andy Roddick
Paul-Henri Mathieu		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
James Blake
Richard Gasquet		 64
77		 6
4		 6
4		      

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Russia

Argentina
3		 Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[4]
19-21 September 2008
Clay
Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nalbandian
Igor Andreev		 77
65		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Juan Martín del Potro
Nikolay Davydenko		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		      
3
Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian
Igor Kunitsyn / Dmitry Tursunov		 2
6		 1
6		 711
69		 6
3		 6
8		  
4
David Nalbandian
Nikolay Davydenko		 6
3		 3
6		 62
77		 0
6		    
5
Juan Martín del Potro
Igor Andreev		 6
4		 6
2		 6
1		      

Spain vs. United States

Spain
4		 Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain[12]
19-21 September 2008
Clay
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Nadal
Sam Querrey		 65
77		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
David Ferrer
Andy Roddick		 77
65		 2
6		 1
6		 6
4		 8
6		  
3
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
Mike Bryan / Mardy Fish		 6
4		 4
6		 3
6		 6
4		 4
6		  
4
Rafael Nadal
Andy Roddick		 6
4		 6
0		 6
4		      
5
Feliciano López
Sam Querrey		 77
63		 77
64		        

Final

Argentina vs. Spain

Argentina
1		 Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina[8]
21-23 November 2008
Hard (i)
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nalbandian
David Ferrer		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2
Juan Martín del Potro
Feliciano López		 6
4		 62
77		 64
77		 3
6		    
3
Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 7
5		 5
7		 65
77		 3
6		    
4
José Acasuso
Fernando Verdasco		 3
6		 77
63		 6
4		 3
6		 1
6		  
5
David Nalbandian
Feliciano López		           not
played

References
  1. "Russia v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  2. "Russia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  3. "Czech Republic v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  4. "Argentina v Russia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Argentina v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. "Argentina v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. "Israel v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  8. "Argentina v Spain". daviscup.com.
  9. "Germany v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  10. "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  11. "Peru v Spain". daviscup.com.
  12. "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  13. "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  14. "Germany v Spain". daviscup.com.
  15. "Austria v United States". daviscup.com.
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