2008 Davis Cup World Group

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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.

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 Russia
Serbia 		Mikhail Youzhny
Nenad Zimonjić 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Russia
Serbia 		Nikolay Davydenko
Viktor Troicki 		6
1 		1
6 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		 
3 Russia
Serbia 		Mikhail Youzhny / Dmitry Tursunov
Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić 		3
6 		66
78 		65
77 		     
4 Russia
Serbia 		Nikolay Davydenko
Novak Djokovic 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		     
retired
5 Russia
Serbia 		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 Czech Republic
Belgium 		Tomáš Berdych
Kristof Vliegen 		6
3 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Czech Republic
Belgium 		Radek Štěpánek
Steve Darcis 		6
4 		77
64 		77
65 		     
3 Czech Republic
Belgium 		Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Kristof Vliegen / Olivier Rochus 		62
77 		78
66 		7
5 		5
7 		6
4 		 
4 Czech Republic
Belgium 		Lukáš Dlouhý
Steve Darcis 		61
77 		4
6 		       
5 Czech Republic
Belgium 		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 Argentina
United Kingdom 		David Nalbandian
Jamie Baker 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Argentina
United Kingdom 		Agustín Calleri
Alex Bogdanovic 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3 Argentina
United Kingdom 		José Acasuso / David Nalbandian
Ross Hutchins / Jamie Murray 		6
2 		713
611 		6
0 		     
4 Argentina
United Kingdom 		José Acasuso
Alex Bogdanovic 		7
5 		7
5 		       
5 Argentina
United Kingdom 		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 Israel
Sweden 		Dudi Sela
Jonas Björkman 		710
68 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 Israel
Sweden 		Harel Levy
Thomas Johansson 		1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Israel
Sweden 		Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt 		6
3 		77
63 		7
5 		     
4 Israel
Sweden 		Dudi Sela
Thomas Johansson 		66
78 		1
6 		5
7 		     
5 Israel
Sweden 		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 Germany
South Korea 		Philipp Kohlschreiber
An Jae-sung 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2 Germany
South Korea 		Florian Mayer
Hyung-Taik Lee 		5
7 		3
6 		6
1 		79
67 		3
6 		 
3 Germany
South Korea 		Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner
Woong-Sun Jun / An Jae-sung 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4 Germany
South Korea 		Philipp Kohlschreiber
Hyung-Taik Lee 		6
0 		4
6 		6
1 		77
61 		   
5 Germany
South Korea 		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 Peru
Spain 		Matías Silva
Nicolás Almagro 		3
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
2 Peru
Spain 		Iván Miranda
Tommy Robredo 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3 Peru
Spain 		Luis Horna / Iván Miranda
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 		3
6 		4
6 		64
77 		     
4 Peru
Spain 		Mauricio Echazú
Tommy Robredo 		4
6 		1
6 		       
5 Peru
Spain 		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 Romania
France 		Victor Hănescu
Richard Gasquet 		65
77 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2 Romania
France 		Andrei Pavel
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 		77
62 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Romania
France 		Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 		3
6 		4
6 		78
66 		6
3 		2
6 		 
4 Romania
France 		Andrei Pavel
Michaël Llodra 		65
77 		67
79 		       
5 Romania
France 		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 Austria
United States 		Jürgen Melzer
Andy Roddick 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		77
64 		3
6 		 
2 Austria
United States 		Stefan Koubek
James Blake 		7
5 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		   
3 Austria
United States 		Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Austria
United States 		Stefan Koubek
Mike Bryan 		7
5 		1
0 		       
retired
5 Austria
United States 		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 Russia
Czech Republic 		Marat Safin
Tomáš Berdych 		65
77 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		 
2 Russia
Czech Republic 		Igor Andreev
Radek Štěpánek 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Russia
Czech Republic 		Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko
Radek Štěpánek / Pavel Vízner 		3
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4 Russia
Czech Republic 		Nikolay Davydenko
Tomáš Berdych 		6
3 		2
6 		65
77 		6
3 		1
2 		 
retired
5 Russia
Czech Republic 		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 Argentina
Sweden 		David Nalbandian
Thomas Johansson 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 Argentina
Sweden 		José Acasuso
Robin Söderling 		0
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3 Argentina
Sweden 		Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian
Jonas Björkman / Robert Lindstedt 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Argentina
Sweden 		David Nalbandian
Robin Söderling 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		6
4 		9
7 		 
5 Argentina
Sweden 		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 Germany
Spain 		Nicolas Kiefer
Rafael Nadal 		65
77 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2 Germany
Spain 		Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Ferrer 		77
63 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		   
3 Germany
Spain 		Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 		77
63 		61
77 		4
6 		6
2 		10
12 		 
4 Germany
Spain 		Michael Berrer
Fernando Verdasco 		6
2 		65
77 		4
6 		     
5 Germany
Spain 		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 United States
France 		Andy Roddick
Michaël Llodra 		6
4 		77
63 		77
65 		     
2 United States
France 		James Blake
Paul-Henri Mathieu 		77
65 		63
77 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		 
3 United States
France 		Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 		79
67 		5
7 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4 United States
France 		Andy Roddick
Paul-Henri Mathieu 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 United States
France 		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 Argentina
Russia 		David Nalbandian
Igor Andreev 		77
65 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 Argentina
Russia 		Juan Martín del Potro
Nikolay Davydenko 		6
1 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Argentina
Russia 		Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian
Igor Kunitsyn / Dmitry Tursunov 		2
6 		1
6 		711
69 		6
3 		6
8 		 
4 Argentina
Russia 		David Nalbandian
Nikolay Davydenko 		6
3 		3
6 		62
77 		0
6 		   
5 Argentina
Russia 		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 Spain
United States 		Rafael Nadal
Sam Querrey 		65
77 		6
4 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 Spain
United States 		David Ferrer
Andy Roddick 		77
65 		2
6 		1
6 		6
4 		8
6 		 
3 Spain
United States 		Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
Mike Bryan / Mardy Fish 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
4 Spain
United States 		Rafael Nadal
Andy Roddick 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5 Spain
United States 		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 Argentina
Spain 		David Nalbandian
David Ferrer 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2 Argentina
Spain 		Juan Martín del Potro
Feliciano López 		6
4 		62
77 		64
77 		3
6 		   
3 Argentina
Spain 		Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 		7
5 		5
7 		65
77 		3
6 		   
4 Argentina
Spain 		José Acasuso
Fernando Verdasco 		3
6 		77
63 		6
4 		3
6 		1
6 		 
5 Argentina
Spain 		David Nalbandian
Feliciano López 		          not
played

References[]

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