2008 Fed Cup

The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, on 13–14 September. The home team, Spain, lost to the defending champion Russia, 0–4, giving Russia their fourth title in five years.

World Group[]

Participating Teams
China	France	Germany	Israel
Italy	Russia	Spain	United States

Draw[]

	Quarterfinals 2–3 February					Semifinals 26–27 April					Final 13–14 September
	Ramat HaSharon, Israel (Outdoor hard)
	1	Russia	4
		Israel	1			Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
						1	Russia	3
	La Jolla, United States (Outdoor hard)					4	United States	2
		Germany	1
	4	United States	4								Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay)
											1	Russia	4
	Beijing, China (Indoor hard)											Spain	0
	3	France	2
		China	3			Beijing, China (Indoor hard)
							China	1
	Naples, Italy (Indoor hard)						Spain	4
		Spain	3
	2	Italy	2

World Group Play-offs[]

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (France, Germany, Israel and Italy), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Czech Republic, Japan and Ukraine) entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs.

Date: 26–27 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Ramat HaSharon, Israel	Outdoor hard	Israel	2–3	Czech Republic
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Outdoor clay	Argentina	3–2	Germany
Tokyo, Japan	Indoor hard	Japan	1–4	France
Olbia, Italy	Outdoor clay	Italy	3–2	Ukraine

World Group II[]

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2008. Winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II Play-offs.

Date: 2–3 February

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Kharkov, Ukraine	Indoor clay	Ukraine	3–2	Belgium (1)
Miki-shi, Japan	Indoor hard	Japan (4)	4–1	Croatia
Brno, Czech Republic	Indoor carpet	Czech Republic (3)	3–2	Slovakia
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Outdoor clay	Argentina	4–1	Austria (2)

World Group II Play-offs[]

The four losing teams from World Group II (Croatia, Slovakia, Belgium and Austria) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Serbia and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Uzbekistan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Colombia).

Date: 26–27 April

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Zagreb, Croatia	Indoor hard	Croatia	2–3	Serbia
Bratislava, Slovakia	Indoor clay	Slovakia	5–0	Uzbekistan
Mons, Belgium	Indoor hard	Belgium	5–0	Colombia
Dornbirn, Austria	Indoor hard	Austria	2–3	Switzerland

Americas Zone[]

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I[]

Venue: , Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Cochabamba, Bolivia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 23–26 April

Participating Teams

• withdrawn: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru

Asia/Oceania Zone[]

Group I[]

Venue: , Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

• withdrawn: Jordan

Europe/Africa Zone[]

Group I[]

Venue: , Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group II[]

Venue: , Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group III[]

Venue: , Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 22–26 April

Participating Teams

• withdrawn: Liechtenstein, Malta

Rankings[]

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.^[1]

4 February Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Russia 36,050.0 2  Italy 23,202.5 3  France 11,397.5 4  Spain 10,452.5 2 5  United States}} 10,405.0 1 6  China 9,625.0 1 7  Belgium 7785.0 2 8  Germany 5,112.5 1 9  Israel 5,012.5 1 10  Japan 4,857.5 2

28 April Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Russia 36,050.0 2  Italy 21,687.5 3  Spain 15,032.5 1 4  United States}} 10,405.0 1 5  France 8,895.0 2 6  China 8,267.5 7  Belgium 6,795.0 8  Czech Republic}} 6,150.0 3 9  Argentina 5,442.5 4 10  Israel 4,225.0 1

15 September Rank Nation Points[2] Move 1  Russia 37,895.0 2  Italy 19,642.5 3  Spain 15,032.5 4  United States}} 10,405.0 5  France 8,895.0 6  China 8,267.5 7  Belgium 6,795.0 8  Czech Republic}} 6,150.0 9  Argentina 5,442.5 10  Israel 4,225.0

References[]

External links[]

• Fed Cup

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