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2008 Davis Cup
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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]
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World Group
Draw
First round 8–10 February | Quarterfinals 11–13 April | Semifinals 19–21 September | Final 21–23 November | |||||||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lima, Peru (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Madrid, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Final
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World Group play-offs
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- 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.
Austria,
Israel,
Romania, and
Serbia will remain in the World Group in 2009.
Chile,
Croatia,
Netherlands and
Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 2009.
Australia,
Brazil,
India and
Slovakia will remain in Zonal Group I in 2009.
Belgium,
Great Britain,
Peru and
South Korea are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2009.
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Americas Zone
Group I
Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
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bye | Santiago, Chile (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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León, Mexico (indoor carpet) | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | Sorocaba, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
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- Mexico relegated to Group II in 2009.
- Chile and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.
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.[3]
Participating nations
Draw
Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | ![]() | 1 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | |||||||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (clay) | 4 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 0 | Lambaré, Paraguay (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
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Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | 2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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San Juan de los Morros, Ven. (hard) | 3 | ![]() | 1 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | ||||||||||||||
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- Bolivia and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 2009.
- Ecuador promoted to Group I in 2009.
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First round
Netherlands Antilles vs. Ecuador
Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic
Bahamas vs. Venezuela
Paraguay vs. El Salvador
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Second round
Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic
Bahamas vs. Paraguay
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Relegation play-offs
Netherlands Antilles vs. Bolivia
Venezuela vs. El Salvador
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Third round
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Paraguay vs. Ecuador
Group III
- Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard)
- Date: 16–20 July
Group B | GUA | PUR | PAN | ARU | |
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
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0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Scores in italics carried over from groups
1st–4th playoff | GUA | JAM | BAR | PUR | |
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
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1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
- 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.[13]
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Draw
- Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard)
- Date: 16–18 July
- Withdrawn:
Trinidad and Tobago
CRC | HAI | BER | ISV | ||
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1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
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- Costa Rica and Haiti promoted to Group III in 2009.
Results
Bermuda vs. Costa Rica
Haiti vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Bermuda vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Costa Rica vs. Haiti
Bermuda vs. Haiti
Costa Rica vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
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Asia/Oceania Zone
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Group I
Second-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | ![]() | 1 | Townsville, Australia (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
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Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | 4 | ![]() | 3 | New Delhi, India (grass) | ||||||||||||||
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Philippines relegated to Group II in 2009.
Australia and
India advance to World Group play-off.
Group II
Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
Beijing, China (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hong Kong, China (hard) | ![]() | 0 | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | |||||||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | New Plymouth, New Zealand (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
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Muscat, Oman (hard) | 4 | ![]() | 5 | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | ||||||||||||||
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- Lebanon and Pacific Oceania relegated to Group III in 2009.
- China promoted to Group I in 2009.
Group III
- Venue: Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran (clay)
- Date: 9–13 April
Group A | PAK | SYR | VIE | UAE | |
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
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Group B | MAS | IRI | SRI | TJK | |
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
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1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
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1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
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.
1st–4th Play-off | PAK | MAS | SYR | IRI | |
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
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0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
5th–8th Play-off | SRI | TJK | VIE | UAE | |
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
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0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 1–2 | 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
Pool A | SIN | MYA | BHR | IRQ | BRU | |
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2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Pool B | KSA | BAN | JOR | TKM | MGL | QAT | |
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
5 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
- Singapore and Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2009.
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Europe/Africa Zone
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Group I
Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First round | Second round | |||||||||||||||
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Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Montecatini, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
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Minsk, Belarus (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Latvia and Georgia relegated to Group II in 2009.
- Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
Play-offs | First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hanko, Finland (clay) | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
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Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Algiers, Algeria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | |||||||||||||||||
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Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | |||||||||||||||||
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Estoril, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Luxembourg, Greece, Morocco, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2009.
- South Africa and Ukraine promoted to Group I in 2009.
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.[20]
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.[20]
Draw
- Venue: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
- Date: 9–13 April
- Withdrawn:
Botswana and
Nigeria
Zone A | BUL | MNE | TUR | MAD | CIV | ZIM | |
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3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
6 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Bulgaria and
Montenegro promoted to Group II in 2009.
Ivory Coast and
Zimbabwe relegated to Group IV in 2009.
Results
Summarize
Perspective
Bulgaria vs. Montenegro
Ivory Coast vs. Madagascar
Turkey vs. Zimbabwe
Bulgaria vs. Ivory Coast
Madagascar vs. Turkey
Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe
Bulgaria vs. Madagascar
Ivory Coast vs. Zimbabwe
Montenegro vs. Turkey
Bulgaria vs. Turkey
Ivory Coast vs. Montenegro
Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe
Bulgaria vs. Zimbabwe
Ivory Coast vs. Turkey
Madagascar vs. Montenegro
Zone B
Pool A | MDA | NOR | ARM | AND | |
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2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Pool B | BIH | LTU | EST | GHA | |
1 | ![]() |
1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Scores in italics carried over from pools.
1st–4th Play-off | MDA | LTU | NOR | BIH | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
5th–8th Play-off | EST | AND | ARM | GHA | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
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.[20]
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.[20]
Pool A
Pool A | MDA | NOR | ARM | AND | |
1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Andorra vs. Norway
Armenia vs. Moldova
Andorra vs. Armenia
Moldova vs. Norway
Andorra vs. Moldova
Armenia vs. Norway
Pool B
Summarize
Perspective
Pool B | BIH | LTU | EST | GHA | |
1 | ![]() |
1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
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2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Note: Tie between Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Estonia broken on number of rubbers won.
Lithuania vs. Estonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ghana
Lithuania vs. Ghana
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia
Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ghana vs. Estonia
Promotion pool
Summarize
Perspective
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)
1st–4th Play-off | MDA | LTU | NOR | BIH | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Moldova and Lithuania promoted to Group II for 2009.
Moldova vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania vs. Norway
Moldova vs. Lithuania
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Norway
Relegation pool
Summarize
Perspective
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)
5th–8th Play-off | EST | AND | ARM | GHA | |
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
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
Armenia vs. Ghana
Estonia vs. Armenia
Andorra vs. Ghana
Final standings
Moldova and
Lithuania promoted to Group II in 2009.
Armenia and
Ghana relegated to Group IV in 2009.
Group IV
- Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (clay)
- Date: 30 April–2 May
- Withdrawn:
Libya,
Malta and
Mauritius
ISL | NAM | SMR | RWA | ||
1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | ![]() |
0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Iceland,
Namibia,
San Marino, and
Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2009.
See also
- 2008 Fed Cup – Women's
- 2008 Hopman Cup
References
External links
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