2008 Davis Cup World Group

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The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2008. The first round losers go into the 2008 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists are guaranteed a World Group spot for 2009.

Draw

	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, North Carolina, USA (indoor hard)
	7	France	5
						7	France	1
	Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
						2	United States	4
		Austria	1
	2	United States	4

First round losers play in World Group Play-offs

First round

Russia vs. Serbia

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia February 8–10, 2008 hard (indoors)		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 Đoković / Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 66 78 65 77       4 Nikolay Davydenko Novak Đoković 4 6 3 6 6 4       retired 5 Dmitry Tursunov Viktor Troicki 68 710 6 4 3 6

Czech Republic vs. Belgium

Czech Republic 3	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic February 8–10, 2008 carpet (indoors)		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 65 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 66 78 4 6         5 Pavel Vízner Ruben Bemelmans 77 65 5 7 2 2     retired

Argentina vs. Great Britain

Argentina 4	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina February 8–10, 2008 clay (outdoors)		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 2 714 612 6 0       4 José Acasuso Alex Bogdanovic 7 5 7 5         5 Agustín Calleri Jamie Baker 65 77 4 6

Israel vs. Sweden

Israel 2	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel February 8–10, 2008 hard (outdoors)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Jonas Björkman 711 69 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 64 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 February 8–10, 2008 clay (indoors)		South Korea 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber Jae-Sung An 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Florian Mayer Hyung-Taik Lee 5 7 3 6 6 1 78 66 3 6   3 Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Woong-Sun Jun / Jae-Sung An 6 1 6 3 6 3       4 Philipp Kohlschreiber Hyung-Taik Lee 6 0 4 6 6 1 78 66     5 Michael Berrer Woong-Sun Jun 1 6 6 3 4 6

Peru vs. Spain

Peru 0	Jockey Club de Peru, Lima, Peru February 8–10, 2008 clay (outdoors)		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 65 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 February 8–10, 2008 hard (indoors)		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 68 710         5 Horia Tecău Arnaud Clément 64 77 6 2 4 6

Austria vs. United States

Austria 1	Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria February 8–10, 2008 clay (indoors)		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jürgen Melzer Andy Roddick 4 6 6 4 3 6 77 65 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 64 77

Quarterfinals

Russia vs. Czech Republic

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia April 11–13, 2008 clay (indoors)		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 April 11–13, 2008 clay (outdoors)		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 April 11–13, 2008 hard (indoors)		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolas Kiefer Rafael Nadal 65 77 0 6 3 6       2 Philipp Kohlschreiber David Ferrer 77 64 3 6 4 6 2 6     3 Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 77 64 61 7 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, North Carolina, USA April 11–13, 2008 hard (indoors)		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Roddick Michaël Llodra 6 4 77 64 77 65       2 James Blake Paul-Henri Mathieu 77 65 64 77 6 3 3 6 7 5   3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 710 68 5 7 3 6 4 6     4 Andy Roddick Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 2 6 3 6 2       5 James Blake Richard Gasquet 65 77 6 4 6 4

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Russia

Argentina 3	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina September 19–21, 2008 clay (outdoors)		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 September 19–21, 2008 clay (outdoors)		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 64 77 65

Final

Argentina vs. Spain

Argentina 1	Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina November 21–23, 2008 hard (indoors)		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

• World Group draw
• Instant Scoring and Results