2008 Davis Cup
Encyclopedia
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.
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.
- advanced to World Group Play-offs - advanced to World Group Play-offs - relegated to Group II in 2009
- relegated to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group I in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009
- relegated to Group IV in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009
- promoted to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group III in 2009
- promoted to Group I in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009
- promoted to Group II in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
. 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
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, with Spain
Spain Davis Cup team
The Spain Davis Cup team represents Spain in the Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Real Federación Española de Tenis, presided over by José Luis Escañuela....
beating Argentina
Argentina Davis Cup team
The Argentina Davis Cup team represents Argentina in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Asociación Argentina de Tenis.Argentina has never won the tournament, but have finished as the runner-up three times, in 1981, 2006 and 2008....
3-1 to clinch their 3rd Davis Cup title.
World Group
| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Draw
Final
World Group Play-offs
- 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.
| Venue (surface) | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antofagasta Antofagasta Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905... , Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... (clay) |
3–2 | (3) | |
| Wimbledon, London Wimbledon, London Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas... , Great Britain (grass) |
2–3 | (7) | |
| Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west... , Switzerland (indoor hard) |
4–1 | (4) | |
| Zadar Zadar Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... (indoor hard) |
(1) | 4–1 | |
| Ramat HaSharon Ramat Hasharon Ramat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (hard) |
(8) | 4–1 | |
| Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000... , Netherlands (indoor clay) |
3–2 | (5) | |
| Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... (clay) |
(6) | 4–1 | |
| Bratislava Bratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... (indoor hard) |
(2) | 1–4 |
- Chile, Croatia, Netherlands, and Switzerland promoted to World Group in 2009.
- Austria, Israel, Romania, and Serbia remain in World Group in 2009.
- Australia (AO), Brazil (AM), India (AO), and Slovakia (EA) remain in Group I in 2009.
- Belgium (EA), Great Britain (EA), Peru (AM) and South Korea (AO) relegated to Group I in 2009.
Group I
Participating Teams- advanced to World Group Play-offs - advanced to World Group Play-offs - relegated to Group II in 2009
Group II
Participating Teams- relegated to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group I in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009
Group III
Participating Teams- relegated to Group IV in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009
- Withdrawn: CubaCuba Davis Cup teamThe Cuba Davis Cup team represents Cuba in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Cubana de Tenis de Campo.Cuba currently compete in the Americas Zone Group III. They played in the World Group in 1993.-History:...
Group IV
Participating Teams- promoted to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group III in 2009
- Withdrawn: Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Davis Cup teamThe Trinidad and Tobago Davis Cup team represents Trinidad and Tobago in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis TT.Trinidad and Tobago currently compete in the Americas Zone of Group IV. They have appeared in Group II on three occasions, but have yet to win a match at that level....
Group I
Participating Teams - advanced to World Group Play-offs - advanced to World Group Play-offs - relegated to Group II in 2009Group II
Participating Teams- promoted to Group I in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009
Group III
Participating Teams- promoted to Group II in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Group I
Participating Teams - advanced to World Group Play-offs - relegated to Group II in 2009 - relegated to Group II in 2009 - advanced to World Group Play-offs - advanced to World Group Play-offs - advanced to World Group Play-offsGroup II
Participating Teams - relegated to Group III in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group I in 2009 - relegated to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group I in 2009Venue 1
Participating Teams - promoted to Group II in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009- Withdrawn: BotswanaBotswana Davis Cup teamThe Botswana Davis Cup team represents Botswana in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Botswana Tennis Association.Botswana currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group IV. Their best result is fifth in Group III in 2001....
and NigeriaNigeria Davis Cup teamThe Nigeria Davis Cup team represents Nigeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Nigeria Tennis Federation.Nigeria currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They reached the Group I semifinals in 1988 and 1989...
Venue 2
Participating Teams - relegated to Group IV in 2009 - relegated to Group IV in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009 - promoted to Group II in 2009Group IV
Participating Teams - promoted to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group III in 2009 - promoted to Group III in 2009- Withdrawn: LibyaLibya Davis Cup teamThe Libya Davis Cup team represents Libya in the Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Libyan Arab Tennis & Squash Federation.Libya currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group IV. They have lost all six of their Davis Cup ties to date....
, MaltaMalta Davis Cup teamThe Malta Davis Cup team represents Malta in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Malta Tennis Federation.Malta currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group IV. They won Group III in 1995....
, and MauritiusMauritius Davis Cup teamThe Mauritius Davis Cup team represents Mauritius in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Mauritius Tennis Federation.Mauritius currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III. They finished 5th in Group III in 2001....