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

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Fed Cup 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

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Fed Cup 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

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Fed Cup 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

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Fed Cup 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

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Fed Cup 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: Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 23–26 April

Participating Teams

withdrawn: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru

Asia/Oceania Zone

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone.

Group I

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

withdrawn: Jordan

Europe/Africa Zone

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone.

Group I

Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group II

Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

Group III

Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, 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

↑ "Rankings Explained". fedcup.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
1 2 3 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History. ITF. 2012.

External links

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Current champions (2016): Czech Republic

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2017 World Group teams	Belarus Czech Republic France Germany Netherlands Spain Switzerland United States

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List of champions

2008 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Tours	Men: ATP Tour (Tennis Masters Cup, ATP Masters Series) Challenger Series Women: WTA Tour (Tour Championships, Tier I Series) ITF Circuit Olympics

Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup World TeamTennis

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