The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's

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. 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,

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beating

3–1 to clinch their 3rd Davis Cup title.

World Group

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. * , , , and will remain in the World Group in

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. * , , and are promoted to the World Group in

. * , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in

. * , , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in

Americas Zone

Group I

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.

Participating nations

* * * * * * * *

Draw

*Bolivia and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 2009. *Ecuador promoted to Group I in 2009.

First round

Netherlands Antilles vs. Ecuador

Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic

Bahamas vs. Venezuela

Paraguay vs. El Salvador

Second round

Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic

Bahamas vs. Paraguay

Relegation play-offs

Netherlands Antilles vs. Bolivia

Venezuela vs. El Salvador

Third round

Paraguay vs. Ecuador

Group III

*Venue: Country Club,

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(hard) *Date: 16–20 July Scores in ''italics'' carried over from groups *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.

Draw

*Venue: Country Club,

(hard) *Date: 16–18 July *Withdrawn: *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

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

*Venue: Enghelab Sports Complex,

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(clay) *Date: 9–13 April 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. *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,

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(hard) *Date: 9–13 April *Singapore and Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2009.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

Zone A

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, April 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club,

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, May 7–11, also on outdoor clay courts.

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.

Draw

*Venue: Tennis Club Lokomotiv,

(clay) *Date: 9–13 April *Withdrawn: and * and promoted to Group II in 2009. * and relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Results

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

*Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club,

(clay) *Date: 7–11 May Scores in ''italics'' carried over from pools. 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,

, April 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club,

, May 7–11, also on outdoor clay courts.

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.

Pool A

Andorra vs. Norway

Armenia vs. Moldova

Andorra vs. Armenia

Moldova vs. Norway

Andorra vs. Moldova

Armenia vs. Norway

Pool B

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

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) 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

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) 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

* and promoted to Group II in 2009. * and relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Group IV

References

External links

Davis Cup draw details
{{2008 ATP Tour

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