2008 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

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The World Group play-offs were the main play-offs of 2008 Davis Cup . Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.

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Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2009 Davis Cup World Group.

Results

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Antofagasta Estadio Militar AntofagastaOutdoorClay
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2–3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Wimbledon, London All England Lawn Tennis Club OutdoorGrass
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lausanne Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley IndoorHard
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Zadar Športski centar Višnjik IndoorHard
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4–1Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Ramat HaSharon Israel Tennis Center OutdoorHard
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Apeldoorn Omnisport ApeldoornIndoorClay
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4–1Flag of India.svg  India Bucharest Clubul Sportiv ProgresulOutdoorClay
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–4Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Bratislava Sibamac Arena IndoorHard

Playoff results

Chile vs. Australia

Flag of Chile.svg
Chile
3
Estadio Militar Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile [1]
September 19–21, 2008
Clay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2
12345
1 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Nicolás Massú
Chris Guccione
77
65
77
65
3
6
77
62
  
2 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Fernando González
Peter Luczak
6
2
6
2
6
3
   
3 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Fernando González  /  Nicolás Massú
Carsten Ball  /  Chris Guccione
77
65
69
711
3
6
7
5
5
7
 
4 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Fernando González
Chris Guccione
77
64
7
5
6
3
   
5 Flag of Chile.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Paul Capdeville
Carsten Ball
3
6
64
77
    

Great Britain vs. Austria

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
2
All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, London, Great Britain [2]
September 19–21, 2008
Grass
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
3
12345
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Alex Bogdanović
Jürgen Melzer
6
3
64
77
2
6
1
6
  
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Andy Murray
Alexander Peya
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Ross Hutchins  /  Jamie Murray
Julian Knowle  /  Jürgen Melzer
4
6
3
6
1
6
   
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Andy Murray
Jürgen Melzer
6
4
5
7
6
4
6
1
  
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Alex Bogdanović
Alexander Peya
6
2
4
6
4
6
2
6
  

Switzerland vs. Belgium

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
4
Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley, Lausanne, Switzerland [3]
September 19–21, 2008
Hard (i)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
1
12345
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Stanislas Wawrinka
Steve Darcis
64
77
6
1
6
3
2
6
6
4
 
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Roger Federer
Kristof Vliegen
77
61
6
4
6
2
   
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Roger Federer  /  Stanislas Wawrinka
Xavier Malisse  /  Olivier Rochus
4
6
78
66
6
3
6
3
  
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Stéphane Bohli
Steve Darcis
6
3
1
6
6
3
   
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Yves Allegro
Xavier Malisse
3
6
2
6
    

Croatia vs. Brazil

Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
4
Športski centar Višnjik, Zadar, Croatia [4]
September 19–21, 2008
Hard (i)
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
1
12345
1 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Mario Ančić
Thomaz Bellucci
6
2
77
65
77
64
   
2 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Ivo Karlović
Thiago Alves
77
65
77
64
7
5
   
3 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Ivo Karlović  /  Lovro Zovko
Marcelo Melo  /  André Sá
77
64
2
6
5
7
77
65
3
6
 
4 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Ivo Karlović
Thomaz Bellucci
77
65
6
4
66
78
77
65
  
5 Flag of Croatia.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Roko Karanušić
Thiago Alves
77
65
4
6
77
65
   

Israel vs. Peru

Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
4
Israel Tennis Center, Ramat HaSharon, Israel [5]
September 19–21, 2008
Hard
Flag of Peru.svg
Peru
1
12345
1 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Peru.svg
Harel Levy
Luis Horna
5
7
7
5
64
77
3
6
  
2 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Peru.svg
Dudi Sela
Iván Miranda
6
2
6
1
3
6
6
4
  
3 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Peru.svg
Harel Levy  /  Andy Ram
Mauricio Echazú  /  Matías Silva
6
1
6
1
6
2
   
4 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Peru.svg
Dudi Sela
Luis Horna
66
78
6
4
6
1
6
2
  
5 Flag of Israel.svg
Flag of Peru.svg
Noam Okun
Iván Miranda
6
4
5
7
6
3
   

Netherlands vs. South Korea

Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
3
Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, Netherlands [6]
September 19–21, 2008
Clay (i)
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
2
12345
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg
Thiemo de Bakker
Lee Hyung-taik
4
6
3
6
3
6
   
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg
Jesse Huta Galung
Im Kyu-tae
6
3
6
3
5
7
6
2
  
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg
Jesse Huta Galung  /  Peter Wessels
Jun Woong-sun  /  Lee Hyung-taik
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
3
  
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg
Jesse Huta Galung
Lee Hyung-taik
6
1
1
6
65
77
2
6
  
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of South Korea.svg
Thiemo de Bakker
Jun Woong-sun
6
2
6
1
6
3
   

Romania vs. India

Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
4
Clubul Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania [7]
September 19–21, 2008
Clay
Flag of India.svg
India
1
12345
1 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of India.svg
Victor Crivoi
Prakash Amritraj
7
5
5
7
6
2
6
2
  
2 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of India.svg
Victor Hănescu
Somdev Devvarman
6
3
6
1
6
0
   
3 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of India.svg
Adrian Cruciat  /  Horia Tecău
Mahesh Bhupathi  /  Leander Paes
4
6
60
7
4
6
   
4 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of India.svg
Victor Hănescu
Prakash Amritraj
6
2
6
3
6
1
   
5 Flag of Romania.svg
Flag of India.svg
Victor Crivoi
Somdev Devvarman
4
6
7
5
6
3
   

Slovakia vs. Serbia

Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
1
Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia [8]
September 19–21, 2008
Hard (i)
Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia
4
12345
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Serbia.svg
Dominik Hrbatý
Novak Djokovic
2
6
4
6
3
6
   
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Serbia.svg
Lukáš Lacko
Janko Tipsarević
77
63
6
4
4
6
65
77
6
8
 
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Serbia.svg
Michal Mertiňák  /  Filip Polášek
Viktor Troicki  /  Nenad Zimonjić
68
710
4
6
79
67
65
77
  
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Serbia.svg
Lukáš Lacko
Viktor Troicki
3
6
4
6
    
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Serbia.svg
Filip Polášek
Janko Tipsarević
      w/o
 

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References

  1. "Chile v Australia". daviscup.com.
  2. "Great Britain v Austria". daviscup.com.
  3. "Switzerland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  4. "Croatia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  5. "Israel v Peru". daviscup.com.
  6. "Netherlands v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  7. "Romania v India". daviscup.com.
  8. "Slovakia v Serbia". daviscup.com.