2008 Fed Cup

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2008 Fed Cup
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Duration2 February – 14 September
Edition46th
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The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

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The final took place at 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

Participating Teams
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China 		Flag of France.svg
France 		Flag of Germany.svg
Germany 		Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy 		Flag of Russia.svg
Russia 		Flag of Spain.svg
Spain 		Flag of the United States.svg
United States

Draw

Quarterfinals
2–3 February		Semifinals
26–27 April		Final
13–14 September
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (Outdoor hard)
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
La Jolla, United States (Outdoor hard)
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay)
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
Beijing, China (Indoor hard)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0
3Flag of France.svg  France 2
Beijing, China (Indoor hard)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
Naples, Italy (Indoor hard)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2

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

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Ramat HaSharon, Israel Outdoor hardFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 2–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clayFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tokyo, Japan Indoor hardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 1–4Flag of France.svg  France
Olbia, Italy Outdoor clayFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 3–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

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

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Kharkiv, Ukraine Indoor clayFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (1)
Miki-shi, Japan Indoor hardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (4)4–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Brno, Czech Republic Indoor carpetFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (3)3–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clayFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (2)

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

VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Zagreb, Croatia Indoor hardFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–3Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
Bratislava, Slovakia Indoor clayFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5–0Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Mons, Belgium Indoor hardFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Dornbirn, Austria Indoor hardFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland

Americas Zone

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

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

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

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
RankNationPoints [2] Move
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 36,050.0Steady2.svg
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23,202.5Steady2.svg
3Flag of France.svg  France 11,397.5Steady2.svg
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10,452.5Increase2.svg 2
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10,405.0Decrease2.svg 1
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9,625.0Increase2.svg 1
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7785.0Decrease2.svg 2
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5,112.5Increase2.svg 1
9Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5,012.5Decrease2.svg 1
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4,857.5Increase2.svg 2
28 April
RankNationPoints [2] Move
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 36,050.0Steady2.svg
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21,687.5Steady2.svg
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 15,032.5Increase2.svg 1
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10,405.0Increase2.svg 1
5Flag of France.svg  France 8,895.0Decrease2.svg 2
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8,267.5Steady2.svg
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6,795.0Steady2.svg
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6,150.0Increase2.svg 3
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5,442.5Increase2.svg 4
10Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4,225.0Decrease2.svg 1
15 September
RankNationPoints [2] Move
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 37,895.0Steady2.svg
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19,642.5Steady2.svg
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 15,032.5Steady2.svg
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10,405.0Steady2.svg
5Flag of France.svg  France 8,895.0Steady2.svg
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8,267.5Steady2.svg
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6,795.0Steady2.svg
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6,150.0Steady2.svg
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5,442.5Steady2.svg
10Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4,225.0Steady2.svg

References

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