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Duration | 2 February – 14 September |
Edition | 46th |
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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 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.
Participating Teams | |||
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China | France | Germany | Israel |
Italy | Russia | Spain | United States |
Quarterfinals 2–3 February | Semifinals 26–27 April | Final 13–14 September | |||||||||||
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Israel | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
La Jolla, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 2 | |||||||||||
Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 4 | |||||||||||
1 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
Beijing, China (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | France | 2 | |||||||||||
Beijing, China (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
China | 3 | ||||||||||||
China | 1 | ||||||||||||
Naples, Italy (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 4 | ||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Italy | 2 | |||||||||||
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Kharkiv, 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) |
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 |
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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 |
Venue: Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
Venue: Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 23–26 April
Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 22–26 April
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]
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