2008 Fed Cup

The 2008 Fed Cup is the 46th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final will take place on 13-14 September.

World Group

Further information: 2008 Fed Cup World Group

Participating Teams
China	France	Germany	Israel
Italy	Russia	Spain	United States

Draw

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
	1	Russia	2
		Israel	1
	La Jolla, CA, United States (hard)
	4	United States	1
		Germany	1
	Beijing, China (indoor hard)
		China	2
	3	France	2
	Naples, Italy (indoor hard)
		Spain	2
	2	Italy	0

World Group Play-offs

Further information: 2008 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs

The 4 losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and 4 winners of the World Group II ties enter the draw for the World Group Play-offs. 4 seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, are drawn against 4 unseeded teams.

Date: 26-27 April

Venue (surface)	Home team	Score	Visiting team

Winning teams play in World Group in 2009. Losing teams play in World Group II in 2009.

World Group II

Further information: 2008 Fed Cup World Group II

Date: 2-3 February

Venue (surface)	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Kharkov, Ukraine (indoor clay)	Ukraine	1-1	Belgium (1)
Miki-shi, Japan (indoor hard)	Japan (4)	4-1	Croatia
Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)	Czech Republic (3)	1-1	Slovakia
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)	Argentina	1-1	Austria (2)

Japan advances to World Group Play-offs. Croatia to play in World Group II Play-offs.

World Group II Play-offs

Further information: 2008 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II will play off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualify from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.

Date: 26-27 April

Venue (surface)	Home team	Score	Visiting team

Winning teams play in World Group II in 2009. Losing teams play in Zonal Group I in 2009.

Americas Zone

Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Brazil
• Canada
• Colombia
• Mexico
• Paraguay
• Puerto Rico
• Uruguay

Group II

Participating Teams

• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Bolivia
• Chile
• Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Panama
• Peru
• Trinidad and Tobago

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Australia
• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• New Zealand
• Thailand
• Uzbekistan

Group II

Participating Teams

• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Philippines
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Turkmenistan

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Belarus
• Bulgaria
• Denmark
• Georgia
• Great Britain
• Hungary
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Romania
• Serbia
• Slovenia
• Sweden
• Switzerland

Group II

Participating Teams

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Estonia
• Greece
• Ireland
• Lithuania
• South Africa
• Turkey

Group III

Participating Teams

• Armenia
• Egypt
• Finland
• Iceland
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Norway

External links

• 2008 Fed Cup