Davis Cup 2008

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In 2008 the Davis Cup was held for the 97th time. 16 teams played in the world group for the title. The Spanish team secured the title.

Attendees

World group

Relegation

The tournament

  1st round
8-10 February 		  Quarter-finals
11-13 April 		  Semi-finals
19. – 21. September 		  Final
21-23 November
                                     
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 4th                  
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain 1  
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 4th
  SwedenSweden Sweden 1  
IsraelIsrael Israel 2
 
SwedenSweden Sweden 3  
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 3
  RussiaRussia Russia 2  
RussiaRussia Russia 3      
 
SerbiaSerbia Serbia 2  
RussiaRussia Russia 3
  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 2  
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3
 
BelgiumBelgium Belgium 2  
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 1
  SpainSpain Spain 3
GermanyGermany Germany 3            
 
Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea 2  
GermanyGermany Germany 1
  SpainSpain Spain 4th  
PeruPeru Peru 0
 
SpainSpain Spain 5  
SpainSpain Spain 4th
  United StatesUnited States United States 1  
AustriaAustria Austria 1      
 
United StatesUnited States United States 4th  
United StatesUnited States United States 4th
  FranceFrance France 1  
RomaniaRomania Romania 0
 
FranceFrance France 5  

Round of 16

date Home team Result Visiting team place
8-10 February RussiaRussia Russia 3: 2 SerbiaSerbia Serbia Moscow
8-10 February Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 3: 2 BelgiumBelgium Belgium Ostrava
8-10 February ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 4: 1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain Buenos Aires
8-10 February IsraelIsrael Israel 2: 3 SwedenSweden Sweden Ramat Hasharon
8-10 February GermanyGermany Germany 3: 2 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea Braunschweig
8-10 February PeruPeru Peru 0: 5 SpainSpain Spain Lima
8-10 February RomaniaRomania Romania 0: 5 FranceFrance France Sibiu
8-10 February AustriaAustria Austria 1: 4 United StatesUnited States United States Vienna

Quarter finals

date Home team Result Visiting team place
11-13 April RussiaRussia Russia 3: 2 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic Moscow
11-13 April ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 4: 1 SwedenSweden Sweden Buenos Aires
11-13 April GermanyGermany Germany 1: 4 SpainSpain Spain Bremen
11-13 April United StatesUnited States United States 4: 1 FranceFrance France Winston-Salem

Semifinals

date Home team Result Visiting team place
19. – 21. September ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 3: 2 RussiaRussia Russia Buenos Aires
19. – 21. September SpainSpain Spain 4: 1 United StatesUnited States United States Madrid

final

Argentina final Spain
Argentina

Team
Juan Martín del Potro
David Nalbandian
José Acasuso
Agustín Calleri

Captain
Alberto Mancini

Date: November 21 to 23, 2008
Location: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas , Mar del Plata ( Argentina )
Surface: Hard court (hall)


Friday November 21, 2008
David Nalbandian 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 2 David Ferrer
Juan Martín del Potro 6: 4, 6: 7 2 , 6: 7 4 , 3: 6 Feliciano López
Saturday November 22, 2008
Agustín Calleri
David Nalbandian		 7: 5, 5: 7, 6: 7 5 , 3: 6 Feliciano López
Fernando Verdasco
Sunday November 23, 2008
José Acasuso 3: 6, 7: 6 3 , 6: 4, 3: 6, 1: 6 Fernando Verdasco
David Nalbandian not carried out Feliciano López

Result: 1: 3

Spain

Team
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano López
Marcel Granollers

Captain
Emilio Sánchez Vicario

Relegation

date Home team Result Visiting team place
19. – 21. September ChileChile Chile 3: 2 AustraliaAustralia Australia Antofagasta
19. – 21. September United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain 2: 3 AustriaAustria Austria Wimbledon
19. – 21. September SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 4: 1 BelgiumBelgium Belgium Lausanne
19. – 21. September CroatiaCroatia Croatia 4: 1 BrazilBrazil Brazil Zadar
19. – 21. September IsraelIsrael Israel 4: 1 PeruPeru Peru Ramat Hasharon
19. – 21. September NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3: 2 Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea Apeldoorn
19. – 21. September RomaniaRomania Romania 4: 1 IndiaIndia India Bucharest
19. – 21. September SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 1: 4 SerbiaSerbia Serbia Bratislava

Web links

Commons : Davis Cup 2008  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Davis Cup Final ( English ). Accessed November 27, 2016.