2008 Fed Cup
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 February – 14 September |
| Edition | 46th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
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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.[1][2]
Draw
| Participating Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | |||||||||||
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
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Americas Zone
- Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
- Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
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
- withdrawn: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru
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
- withdrawn: Jordan
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
- withdrawn: Liechtenstein, Malta
