2008 Fed Cup World Group
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The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2008. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Russia was the defending champion, and they succeeded in defending their title by defeating Spain in the final, 4–0.
Date2 February – 14 September
Edition18th
| 2008 Fed Cup World Group | |
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| Date | 2 February – 14 September |
| Edition | 18th |
| Champions | |
 Russia | |
Participating teams
Draw
| 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 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Russia vs. Israel
 Russia 4 |
Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 2–3 February 2008 Acrylic hard (outdoors) |
 Israel 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. United States
 Germany 1 |
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, California, United States 2–3 February 2008 Decoturf (outdoors) |
 United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. China
 France 2 |
Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, China 2–3 February 2008 Rebound Ace (indoors) |
 China 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. Italy
 Spain 3 |
PalaEldo, Naples, Italy 2–3 February 2008 RuKortHard (indoors) |
 Italy 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Russia vs. United States
Russia 3 |
Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 26–27 April 2008 Red clay (indoors) |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China vs. Spain
China 1 |
Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, China 26–27 April 2008 Rebound Ace (indoors) |
Spain 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Russia vs. Spain
Russia 4 |
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 13–14 September 2008 Red clay (outdoors) |
Spain 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 Fed Cup champions |
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Russia Fourth title |